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is able to effectively call upon these energies to be used by the occultist as he wills. a few suggested forms of vibration are as followed. keep in mind that no one procedure will help all. find one that best suits you and exercise it daily until it becomes second nature. procedure a step 1 perform the relaxation ritual. step 2 begin visualizing the kether sphere and from it draw down light into the solar plexus (tiphareth, the reflection of kether) and form a brilliant sphere. step 3 78 as you begin the vibration of adonai, for example, breathe in through the nose while visualizing the name to be vibrated within the tiphareth sphere. step 4 as you exhale, vibrate the name, seeing the flow of energy being exerted from the heart, down the arms and out the hands. hear the name being echoed

achieved by performing the four fold breath. on completing the relaxation exercise, begin visualizing yourself growing taller and bigger. your entire body should grow upward toward the sky and into the infinite space above. allow your mind to drift into that vast region of the infinite which presides above all things and time. literally see the earth shrinking beneath your feet. see the planets, the solar system and then the galaxy becoming smaller. your body should be so enormous that even the milky way has no significance to your size. above your head, as you continue to grow, you should begin to visualize a bright sphere of light coming closer and closer to you. this light is only a small portion of that infinite light which is beyond our comprehension. allow the sphere of light, which

phere above your head. move it down through your head to the region of the throat. at this point, visualize another sphere forming, just as bright but not as large as the first. feeling the sphere encompassing the whole region, begin vibrating the god name yhvh elohim. step 4 once again, visualize another beam of light emanating from the sphere in the throat region, moving down into the region of the solar plexus. form another ball of light a little larger than the sphere in the throat, and vibrate the god name yhvh eloah vedaath. step 5 bring another beam down from the sphere in the solar plexus to the region of the groin. form another sphere of light, then vibrate the god name shaddai el chai. step 6 moving down once again, visualize another beam of light emanating from the sphere in the

18276066 GRIMM JACOB TEUTONIC MYTHOLOGY VOL 1

e heathen themselves, nay, in individual minds a precocious elevation of sentiment and morals, came half-way to meet the introduction of christianity, as afterwards its purification (see suppl. it is remarkable that old norse legend occasionally mentions certain men who, turning away in utter disgust and doubt from the heathen faith, placed their reliance on their own strength and virtue. thus in the solar lios 17 we read of vebogi and eadey' a sik];au trusu' in themselves they trusted; of king hakon (fornm. sog. 1, 35' konungr gerir sem allir asrir]?eir sem trua a matt sinn ok megin' the king does like all others who trust in their own might and main; of barsr (ibid. 2, 151' ek trui ekki a skursgos ec5r fiandr, hefi ek];vi lengi truat a matt minn ok megin' i trust not in idols and fiends

3 8 INITIATION CEREMONY

flame and follow your guide axiokersa the kabir who leads you through the path of fire. heg: leads the theoricus between the pillars turns to right and circumambulates hall once. hiero: as they approach, takes red lamp in his hand and rises. hegemon and theoricus halt before him. hiero: axieros the first kabir spake to kasmillos the candidate and said i am the apex of the triangle of flame. i am the solar fire pouring forth its beams upon the lower world. life giving. light producing. by what symbol dost thou seek to pass by? heg: by the symbol of the pyramid of flame. hiero: hear thou the voice of axieros the first kabir. the mind of the father whirled forth in re-echoing roar, comprehending by invincible will ideas omniform, which flying forth from that one fountain issued; for the fath

his tabernacle in the sun. heg: leads theoricus to north east and places him before and facing the pillars. hiero (knocks) frater xyz (sorer) before you in the east are the portals of the 30th, 25th, and 26th paths, leading from the grade of theoricus to those grades which are beyond. of these the only one now open to you is the 30th which leads to the grade of practicus. take in your right hand the solar greek cross, and follow your guide through the path of the sun. unto the intellectual whirlings of intellectual fire all things are subservient, through the will of the father of all. heg: leads theoricus between pillars turns to right and halts at foot of hierophant's throne. hiero: rises and takes red lamp in his hand. hiero: axieros the first kabir spake to kasmillos the candidate and

ing existences suspending their disorder in well disposed zones. he made them 6 in number and for the 7th he cast into the midst thereof the fire of the sun; into that center from which all lines are equal. that the swift sun may come round that center, eagerly urging itself towards that center of resounding light. as rays of light his locks flow forth, stretching to the confines of space. and of the solar circles, and of the lunar clashings and of the aerial recesses; the melody of ether, and of the sun and of the passages of the moon, and of the sun is in the supramundane orders, for therein a solar world and endless light subsist. the sun more true measureth all things by time, for he is the time of time. and his disc is in the starless above, the inerratic sphere, and he is the center

r he is the time of time. and his disc is in the starless above, the inerratic sphere, and he is the center of the triple world. the sun is fire and the dispenser of fire. he is also the channel of the higher fire, aether, sun, and the spirit of the moon, ye are the leaders of air. and the great goddess bringeth forth the vast sun and the brilliant moon, and the wide air, and the lunar course and the solar pole. she collecteth it receiving the melody of ether, and of the sun, and of the moon, and of whatsoever is contained by air. unwearied doth nature rule over the worlds and works, so that the periods of all things may be accomplished. and above the shoulders of that great goddess is nature in her vastness exalted. thus far the voice of the kabiri. heg: conducts theoricus to hierophant's

it receiving the melody of ether, and of the sun, and of the moon, and of whatsoever is contained by air. unwearied doth nature rule over the worlds and works, so that the periods of all things may be accomplished. and above the shoulders of that great goddess is nature in her vastness exalted. thus far the voice of the kabiri. heg: conducts theoricus to hierophant's throne and hands to theoricus the solar creek cross. hiero: the solar creek cross is formed of 13 squares, which fitly refer to the sun's motion through the zodiac. these signs being further arranged in the arms of the cross according to the four elements with the sun in the center, represent that luminary as the center of the the 30th path of the sepher yetzirah. which answereth unto the letter resh is called the collecting i

A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO WITCHCRAFT AND MAGICK SPELLS

tary associations mean she is the focus in all kinds of love rituals. as the evening star, venus takes on a warrior aspect and so can be invoked in fighting for one's lover or tough love in relationships. deities for power these deities may be invoked for strength, success, energy, inspiration and increase. apollo apollo, the greek sun god, was twin brother of artemis, the moon goddess. as god of the solar light, apollo made the fruits of the earth ripen, and at delos and delphi where he slew python, the first crops were dedicated to him (python, the great lightning serpent, was the son-consort of the mother goddess in her form of delphyne, the womb of creation, fertilised by python. python in this sense predated all other gods and was later called the dark sun, apollo's alter ego. the anc

d his shrine to apollo) apollo was god of prophecy as well as music, poetry, archery, healing and divination. he is very strongly animus and is good for all rituals of power, ambition and inspiration, as well as those areas under his patronage. men tend to work better with him than women. aine aine is daughter of manananann, celtic sea god and ruler of the isle of man and goddess of the cycles of the solar and lunar year. even during the twentieth century, she was remembered on the hill of aine in ireland, by torchlight processions and burning straw at midsummer and also at the old corn harvest, lughnassadh, at the beginning of august. she is also linked with love, fertility and healing. ama-terasu omikami ama-terasu omikami is the ancient japanese sun goddess. her name means 'great august

the material world. in times of stress and sorrow, silver candles can remove negativity, promote inner stability and bring to the fore your hidden potential. silver candles are excellent for scrying, especially by the full moon, and for all magick involving the female life and for female fertility. silver candles are best used on a monday. gold gold is the colour of the sun and is associated with the solar deities, for example, the egyptian ra. in ancient greece, helios, the sun god, was worshipped each dawn as he emerged in the east and drove his chariot of winged horses around the sky before plunging into the ocean in the west at sunset. gold is potent for worldly achievement, wealth and recognition, for long life, ambitious schemes and money-making rituals that require an instant or sub

ALEISTER CROWLEY EIGHT LECTURES ON YOGA

ntation of the universe given by astrology and the tree of life is extremely valuable, especially when reinforced and amplified by the holy qabalah. this tree of life is susceptible to infinite ramifications, and there is no need in this connectin to explore its subtleties. we ought to be able to make a fairly satisfactory diagram for elementary purposes by taking as the basis of our illustration the solar system as conceived by the astrologers. i do not know whether the average student is aware that in practice the significations of the planets are based generally upon the philosophical conceptions of the greek and roman gods. let us hope for the best, and go on! 8. the planet saturn, which represents anatomy, is the skeleton: it is a rigid structure upon which the rest of the body is bui

ALEISTER CROWLEY ABSINTHE THE GREEN GODDESS

re. now, in this analogue also falls the coat of many colors which was made for joseph, a legend which was regarded as so important that it was subsequently borrowed for the romance of jesus. the veil of the temple, too, was of many colors. we find, further east, that the manipura cakkra--the lotus of the city of jewels--which is an important centre in hindu anatomy, and apparently identical with the solar plexus, is the central point of the nervous system of the human body, dividing the sacred from the profane, or the lower from the higher. in western mysticism, once more we learn that the middle grade initiation is called hodos camelioniis, the path of the chameleon. there is here evidently an illusion to this same mystery. we also learn that the middle stage in alchemy is when the liquo

ALEISTER CROWLEY AD MEIORUM CTHULHI GLORIAM

the created world; it is also a power that can be summoned by the few and not the many. however, in china, there did not seem to be a backlash of fear or resentment against this force as was known in europe and palestine, and the symbol of might and kingship in china is still the dragon. in the west, the conjuration, cultivation, or worship of this power was strenuously opposes with the advent of the solar, monotheistic religions and those who clung to the old ways were effectively extinguished. the wholesale slaughter of those called "witches" during the inquisition is an example of this, as well as the solemn and twisted- that is to say, purposeless and unenlightened- celibacy that the church espoused. for the orgone of wilhelm reich is just as much leviathan as the kundalini of tantrick

, discovered by dr. dee in elizabeth england. in greek, in the original ms, a common incantation would look something like this (using roman characters for the greek 'o kakos theos 'o kakos daimon 'o daimon pneuma tou ouranou thumethere! pneuma tes ges thumethate (o wicked god o wicked demon o demon spirit of the sky, remember! spirit of the earth, remember) yet, a word like shammash, the name of the solar deity, would read samas or sammas, and in the text of the necronomicon we would make the word read like its original. the "conjuration of the watcher" follows the fire god conjuration. the word "watcher" is sometimes used synonymously with "angel, and sometimes as a distinct race, apart from angelos: egragori. the race of watchers are said not to care what they watch, save that they foll

ALEISTER CROWLEY BOOK OF LIES

get any book for free on: www.abika.com 81 [84] commentary( lambda-zeta) dragons are in the east supposed to cause eclipses by devouring the luminaries. there may be some significance in the chapter number, which is that of jechidah the highest unity of the soul. in this chapter, the idea is given that all limitation and evil is an exceedingly rare accident; there can be no night in the whole of the solar system, except in rare spots, where the shadow of a planet is cast by itself. it is a serious misfortune that we happen to live in a tiny corner of the system, where the darkness reaches such a high figure as 50 per cent. the same is true of moral and spiritual conditions. book of lies get any book for free on: www.abika.com 82 [85] 38 kappa-epsilon-phi-alpha-lambda-eta lambda-eta lambsk

rcle( sun, the sublime hieroglyph of the sun in the macrocosm, and in the microcosm of the lingam in conjunction with the yoni. this word alpha-iota-theta-eta-rho (aethyr) is therefore a perfect hierogly ph of the cosmos in terms of gnostic theology. the reader should consult la messe et ses mysteres, par jean 'marie de v (paris et nancy, 1844, for a complete demonstration of the incorporation of the solar and phallic mysteries in christianity. book of lies get any book for free on: www.abika.com 180 [183] 87 kappa-epsilon-phi-alpha-lambda-eta pi-zeta mandarin-meals there is a dish of sharks' fins and of sea-slug, well set in birds' nests..oh! also there is a souffle most exquisite of chow-chow. these did i devise. but i have never tasted anything to match the) which she gave me before she

ALEISTER CROWLEY MAGICK IN THEORY AND PRACTICE

ves to be evil, accuse nature herself of their own phantasmal crime. satan is saturn, set, abrasax, adad, adonis, attis, adam, adonai, etc. the most serious charge against him is that he is the sun in the south. the ancient initiates, 35 dwelling as they did in lands whose blood was the water of the nile or the euphrates, connected the south with life-withering heat, and cursed that quarter where the solar darts were deadliest. even in the legend of hiram, it is at high noon that he is stricken down and slain. capricornus is moreover the sign which the sun enterers when he reaches his extreme southern declination at the winter solstice, the season of the death of vegetation, for the folk of the northern hemisphere. this gave them a second cause for cursing the south. a third; the tyranny o

tion required. see also equinox i, v "the temple of solomon the king> iv. it should also be remarked that every grade has its peculiar magical formula. thus, the formula of abrahadabra concerns us, as men, principally because each of us represents the pentagram or microcosm; and our equilibration must therefore be with the hexagram or macrocosm. in other words, 5 degree= 6square is the formula of the solar operation; but then 6 degree= 5square is the formula of the martial operation, and this reversal of the figures implies a very different work. in the former instance the problem was to dissolve the microcosm in the macrocosm; but this other problem is to separate a particular force from the macrocosm, just as a savage might hew out a flint axe from the deposits in a chalk cliff. similarl

. the devil does not exist. it is a false name invented by the black brothers to imply a unity in their ignorant muddle of dispersions. a devil who had unity would be a god<"the devil" is, historically, the god of any people that one personally dislikes. this has led to so much confusion of thought that the beast 666 has preferred to let names stand as they are, and to proclaim simply that aiwaz- the solar-phallic-hermetic "lucifer" is his own holy guardian angel, and "the devil" satan or hadit of our particular unit of the starry universe. this serpent, satan, is not the enemy of man, but he who made gods of our race, knowing good and evil; he bade "know thyself" and taught initiation. he is "the devil" of the book of thoth, and his emblem is baphomet, the androgyne who is the hieroglyph

be accurate, for angels, archangels, and gods are derived therefrom by analysis. one must have pure materials if one wishes to brew pure beer. if one have an incomplete and incorrect view of the universe, how can one find out its laws? thus, original omission or error tends to extend to the higher planes. suppose a magician, invoking sol, were persuaded by a plausible spirit of saturn that he was the solar intelligence required, and bade him eschew human love if he would attain to the knowledge and conversation of his holy guardian angel; and suppose that his will, and that angel's nature, were such that the crux of their formula was lyrical exaltation! apart from the regular tests- made at the time- of the integrity of any spirit, the magician must make a careful record of every vision, o

stretched<gods like phthah or harpocrates whose natures do not accord with this gesture (see illustration, in equinox no. 2, p. 13<god desired entering with the breath (c) let that name descend slowly from the lungs to the heart, the solar plexus, the navel, the generative organs, and so to the feet (d) the moment that it appears to touch the feet, quickly advance the left foot about 12 inches, throw forward the body, and let the hands (drawn back to the side of the eyes) shoot out, so that you are standing in the typical position of the god horus<equinox reference has "illustration in vol. i. no. 1 'blind force

ALEISTER CROWLEY MAGICK WITHOUT TEARS

edge and conversation of the holy guardian angel" magic without tears get any book for free on: www.abika.com 27 you ought to demonstrate your performance of the pentagram ritual to me; you are probably making any number of mistakes. i will, of course, take you carefully through the o.t.o. rituals to iii as soon as you are fairly familiar with them. the plan of the grades is this- 0 attraction to the solar system i birth ii life iii death iv "exaltation" p.i "annihilation" v -ix progressive comment on ii with very special reference to the central secret of practical magick. there is thus no connection with the a'.a. system and the tree of life. of course, there are certain analogies. your suggested method of study: you have got my idea quite well. but nobody can "take you through" the grad

which we know nothing at all, by which the basic possibilities of a figure are set to work (just as a car with engine running will not start until the clutch is put in) i will conclude by announcing a rather remarkable position. 1. i see no objection at all to postulating that certain "rays' or other means of transmitting some peculiar form or forms of energy, may reach us from the other parts of the solar system; for we can in fact point to perfectly analogous phenomena in the discoveries of the last hundred years or so. but that is no more than a postulate. 4^ weh note: by now this term has appeared several times, and it will be going by more than a few times ahead. crowley disdained to apply "theosophical" magic without tears get any book for free on: www.abika.com 148 to the movement o

the clock back, and getting an act of parliament to confirm his lunacy. petruchio, too "it shall be what o'clock i say it is" the two last came close to the magical method; at least, to that branch of it which consists of "fooling all 52 the people all the time" but such an operation, if true magick were employed, would be beyond the power of any magician of my acquaintance; for it would mess up the solar system completely (you remember how this happened, and what came of it, in a rather clever short story by h.g. wells.14) for true magick means "to employ one set of natural forces at a mechanical advantage as against another set- i quote, as closely as memory serves, thomas henry huxley, when he explains that when he lifts his water-jug- or his elbow- he does not "defy the law of gravita

ALEISTER CROWLEY MEDITATION

eeping serpent. awake her: she darts up the spine, and the prana flows through the sushumna. see "raja-yoga" for more details> 84 there is the lotus of three petals in the sacrum, in which the kundalini lies asleep. this lotus is the receptacle of reproductive force. there is also the six-petalled lotus opposite the navel- which receives the forces which nourish the body. there is also a lotus in the solar plexus which receives the nervous forces. the six-petalled lotus in the heart corresponds to tiphereth, and receives those vital forces which are connected with the blood. the sixteen-petalled lotus opposite the larynx receives the nourishment needed by the breath. the two-petalled lotus of the pineal gland receives the nourishment needed by thought, while above the junction of the crani

ALEISTER CROWLEY TAO TEH KING

are of the weight of their word! thus they accomplished all things with success; and the people deemed their well-being to be the natural course of events. 21 chapter xviii the decay of manners. 1. when men abandoned the way of the tao, benevolence and justice became necessary. then also was need of wisdom and cunning, and all fell into illusion. when harmony ceased to prevail in the six spheres((the solar system) it was needful to govern them by manifesting sons((dhyana- buddhas) when the kingdoms and races((elements, signs, etc) became((selfconscious and therefore) confused, loyal ministers((archangels. it is hard at first for the student to grasp the disdain of laotze for what we call good qualities. but the need for this 'good' is created by the existence of 'evil, i.e, the restriction

ALEISTER CROWLEY THE OLD AND NEW COMMENTARIES TO LIBER AL

its perception implies three-dimensional space, and time. but note that the mover is himself not moved. the "cube in the circle" emphasizes this question of dimensions. the cube is rectilinear (therefore phallic no less than the axle; its unity suggests perfection projected as a "solid" for human perception; its square faces affirm balance, equity, and limitation; its six-sidedness sets it among the solar symbols. it is thus like the sun in the zodiac, which is no more than the field for his fulfilment in his going. he, by virtue of his successive relations with each degree of the circle, clothes himself with an appearance of "matter in motion" although absolute motion through space is a meaningless expression (eddington, op, cit. none the less, every point in the cube- there are 2 of the

e to the third, so that even in a finite universe the sum of the properties of all points is the same, though no two properties may be common to any two points. thus a circle, bcd, may be described by the revolution of a line ab in a plane about the point a; but also from the point c, or indeed any other point, by the application of the proper analysis and construction. we calculate the motion of the solar system in heliocentric terms for no reason but simplicity and convenience; we could convert our tables to a geocentric basis by mere mechanical manipulation without affecting their truth, which is only the truth of the relations between a number of bodies. all are alike in motion, but we have arbitrarily chosen to consider one of them as stationary, so that we may more easily describe th

be! the new comment so mote it be! the third chapter al iii,1 "abrahadabra! the reward of ra hoor khut" the old comment 1. abrahadabra- the reward of ra-hoor-khuit. we have already seen that abrahadabra is the glyph of the blending of the 5 and the 6, the rose and the cross. so also the great work, the equilibration of the 5 and the 6, is shown in this god; fivefold as a warrior horus, sixfold as the solar ra. khuit is a name of khem the ram-phallus-two-plume god amoun; so that the whole god represents in qabalistic symbolism the second triad("whom all nations of men call the first. it is the red descending triangle- the whole thing visible, for hadit and nuit are far beyond. note that ra-hoor resh-aleph-he-vau-vau-resh= 418. the new comment observe firstly the word "reward, which is to be

is our particular star of the body of nuit, from whom, in the strictest scientific sense, come this earth, a chilled spark of him, and all our light and life. his vice-regent and representative in the animal kingdom is his cognate symbol the phallus, representing love and liberty. ra-hoor-khuit, like all true gods, is therefore a solar-phallic deity. but we regard him as he is in truth, eternal; the solar-phallic deities of the old aeon, such as osiris "christ, hiram, adonis, hercules &c, were supposed, through our ignorance of the cosmos, to 'die' and rise again. thus we celebrated rites of 'crucifixion' and so on, which have now become meaningless. ra-hoor-khuit is the crowned and conquering child. this is also a reference to the 'crowned' and conquering 'child' in ourselves, our own pe

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that without experience of samadhi it is impossible to understand what is meant by the theory. mr. shirley cannot realize that time and space are accidental forms of our consciousness, no more essential to it than a harem skirt to the venus of milo. suppose a cinematograph show observed by a man on earth and a man on the sun (with a devil of a telescope) at 10.40, and their observations compared. the solar will regard the terrestrial as a prophet, for the latter can see at 10.40 what the former sees at 10.48 or thereabouts. with space it is the same thing. assumer a fourth dimension, and calcutta may rub streets with buenos ayres. the battle of waterloo may be merely one name for a phenomenon whose other names are john brown, saucepan, geometry, etc, etc/ these conceptions are hard to real

ALEISTER CROWLEY EQUINOX EQ I 2 2

the station of the stolistes, the symbol of the waters of creation attracting the divine spirit, and therefore alluding to the creation of the world. whilst the "reverse circumambulation" has its rise from the station of the dadouchos, symbolic of the ending and judging of the world by fire. but also the circumambulation commences with the paths hb:shin and hb:resh, as though bringing into action the solar fire; whilst the reverse commences by those of hb:qof and hb:tzaddi as though bringing the watery reflux into action. this is the order of the circumambulation; first cometh anubis, the watcher of the gods; next themis, the goddess of the hall of truth; then horus; then the remaining members in order of precedence; and lastly, the goddesses of the scales of the balance, as though a vast

hich is now open to you, is the thirty-first, which leads from the 1= 10 of zelator to the 3= 8 of practicus. take in your right hand the pyramid of flame, and follow your guide axiokersa11 the kabir, who leads you through the path of fire. in this ritual the three cabiri are made to represent the triangle of fire, thus: axieros, the first kabir, says "i am the apex of the triangle of flame: i am the solar 270 fire pouring forth its beams upon the lower world: life-giving, life-producing" then axiokersos, the second kabir, says "i am the left-hand basal angle of the triangle of flame: i am fire, volcanic and terrestrial, flashing and flaming through the deep abysses of earth: fire rending, fire penetrating, tearing asunder the curtains of matter; fire constrained; fire tormenting; raging a

m one has hb:taw hb:vau hb:koph hb:lamed hb:mem. 5th- hb:dalet hb:vau hb:heh. 6th- hb:heh hb:resh hb:vau hb:bet hb:gemel illustration on page 272 approximated below "diagram 28. the attributions of the ten sephiroth to the four letters (nb: for, understand a circular ring in this diagram) dee hb:yod_ water hb:heh) air hb:vau_ spirit hb:heh_ illustration on page 272 approximated below "diagram 29. the solar greek cross_ pisces_ scorpio_ cancer_ gemini aquarius libra sun aries leo sagittarius_ capricorn_ taurus_ virgo_ the hiereus then explains the two tablets "the ten sephiroth in seven palaces" and "the attribution of the ten sephiroth to the four letters of the holy name" and the "hegemon "the seven heavens of assiah,"13 and "the ten evil sephiroth of the qliphoth."14 the "hierophant" the

nd "the attribution of the ten sephiroth to the four letters of the holy name" and the "hegemon "the seven heavens of assiah,"13 and "the ten evil sephiroth of the qliphoth."14 the "hierophant" then confers on the theoricus the title of the thirty- first path, which ends the first part of the ceremony of 3= 8. the second part consists of the ritual of the thirtieth path. the "hierophant" explains the solar greek cross, and then says "the thirtieth path of the sepher yetzirah, which answereth unto the letter 'resch' is called the collecting intelligence; and it is so called because from it astrologers deduce the judgment of the stars, and of the 272 celestial signs, and the perfections of their science, according to the rules of their resolutions. it is therefore the reflection of the spher

l. and then enters upon the symbolism of the nineteenth key of the tarot, which resumes these ideas: the sun has twelve principal rays which represent the zodiac; these are divided into thirty-six rays to represent the thirty-six decantes; and then again into seventy-two quinaries. thus the sun itself embraces the whole creation in its rays. the seven hebrew yodhs falling through the air refer to the solar influence descending "the two children, standing respectively on water and earth, represent the generating influences of both, brought into action by the rays of the sun. they are the two inferior and passive elements, as the sun and the air above them are the superior and active elements of fire and air" furthermore, these two children resemble the sign gemini (which the greeks and roma

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3. the vibration of god-names. as a further means of identifying the human consciousness with that pure portion of it which man calls by the name of some god, let him act thus: 4("a) stand with arms outstretched("see" illustration("b) breathe in deeply through the nostrils, imagining the name of the god desired entering with the breath("c) let that name descend slowly from the lungs to the heart, the solar plexus, the navel, the generative organs, and so to the feet. 17("d) the moment that it appears to touch the feet, quickly advance the left foot about 12 inches, throw forward the body, and let the hands (drawn back to the side of the eyes) shoot out, so that you are standing in the typical position of the god horus<"see" illustration in vol. i. no. 1 "blind force> and at the same time i

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e, the ice, the sheer wall of the precipice! master the cornice, gain the breach, and learn what next the ridge can teach! yet_ not the ridge itself may speak the secret of the final peak. olympas. all ridges join at last. marsyas. admitted, o thou astute and subtle-witted! yet one_ loose, jagg d, clad in mist! another_ firm, smooth, loved and kissed by the soft sun! our order hath this secret of the solar path, even as our lord the beast hath won the mystic number of the sun. olympas. these secrets are too high for me. 51 marsyas. nay, little brother! come and see! neither by faith nor fear nor awe approach the doctrine of the law! truth, courage, love, shall win the bout, and those three others be cast out. olympas. lead me, master, by the hand gently to this gracious land! let me drink

ted over the curcurbite, and this process may be repeated altogether three times if the flashing light cometh not. for without this latter the work would be useless. but if after three repetitions it still appear not, it is a sign that there hath been an error in one working; such being either in the disposition of the alchemist, or in the management of the curcurbite. wherefore let the lunar and the solar invocations and exposures be replaced, when without doubt_ if these be done with care (and more especially those of caput draconis and cauda draconis with those of the moon as taught, for these have great force materially_ then without doubt shall that flashing light manifest itself in the curcurbite. r. holding the lotus wand by the white end, the alchemist now draws over the curcurbite

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of food" 82 the following mystical physiology is but a symbolic method of expressing what is night inexpressible, and in phraseology is akin to western alchemy, the physiological terms taking the place of the chemical ones. 83 "shiva sanhita" chap. v. 84 "ibid, chap. v,107, 108, 109. this is probably wrong, as the sun is usually placed in the manip ra chakkra. in the body of a man the pingala is the solar current, the ida the lunar. in a woman these are reversed. 85 "ibide, chap. v, 75. 86 "shiva sanhita" chap. v, 76, 77. compare this chakkra to the lunar and sexual yesod of the qabalah; also note that the power here attained to is that of skrying. situated in the middle of the sphere of the sun, having ten kalas (petals..87 he who enters this chakkra can made gold, etc, see the adepts (c

e of the pr n by jalandhara bandha. resting his body upon his palms placed upon the ground, he should strike the ground softly with his posteriors. by this the pr n, leaving ida and pingala, goes through the sushumn. the body assumes a death-like aspect. then he should breathe out.104 99 we believe this to be the exoteric explanation of this symbolism, the esoteric one being that shiva represents the solar or spiritual force, and shakti the lunar or bodily, the union of these two cancels out the pairs of opposites and produces equilibrium. 100 "shiva sanhita" chap. iv, 1-11. also see "gheranda sanhita" p. 23. 101 the jalandhara banda is performed by contracting the throat and pressing the chin firmly against the breast. 102 "hatha yoga pradipika" pp. 45, 46. also see "shiva sanhita" chap

s a long description of how the "fraenum linguae" is cut. see pp. 49-56. 106 "hatha yoga pradipika" p. 57 "shiva sanhita" chap. iv, 48- 52. 107 "hatha yoga pradipika" p. 58 "shiva sanhita" chap. iv, p. 41-44. 108 "hatha yoga pradipika" p. 60 "shiva sanhita" chap. iv, 38- 40. 109 "hatha yoga pradipika" p. 62 "shiva sanhita" chap. iv, 45- 47. again this is the union of shiva and shakti, and that of the solar and lunar pingala and ida by means of the sushumn- the path of the gods. 110 "shiva sanhita" chap. iv, 76-81. between the ganges and the jamuna there sits the young widow inspiring pity. he should despoil her forcibly, for it leads one to the supreme seat of vishnu. you should awake the sleeping serpent (kundalini) by taking hold of its tail..111 as a special form of kumbhaka is mentione

until the illumination of the second noble truth of the eightfold path shatter the step of right views which the aspirant is standing upon just as the fire of god consumed the elemental pyramid- the tower of the taro. having attained to mastery over right comprehension the aspirant begins to see things not as they are but in their right proportions. his views become balanced, he enters tiphareth, the solar plexus "he sees naked facts behind the garments of hypotheses in which men have clothed them, and by which they have become obscured; and he perceives that behind the changing and conflicting opinions of men there are 144 permanent principles which constitute the eternal reality in the cosmic order."228 in tiphareth the aspirant attains to no less a state than that of conversation with h

er their slave, servant, enemy or friend. the lvx has descended upon him, and just as the dew of the moon within the sahas ra chakkra falling upon the two-petaled ajna-lotus causes the leaves to open out, so now does this celestial light lift him out and beyond the world, as wings lift a bird from the fields of earth, encompassing him, extending to his right hand and to his left like the wings of the solar globe which shut out from the ruby ball the twin serpents which twine beneath it.231 231 the two serpents and central rod of the caduceus are in yoga represented by the ida, pingala and sushumn. the wings closed, to the ajna-lotus; open and displaying the solar disk, to the sahas ra chakkra. having purified himself, he understands the perfect life; being a doer of holiness, he is a knowe

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mysticism; and quite possibly he may just nod, and continue his labours, which is maddening when your business is of the highest importance to you, and to him, and to the brotherhood 143 itself, not to mention humanity- while he is occupied in playing spillikins, and further insults you by explaining that he is trying to prove that, if you only do it carefully enough, you can detach planets from the solar system without hurting it. on this occasion, however, rolles was fortunate enough to find the brother whom he knew at leisure- even for him. his feet were on the mantlepiece; a long pipe was in his mouth, and he was twiddling his thumbs "ave, frate" said he, as rolles entered "also vale. how you young brothers manage to find trouble "miss pendragon will be out of the hospital in four day

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accumulation of physical atoms, a material something, and a tangible body, but that latent within him is a consciousness, a power, and a psychic nature which link him to all other members of the human family, and to a power outside himself which he must perforce explain. this it is which has led, for instance, to the evolution of the christian and jewish point of view, which posits a god outside the solar system, who created it, but was himself extraneous to it. these systems of thought teach that the world has been evolved by a power or being who has built the solar system, and who guides the worlds aright, keeping our little human life in the hollow of his hand, and "sweetly ordering" all things according to some hidden purpose which it is not possible for us, with our finite minds, to

y which is latent in the atom, in man, and in all that is. this interpretation of the evolutionary process does not look upon it as the result of an outside deity pouring his energy and wisdom upon a waiting world, but rather as something which is latent within that world itself, that lies hidden at the heart of the atom of chemistry, within the heart of man himself, within the planet, and within the solar system. it is that something which drives all on toward the goal, and is the force which is gradually bringing order out of chaos; ultimate perfection out of temporary imperfection; good out of seeming evil; and out of darkness and disaster that which we shall some day recognise as beautiful, right, and true. it is all that we have visioned and conceived of in our highest and best moment

me general idea, such as "natural selection" or "attraction and repulsion" i would like, if possible, to avoid technical terms, because they are used by one school of thought to mean one thing, and by another for something different. if we can find a word similar in intent, yet not tied to any particular line of thought, we may find fresh light thrown upon our problem. attraction and repulsion in the solar system is but the discriminating faculty of the atom or of man demonstrating in the planets and the sun. it will be found in atoms of all kinds; we can call it adaptation, if we so choose, or the power to grow and to adapt the unit to its environment through the rejection of certain factors and the acceptance of others. it shows itself in man as free will, or the power to choose, and in

id. it is that of unified existence. not only will there be the separate units of consciousness, not only the differentiated atoms within the form, not only will there be the group made up of a multiplicity of identities, but we shall have the aggregate of all forms, of all groups, and of all states of consciousness blended, unified, and synthesised into a perfected whole. this whole you may call the solar system, you may call it nature, or you may call it god. names matter not. it corresponds to the adult stage in the human being; it is analogous to the period of maturity, and to that stage wherein a man is supposed to have a definite purpose and life work, and a clear-cut plan in view, which he is working out by the aid of his intelligence. in these talks i should like if i can, to show

, or you may call it god. names matter not. it corresponds to the adult stage in the human being; it is analogous to the period of maturity, and to that stage wherein a man is supposed to have a definite purpose and life work, and a clear-cut plan in view, which he is working out by the aid of his intelligence. in these talks i should like if i can, to show that something like this is going on in the solar system, in the planet, in the human family, and in the atom. i trust that we can prove that there is an intelligence underlying all; and that from separation will come union, produced through blending and merging into group formation, and that eventually from the many groups will be seen emerging the one perfect, fully conscious whole, composed of myriads of separate identities animated

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ning had hold of a part of this truth when he wrote "all's change, but permanence as well..and continued "truth inside, and outside, truth also; and between each, falsehood that is change, as truth is permanence "truth successively takes shape, one grade above its last presentment" we must remember also that beyond a certain point it is not safe nor wise to carry the communication of the facts of the solar system. much must remain esoteric and veiled. the risks of too much knowledge are far greater than the menace of too little. with knowledge comes responsibility and power two things for which the race is not yet ready. therefore, all we can do is to study and correlate with what wisdom and discretion may be ours, using the knowledge that may come for the good of those we seek to help, an

the consciousness eventually is divine. as the human being develops, the faculty of awareness extends first of all beyond the circumscribing walls that confine it within the lower kingdoms of nature (the mineral, vegetable and animal) to the three worlds of the evolving personality, to the planet whereon he plays his part, to the system wherein that planet revolves, until it finally escapes from the solar system itself and becomes universal. chapter ii- 7- initiation, human and solar copyright 1998 lucis trust initiation defined the question anent initiation is one that is coming more and more before the public. before many centuries pass the old mysteries will be restored, and an inner body will exist in the church the church of the period, of which the nucleus is already forming wherein

the five senses, and be correlated, diagnosed, and defined by the use of the human intellect. it is that about which we feel mental certitude, or that which we can ascertain by the use of experiment. it is the compendium of the arts and sciences. it concerns all that deals with the building and developing of the form side of things. therefore it concerns the material side of evolution, matter in the solar systems, in the planet, in the three worlds of human evolution, and in the bodies of men. wisdom is the product of the hall of wisdom. it has to do with the development of the life within the form, with the progress of the spirit through those ever-changing vehicles, and with the expansions of consciousness that succeed each other from life to life. it deals with the life side of evoluti

nto the mind of the logos, to realise the true inwardness of the great pageant of the universe, to vision the objective, and to harmonise more and more with the higher measure. for our present purpose (which is to study somewhat the path of holiness and its various stages) it may be described as the realisation of the "kingdom of god within" and the apprehension of the "kingdom of god without" in the solar system. perhaps it might be expressed as the gradual blending of the paths of the mystic and the occultist, the rearing of the temple of wisdom upon the foundation of knowledge. wisdom is the science of the spirit, just as knowledge is the science of matter. knowledge is separative and objective, whilst wisdom is synthetic and subjective. knowledge divides; wisdom unites. knowledge diffe

igree carried through the many types; a vision of the golden sphere that holds in unison all the many evolutions of our system, deva, human, animal, vegetable, mineral, and elemental, and through which the pulsating life can be clearly seen beating in regular rhythm; a vision of the logoic thoughtform on the archetypal plane, a vision that grows from initiation to initiation until it embraces all the solar system. initiation leads to the stream that, once entered, sweeps a man onward until it carries him to the feet of the lord of the world, to the feet of his father in heaven, to the feet of the three-fold logos. initiation leads to the cave within whose circumscribing walls the pairs of opposites are known- 10- initiation, human and solar copyright 1998 lucis trust and the secret of good

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e aspects through the influence of a third, and produces the manifestation which we call a form, starting it upon its evolutionary cycle in time and space. thus is form brought to the point where it is an adequate medium for the demonstration of the nature of that which we call god. fourthly, to give practical information anent those focal points of energy which are found in the etheric bodies of the solar logos, the macrocosm, and of man, the microcosm. as the etheric substratum which is the true substance underlying every tangible form is understood, certain great revolutions will be brought about in the domains of science, of medicine and of chemistry. the study of medicine, for instance, will eventually be taken up from a new angle, and its practice will be built upon a comprehension o

ood, certain great revolutions will be brought about in the domains of science, of medicine and of chemistry. the study of medicine, for instance, will eventually be taken up from a new angle, and its practice will be built upon a comprehension of the laws of radiation, of magnetic currents, and of the force centres found in men's bodies and their relationship to the force centres and currents of the solar system. fifthly, to give some information, hitherto not exoterically imparted as to the place and work of those myriads of sentient lives who form the essence of objectivity; to indicate the nature of those hierarchies of existences who form out of their own substance all that is seen and known, and who are themselves fire and the cause of all the heat, warmth, life and motion in the uni

d known, and who are themselves fire and the cause of all the heat, warmth, life and motion in the universe. in this way the action of fire on water, of heat in matter, whether macrocosmically or- 4- a treatise on cosmic fire copyright 1998 lucis trust microcosmically considered, will be touched upon and some light thrown upon the law of cause and effect (the law of karma) and its significance in the solar system. to sum up the matter, the teaching in this book should tend to an expansion of conscionsness, and should bring about a recognition of the adequacy, as a working basis, for both science and religion, of that interpretation of the processes of nature which has been formulated for us by the master minds of all time. it should tend to bring about a reaction in favor of a system of ph

pirit. form. active intelligence. negative energy. each of these three is also triple in manifestation, making therefore a. the nine potencies or emanations. b. the nine sephiroth. c. the nine causes of initiation. these, with the totality of manifestation or the whole, produce the ten (10) of perfect manifestation of the perfect man. these three aspects of the whole are present in every form. a. the solar system is triple, manifesting through the three above mentioned. b. a human being is equally triple, manifesting as spirit, soul and body, or monad, ego and personality. c. the atom of the scientist is also triple, being composed of a positive nucleus, the negative electrons, and the totality of the outer manifestation, the result of the relation of the other two- 10- a treatise on cosmi

c. the atom of the scientist is also triple, being composed of a positive nucleus, the negative electrons, and the totality of the outer manifestation, the result of the relation of the other two- 10- a treatise on cosmic fire copyright 1998 lucis trust the three aspects of every form are inter-related and susceptible of intercourse, because a. energy is in motion and circulates. b. all forms in the solar system form part of the whole, and are not isolated units. c. this is the basis of brotherhood, of the communion of saints, and of astrology. these three aspects of god, the solar logos, and the central energy or force (for the terms are occultly synonymous) demonstrate through seven centres of force, three major centres and four minor. these seven centres of logoic force are themselves

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s the power to contact the germ or the principle of buddhi (in the christian phraseology, the christ principle) to be found at the heart of every atom, whether it is the atom of matter as studied in the laboratory of the scientist, whether it is the human atom in the crucible of daily experience, whether it is the planetary atom, within whose ring-pass-not all our kingdoms of nature are found, or the solar atom, god in manifestation through the medium of a solar system. christ "knew what was in man" and therefore could be a saviour. 9. fancy rests upon images which have no real existence. this means that these images have no real existence in so far as they are conjured up by men themselves, constructed within their own mental auras, energized by their will or desire and are consequently d

to the reactions of the lower man and the physical brain. 1. belief. on his own plane the soul rehearses a condition analogous to the belief of the aspirant in the soul or christ aspect, only in this case the objective is the realisation of that which the christ or soul is seeking to reveal, the spirit or father in heaven. first the disciple arrives at a realisation of the angel of his presence, the solar angel, ego or soul. this is the achievement of the previous group. then the presence itself is later contacted and that presence is pure spirit, the absolute, the father of being. the self and the not-self have been known by this group of initiates. now the vision of the not-self dims and passes away and only spirit is known. belief must ever be the first stage. first the theory, then th

n. this is the state of the master or the adept, of the soul who has come into its birthright, and is no longer under control of the forces and energies of the lower nature. there is given in this and the following three sutras, a picture of the liberated man who has passed through the cycle of incarnation and through struggle and experience has found the true self. here is depicted the nature of the solar angel, the son of god, the ego or the higher self. he is stated to be 1. untouched by limitation. he is no longer "cribbed, cabined and confined" by the lower quaternary. he is no longer crucified upon the cross of matter. the four lower sheaths dense, etheric, emotional and mental are no longer his prison. they are but instruments which he can use or vacate at will. his will functions f

is hidden from those who abide by the tradition, substituted that which is newly seen, donated the acquired possession to those who hold out empty hands, and passed on to inner halls of learning" students would do well in studying these few sutras relating to ishvara to bear in mind that they have reference to the son of god, the second person of the trinity as he manifests through the medium of the solar system, to the macrocosmic soul. the secondary meaning has reference also to the divine son of god, the second aspect monadic, as he manifests through the medium of a human being. this is the microcosmic soul. the following synonyms of the ishvara aspect may be found of value. the macrocosm. ishvara, the second aspect .w hose nature is love. the son of god .t he revealer of the father. t

, g. these in turn are the disciples of the christ or of that official who is at the head of the teaching department- 34- the light of the soul copyright 1998 lucis trust h. the head of the teaching department is a disciple of the lord of the world, i. the lord of the world is the disciple of one of the three planetary spirits who represent the three major aspects, j. these are again disciples of the solar logos. it will be apparent therefore to the careful student how interdependent all are and how the achievement of one will profoundly affect the entire body. discipleship can be regarded as a generic term covering all those states or conditions of being in the fourth and fifth kingdoms (human and spiritual) wherein certain expansions of consciousness are brought about through specific tr

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rk of daily concentration gradually overcomes the difficulty of control and brings about results which might be enumerated as follows: 1. the reorganization of the mind. 2. the polarizing of the man in his mental, instead of his emotional vehicle. 3. the withdrawal of the man's attention from the sense perceptions and his learning to centre himself in the brain. most people, like the animals, use the solar plexus. 4. the development of a faculty of instantaneous concentration as a preliminary to meditation. 5. the capacity to focus the attention unswervingly upon any chosen seed thought. ii. the stage of meditation. patanjali defines concentration as the holding of the perceiving consciousness in a certain region- 47- from intellect to intuition copyright 1998 lucis trust and meditation as

ates is of a high order, then the pituitary body functions with increased efficiency, and the vibration of the centre of energy in its neighborhood becomes very powerful. it should be noted that according to this theory, when the personality is of a low order, when the reactions are mainly instinctual and the mind is practically non-functioning, then the centre of energy is in the neighborhood of the solar plexus, and the man is more animal in nature. four: the centre in the region of the pineal gland, and the higher brain, are brought into activity through learning to focus the attentive consciousness in the head. in the oriental books this is called by the interesting term "right withdrawal" or "right abstraction" this means the development of the capacity to subjugate the outward-going

98 lucis trust the time, and with the practice of a little meditation every day, it should soon be possible to bring the work back again to normal. we have had students who have suffered this way, but who, by obedience to suggested rules, and the use of common-sense, are now doing their thirty minutes' or an hour's meditation daily. in emotional types, the trouble is first sensed in the region of the solar plexus. the student finds himself prone to irritation and to anxiety and worry; also, particularly in the case of women, there may be found a disposition to cry easily. sometimes there is a tendency to nausea, for there is a close relation between the emotional nature and the stomach, as is evidenced by frequency of vomiting in moments of shock, or fright, or intense emotion. the same ru

ems through the development of a spiritual normality which is greatly needed at this time, particularly among aspirants and esoteric students. it might be well also, before this chapter comes to a close, to refer to the dangers to which many are liable if they respond to the appeal of teachers for pupils to "sit for development" they are then taught to meditate upon some centre of energy, usually the solar plexus, sometimes the heart, curiously enough never the head. meditating upon a centre is based upon the law that energy follows thought, and leads to the direct stimulation of that centre and the resultant demonstration of the particular characteristics for which these focal points scattered throughout the human body are responsible. as the majority of people function primarily through

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ct to intuition copyright 1998 lucis trust endnotes 1 carpenter, edward, the art of creation, p. 7. 2 overstreet, h.a, the enduring quest, p.271 3 wilhelm, richard, and jung, t copyright 1998 lucis trust a treatise on white magic or the way of the disciple by alice a. bailey copyright 1951 by lucis trust copyright renewed 1979 by lucis trust- 1- copyright 1998 lucis trust rules for magic rule one the solar angel collects himself, scatters not his force, but, in meditation deep, communicates with his reflection. rule two when the shadow hath responded, in meditation deep the work proceedeth. the lower light is thrown upward; the greater light illuminates the three, and the work of the four proceedeth. rule three the energy circulates. the point of light, the product of the labours of the fo

d its glowing warmth until its light recedes. its fire grows dim. then shall the second sound go forth. rule four sound, light, vibration, and the form blend and merge, and thus the work is one. it proceedeth under the law, and naught can hinder now the work from going forward. the man breathes deeply. he concentrates his forces, and drives the thought-form from him. rule five three things engage the solar angel before the sheath of the one who thus creates, and steady contemplation. thus are the heart, the throat, and eye, allied for triple service. rule six the devas of the lower four feel the force when the eye opens; they are driven forth and lose their master. rule seven the dual forces of the plane whereon the vital power must be sought are seen; the two paths face the solar angel; t

construct the shadow. when this is so, the shadow clothes itself, and the four become the seven. rule fourteen the sound swells out. the hour of danger to the soul courageous draweth near. the waters have not hurt the white creator and naught could drown nor drench him. danger from fire and flame menaces now, and dimly yet the rising smoke is seen. let him again, after the cycle of peace, call on the solar angel. rule fifteen the fires approach the shadow, yet burn it not. the fire sheath is completed. let the magician chant the words that blend the fire and water. from "a treatise on cosmic fire- 3- a treatise on white magic copyright 1998 lucis trust introductory remarks man's three aspects in the study of the ideas outlined in this book and their careful consideration certain basic conc

s and will realise the subjective working out of many of the laws. these laws of nature have effects in three distinct realms: a. physically, where they demonstrate as effects in the dense form. b. etherically, where they demonstrate as the energy lying back of those effects. c. mentally, where they concern the impulses which produce the other two. the treatise on cosmic fire dealt primarily with the solar system and only touched upon human aspects and correspondences insofar as they demonstrated the relation of the part to the whole, and of the unit to the totality. the present book will deal more specifically with human development and unfoldment, elucidating the causes which are responsible for the present effects, and pointing to the future and its possibilities, and to the nature of t

teaching that all the lives of which the one life is formed, in their sphere and in their state of being, become, so to speak, grounded in matter and assume forms whereby their peculiar specific state of consciousness may be realised and their vibration stabilised; thus they may know themselves as existences. thus again the one life becomes a stabilised and conscious entity through the medium of the solar system, and is essentially, therefore the sum total of energies, of all states of consciousness, and of all forms in existence. the homogeneous becomes the heterogeneous, and yet remains a unity; the one manifests in diversity and yet is unchanged; the central unity is known in time and space as composite and differentiated and yet, when time and space are not (being but states of consci

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ve process, and in its entirety is beyond the grasp of the advanced student. at the same time, it is a most valuable compendium of information, and will serve to convey truth and to develop the intuition. the last book, a treatise on white magic, is a parallel volume to a treatise on cosmic fire. just as the first dealt with the psychology of deity, the work of the macrocosm, and the laws whereby the solar logos works, so this book constitutes a treatise on the psychology of the son of god and the work of the microcosm. it intimately concerns his place in the larger whole. i have also aided a.a.b. in getting out a translation of the yoga sutras of patanjali, which is a bridging book, intended to show the aspirant the rules whereby the light within him may be developed and the power of the

etain the parable within the confines of the fourth kingdom in nature we have a slowly developing inclusiveness which finally leads him into the consciousness of the cosmic christ. 3. the higher realisation of unity follows upon this sense of duality, and in this final stage the sense of being soul and body is lost. the consciousness identifies itself with the indwelling life of the planet and of the solar system. when this happens, there is the registering of a state of being which lies beyond word, mind and form expression of any kind. the great jewish seer sought to convey these three stages in the words, i am that i am. he thus expressed them tritely and succinctly and adequately, had we but the development to know it. the third (however understood) defies expression, and hints at a fo

s believed its grasp of reality and its sensitivity to the inner beauty to be greater and nearer the true than was ever previously possible. the highest realisation of what is termed the one life is the awareness (of the initiate of high degree) of the embodied logos, of deity, and his identification with the consciousness of that stupendous creator who is seeking expression through the medium of the solar system. no initiate on the- 16- a treatise on the seven rays- volume i: esoteric psychology i copyright 1998 lucis trust planet can identify himself with the consciousness of that identified being (in the esoteric sense of the term) who, speaking in the bhagavad gita, says "having pervaded the entire universe with a fragment of myself, i remain" these thoughts i commend to your considera

nstantly 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 demonstrate to us the seven qualities of deity. these seven qualities have consequently a sevenfold effect upon the matter and forms to be found in all parts of the universe, and hav

ntiations, which animate him and make him what he is. later, as we take up each ray type, we shall subject man to a close analysis and study his reactions in these three directions. these seven rays are the seven streams of force issuing from a central energy after (in point of time) that vortex of energy had been set up. spirit and matter became mutually interactive and the form or appearance of the solar system began its process of becoming, a process leading to an eventual being. this idea is ancient and true. we find reference to the seven aeons and the seven emanations and to the life and nature of the seven "spirits which are before the throne of god" in the writings of plato and of all initiates who laid down in ancient times the basic propositions which have guided the human mental

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cted divine men, he had a unique function. he summed up in himself and brought to a conclusion the symbolic presentation of god's eternal sacrifice upon the fixed cross of the heavens, to which the stars bear testimony and which the history of religion has so successfully veiled, and today refuses to recognise. the heavenly man is today pendant in the heavens, as he has been since the creation of the solar system, and as christ said "i, if i be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me,"11 and not all men only, but eventually all forms of life in all kingdoms will render up their life, not as an imposed sacrifice, but as a willing offering to the final glory of god "he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it,"12 is a fact which is often forgotten and one which has a defini

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nifest as a soul in time and space and to tune in on the soul purpose and the plan of the creator, as it is known and expressed by the seven spirits before the throne, the seven planetary logoi. but at this point we can only hint at a great mystery, which is that all that the highest of the sons of god on our manifested planetary world can grasp is a partial realisation of the purpose and plan of the solar logos, as it is grasped, apprehended and expressed by one of the planetary logoi who is (in his place and term of office) conditioned and- 3- a treatise on the seven rays- volume ii: esoteric psychology ii copyright 1998 lucis trust limited by his own peculiar point in evolution. a seventh part of the unfolding plan is being expressed by our particular planetary life, and because this gr

questions we will not deal. with the consciousness of the life of god as it expresses itself in the three subhuman kingdoms, we need not concern ourselves. we shall deal entirely with the following three points: 1. with the strictly human consciousness as it begins with the process of individualisation and consummates in the dominant personality. 2. with the egoic consciousness, which is that of the solar angel as it begins with the preparation for initiation on the path of discipleship and consummates in the perfected master. 3. with the monadic realisation. this is a phrase that means absolutely nothing to us, for it concerns the consciousness of the planetary logos. this begins to be realised at the third initiation, dominating the soul and working out through the personality. man, the

o us, for it concerns the consciousness of the planetary logos. this begins to be realised at the third initiation, dominating the soul and working out through the personality. man, the average human being, is a sum total of separative tendencies, of uncontrolled forces and of disunited energies, which slowly and gradually become coordinated, fused, and blended in the separative personality. man, the solar angel, is the sum total of those energies and forces which are unified, blended and controlled by that "tendency to harmony" which is the effect of love and the outstanding quality of divinity- 4- a treatise on the seven rays- volume ii: esoteric psychology ii copyright 1998 lucis trust man, the living monad, is the veiled reality, and that which the angel of the presence hides. he is th

ersonality types of energy are the etheric body, which is the vehicle of vital energy, the astral body which is the vehicle of the feeling energy or sentient force, and the mental body which is the vehicle of the intelligent energy of will that is destined to be the dominant creative aspect. it is upon this truth that christian science has laid the emphasis. these forces constitute the lower man. the solar angel is a dual combination of energies the energy of love, and the energy of will or purpose and these are the qualities of the life thread. these two, when dominating the third energy of mind, produce the perfect man. they explain the human problem; they indicate the objective before man; they account for and explain the energy of illusion; and they point out the way of psychological u

growth. what, therefore, is individualisation from the standpoint of the psychological unfoldment of man? it is the focussing of the lowest aspect of the soul, which is that of the creative intelligence, so that it can express itself through the form nature. it will eventually be the first aspect of divinity thus to express itself. it is the emergence into manifestation of the specific quality of the solar angel through the appropriation, by that angel, of a sheath or sheaths, which thus constitute its appearance. it is the initial imposition of an applied directed energy upon that triple force aggregation which we call the form nature of man. the individual, on the way to full co-ordination and expression, appears upon the stage of life. the self-aware entity comes forth into physical inc

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utras of patanjali) will indicate the type of phenomena which should find its place in this diary. 5. any experiences of a psychic kind which do not come under any of the above headings. those mentioned above come under the heading of the higher psychism and concern the higher psychic faculties, spiritual perception, intuitive knowledge, mental telepathy (and not the telepathy which is based upon the solar plexus activity. the lower psychic experiences can also be noted whether pleasant or unpleasant. once noted, however, they should be forgotten for they are of no moment- 15- discipleship in the new age- volume i copyright 1998 lucis trust days may go by and weeks with no record. let this in no way disconcert you. the sensitivity of the mechanism of the soul to spiritual vibration has to

se who are as far beyond the hierarchy of masters as they, in their turn, are beyond the disciples of the world. those lives who carry out the ideas of the divine mind, exist in their graded orders, and with the detail of their groupings we are not concerned, except with the fact that the planetary brotherhood is in telepathic rapport with those who are responsible for the planetary conditions in the solar system, with the great council, therefore, at shamballa. they are also in immediate telepathic rapport with each other. the slowly manifesting powers of the radio and the sensitive workings of the perfecting radio mechanisms and of television are but the response in physical matter of the perfected telepathic powers and television of the minds of the masters of the wisdom. forget not, th

ble and that goodwill is the touchstone which will transform the world. how then can you keep your minds free from your own desires and from your own interpretations? by achieving that poised and positive negativity on the part of the two lower aspects of the personality the astral body and the brain as well as the etheric brain; these determine the reactions of the lower centres, particularly of the solar plexus centre. the mind will then be left free to fulfil three functions: 1. that of soul contact; this will result in illumination and a working knowledge of the immediate aspects of the plan. 2. that of thought formulation and thoughtform creation. then a clear thoughtform can be constructed with definiteness, and it can be positively directed. 3. that of working on mental levels with

s. later, i will (if you progress in sensitivity) train you in the art of psychometry, but the time is not yet. that the light of your soul and the light emanating from the master's group may flood your heart and energise your life is the thought which lies in my heart for you. june 1935 brother of old: i seek today to make a somewhat careful analysis of the condition of your psychic centres from the solar plexus upwards. you are passing through a dual process of psychic detachment and, at the same time, of psychic unfoldment. you need to remember that the phases of detachment are many and varied. some of them imply a detachment from the world of outer sensuous attachment or they may imply (as in your own case) a temporary and relative detachment from the world of- 82- discipleship in the

fe to balance and round out your personality by placing the emphasis upon the mind aspect. it was, however, your past psychic links which led you into the organisation whose work you have aided for some years an organisation whose work is predominantly carried out on psychic and astral levels. this should be proof to you of the accuracy of my diagnosis. psychic unfoldment, when not originating in the solar plexus must be brought about by right control of the ajna, throat, heart and solar plexus centres by the spiritual man, seated in the head. the ajna centre is, in your case, very little awakened. it is quiescent and revolving slowly. the pituitary body is, therefore, somewhat subnormal. the solar plexus centre is awakened but you have paid little attention to it as a means of contact and

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ing forces and the world arjuna is faced with a stupendous battle one that is recurrent and cyclic but which will, in this particular era, prove a decisive and determining factor in the age old conflict between material domination and spiritual control. the forces playing upon the planet at this time are of supreme importance. if you will bear in mind that the sixth ray works through and controls the solar plexus (being closely related to the astral plane, the sixth level of awareness) and that the seventh ray controls the sacral centre, you will see why there is so much emotion, so much idealism and so much desire mixed up in connection with the world conflict and why also apart from the storms in the political arena and the religious field that sex and its various problems has reached a

dance with the immediate intent and plan and for the benefit of the evolving life in any particular world cycle: 1. spirit and matter. 2. life and form. 3. the ego and the personality. 4. the soul and its outer expression. 5. the higher worlds of atma-buddhi-manas and the lower reflection of mind emotion and the physical nature. 6. the head and the heart, through the sublimation of the sacral and the solar plexus energies. 7. the etheric-astral planes and the dense physical plane. 8. the intangible subjective levels of existence and the outer tangible worlds. such is the task of the white magician and as evolution proceeds and becomes more complicated and complex it will nevertheless be more rapid and more accurately defined in the mind of the magician. all, therefore, that is conducive to

he latter may simply be mental ambition or desire for power and the term "aspiration" should not be confined only to so-called religious impulses, mystical longings and the demand for liberation. the seventh ray disciple works consciously by means of certain laws, which are the laws governing form and its relation to spirit or life. in a treatise on cosmic fire, i gave you the three major laws of the solar system and the seven subsidiary laws through which these three express themselves; i gave you also indications as to the laws which govern group work. you must remember that disciples upon different rays will wield these laws according to the quality of their ray impulses (i am handicapped here for words which are appropriate, interpreting them in terms of their specific life obligation

h are based upon the coming into activity of an awakened heart centre in the race. this is the second major centre in the individual and is situated above the diaphragm, and through it the hierarchy can reach the whole of humanity and the subhuman kingdoms likewise. 1. the second planetary centre the hierarchy. 2. the activity of the second ray love-wisdom. 3. the second initiation, which relates the solar plexus to the heart, humanity to the hierarchy and the personality and the egoic rays to the second, which is ever basically in manifestation. 4. the second ray centre the heart centre. 5. the second race (the atlantean) as it climaxes in the fourth, the next race. 6. the second plane the astral plane. this is the reflection of the second highest plane. 7. the second periodical vehicle t

ALICE A BAILEY16 GLAMOUR A WORLD PROBLEM

our: a world problem copyright 1998 lucis trust ancient formula of truth and interpret it entirely in terms of a formula for the dissipation of illusion. write an exegesis on it from this angle, taking it phrase by phrase and regarding it as giving us seven keys to the secret of the elimination of glamour. the formula (which is not essentially a prayer) can be divided as follows: a. invocation to the solar lord. b. seven sentences, embodying seven keys for the dissipation of illusion. c. a final affirmation of divinity. use your intuition and apply these all to the subject of glamour and see at what knowledge you will arrive. then write it down in the form of an interpretation or article and we may arrive at much value. 3. keep a copy of your full moon record and, at the close of six month

of the mental levels of consciousness. when the glamour of authority transfers itself into the spiritual consciousness of man, we have such a state of affairs as the period of the inquisition in its worst forms, of church authority, with the emphasis upon organisation, government and penalties, or the unquestioned rule of some teacher. in its highest forms we have the recognition of the right of the solar angel, of the soul or ego, to rule. between these two extremes, which express the infancy of the race and the freedom which comes when mankind achieves its majority and the freedom of the soul, lie all the many types and kinds of intermediate reactions. in illustration of our point, and thus emphasising the glamour aspect as it affects the disciple and the problem which he faces, what do

s of the hierarchy and around their work, and the work of the initiates and the disciplined disciples (mark that phrase) a rich glamour is created which prevents them ever reaching the disciple or his reaching them. it is not possible to penetrate the dense glamour of devotion, vibrating with dynamic ecstatic life, which emanates from the concentrated energy of the disciple, working still through the solar plexus centre. for this glamour there are some age-old rules: contact the greater self through the medium of the- 47- glamour: a world problem copyright 1998 lucis trust higher self and thus lose sight of the little self, its reactions, its desires, and intentions. or: the pure love of the soul which is not personalised in any way and which seeks no recognition can then pour into the wor

when, therefore, the time comes when a very large number of persons become aware of the condition of world glamour (through discovering it and dealing with it in their own lives, then we shall have a group approach to the problem. then we shall have a definite attack upon the world glamour, and when this does take place speaking esoterically "an opening will be made which will admit the light of the solar orb. the fogs will slowly disappear, subdued by the solar radiance, and the pilgrims will then find the enlightened way which leads from the heart of the fog, straight to the door of light" it is with the intention of discovering how far the aspirants and disciples of the world have gone- 62- glamour: a world problem copyright 1998 lucis trust in their understanding and in their handling

nate the mind of an individual, a race or humanity in general, to the exclusion of all perspective or vision and to the shutting out of the real, then they constitute an illusion for as long as they control the mind and method of life. they prevent the free play of the intuition, with its real power to reveal the immediate future; they frequently exclude in their expression the basic principle of the solar system, love, through the imposed control of some secondary and temporary principle; they can thus constitute a "forbidding dark cloud of rain" which serves to hide from view the "raincloud of knowable things (to which patanjali refers in his final book) that cloud of wisdom which hovers over the lower mental plane and which can be tapped and used by students and aspirants through the fr

ALICE A BAILEY17 TELEPATHY AND THE ETHERIC VEHICLE

gral part of the substantial form of god himself not the dense physical form, but what the esotericists regard as the form-making substance. we use the word god to signify the expression of the one life which animates every form on the outer objective plane. the etheric or energy body, therefore, of every human being is an integral part of the etheric body of the planet itself and consequently of the solar system. through this medium, every human being is basically related to every other expression of the divine life, minute or great. the function of the etheric body is to receive energy impulses and to be swept into activity by these impulses, or streams of force, emanating from some originating source or other. the etheric body is in reality naught but energy. it is composed of myriads o

he task of learning to be responsive to the group and to find and contact those minds which are energised by similar thought currents. this has to be cultivated. how, my brother, shall this be done? let us consider the various types of telepathic work. the undeveloped human being and the unthinking, non-mental man or woman can be and often are telepathic, but the centre through which they work is the solar plexus. the line of communication is, therefore, from solar plexus to solar plexus. this is therefore instinctual telepathy and concerns feeling in every case. it involves, invariably, radiations from the solar plexus, which in the case of the animal world serves usually as the instinctual brain. this type of telepathic communication is definitely a characteristic of the animal body of m

ted and not the more subtle forms of psychism. where the more subtle forms of super- or extra-sensory perception have been involved, the subjects have been either adolescent or in their early twenties and have been primarily and rightly focussed in the emotional-feeling body. this is true even when they are highly intellectual. this form of telepathic communication is therefore of two kinds, with the solar plexus always involved: a. it will be from solar plexus to solar plexus between two people who are ordinary, emotional, governed by desire, and primarily centred in the astral and animal bodies. b. it will be between such a "solar plexus" person, if i may so call him, and a higher type whose solar plexus centre is functioning actively but whose throat centre is also alive. this type of p

us between two people who are ordinary, emotional, governed by desire, and primarily centred in the astral and animal bodies. b. it will be between such a "solar plexus" person, if i may so call him, and a higher type whose solar plexus centre is functioning actively but whose throat centre is also alive. this type of person registers in two places provided that the thought sensed and sent out by the solar plexus person has in it something of mental substance or energy. pure feeling and entirely emotional emanations between people necessitate only solar plexus contact. later, when group work in telepathy is undertaken, the centres of transmission wherein high and consecrated feeling, devotion, aspiration and love are concerned and where the groups work with pure love, communication will be

ts, is better grasped. this is rapidly coming about as science penetrates more deeply into the arcana of energies and begins to work as does the occultist in the world of forces. it should also be borne in mind that it is only as the centres employed are consciously used that we have that carefully directed work which will be fruitful of results. for instance, an emotional person, using primarily the solar plexus centre, will be endeavouring to enter into rapport with a mental type. from this will result only confusion. the two parties concerned are using different centres and are sensitive to certain types of force and closed to others. again, some people, even if mentally polarised and therefore sensitive to similar vibrations attempt to make a telepathic contact when one party is under

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

is naught but the imaginary path of the sun through the heavens, and this as it appears from the standpoint of our totally insignificant planet. the sun is not, as stated, in any sign of the zodiac. it simply appears to be so as it passes between our little sphere, the earth, and the constellations at any particular time or season. in ancient days it was believed that the earth was the centre of the solar system and that around it revolved the sun and all the other planets. this was the exoteric knowledge and position, though not the esoteric understanding. later, when further discoveries brought more light to the human mind, our planet was decentralised and the truth was more clearly seen, though much remains as yet to be discovered and may even be of as revolutionary a nature. from cert

s was the exoteric knowledge and position, though not the esoteric understanding. later, when further discoveries brought more light to the human mind, our planet was decentralised and the truth was more clearly seen, though much remains as yet to be discovered and may even be of as revolutionary a nature. from certain astrological angles, a similar process of decentralisation must take place and the solar system must no longer be regarded as a point around which the zodiac revolves or through which the sun passes in its great cycle of approximately 25,000 years. astrologers with insight may deny that this is the commonly accepted attitude. yet for purposes of clarity and in connection with the general public the inference is permitted and accepted by the ignorant. upon this theory anent t

pond to exterior influences and impacts, and in your turn you emanate influences, send forth some form of character radiation and express some quality or qualities. you thereby, and in some measure, affect your environment and those whom you contact. yet all the while you remain part of a phenomenal entity to which we give the name of humanity. now extend this idea to a greater phenomenal entity, the solar system. this entity is itself an integral part of a still greater life which is expressing itself through seven solar systems, of which ours is one. if you can grasp this idea, a vague picture of a great underlying esoteric truth will emerge into your consciousness. it is the life and the influence, the radiations and emanations of this entity, and their united effect on our planetary li

of energy of certain lives whose cycle of expression and whose infinite purposes lie outside the comprehension of the most advanced and illumined minds on our planet. the next point for each of you to grasp is the fact that the ether of space is the field in and through which the energies from the many originating sources play. we are, therefore, concerned with the etheric body of the planet, of the solar system, and of the seven solar systems of which our system is one, as well as with the general and vaster etheric body of the universe in which we are located. i employ the word "located" here with deliberation and because of the inferences to which it leads. this vaster field, as well as the smaller and more localised fields, provides the medium of transmission for all the energies whic

culiar sense, an integral part of the etheric body of that entity which we have called the human family; this kingdom in nature, through its etheric body, is an integral part of the planetary etheric body; the planetary etheric body is not separated off from the etheric bodies of other planets but all of them in their totality, along with the etheric body of the sun constitute the etheric body of the solar system. this is related to the etheric bodies of the six solar systems which, with ours, form a cosmic unity and into these pour energies and forces from certain great constellations. the field of space is etheric in nature and its vital body is composed of the totality of etheric bodies of all constellations, solar systems and planets which are found therein. throughout this cosmic gold

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reation. h.p.b. stated that in the 20th century a disciple would come who would give information concerning the three fires with which the secret doctrine deals: electric fire, solar fire and fire by friction. this prophecy was fulfilled when a treatise on cosmic fire was given out to the public. this book concerns the fire of pure spirit or life; the fire of the mind that vitalises every atom of the solar system and creates the medium through which the sons of god develop. it also concerns the fire of matter producing that attraction and repulsion which is the basic law of evolution, and holding forms together so as to provide vehicles for the evolving life and later, when they have served their purpose, repulsing those forms so that the evolving lives can move on their way to higher evol

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the physical body is the response apparatus of the indwelling spiritual man and serves to put that spiritual entity en rapport with the response apparatus of the planetary logos, the life in which we live and move and have our being. 2. the etheric body, which has one main objective. this is to vitalise and energise the physical body and thus integrate it into the energy body of the earth and of the solar system. it is a web of energy streams, of lines of force and of light. it constitutes part of the vast network of energies which underlies all forms whether great or small (microcosmic or macrocosmic. along these lines of energy the cosmic forces flow, as the blood flows through the veins and arteries. this constant, individual human, planetary and solar circulation of life-forces throug

s in what is largely designated "cosmic evil" this is a perfectly meaningless phrase, but one that is symbolically descriptive of a condition in consciousness which is that of certain of the "imperfect gods" given the initial premise that deity itself is working towards a perfection past our comprehension, it may be inferred that there may exist for the gods themselves and for god (as the life of the solar system, certain limitations and certain areas or states of consciousness which still await mastering. these limitations and relative imperfections may cause definite effects in their bodies of manifestation the various planets as expressions of lives, and the solar system as the expression of a life. given also the hypothesis that these outer bodies of divinity, the planets, are the form

stral body must be potent factors in producing discomfort and disease. this is due to the fact that the vital or etheric bodies of the masses of humanity are governed primarily and swept into activity through the action of the astral body. agitation in that body, any violent activity under stress of temper, intense worry or prolonged irritation will pour a stream of astral energy into and through the solar plexus centre, and will galvanise that centre into a condition of intense disturbance. this next affects the stomach, the pancreas, the gall duct and bladder. few people (and i might well ask who is exempt at this particular time in the world's history) are free from indigestion, from undesirable gastric conditions, or from trouble connected with the gall bladder. the tendency to critici

to those attacks of biliousness to which so many are prone. i offer these above illustrations to demonstrate the effect of the prevalent wrong attitudes to life and people which today distinguish mankind and produce the above mentioned conditions. the ills which are based on criticism, upon hatred, and upon the capacity to judge each other (usually unkindly) work through from the throat centre to the solar plexus. this inter-relation existing between the centres is one that has never been properly considered. the centres in the etheric body pass varying kinds of energies amongst themselves, and a great deal of the energy transmitted from one centre to another is undesirable, flowing from the centres below the diaphragm to those above. the physical body (etheric and dense) can be pictured a

ol may be stated to be via the nervous system; the close interlocking directorate of the nervous system, the brain and the blood stream (as a carrier of the life principle) governs the activities of the man conscious, sub-conscious, self-conscious, and finally, super-conscious. the three centres in supreme control today for the majority are: 1. the ajna centre, the centre between the eyebrows. 2. the solar plexus. 3. the sacral centre. eventually, when man will have "become that which he is (that paradoxical esoteric phrase, the centres of control will be- 29- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iv: esoteric healing copyright 1998 lucis trust 1. the head centre, the brahmarandra. 2. the heart centre. 3. the centre at the base of the spine. between the present and the future, the emphasis

ALICE A BAILEY21 EDUCATION IN THE NEW AGE

or of that mental creature we call a man. these three aspects constitute the most important part of his nature: 1. his lower concrete mind, the reasoning principle. it is with this aspect of the man that our educational processes profess to deal. 2. that son of mind, which we call the ego or soul. this is the intelligence principle, and is called by many names in the esoteric literature, such as the solar angel, the agnishvattas, the christ principle, etc. with this, religion in the past has professed to deal- 9- education in the new age copyright 1998 lucis trust 3. the higher abstract mind, the custodian of ideas, and that which is the conveyor of illumination to the lower mind, once that lower mind is en rapport with the soul. with this world of ideas philosophy has professed to deal

are studying the science of the ageless wisdom, but it is of no value to those who do not recognise symbology, or the fact of the higher ego or soul. it might be of value here if i clarified my use of the words "higher ego" as you know, if you have read a treatise on the seven rays, vols. i and ii (esoteric psychology, the soul is an aspect of the divine energy in time and space. we are told that the solar logos circumscribed for his use and for the meeting of his desire, a certain measure of the substance of space and informed it with his life and consciousness. he did this for his good purposes and in conformity with his self-realised plan and intent. thus he submitted himself to limitation. the human monad followed the same procedure and in time and space limited itself in a similar man

formation of the mayavirupa is found in the right comprehension of the process. a treatise on cosmic fire, pp. 959-960. it should be noted here that the bridging has to be done in the consciousness aspect, and concerns the continuity of man's awareness of life in all his various aspects. the energy which is used in connecting, in consciousness, the physical man and the astral body is focussed in the solar plexus. speaking in symbolical terms, many today are carrying that bridge forward and linking the mind with the two aspects already linked. this thread of energy emanates from, or is anchored in, the head. a few people are steadily linking the soul and the mind, which in its turn is linked with the other two aspects. the soul energy, when linked with the other threads, has its anchor in

erience and sustenance. the spider symbol is often used in the ancient occult books and the scriptures of india in connection with this activity of the human being. the threads which man creates are triple and with the two basic threads which have been created by the soul, constitute the five types of energy which make man a conscious human being. the triple threads created by man are anchored in the solar plexus, the head and the heart. when the astral body and the mind- 26- education in the new age copyright 1998 lucis trust nature are beginning to function as a unit, and the soul also is consciously connected (do not forget that it is always unconsciously linked, an extension of this fivefold thread the basic two and the human three is carried to the throat centre; when that occurs man

pictorial and visual imagination. many aspirants have already established the following links 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 w

ALICE A BAILEY22 DISCIPLESHIP IN THE NEW AGE VOLUME II

r which you are one and all responsible. i. definite and planned meditation. the theme, if i might so call it, of the work will be threefold: a. the interior interrelation of the seven centres in the body will be the objective of the meditation, basing the work upon the occult maxim that "energy follows thought" we have started upon one formula which relates the heart, the higher head centre, and the solar plexus. b. the subsequent relation of the centres in any one individual to the remainder of the group members, regarding the centres as radiating transmitters of energy to the centres of the other group members. this will result in the forming of seven great centres of energy which will constitute the group centres, fed and enlightened by the energy transmitted by each individual- 13- di

yright 1998 lucis trust c. the fusion (consciously undertaken) of the individual soul with the group soul and consequently a conscious 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

ened between the sun and moon, making certain events of a spiritual nature possible. the band of golden light, extending between the sun and the moon, completely "irradiated the lunar surface (to use the ancient formula) and made possible certain revelations. to students such as you, the symbolism should be apparent and can be seen as inviting a dual interpretation: 1. it concerns the relation of the solar angel to the lunar forces, of the sun and the moon and their work in synthesis. 2. it concerns the relation of the hierarchy to humanity and consequently, of the subjective world to the objective worlds, of the realm of causes to the realm of effects. ponder on this. individual approach must be merged into group approach, and the approach of groups will some day be superseded by the orga

ch will stimulate the heart into action, linking the heart centre (between the shoulder blades) to the head centre through the medium of the heart centre which is found within the head centre (the thousand-petalled lotus. this heart centre, when adequately radiatory and magnetic will relate you afresh to each other and to all the world. this again when connected by an act of the spiritual will to the solar plexus centre will help to produce that telepathic interplay which is so much to be desired and which is so constructively useful to the spiritual hierarchy provided it is established within a group of pledged disciples, dedicated to the service of humanity. they can then be trusted (page 87) the activity of the heart centre never demonstrates in connection with individuals. this is a ba

that telepathic interplay which is so much to be desired and which is so constructively useful to the spiritual hierarchy provided it is established within a group of pledged disciples, dedicated to the service of humanity. they can then be trusted (page 87) the activity of the heart centre never demonstrates in connection with individuals. this is a basic fact. what devastates most disciples is the solar plexus ability (when purified and consecrated) to- 78- discipleship in the new age- volume ii copyright 1998 lucis trust identify itself with individuals. the heart centre cannot react, except under group impetus, group happiness or unhappiness, and other group relations. the following diagrammatic form illustrates the procedure which i suggest that you follow: there are two points of vi

ALICE A BAILEY23 THE EXTERNALISATION OF THE HIERARCHY

ch really corresponds to the holy ghost aspect in the human microcosmic trinity. all these powers have their higher spiritual correspondences, which manifest when the soul becomes consciously active and controls its mechanism through the mind and the brain. when astral clairvoyance and clairaudience are not below the threshold of consciousness, but are actively used and functioning, it means that the solar plexus centre is open and active. when the corresponding mental faculties are present in consciousness, then it means that the throat centre and the centre between the eyebrows are becoming "awake" and active. but the higher psychic powers, such as spiritual perception with its infallible knowledge, the intuition with its unerring judgment, and psychometry of the higher kind with its pow

ype of activity was the giving of his body by the disciple jesus for the use of the christ. it is in the word service that the whole story lies, and the safeguard. when this true mediumship is better understood, we shall have the medium passing out of his body in full waking consciousness through the orifice at the top of his head, and not, as is now the case in the majority of instances, through the solar plexus, with no preservation of awareness of the transaction, nor any recollection of what has transpired. we shall then have the temporary entrance of a new tenant along the line of a synchronous vibration through the entrance in the head, and the subsequent use of the instrument of the loaned body in service of some kind or another. but this procedure will never be followed in order to

suitable methods so that he may progress with the least hindrance. training schools and classes which seek to develop the student must be graded according to his point in evolution, and his passing into a group, optimistically hoping that something will happen to him whilst in it, will have to cease. the goal for the low-grade negative psychic should be the training of the mind and the closing of the solar plexus until such time as he can function as a true mediator; if this involves the temporary cessation of his mediumistic powers (and consequently of his commercial exploitation, then so much the better for him, viewing him as an immortal soul, with a spiritual destiny and usefulness. the instruction given to the intelligent medium and psychic should lead him to a full understanding of h

d in the performance of those activities by the brain limitations of time consciousness and space consciousness. but they can also work upon the mental plane with the chitta or mind stuff, and can do this at the same time as they are conditioned and limited by their physical mechanism. they are then entirely freed from the time consciousness and from any such limitations as space relations within the solar system. 2. the focus of their polarisation is on the mental plane and they function there as sons of mind or of manas. their normal mode of intercourse is through the medium of telepathic understanding. this is the normal technique of a divine and free manasaputra. this is all made possible when a human being has polarised himself in the soul consciousness, when the egoic lotus is unfold

lodge the astral plane does not exist. they do not work on that level of consciousness, for the astral plane is a definite state of awareness even if (from the spiritual angle) it has no true being. it embodies the great creative work of humanity down the ages, and is the product of the `false' imagination and the work of the lower psychic nature. its instrument of creative work is the sacral and the solar plexus centres. when the energies, finding expression through these two centres, have been transmuted and carried to the throat and heart by advancing humanity, then the foremost people of the race will know that the astral plane has no true existence; they will then work free from its impression, and the task of freeing humanity from the thraldom of its own creation will proceed apace

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

velopment. 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 lotus, the egoic body, occupying a midway point between the threefold monad and the threefold lower man. the more advanced should follow this. the development of the faculty of mind control, so th

ect 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 those bodies which veil the self are broug

rought to a point where they are simply transparencies, permitting the full shining forth of the divine nature. an expansion of consciousness, which is brought about through the ability of the self to identify with its real nature as the onlooker, and no longer regarding itself as the organ of perception. iii. a re-alignment of the lower sheaths so that the contact with the real man, the thinker, the solar angel, on the higher levels of the mental plane may become complete and continuous. this only becomes possible as the other two points are beginning to be grasped and the theory as to man's constitution and purpose is somewhat understood. as meditation is practiced, as the lower bodies are painstakingly dominated, and as the nature of the sutratma or thread is better comprehended it will

ill attract to itself similar lives and this will result in a dual danger. these dangers are: one: the gathering into the form, through the dominant note sounded by the form elemental, of matter with a synchronous vibration. this will tend to increase the magnitude of the task before the ego and sweep into increasing dominance the lower man. the "lunar lords" will become increasingly powerful and the solar lord correspondingly less august. two: the man will find himself surrounded in time with thoughtforms of a lower order (from the standpoint of the soul) and before he can penetrate into the arcana of wisdom and find his way into the master's world he will have to dispel the clouds of thoughtforms which he has attracted to himself. unless the disciple learns that aspiration and self-disci

e realm of self-consciousness. this aspect of the matter is as yet but little comprehended by the sons of men. if they but realised that by a disposition to fall under lunar control they drive the tiny lives in their little system deeper into the darkness of ignorance, they might more rapidly assume their just responsibilities; if they realised that by the constant attempt to impose the rhythm of the solar lord upon the aggregate of the lunar lords, they were driving these lives onward to self-conscious unfoldment, they might proceed more earnestly and more intelligently. this is the message that must go forth, for all the varying aspects of the life of god are interdependent and not one proceeds onward into fuller realisation without benefitting the entire group. a few simple suggestions

ALICE BAILEY THE LABOURS OF HERCULES

u must subject yourself; and if you will but try and have endurance and patience, the goal will surely be yours" but hercules freed himself, as do all sincere seekers; and having escaped from the world of psychic and pseudo-spiritual glamor, he began to serve. first he freed himself under the symbol of prometheus, who signifies god incarnate, releasing him from the torture of the vultures of old. the solar plexus, the stomach and the liver are externalizations, if i might so express it, of the desire nature, and hercules freed himself from the vultures of desire that had for so long tortured him. he gave up being selfish, and gave up satisfying himself. he had had two bitter lessons in this sign and for this particular cycle was relatively free. prometheus, the god within- 46- the labours

the labours of hercules crucifixion is achieved, to be succeeded finally by the mountain of ascension. i would like here to give the technical, perhaps more scientific, interpretation of this cave which hercules entered. the aryan race, to which we belong, is one of keen mental development, and the consciousness of people everywhere is shifting steadily out of the emotional nature, and so out of the solar plexus center, into the mental body and, therefore, into the head. there is in the head a little cave, a small bony structure which shields and guards one of the most important glands in the body, the pituitary. when this gland is in full and proper functioning activity, we shall have a personality rounded-out and active, self-controlled, with pronounced mental activity and endurance. th

y escaped and the labor had to be repeated "but abderis lay dead" and in the labor in virgo,he slayed the queen of the amazons, though she offered him, the girdle, and then he had to rescue another maiden, hesione, from the belly of the whale, to compensate for the life he had unnecessarily taken. so the war between the sexes is of ancient origin; indeed is inherent in the duality of humanity and the solar system. to this fact our divorce courts bear loud testimony; and competition arises in business as well as in the home. there are small [117] but important points in the story not to be overlooked. what did hippolyte contribute to the error? perhaps this: she proffered to hercules the girdle of unity, given her by venus, because she had been told that the presiding one had so ordered, no

will enter under the rulership of mercury. this is an example of how we may misinterpret a horoscope if we do not know the status of evolution of the native. mundane astrology, without synthesis, may be very misleading and superficial. alice bailey was wont to say, with a twinkle in her eye, to a novice who exclaimed how exactly his chart was working out "that is too bad, if you were living above the solar plexus, your personality chart would not work out so exactly. the chart of the soul will be used in the astrology of the future; not the chart of the personality. this warning is covered in a positive statement by the tibetan "the basis of the astrological sciences is the emanation, transmission, and reception of energies and their transmutation into forces by the receiving entity. this

de at full moon meditations and our use of individual horoscopes "the point i seek to make here, says the tibetan "is that it is all a question of developed reception and sensitivity [123] significance of the sign and its polar opposite in the mermaid, the fish goddess, we have the symbol of the at-one-ment of virgo with its opposite sign pisces. always there is the duality, inherent in us and in the solar system; the second ray of the sun itself being a duality, love-wisdom. the lesson for the virgo native, as stated by dane rudhyar in gifts of the spirit, is to have "a clear realization that no truth is complete or even real which does not include- 71- the labours of hercules its opposite, and all that occurs in between" reminding one again that eight energies play through virgo, that it

BEHOLDERS OF NIGHT

ewed in the initiatory context as both shaitan and lilith, the beholders of night. the dragon itself is considered the center point of the sabbatic arcanum, the initiatory path of the serpent, which coils and encircles the spirit or psyche of the individual. arimanius frowned, the author foul of evil, how with shades from his dire mansion, he deformed the works of oromazes, turned to noxious heat the solar beam, that foodful earth might parch (yasht xix.11,12) the black dragon is symbolized as ahriman, the averse force of darkness and shadow. ahriman in zoroastrian terms is the great force of evil and darkness, whom was created divine but chose the shadow path. in the ancient persian religion of zoroastrianism, ahriman (called also arimanius or angra mainya) is one of the earliest forms of

BLAVATSKY H P ANTHROPOGENESIS

d kind. each inferior to his father. the fathers, the boneless, could give no life to beings with bones. their progeny were bhuta, with neither form nor mind. therefore they are called the chhaya. 16. how are the manushya born? the manus with minds, how are they made? the fathers called to their help their own fire; which is the fire that burns in earth. the spirit of the earth called to his help the solar fire. these three produced in their joint efforts a good rupa. it could stand, walk, run, recline, or fly. yet it was still but a chhaya, a shadow with no sense. 17. the breath needed a form; the fathers gave it. the breath needed a gross body; the earth moulded it. the breath needed the spirit of life; the solar lhas breathed it into its form. the breath needed a mirror of its body "we

e] 24 the secret doctrine. evolution is said to be born under the direct influence of one of the planets: race the first receiving its breath of life from the sun, as will be seen later on; while the third humanity- those who fell into generation, or from androgynes became separate entities, one male and the other female- are said to be under the direct influence of venus "the little sun in which the solar orb stores his light" the summation of the stanzas in book i. showed the genesis* of gods and men taking rise in, and from, one and the same point, which is the one universal, immutable, eternal, and absolute unity. in its primary manifested aspect we have seen it become (1) in the sphere of objectivity and physics, primordial substance and force (centripetal and centrifugal, positive an

others they give results almost incredibly long" after which, the reader is advised that the safest course "seems to be to assume that geology really proves the duration of the present order of things to have been somewhere over 100 millions of years" as "astronomy gives an enormous though unknown time in the past, and to come in the future, for the birth, growth, maturity, decline, and death of the solar system, of which our earth is a small planet now passing through the habitable phase (p. 49) judging from past experience, we do not entertain the slightest doubt that, once called upon to answer "the absurd unscientific and preposterous claims of exoteric (and esoteric) aryan chronology" the scientist of "the results incredibly short" i.e, only 15,000,000 years, and the scientist, who "

erse" still, the original idea is purely metaphysical, and had no connection with the later phallicism[[vol. 2, page] 102 the secret doctrine. 16. how are the (real) manushyas born? the manus with minds, how are they made (a) the fathers (barhishad) call to their help their own fire (the kavyavahana, electric fire, which is the fire which burns in earth. the spirit of the earth called to his help the solar fire (suchi, the spirit in the sun. these three (the pitris and the two fires) produced in their joint efforts a good rupa. it (the form) could stand, walk, run, recline and fly. yet it was still but a chhaya, a shadow with no sense (b (a) here an explanation again becomes necessary in the light, and with the help of the exoteric added to the esoteric scriptures. the "manushyas (men) and

religion and its superstitions- to have sought to restore the chaldean fragments by genesis, whereas it is the latter, far younger than any of the fragments, which ought to be explained by the former[[vol. 2, page] 105 man's father, the sun. 17. the breath (human monad) needed a form; the fathers gave it. the breath needed a gross body; the earth moulded it. the breath needed the spirit of life; the solar lhas breathed it into its form. the breath needed a mirror of its body (astral shadow "we gave it our own" said the dhyanis. the breath needed a vehicle of desires (kama rupa "it has it" said the drainer of waters (suchi, the fire of passion and animal instinct. the breath needs a mind to embrace the universe "we cannot give that" said the fathers "i never had it" said the spirit of the

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505- vi. the masks of science. 506 what are the "forces. 508 the view of the occultists. 510 scientific and occult theories on heat. 515 the atoms of science. 519- vii. an attack on the scientific theory of force by a man of science. 523 ether and atoms. 527- viii. life, force, or gravity. 529 dr. richardson on nervous ether. 531 the senses and their action. 535 too much "life" may kill. 539- ix. the solar theory. 540 the primordial element. 542 elements and meta-elements. 546 the tree of life and being. 549 prof. crookes on the elements. 552- x. the coming force. 554 mr. keeley, an unconscious occultist. 557 inter-etheric waves. 561 the secrets of sound and odour. 565- xl. on the elements and atoms. 566 metaphysical chemistry. 569 what are the seven planets. 575 the cyclic fall of the god

sible as it would be incomprehensible to men who cannot even grasp the nature of the plane of existence next to that to which, for the moment, their consciousness is limited. the stanzas, therefore, give an abstract formula which can be applied, mutatis mutandis, to all evolution: to that of our tiny earth, to[[vol. 1, page] 21 proem. that of the chain of planets of which that earth forms one, to the solar universe to which that chain belongs, and so on, in an ascending scale, till the mind reels and is exhausted in the effort. the seven stanzas given in this volume represent the seven terms of this abstract formula. they refer to, and describe the seven great stages of the evolutionary process, which are spoken of in the puranas as the "seven creations" and in the bible as the "days" of c

deals only with our planetary system, they, as the architects of the latter, are also called the "watchers" of the seven spheres, which exoterically are the seven planets, and esoterically the seven earths or spheres (planets) of our chain also. the opening sentence of stanza i, when mentioning "seven eternities" is made to apply both to the maha-kalpa or "the (great) age of brahma" as well as to the solar pralaya and subsequent resurrection of our planetary system on a higher plane. there are many kinds of pralaya (dissolution of a thing visible, as will be shown elsewhere (b) paranishpanna, remember, is the summum bonum, the absolute, hence the same as paranirvana. besides being the final state it is that condition of subjectivity which has no relation to anything but the one absolute tr

me definite occult meaning, extracted from the allegorical "churning of the ocean" by the hindu gods. besides amrita, the water of life or immortality "surabhi" the "cow of plenty" called "the fountain of milk and curds" was extracted from this "sea of milk" hence the universal adoration of the cow and bull, one the productive, the other the generative power in nature: symbols connected with both the solar and the cosmic deities. the specific properties, for occult purposes, of the "fourteen precious things" being explained only at the fourth initiation, cannot be given here; but the following may be remarked. in the "satapatha brahmana" it is stated that the churning of the "ocean of milk" took place in the satya yug, the first age which immediately followed the "deluge" as, however, neit

nd other such cosmic riddles. for it points unmistakeably to a knowledge by the ancients of such phenomena "there is heat internal and heat external in every atom" say the manuscript commentaries, to which the writer has had access "the breath of the father (or spirit) and the breath (or heat) of the mother (matter" and they give explanations which show that the modern theory of the extinction of the solar fires by loss of heat through radiation, is erroneous. the assumption is false even on the scientists' own admission. for as professor newcomb points out (popular astronomy, pp. 506-508 "by losing heat, a gaseous body contracts, and the heat generated by the contraction exceeds that which it had to lose in order to produce the contraction" this paradox, that a body gets hotter as the shr

BUCKLAND RAYMOND COMPLETE BOOK OF WITCHCRAFT

is a cauldron in the south, filled with kindling. the priest's horned helmet is beside the altar. short tapers (one for each covener) lie on the altar. the bell is rung three times. priest sits or kneels in the center of the circle. covener "blessed are the gods who turn the mighty wheel" covener "welcome, thrice welcome, to yule; the turning point of winter is upon us" covener "here is an end to the solar year" lesson seven: meditation, dreams and the minor sabbats 193 covener "but here, too, is a new beginning" priestess "brothers, sisters, friends. let us show our love by sending forth our power and our strength to he who is the sun god. at this turning of the year's tide, let us join our energies with his, that he may be reborn to ascend once more unto his rightful place" coveners and

to interested persons, at the coven's discretion. nova classifies itself as "a mixed traditional, teaching/training coven" further information may be obtained from nimue and duncan, 6030 w. roosevelt road, oak park, il 60304. pecti-wita a scottish solitary tradition passed on by aidan breac, who personally teaches students in his home at castle carnonacae, in scotland. the tradition is attuned to the solar and lunar changes, with a balance between the god and the goddess. meditation and divination play a large part in the tradition and it also teaches several variations on solitary working of magick. information is not generally available and mr. breac (who, as of this writing, is about ninety years old) is not seeking further students* seax-wica this tradition was founded by myself in 197

BUDGE E

ts back a god in a sitting posture; the god is called afu-tem, and the remains of the text which refers to him say that he shoots forth his flame at those who rebel against osiris, and that he eats the souls of the enemies of the god. p. 154 in the lower register are- click to view heru-her-khent-f. 1. the god heru-her-khent-f, seated on a throne, as his name implies. he is hawk-headed, and wears the solar disk encircled by a serpent; in his right hand is the symbol of life, and in his left a sceptre. the other forms of his name are# and. of this god it is said "the work of this figure who is in this picture is in the tuat, and it is for him to send the stars on their way, and to make the hours to go on their way in the tuat" the stars are personified by gods, twelve in number, who stand e

ngs before them in the form in which the god himself [had them. this our great god crieth out unto those who have their life in them, in [their] heads in their forms, and this god crieth out to them by their names. their work is [to seize] the enemies of ra everywhere throughout this city, and then to make their heads to pass under their swords after this god hath passed them by" 3. a ram, having the solar disk between his horns, click to view (left) servants of the god ra (right) first form of tathenen. and the symbol of linen bandages in front of him; he is an image of tathenen, of whom he is the "first form" 4. a ram, having the crown of the south between his horns, and the symbol of linen bandages in front of him; he is an image of tathenen, of whom he is the "second form" 5. a ram, ha

thenen, of whom he is the "first form" 4. a ram, having the crown of the south between his horns, and the symbol of linen bandages in front of him; he is an image of tathenen, of whom he is the "second form" 5. a ram, having the crown of the north between p. 169 his horns, and the symbol of linen bandages in front of him; he is an image of tathenen, of whom he is the "third form" 6. a ram, having the solar disk and a pair of plumes above his horns, and the symbol of linen bandages in front of him; he is an image of tathenen, of whom he is the "fourth form" the text which refers to these reads: click to view (left) second form of tathenen (center) third form of tathenen (right) fourth form of tathenen. p. 170 [paragraph continues "those who are in this picture in the tuat, with their swathi

] menenui. to the, right is a youthful goddess wearing a white crown, and to the left is a similar goddess wearing a red crown each holds the index finger of one hand to her mouth, after the manner of children, and each is depicted in the act of sitting, but lacks a seat or throne. p. 217 click to view the menenui serpents and the goddesses of the south and north. click to view the axe of god and the solar disk. p. 219 4. an axe, symbol of "god" standing on the handle end, with a disk resting on the side edge of the head. on the left is a goddess who is steadying the axe with her left hand, and on the right is a goddess who is steadying the disk with her right hand; the names of the goddesses are netheth, and kenat, respectively. each goddess is depicted in the act of sitting, but lacks a

he night. of] the palace, and shall know it upon earth, it shall act as a magical protector for him both in heaven and upon earth" in the middle register are- 1. the boat of the sun, in which stands the god under a canopy formed by the body of the serpent mehen; on his head are horns and a disk. in the fore part of the, boat is the beetle of khep[r]a, p. 259 i.e, khepera, which takes the place of the solar disk that rested on the prow of the boat in the eleventh hour. the text reads "this great god in this picture journeyeth along through this city by means of the faithful servants (amkhiu) of this hidden image ankh-neteru. his gods draw him along by a cord, and he entereth into his tail and cometh forth from his mouth, and cometh to the birth under the form of khepera, and the gods who ar

CASE PAUL F THE BOOK OF TOKENS

especially active in the reproductive centers of the body, and hence nun, through its correspondence to scorpio, is attributed to those centers. here be careful to observe that the reproductive organism includes certain ganglia of the sympathetic nervous system. these are the hindu chakras at the base of the spine [134] c o m m e n t on n u n at the navel (or rather just a little below it, and at the solar plexus. it is by imagination that the serpentforce in these centers is raised so that the poisonous scorpion becomes the eagle of aspiration. psychologists know that in primitive minds the chief outlet of imagination is erotic, and this erotic tendency is never eliminated, even in the highest aspirations. all that is changed is the mode of expression, although the higher forms bear littl

CASSANDRA EASON A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO WITCHCRAFT AND MAGIC

s in all kinds of love rituals. as the evening star, venus takes on a warrior aspect and so can be invoked in fighting for one's lover or tough love in relationships. deities for power these deities may be invoked for strength, success, energy, inspiration and increase [insert pic p061- seite 33 wicca01.txt apollo apollo, the greek sun god, was twin brother of artemis, the moon goddess. as god of the solar light, apollo made the fruits of the earth ripen, and at delos and delphi where he slew python, the first crops were dedicated to him (python, the great lightning serpent, was the son-consort of the mother goddess in her form of delphyne, the womb of creation, fertilised by python. python in this sense predated all other gods and was later called the dark sun, apollo's alter ego. the anc

d his shrine to apollo) apollo was god of prophecy as well as music, poetry, archery, healing and divination. he is very strongly animus and is good for all rituals of power, ambition and inspiration, as well as those areas under his patronage. men tend to work better with him than women. aine aine is daughter of manananann, celtic sea god and ruler of the isle of man and goddess of the cycles of the solar and lunar year. even during the twentieth century, she was remembered on the hill of aine in ireland, by torchlight processions and burning straw at midsummer and also at the old corn harvest, lughnassadh, at the beginning of august. she is also linked with love, fertility and healing. ama-terasu omikami ama-terasu omikami is the ancient japanese sun goddess. her name means 'great august

the material world. in times of stress and sorrow, silver candles can remove negativity, promote inner stability and bring to the fore your hidden potential. silver candles are excellent for scrying, especially by the full moon, and for all magick involving the female life and for female fertility. silver candles are best used on a monday. gold gold is the colour of the sun and is associated with the solar deities, for example, the egyptian ra. in ancient greece, helios, the sun god, was worshipped each dawn as he emerged in the east and drove his chariot of winged horses around the sky before plunging into the ocean in the west at sunset. gold is potent for worldly achievement, wealth and recognition, for long life, ambitious schemes and money-making rituals that require an instant or sub

DAVID ICKE AND THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FREE

the prison doesn't matter for what i am saying in this book. all we need to remember is that an extraterrestrial force from the fourth dimension created an information prison by blocking off the higher levels of human consciousness. the veil came down. a veil of tears. we were, in effect, put into spiritual and mental quarantine. if such a jamming vibration were thrown around our planet, or even the solar system and further afield, our potential would be confined to the levels of consciousness which are within the imprisoning frequency. any consciousness and knowledge held on higher frequencies outside this vibratory prison would be denied to us. we would become delinked from the higher levels of our own consciousness. we would be, in the words of the ancient books 'lost souls' delinked f

nly the wider understanding and guidance has gone. only the 'eyes and ears' information from the world immediately around you is left to guide your thinking and behaviour. very soon that behaviour and perception would be enormously different from what it would have been had you and mission control stayed in powerful contact. when that blocking, imprisoning frequency was thrown around this planet, the solar system, and possibly beyond, it had that same effect. we lost touch with our mission control and, crucially, with our eternal memory. we forgot who we were and where we came from. or, at least, the overwhelming majority did. those who could continue to hold their vibratory rate, their frequency, could still stay in touch with their higher levels, their higher self, because the vibratory

stream, official-line, science. the detail of these various views is interesting, but i find the overall themes emerging from ancient and modern information and beliefs to be the most compelling aspect in all this. those themes are of a considerable extraterrestrial influence on human affairs, a battle between extraterrestrial civilisations for supremacy, and a catastrophe on earth and throughout the solar system caused by a foreign 'body' of some kind passing through. i feel that such themes are connected and that connection is the luciferic consciousness. it is a collective consciousness, the total of all minds- human and extraterrestrial- thinking within that extreme negative frequency range. while it is not possible for one person or group to destabilise a planetary system with their t

t, all physical events are the result of a thought or thoughts of some kind affecting 16..and the truth shall set you free matter. everything is. what scientists are doing when they investigate the laws' of physics and matter is to put forward mathematical equations which describe the power and potential of thought, most of which they have so far missed. all of these events which caused mayhem in the solar system took place within the confines of the vibratory prison, created by representations of the luciferic consciousness. this consciousness manipulates through any lifeform, human or extraterrestrial, which is operating within its vibratory range. the luciferic consciousness is an extremely negative thought pattern, or range of thought patterns, and anyone whose own attitudes are within

mad, bad, and dangerous cult. this lack of attention to detail by most people, in the face of the tidal wave of information with which we are deluged every day, is a highly effective tool of the mind manipulators. according to professor massimo introvigne at the centre for the study of new religion in turin, italy, there are at least circumstantial and historical connections between the order of the solar temple involved in the swiss tragedy and both the french secret service and the p2 freemasonry cell.6 we have since had the accusations against a japanese sect over the poison gas released into the underground system and by the time you read this there may well have been other stories to devalue the word 'cult. either this supreme truth organisation is an elite front (very possible) or i

DAVID ICKE CHILDREN OF THE MATRIX

ns came to know as "gods. it is a minefield to decipher which of these gods were flesh and blood real, and which were symbolic of the sun, moon, planets, natural cycles, and so on. most were the latter, but there is substantial evidence to confirm that some of them, particularly the further back you go, were walking, talking, entities, who had, by human standards at the time, amazing knowledge of the solar system, the stars, the universal cycles, the effect of the sun, moon and other planets and star systems on the earth and its people, and technological understanding of such immensity that they were able to build the pyramids and other stunning structures all over the world that we would struggle to build even today. just consider the scale we are talking here with the giza pyramids alone

over the world in the name of christianity was the illuminati, or the temple of the sun, destroying the true accounts, not only of history, but also the law of one. so what happened to mars? there is increasing acceptance that the earth has suffered some colossal geological upheavals. the debate (and often hostility) comes with the question of when and why. these upheavals have obviously involved the solar system as a whole because every planet shows evidence of some cataclysmic events, which have affected its surface, atmosphere, speed, and angle of orbit or rotation. the destruction of mars and its relationship with this devastation on earth is a subject occupying the minds of many researchers. there has been a much greater focus on mars since the various space probes have been directed

the gathering evidence is that mars was destroyed in the same catastrophe, which, on earth, brought an end to that "golden age. in the 1950s, the russian-born writer and researcher, immanuel velikovsky, suggested in a series of books that the planet we now call venus (then a vast comet-like body) was the cause of both the demise of mars and the near-demise of the earth when it was hurled through the solar system! velikovsky was ridiculed and bitterly attacked by the "scientific" establishment and so he must have been saying something worth hearing. but his theme is now enjoying more and more sympathy. when the mariner 9 mission took pictures of venus, many of velikovsky's earlier descriptions were proved correct, including what appeared to be a comet-like tail. mariner's pictures of mars

suppression of spiritual (not religious) knowledge did for me. brian is no new age flyaway sitting in the clouds. he is a feet-on-the-ground, give-me-the-evidence, researcher and writer. in the 1960s, he worked at the aircraft giant, boeing, and he says that a group of boeing physicists got together to launch a private study aimed at explaining the many anomalies of the earth and other planets of the solar system that could not be explained by normal physics. what they concluded was to present staggering support for velikovsky, although they differed on time scale by about 3,000 years. they said that around 5000bc a huge body, now called jupiter, careered through the solar system. this threw the outer planets into disarray, so explaining their present anomalies of spin direction and speed

those advanced civilisations. the sirius system is also depicted as a snake or serpent in a greek representation in the louvre museum in paris.13 temple's research began when he heard that the dogon people in mali, northwest africa, had told french researchers in 1931 some remarkable information about the sirius system. according to these researchers, the dogon also knew about all the planets of the solar system out to pluto, and of moons that have only recently been confirmed. they said that a star orbited sirius and it was so heavy all the people of the world could not lift it.14 at the time, the star they were talking about, now called sirius b, was not yet discovered by scientists. the dogon are claimed to have said that it took about 50 years to orbit sirius a and that it was "infini

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it calls planet x which has been locatedbeyond pluto and is believed to be part of this solar system. but an elliptical orbitwould be incredibly unstable and difficult to sustain. scientists i trust believe thatsitchin is mistaken in his nibiru theory, though his main themes about the anunnaki arecorrect. the sumerian tablets, from sitchins translations, describe how, during theearly formation of the solar system, nibiru caused the near destruction of a planet thatonce existed between jupiter and mars. the sumerians called it tiamat, a planet theynicknamed the watery monster. they say that it was debris from tiamats collisionwith a nibiru moon which created the great band bracelet- the asteroid belt which isfound between mars and jupiter. what remained of tiamat was thrown into anotherorbi

the asteroid belt which isfound between mars and jupiter. what remained of tiamat was thrown into anotherorbit, the texts say, and eventually it became the earth (see figure 2. the sumerianname for the earth means the cleaved one because a vast hole was created, they say,by the collision. interestingly if you take away the water in the pacific ocean you willbe left with a gigantic hole.figure 2: the solar system showingthe location of the asteroid beltbetween mars and jupiter which,though the details vary, many ancientand modern accounts suggest is theremains of a planet or part of aplanet. 6the tablets are the written accounts of oral traditions that go back enormousamounts of time and you have to be careful that details have not been added or lost andthat we dont take symbolism or parab

rmousamounts of time and you have to be careful that details have not been added or lost andthat we dont take symbolism or parable as literal truth. i am sure that some confusiondid occur in this way. i have doubts myself about the nibiru-tiamat scenario and itsalleged timescale. but there is much truth in the texts which can be proven, not least intheir knowledge of astronomy. the tablets depict the solar system with the planets intheir correct positions, orbits and relative sizes, and their accuracy has only beenconfirmed in the last 150 years since some of these planets have been found. thetablets describe the nature and colour of neptune and uranus in ways that have onlybeen confirmed in the last few years! whats more, the modern experts did not expectthose planets to look as they did

en theanunnaki are said to have arrived, and the time, only a few thousand years ago, whenthese accounts were written down. there was certainly an enormous cataclysm on theearth around 11,000 bc which destroyed the advanced civilisations of the high-techgolden age and that date of 13,000 years ago is highly significant and very relevant tothe time we are living through now. just as the planets of the solar system revolvearound the sun, so the solar system revolves around the centre of the galaxy, or this partof it at least. this central sun or galactic sun, is sometimes referred to as the blacksun. it takes about 26,000 years for the solar system to complete a circuit of the galacticcentre and this is known in the indian culture as a yuga. for half of that 26,000 yearsthe earth is tilted t

remains of this planet became the asteroid beltand that part of jupiter broke away to become what we now call v enus. as v enus,then a vast chunk of matter, was projected into space, it destroyed the atmosphereand life of mars before it was caught by the earths gravitational field, the studyclaimed. v enus made several orbits of the earth before its momentum hurled it intoits current position in the solar system. it was those orbits, the physicists said, thatbrought devastation and a tidal wave about 4,800 bc. they believed, as brian13desborough does, that before this time mars orbited where the earth is now and theearth was much closer to the sun. the brilliant light of v enus as it passed close to theearth may have led to the idea of lucifer, the light bringer. the most ancientmesopotam

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e gravity detector circuit as a graph of local gravitational stress (i.e, aetheric stress. the graph readily shows the daily swing of aetheric flow on the dielectric material as the sun and moon affects the earth's gravity field and gravity flows into the earth. the data was taken during a solar eclipse and shows the effect of local aetheric field stress dropping during the period of the eclipse. the solar eclipse started about 11:35 a.m. and ended about 12:45 p.m. figure 7.1.1-1 piezoelectric gravity wave sensor during solar eclipse (time is in decimal fractions of an hour) the circuit for the gravity wave detector is shown in figure 7.1.1-2 with instructions to build the circuit shown below. a detailed schematic is shown in figure 7.1.1-3. figure 7.1.1-2 block diagram of davidson gravity

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h the values and beliefs of the dominant religions within society. we are at a point in history where the dominant religions of the past will be displaced by religions whose values are in greater accordance with society's values today. this is why many people have sought out new religions and have turned to wicca and new age philosophies or to alternative religious cults such as heaven's gate and the solar temple. while cults devoted to new age mysticism or white light magic and spirituality have had some success among those seeking for "something. anything spiritual, due principally to christianity's impoverishment of the ego and starvation of the intellect, they are ultimately no more relevant to today's society than the religions of the past. the world is searching for a religion which

anifest thyself within this body, this temple which i have prepared. come forth, ishtar, and manifest thyself. come forth, ishtar, and manifest thyself. open wide thy gate that i may cross. open wide thy gate that i may ascend the planetary spheres. come forth, ishtar, and manifest thyself. come forth, ishtar, and manifest thyself (drink from chalice, then say) i have crossed the venerial sphere. the solar sphere azael, i invoke thee. azael, i summon thee. azael, i conjure thee. come forth, azael, and manifest thyself within this body, this temple which i have prepared. come forth, azael, and manifest thyself. come forth, azael, and manifest thyself. open wide thy gate that i may cross. open wide thy gate that i may ascend the planetary spheres. come forth, azael, and manifest thyself. com

come forth, azael, and manifest thyself within this body, this temple which i have prepared. come forth, azael, and manifest thyself. come forth, azael, and manifest thyself. open wide thy gate that i may cross. open wide thy gate that i may ascend the planetary spheres. come forth, azael, and manifest thyself. come forth, azael, and manifest thyself (drink from chalice, then say) i have crossed the solar sphere. the martial sphere abaddon, i invoke thee. abaddon, i summon thee. abaddon, i conjure thee. come forth, abaddon, and manifest thyself within this body, this temple which i have prepared. come forth, abaddon, and manifest thyself. come forth, abaddon, and manifest thyself. open wide thy gate that i may cross. open wide thy gate that i may ascend the planetary spheres. come forth

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heh meaning the eternal set. when osiris came again, typhon plotted with seventy-two comrades, and with aso, the queen of ethiopia, to slay him -the egyptian book of the dead, e.a. wallis budge set is primarily regarded the same as the greek typhon, a serpent like daemon-god who is a patron spirit of sorcery and magick. plutarch explained that in egyptian astronomy seth or typhon was connected to the solar world, while osiris was associated with the moon. the sun was considered very hostile as it dried up and made lands inhabitable, while the moon nourished and brought moisture. plutarch writes the seth means compelling and overmastering, being a powerful force of chaos and order. typhon was collectively later known and associated to the earth s shadow, which they bring into the lunar cycl

or man and woman to become, thus the symbol of baphomet as anton lavey called it, is the inverted pentagram with a goat head in the middle. the original, which lavey took out, contained the words samael and lilith, surrounded in the circle ring the hebrew lvthn, leviathan, the crooked serpent. in the circles of luciferian witchcraft, this is the sigil of baphomet the head of wisdom who has united the solar and the lunar, or the fire and water within the self to bring forth cain, the devil in flesh upon earth. he is the symbol and cipher of magick, the great work accomplished and onward moving. at the gathering of the sabbat is cain the black man, the circle and center of the sabbat and it s fire, he directs it outward as he is the pole of this force. woe unto them! for they have gone in th

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erhood of scholarly priests that underwent a modern revival in minnesota in the early 1960's. druids worship in groups called groves (q.v) and venerate the goddess through trees, especially the oak. like modern witches (q.v, they believe in reincarnation- e- earth: 1) one of the five magickal elements. it has the qualities of coolness and dryness. the element of the north. 2) one of the planetsof the solar system. the planet that all human beings are from. eastern occultism: the magickal systems of india, china, tibet, japan, and other nations of the far east. it's range is roughly coequal with that of buddhism (q.v. in the late 1800's, the writings of helena p. blavatski (q.v) and the theosophical society (q.v, were primarily responsible with bringing the teachings of eastern occultism to

order practiced ritual and ceremonial (q.v) while the outer order of the g.d. did not. ruach: 1) the psychic energy; similar to pra a (q.v) and kundalini (q.v. 2) the conscious, consisting of the will, memory, imagination, reason, and desire. the ruach corresponds with the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth sephiroth (q.v) on the tree of life (q.v. also corresponds to the psychic center at the solar plexus. ruach, eloheem: the spirit of divinity. similar to ruach (q.v, but on a cosmic scale. became the christian notion of the holy ghost, or holy spirit by early church fathers. runes: angular glyphs used both as magickal symbols and as letters of writing by ancient peoples of northern europe. a method of divination (q.v- s- sagatarius "the archer" in astrology (q.v, the ninth sign of

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fication which we must note is under the presidency of the three mother letters of the hebrew alphabet: aleph, a; mem, m; and shin, sh. these three, according to the yetziratic attribution of the hebrew alphabet, are assigned to the three elements of air, water, and fire. under the presidency of aleph is the airy triad of kether, in which is the root of air, reflecting downward through tiphareth, the solar fire, into yesod, the lunar radiance. in binali is the root of water (marah, the great sea, reflected through chesed into hod, under the presidency of mem, the mother of watei. in chokmah is the root of fire, reflected downwards through geburah into netzach, under the presidency of shin, the mother of fire. 25. these groupings must be borne in mind, for they aid greatly in understanding

also agrees with this attribution. crowley, though assigning yesod to the phallus in column xxi of "777" assigns the svadisthana lotus to hod, mercury. it is difficult to understand this attribution, and as he does not give his authority, i consider it better to adhere to the principle of referring the levels of consciousness to the central pillar. 18. tiphareth, by universal consent, represents the solar plexus and breast; it therefore seems reasonable to attribute to it the manipura and anahata chakras, as crowley does. fuller attributes these chakras to geburah and chesed, but as these two sephiroth find their equilibrium in tiphareth, this attribution presents no difficulty and causes no discrepancy. 19. in the same way the visuddhu chakra, which in the hindu system correlates with th

s, or misdirected, which is the activity in disease processes; disease has no energy save what it borrows from the life of the organism. it is therefore by adjustments in the life-force that healing must be brought about, and the sungods are the natural gods to invoke in this connection, for life and the sun are so intimately connected. 48. it is by means of their knowledge of the manipulation of the solar influence that the ancient initiate-priests performed their healings, and sun-worship lay at the root of the iesculapian cult of ancient greece. 49. we moderns have learnt the value of sunlight and vitamins in our physiological economy, but we have not realised the very important part played by the spiritual aspect of the solar influences in our psychic economy, using that word in its di

of ancient greece. 49. we moderns have learnt the value of sunlight and vitamins in our physiological economy, but we have not realised the very important part played by the spiritual aspect of the solar influences in our psychic economy, using that word in its dictionary sense. there is a tipharic factor in the soul of man which, according to ancient tradition, has its physical correspondence in the solar plexus, not in the head or the heart, which is able to pick up the subtle aspect of the solar energy in the same way that the chlorophyll in the leaf of a plant picks up its more tangible aspect. if we are cut off from this energy and prevented from assimilating it, we become as sickly and feeble in mind and body as. plants growing in a cellar cut off from its more tangible aspect. 50. t

from purposive explanations, that it is so barren of all philosophical import. 64. in transcendental psychology, which is the anatomy of the microcosm, the breast is the correspondence assigned to tiphareth. in the breast are the lungs and the heart, and immediately below these organs, and intimately connected with them and controlling them, is the greatest network of nerves in the body, known as the solar plexus, aptly so named by the ancient anatomists. the lungs maintain a singularly intimate relationship between the microcosm and the macrocosm by determining the ceaseless tidal motion of the atmosphere, in and out, in and out, that never ceases day or night, until the golden bowl is broken and the silver cord is loosed and we cease to breathe. the heart determines the circulation of th

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e aura will then be perceived as a whitish cloud, like a patch of lighter-coloured sky, surrounding the top of the tree, and usually swaying gently from side to side. there is a curious antagonism between elms and humanity, and about orchids all sensitive persons agree there is some thing sinister. tropical vegetation, as a whole, is over-powerful for humanity. under the tremendous stimulation of the solar fire the elemental forces are concentrated to a poisonous strength. i am not personally acquainted with the west coast of africa, but from what i can gather i am of the opinion that the elemental forces and the atmosphere made by juju rites are between them more responsible than the climate for earning that part of the world its sinister reputation as the white man's grave. there are oth

s the organ of the mind, but esoteric science says the brain is the organ of perception of sense impressions and co-ordination of efferent impulses. it is the telephone exchange of the nervous system. it is only one of the points where mind touches body, the others being the ductless glands of the endocrine system, the pineal, pituitary, thyroid, adrenals, thymus and gonads; to which may be added the solar plexus and sacral plexus. the student of tantric physiology will be very dull if he has not observed that the chakras coincide in their physical location with the endocrine organs. now the endocrines have for their task the maintenance of the chemical composition of the blood. they pour into it their secretions, called hormones, in certain balanced proportions. if the balance is in any w

should not allow the stomach to become empty. the person who is facing a psychic attack should not go more than two hours without food. certain important psychic centres are in the head. one of the simplest ways of checking their activity is by drawing the blood down from the head. this can be done effectually by a hot bath or putting the feet in hot mustard and water. another important centre is the solar plexus; during a psychic attack this is often felt to be tense and distressing. a large hot-water bottle,well filled so that it is heavy as well as hot, laid upon the solar plexus, which is the hand-breadth between the pit of the stomach and the ribs, will effectually relieve tension in that spot. indeed, pressure without heat will give relief, and i have known cases where a firm pad hel

please. when it is not possible to seal the room, it is a very useful thing to be able to seal the aura. stand upright and cross yourself, by touching forehead, breast, right shoulder and left shoulder, saying "by the power of the christ of god within me, whom i serve with all my heart and with all my soul and with all my strength (extend your hands forward as far as you can reach at the level of the solar plexus, finger tips touching, then sweep them round to the back and touch the finger-tips together again behind you, saying, i encompass myself about with the divine circle of his protection, across which no mortal error dares to set its foot" this is an old monkish formula. it is very effectual, but its potency only lasts about four hours. there are various other devices which are usefu

destroys the evil, root and branch; whereas the mere destruction of a thought-form is like cutting off the top of a weed. on the other hand, it can only be done by an advanced occultist keyed up to the highest pitch. if one is disturbed or harassed or has in any degree lost his nerve, one dare not attempt it. if the rapport is perceived as a line of light, a cord, or any similar form, attached to the solar plexus, the forehead, or any other part of the body, the best way of severing the rapport is to forge a magical weapon and cut it. in fact, if a rapport is felt, the first thing to do is to visualise the cord and try to see where it attaches; the solar plexus is the commonest place. next formulate the cross-handled sword as already described, and invoke god's blessing upon it. then visua

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om, and those who pictured the sky as a goddess studded her body with stars. one scene makes the morning and evening boats of ra to sail along the back of nut;[3] another depicts shu holding up the boat of the sun wherein is the disk on the horizon.[4] a third from the sarcophagus of seti i. represents nu the god of the primeval water holding up the boat of the sun, wherein we see the beetle with the solar disk facing it accompanied by isis and nephthys, who stand one on each side; behind isis stand the gods seb, shu, hek, hu, and sa, and behind nephthys are three deities who represent the doors through which the god tmu has made his way to the world.[5] the tuat, or abode of the dead. within the two bowed female figures which represent the day and the night sky, and which have been referr

old horus on the watch [in the boat, and thoth and maat upon either side of him (48) all the gods rejoice when they behold ra coming in peace (49) to make the hearts of the shining ones to live. may osiris ani, triumphant, the scribe of the divine offerings of the lords of thebes, be with them" vignette: ra, hawk-headed, with the disk upon his head and the emblem of life upon his knees, seated in the solar bark;[1] before him stands ani with both hands raised in adoration. text [chapter cxxxiii (1) to be said on the day of the month.[2 (2) osiris ani, the scribe, triumphant in peace, triumphant, saith "ra riseth (2) in his horizon, and the company of his gods follow after the god when he appeareth from his secret place, when he showeth strength and bringeth plate xxi. http//www.sacred-text

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. the concept of ascended masters was popularly introduced by madame helena petrovna blavatsky, cofounder of the theosophical society, and described in some detail in her most important book, the secret doctrine. blavatsky taught that both individuals and the human race were engaged in an upward evolutionary process. at the same time, she pictured a hierarchy of masters headed by a being known as the solar logos. those masters at the lowest level of the hierarchy regularly interacted with humanity. the masters el morya and koot hoomi have had a special role in the formation and guidance of the society. one of the early members of the society, a. p. sinnett, also received regular communications from the masters that became the basis of two important theosophical texts, esoteric buddhism and

flying saucer contactees of the 1950s. in his booklet, i rode a flying saucer, george van tassell (1910.1978) claimed that he had begun to receive messages from alien beings from a planet named shanchea. these channeled messages were directed toward the people of earth, warning that humanity s warlike ways, in the development of super atomic weapons, threatened the peace not just of earth, but of the solar system and beyond. van tassel began receiving these messages in january of 1952, but it was not until july that an entity named portla sent the following message: approaching your solar system is a ventla [flying saucer] with our chief aboard, commandant of the station schare in charge of four sectors. the commandant soon introduced himself to van tassell as ashtar, commandant quadra sec

pedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. 104 bits of mars and jupiter, as well as to chiron, a large comet orbiting between saturn and uranus. the practice of astrology is based on the premise that the planets can be related to significant personality traits and correlated with major events on earth. the traits most often associated with specific planets, beginning with the outermost planet in the solar system, are as follows: pluto. the slow-moving outermost planet represents a powerful transforming energy whose effect is relative to its position in the chart. pluto s qualities are power, elimination, latency, eruption, annihilation, renewal, and regeneration. it is seen as related to subtle underground forces that lie dormant for a time and then suddenly burst forth. the discovery of

the possibility of war and the probable size of the harvest. astrology had been present in the region for at least a millennium but was given a distinctive boost by the chaldeans who took over the tigris and euphrates valleys in 606 b.c.e. the chaldeans mapped the sky, improved the methods for recording the passing of time, successfully predicted eclipses, and accurately determined the length of the solar year (within 26 minutes. thus astrology was well developed in chaldea when (in the second millennium b.c.e) the biblical abraham migrated from ur of the chaldees (gen. 11:31) to palestine. the conflict between the emerging religions of the israelites and babylonian astrology can be seen in isa. 47:13 and repeatedly in the book of daniel (e.g. 2:27, 4:7. a primitive astrology had develope

of scientific problems by spirits, drayson published an article in the journal light (1884) in which he asserted that the spirit of an astronomer, communicating through a medium at his house in 1858, had made known the true orbital movement of the satellites of uranus. this planet was discovered by william herschel in 1781. he observed that its satellites, contrary to all the other satellites of the solar system, traversed their orbits from east to west. the spirit communication said on this point: the satellites of uranus do not move in their orbits from east to west: they circle about their planet from west to east, in the same way that the moon moves round the earth. the error comes from the fact that the south pole of uranus was turned towards the earth at the moment of the discovery

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simple simulacra, natural objects that looked like something recognizably human (e.g, a pane of glass which appears to have a face in it. most simulacra disappear when the object is viewed from a different angle or the lighting direction is changed. the existence of such structures on mars, should they prove to be artificial, would have far-reaching implications concerning the place of humans in the solar system and the order of things. there is no place for the construction of such objects in human history as it is currently constructed. those who accept the possibility that the face, the pyramid, and related structures are artificial, have been integrated into the alternative histories theories that advocate humanity s ancient contacts with extraterrestials. such alternative histories h

the floor. layne writes, at a recent seance one of the forms, while conversing with the person at my side, advanced to within about 18 inches of my face. dr. moore then, after telling us what he was about to do, struck the head of the form lightly with his open hand to show the degree of materialization. the movement and the sound were plainly perceived. he then passed his arm through the form at the solar plexus (psychic research, july 1930. besides the materialization of spirit entities, many other objects came forth in the seance room. such phenomena, which blend into that of apports, often served to confuse researchers and distract them from the central issues of spirit contact. however, in the end, the other objects served to confirm the fraudulent nature of materializations. spirits

cycle. in the contemporary world, the moon has assumed a central role in the mythology developed by neo- paganism, especially its feminist element. the most comprehensive system for gathering the many observations about the moon, attempting to understand its significance and drawing implications for behavior from it, was astrology. the 28-day cycle of the moon became a convenient way of dividing the solar year into more manageable units we have come to know as months (actually the moon takes only 27.32 days to orbit the earth, but because of the movement around the sun it takes 29.53 days for it to complete a cycle from full moon to full moon. in astrology the moon represents the inner emotional side of the self, the subconscious mind and psyche. the moon s placement in the chart reveals

er of such family group, would place him in actual danger of becoming a victim of true spirit obsession. the primary obsessor, in this case, would likely be one who claimed the right by ties of blood, who had no desire to do anything but to keep the mortal in line with family ideals. according to bull, obsessors .have three major points of impingement; namely, the base of the brain, the region of the solar plexus and at the center governing the reproductive organs. as there are three major points of impingement, it may be assumed that there can be three composite groups, each starting with a pivot entity. what satisfaction is to be gained this way includes the whole gamut of human emotions. objections to the concept of spirit obsession much of the evidence for spirit obsession is subjectiv

encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. onec, omnec 1143 karmic past. as a young adult, however, she began to manifest her second mission, to offer humanity an increased awareness of their relation to spirit. as an initial step, she wrote a book published by stevens in 1986. the account included a variety of problems, including claims of significant habitation of all of the planets of the solar system and assertions of conditions existing on these planets that contradict the repeated observations of various space probes. to defend the account, it had to be assumed that the inhabitants resided on something other than the physical plane of existence. sources: onec, omnec. from venus i came. tucson, ariz: w. c. stevens, 1986. oneiromancy term for divination by dreams, possibly the

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, unicorns and other creatures. that same genetic engineering gave atlanteans huge size and great strength. it all came crashing down, in both a literal and fig u r a t i ve sense, when the population s u r re n d e red itself to the pursuit of hedonistic p l e a s u res; in the meantime, evil at l a n t e a n scientists cracked the secret of mind contro l and tried to dominate the world and even the solar system. in due course the abuse of both p s ychic and material technology led to the geophysical cataclysms that destroyed the c o n t i n e n t. but that was not all. according to the department of interplanetary affairs, atlantis s problems generated a world war that spread into space. atomic blasts decimated the moon colony. antimatter rays vaporized nearly all of atlantis s buildings

n fact aliens. many were placed here generations ago and have lived on this planet through many incarnations, patiently waiting to be activated when the time of transition which will include mass landings of spaceships comes. t h e re we re contactees before there we re flying saucers. perhaps the first of them was the swedish scientist and mystic em a n u e l swedenborg (1688 1772. in ea rths in the solar wo rl d (1758, swedenborg wrote of his astral travels to the moon and other planets. each of these worlds, swedenborg assert e d, is inhabited, and he described, at length, the people and civilizations there. in the nineteenth century, with the rise of the spiritualist movement, psychic communications with e x t r a t e r restrials, most often ma rtians, we re 68 contactees re c o rded o

a flying saucer, the first modern contactee book (albeit with a misleading title; it would not be until the next year that van tassel would claim his first physical contact and spaceshipboarding. the year 1952 saw a flurry of contact activity. in prescott, arizona, george hunt williamson, his wife, betty, and companions were communicating with martians, uranians, and other extraterrestrials from the solar system via ouija board, radio, and mental telepathy. in july, in the nevada desert, truman bethurum met the crew of a scow from the planet clarion, invisible to earthly eyes because it is always on the opposite side of the sun from earth. though arguably van tassel was the most i n fluential of the first generation of contactees, the most famous was george ad a m s k i. adamski had a lon

n, 1992. hatonn s world. ufo 7, 4 (july/august: 30 31. heard, alex, 1999. apocalypse pretty soon: travels in end-time america.new york: w.w. norton and company. who is hatonn? http//www.fourwinds10.com/ information.html 118 gyeorgos ceres hatonn hierarchal board the hierarchal board communicates through pauline sharpe (also known as nada-yolanda) via channeling and automatic writing. the board is the solar system s spiritual government, and its members include sananda (jesus, who has orbited earth in a spacecraft since 1885. right now he is in etheric form but will enter the physical realm as the planet is cleansed and transformed for the coming new age, due to arrive sometime around 2000. sharpe s organization is called mark- age, commissioned by the hierarchal board to implant a prototyp

th. 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 years in the future. jananda korsholm eventually moved to the united states and found his way to sedo

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nounced the idol worship and re-attached herself to a life of virtue. 37 woodroffe, sir john. mahanirvana tantra (the great liberation, ganesh, madras, 1953. woodroffe, sir john. the serpent power (satchakracidrupini and padukapanchakra, ganesh, madras, 1958. the vedas are sacred hindu scriptures. it is said that brahma (the creative aspect of vast face as brahman) sang a veda and thereby created the solar system. the sanatana dharma is the sacred tradition of the aryan hindus. 38 woodroffe, sir john. introduction to tantra shastra, ganesh, madras, 1958. jivashakti is the energy of embodied consciousness. prana is the life force, synonymous with ruach in qabalah and qi in taoism. the hissing referred to in the quote is the sound of the nervous system. 39 woodroffe, sir john. chintamanistav

amah in the qabalah. qabalah (hebrew: receiving, acceptance, hearing: direct perception of and communion with the divine. the mystical system at the root of the spiritual traditions of the children of abraham. qalabiya latifa (arabic: the anal center on the sufi tree. corresponds to the sefirah kingdom on the qabalistic tree, and the muladhara chakra on the tantric tree" 4 qalbiya latifa (arabic: the solar plexus center on the sufi tree. corresponds to the sefiroth victory/south and glory/west on the qabalistic tree, and the manipura chakra on the tantric tree. qi (chinese: vital energy: subtle energy responsible for all life; corresponds to ruach in hebrew and prana in sanskrit. qlifah (hebrew: shell, pl. qlifoth: shell of embodied existence corresponding to a respective qabalistic world

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ncipal gods. the ruler of heaven is jupiter; and through the intermediary of heaven he dispenses life to all beings (possibly an earlier statement that it is breath or spiritus which keeps life in all the beings of the world relates to this supremacy of jupiter, the god of air) jupiter occupies a place intermediary between heaven and earth. the sun, or light, for it is through the intermediary of the solar circle that light is spread to all. the sun illuminates the other stars not so much by the power of his light as by his divinity and sanctity. he must be held as the second god. the world is living and all things in it are alive and it is the sun which governs all living things. next in the order of gods are the thirty-six, which are called horoscopes,3 that is stars fixed in the same pl

t clearly.1 diacceto describes how one who wishes to acquire "solarian gifts, should robe himself in a mantle of solarian colour, such as gold, and conduct a rite, involving burning of incense made from solar plants, before an altar on which is an image of the sun, for example "an image of the sun enthroned, crowned, and wearing a saffron cloak, likewise a raven and the figure of the sun" this is the solar talisman in the de vita coelitus comparanda which we thought might be derived from picatrix.2 then, anointed with unguents made from solar materials he is to sing an orphic hymn to the sun, invoking him as the divine henad, as the mind, and as the soul. this is the neoplatonic triad under which the emperor julian worshipped the sun. as walker says the triad is not actually mentioned in t

cino's mild cult of the natural gods as a kind of medical therapy involved him in difficulties with theologians, pico's difficulties from the same quarter were bound to be much graver and deeper, for, by harnessing natural magic to cabala, he took magic right up into the supercelestial world of divine and angelic powers. the cult which went with the religious magic, as compared with, for example, the solar rites of natural magic, was the religious cult itself. in the heptaplus it is said that, in order to unite ourselves with the higher natures, we must follow the cult of religion with hymns, prayers, and supplications; and in the orphic conclusions, the "hymns of david, that is the psalms, are spoken of as incantations as powerful for the work of cabala, as the hymns of orpheus are of val

domina laetitiae .2 this, and other planetary incantations in bruno and agrippa are not identical, but bruno has based himself on agrippa's versions, adding or changing at will, just as he based himself on the agrippan star images, with variations. the circean incantations or cantus is said to be ad memoriae praxim ordinatusi and is followed by an art of memory.4 if we think back for a moment to the solar rites described by ficino's disciple, diacceto, in which the solar talisman was cultivated with rituals and orphic hymns, until the imagination was emotionally disposed to receive a "kind of imprint",5 it may seem that the planetary incantations of circe were disposing the imagination to receive imprints of planetary images. the adept would then proceed to the art of memory with an imagi

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latter had passed on. but it is not to be supposed that naioth and naim are places, or that they were used interchangeably. they describe two widely different classes of spiritually gifted people, which the ancient egyptians had marked by placing the uraeus upon the brows of one and at the navels of the other. the latter were mediumistic persons, receiving impressions from spirit controls through the solar plexus. they were properly designated naioth by the hebrews who used the feminine suffix to indicate their negative qualities. but the voluntary clairvoyant and the initiate, represented by the egyptians as having the serpentine uraeus in the forehead, were called naim by the hebrews who used the male suffix to designate the positive spiritual faculty which they possess. and the latin ca

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of the spirit into the inert form, to leaven, quicken and mould it into an expression of itself. there the silver cord which has grown from the seed-atom of the dense body (located in the heart) since conception, is welded to the part that has sprouted from the central vortex of the desire body (located in the liver) and when the silver cord is tied by the seed-atom of the vital body (located in the solar plexus) the spirit dies to life in the super- sensible world, and quickens the body it is to use in its coming earth life. this life on earth last until the course of events foreshadowed in the wheel of life, the horoscope, has been run; and when the spirit again reaches the realm of samael, the angel of death, the mystic eighth house, the silver cord is loosed, and the spirit returns to

s, humanity, when its eyes are opened to the impotence of the churchmen, the sons of seth, who are themselves dependent upon divine favor, and when it sees the power and potency of the rulers of temporal fame is then ready to rush to them, and leave the spiritual for the material. this from the microcosmic angle of matter. from the cosmic angle or view point we note again that solomon's temple is the solar universe and hiram abiff, the grand master, is the sun which travels around the twelve signs of the zodiac, enacting there the mystic drama of the masonic legend. at the vernal equinox the sun leaves the watery sign of pisces, which is also feminine and docile, for the belligerent, martial, energetic, fiery sign aries, the ram or lamb, where it is exalted in power. it fills the universe

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and according to the 32 paths of wisdom, this path gis called the perpetual intelligence. because it rules the movement of the sun and the moon according to their constitution, and causes each to gravitate in its respective orb h. 24 in other words, it is the equilibrating force in the world of action, kether 'hokmah, and binah, christ and the two thieves on their crosses, the caduceus of hermes, the solar disc and dual serpents of egypt, and, according to eliphas levi, the astral light between the horns of the baphomet of mendes- the panlike satan of the templars. when erect it is the rod of aaron and the brazen serpent of moses (see plate vii on page 44) its three teeth, or tongues, represent three vaudin and consequently may be translated into the number 666, the solar number and the nu

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med after them. in her left hand she holds two cornucopiae, to signify the result of her operation on the two hemispheres of the earth; and upon them are the busts of apollo and diana, the presiding deities of these hemispheres, with a golden disk, intersected by two transverse lines, such as is observed on other pieces of ancient art, and such as the barbarians of the north employed to represent the solar year, divided into four parts, at the back of each"[30 [30] symbolism of ancient art. it was doubtless at a time when woman constituted the head of the gens, and when the feminine element in the sun, in human beings, and in nature generally was regarded as the more important, that latona and her son apollo were worshipped together. latona, apollo, and diana constituted the triune god. th

th the woman; later he is identical with the sun, the woman, although still a necessary factor in the god-idea, being concealed or absorbed within the male. it is no longer woman who is to bruise the serpent's head, but the seed of the woman, or the son. he is bacchus in greece, adonis in syria, christna in india. he is indeed the new sun which is born on the 25th of december, or at the time when the solar orb has reached its lowest position and begins to ascend. it is not perhaps necessary to add that he is also the christ of bethlehem, the son of the virgin. nowhere, perhaps, is the growing importance of the male in the god-idea more clearly traced than in the history of the arabians. among this people are still to be found certain remnants of the matriarchal age--an age in which women w

d there were mathematicians and astronomers who knew that the sun is in the centre of the planetary system, and that the earth, itself a planet, revolves round the central fire--who calculated, or like ourselves attempted to calculate, the return of comets, and who knew that these bodies move in elliptic orbits, immensely elongated, having the sun in one of their foci--who indicated the number of the solar years contained in the great cycle, by multiplying a period (variously called in the zend, the sanscrit, and the chinese ven, van, and phen) of 180 years by another period of 144 years--who reckoned the sun's distance from the earth at 800,000,000 of olympic stadia; and who must, therefore, have taken the parallax of that luminary by a method, not only much more perfect than that said to

nature to renew the world" now that the truths underlying nature-worship were lost, became a redeemer or mediator between earth and heaven, or between spirit and matter. it is stated that at the time of the appearance of christ not alone the jews, but the persians, the romans, the ancient irish, and in fact all the nations of the globe, were anxiously awaiting the event of another incarnation of the solar deity; and that maidens of all classes and conditions were in a state of eager expectation, the more pious, or at least the more ambitious among them, being in almost constant attendance at the temples and sacred shrines, whither they went to pay homage to the male emblem of generation, thereby hoping to be honored as a mai or mary. on the wall of the temple at luxor are a series of scul

hich is not a native of those countries, shows that they do not represent christ, but a crucified sun-god worshipped by the inhabitants of the british islands ages before the birth of the great judean philosopher and teacher. it is plain that crishna of india and the persian mithra furnished the copy for the jesus of the romish church, all of whom mean one and the same thing--the second person in the solar trinity. by the jews, who attempted to ignore the female principle, this god is called the "lord of hosts" and "god of sabaoth" which astronomically means god of the stars and constellations, and astrologically the creator or producer of the multitudes. of this god, ieue, i h s, the author of anacalypsis says that he was the son of the celestial virgin, which she carries in her arms; the

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ents mithras as saving the world from a drought sent by ahriman, the evil one. 4. mithras and the sun (several scenes) he appears to crown the sun, who kneels before him, using the left hand, while in the right he holds a cornucopia; recognition of the value of the sun's light and heat (b) mithras and the sun stand together, clasping each250themagical masonother's right hands (c) mithras mounting the solar chariot with four white horses and ascending (d) mithras and the sun together at a banquet with men standing around.thechristian fathers especially condemned these scenes and destroyed all copies of them. s. mithras and the bull. this is no earthly bull,butis the goshurun or heavenly bull of the avesta (many scenes.)thebull in a boat upon the water, for ahriman has sent a deluge upon the

rial place of romulus the first king of rome.theroman god, terminus, was represented as a stone, and so the pillar became used as a landmark. toland tells us the druids showed great reverence for stones,religious and masonic symbolism of stones 263and especially for upright pillars and for tri-lithons, such as are stilltobe seen at stonehenge in wiltshire, which has been considered as a centre of the solar worship of the celtic druid priesthood. much additional information may be found inirishdruids,by james bonwick, 1894. stone circles, dolmens, rocking stones and cromlechs once deemed sacred still exist, and there were also great stones with holes in them through which children were passed to ensure good fortune. bishop schoning of trondhjem states that in the 18th century the people rev

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e zodiacal signs, thus:cy>minervatheowlt5venusthedoveiiapollothetripodalimercurytheturtle[i,jupitertheeagletjyceresthebasket'-vulcanthecap with serpent1tlmarsthewolftdianathedogv'svestathelamp=junothepeacock)(neptunethedolphin pairing the opposite signs together we obtain known affinities of the gods and goddesses, thus:"the. name of the forepart of that constellation under the title of 'horus of the solar mountain'.onthetarot trumps83and""minerva a. d vulcan8andttjvenus and man;dandtapollo and.dianaljzlandmercury and vestaandjupiter aj:l.djuno1ij1and)(ceresandneptunethusitmay beremarkedeilpassantistotallydifferenttotheastrological attribution of the. planets bearing the names of certain of tbe deities tothesigns.[officialpublication ofthea-:0:.copiedfrommathers'ms byj.w,brodie-innes;c

system and the nervous system; and from one to the other passes a line, a thread, a groove, a canal, the medullary canal. and here you have the first origin of the completed chick which is to emerge from that egg; and here too we have the germ of the two centres upon which the tatwas are to play hereafter. now,thesubsequent process is simply one of development, very similar to the development of the solar system,thedevelopment of a circulatory system. andthatdevelopment produces in each of these centres a four-fold division, answering to the four lower tatwas, leaving out of count akasa, which is the equilibrium- the four-petalled lotus, which it is called in the eas- or, as we might say, right and left lobe of cerebrum and cerebellum, right and left auricle and ventricle of the heart.fro

een by the natural eye, or known of. now the question arises, is there any scientific or physical explanation of this? and there certainly is,ifwe accept the philosophy of the tatwas. because the atmosphere of the world, its aura in fact, is bounded, and rigorously bounded, at the distance of some few miles from the earth where the air ceases; and there, according to the philosophy of the tatwas, the solar prana passes through the akas to merge into the terrestrial prana. or, to put it in perhaps a more intelligible form to those who are not familiar with the eastern language, the blue vault of the sky may be compared to a hollow and transparent glass globe surrounding the atmosphere of the earth. now, every action of every human being, every motion that is made upon the face of the earth

ulous sense. and yet the prime conception is a tolerably simple one, and of course may refer to many kinds of currents; but i propose to take it only on the lines of the tatwic currents which we have been considering for the last few meetings, and for that purpose i will ask you just for a moment to conceive of the whole solar system being out of existence. carry your mind back to the time before the solar system, as we know it now, was created, and just imagine this little bit of space where we are, void, an empty space in the centre of. the star sphere. probably there are a great many such spaces. probably this space is no wider than other spaces.ifyou went up from here to the nearest fixed star, you wouldthetatwas201probably find a distance quite as great between you and the next neares

runof these tatwic currents passes through the nebulous mass, now gradually forming into a system, and the remaining star dust, or cosmic matter, or world stuff, or whatever it may be called, is swept by the centripetal forces into the centre, and the sun is born. well, such roughly and very broadly and very rapidly is the processofthe creation of the nebula and the development of the nebula into the solar system.forfuller accounts of that i may refer you to the admirable paper which sirius has contributed to thetransactions.but i just mention it now in order to recall it to your minds, and to have something to start upon. but now there is one remarkable thing to notice here, and202 the sorcererand his apprenticethat is, that the formation of this system has now given us direction; it has

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the pagan teachings of the kabbalah. the figure composed of circles on the kabbalistic engraving on the right is a sefiroth. kabbalists attempt to explain the process of creation by means of the sefiroth. the scenario they propose is really a pagan myth totally at odds with the facts revealed in holy books. the inside story on the kabbalah number of these things was 32. the first ten represented the solar system and the others represented the masses of stars in space. this particularity of the kabbalah shows that it is closely connected to ancient astrological systems of belief. so, the kabbalah is far removed from jewish religion and much more closely related to the ancient mystery religions of the east.24 the jews, by adopting these ancient egyptian materialist and esoteric doctrines th

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and the sacred tree, characteristics of the traditional model, the neo-platonic cosmos, theosophical and modern maps, the kabbalistic tree of life, yggdrasil:the world tree. 3 first principles who or what is god? what s in a name? the pleroma, the divine will, logos and sophia, what about jesus? jesus, christ and logos, what is sophia, the polarity of the god and goddess, impersonal to personal, the solar logos:christ, gods and spirits, the seven spirits (logoii, the seven planes, the earth and the underworld, the immortals. 4 the secret of saturn the secret of saturn, perceptional dualism, the watchers of enoch, archons, dominions and thoughts that run wild, the battle within, summary:the nature of evil in gnosticism. 5 the gnostic concept of time the gnostic concept of time (yugas, hist

mpossible to know in a concrete sense or even accurately in a historical sense. jesus christ, sun of god. david fideler, quest books. 1993. the state of christhood is a state to which all of us must aim, it is the state by which we return to the pleroma. the logos and sophia are energy fields emanating into the lower worlds and if permitted will transform us into immortal beings. this teaching is the solar tradition and is central to our understanding of the gnosis. the gnostic handbook page 29 that which is not divine will sophia the logos awakened by the mind of god (logos) purified by the wisdom of god (sophia) empowered by divine will the christ-state the gnostic handbook page 30 what is sophia? the general understanding of the holy spirit as found in the christian tradition is a desex

ing with different symbol systems, it is not the letter that is the most relevant, but the spirit. it is too easy to confuse the images of the divine as found in literature and myth with the reality and become locked in forms which only partially represent the unique characteristics of a spirit, god or form. in some sense we must transcend the gods to understand them. the gnostic handbook page 35 the solar logos christ the term christ means anointed and it is the force of the spiritual sun. it is represents the completed individual in which sophia and the logos have transformed consciousness and the mediator at the nexus of all systems. the solar logos, christ or the sacred sun transmits the transforming energies of the triune principle throughout the planes. it is the door through which t

hn 10:9 the sun can be also however harsh, it dries out the land and kills the livestock as well as bringing out the change of tides and the flourishing of life. this reminds us that creation and destruction are the normal cycles of the universe and we must grow through them not being too attached to the material experience. since the triune principles do not directly manifest in the lower worlds the solar sphere becomes the intermediary, the manifestation and the gateway. in some sense this is where the legend of the incarnation or avatar originated. the belief that god came into the lower worlds is an adaptation or analogy to the process whereby the pleroma manifests via the solar sphere into the lower planes. for the gnostic, jesus, for example, was michael, a created being who incarnat

a created being who incarnated and became christed, he was not god made flesh. there are many other entities who being old souls achieve christhood and become son/suns. in this sense these entities become manifestations of the sun and hence we can appreciate how the incarnation motif became accepted. however, the anthropomorphic tradition of god actually entering matter as god is a corruption of the solar mythos and a misunderstanding of the essential gnosis. gods and spirits the great chain of being is brimming with life, there are spirits, gods, aeons, so many forms with so many names. it is simply best to say that as the emanations proceeded from the higher principles through the seven spirits (see below, myriad forms of life are created. in our gnostic tradition these are generally ca

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and man it is particularly expressive. the nature of earth in the refraction model we noticed two major variants in relation to the conditioning of the spectrum or end result. these were: 1. the quantity and/or quality of the light source. 2. the quality of the matrix. if we apply these to the earth to create a terrestrial refraction model we find: 1. physical and spiritual energies received from the solar logos. 2. variants in the quality of the earth logos (gaia. the sun provides spiritual and physical energy which sustains and destroys all life on earth. the heat of the sun can bring about the maturing of crops and stimulate life, while at the same time, it can also cause men to die of heat exhaustion and create gnostic theurgy page 42 deserts. the solar logos (to which we will devote a

bout the maturing of crops and stimulate life, while at the same time, it can also cause men to die of heat exhaustion and create gnostic theurgy page 42 deserts. the solar logos (to which we will devote a lesson later) is the doorway through which both static and dialectic currents enter our system. accordingly, the earth receives varying amounts of positive and negative energies. in addition to the solar vortex, there are other sources of energy which emanate into our system, however as we wish to keep the model simple, and since their effect is not significant at this point, we will ignore them for the moment. to say the earth is a living system is not unusual. whether we contemplate the old occult concept that the earth has a soul or the modern new age theology of gaia, we can readily

nificant at this point, we will ignore them for the moment. to say the earth is a living system is not unusual. whether we contemplate the old occult concept that the earth has a soul or the modern new age theology of gaia, we can readily appreciate that the earth is a complex living system. in esoteric terminology, the earth is a logos and forms the matrix which receives and relays energies from the solar sphere. since these energies are both of a positive and negative nature, so too is mother earth. the gnostic tradition maintains that the essential earth logos is a light force (even in some traditions sophia herself) which has been locked in an outer physical cage or prison. this is where the gnostic concept of earth is radically different from earth religions, to worship the earth is t

cal cage or prison. this is where the gnostic concept of earth is radically different from earth religions, to worship the earth is to worship a cage, to be subservient to the earth is to risk annihilation. the earth is a living field, but like everything else on the physical plane, it is in a state of flux and drifts between light and darkness. the earth logos receives mixed energy currents from the solar sphere and transmits them to the earth system (fig 10) the body or form of the earth is covered by a fig 10- gnostic theurgy page 43 grid-like pattern of energy lines. these lines (like acupuncture points on the human body) relay the energies received and condition the physical and psychic environments on the earth s surface. in addition to these lines there are seven earth chakras which

reams (see our discussion on memes. man lives in interdependence with these fields and interacts with them, whether consciously or unconsciously. as man pollutes and destroys the environment both physically and mentally, he influences the nature of the earth grid, which in turn, influences the energies received. in turn, man is influenced by the earth grid and man s ability to receive and utilise the solar currents is conditioned. this symbiotic cycle continues as man and earth influence each other. as the kali yuga accelerates, the fallen systems tend towards destructiveness and both earth and man receive more and more negative energy. in turn, this negativity influences the system as a whole exponentially. the net result is a steady decline towards the omega day. the inter-dimensional na

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the first angel, fallen from the stasis of light. by this manner, lucifer is the liberator and developer of humanity with his gift of the black flame, or individualized self-perception. leviathan- west (from lvthn, the crooked serpent/dragon of the sea. leviathan is the daemon of immortality and initiation, that the beast and scarlet whore moves through to arise from the oceans as the beast 666, the solar spirit of manifestation and creativity) satan south (from the root shtn, meaning adversary. satan is the name associated with azazel the fire djinn, who is also lucifer and samael. the goat with one thousand names by form. satan= set-an, the ancient egyptian god of darkness, chaos and isolation) satan is the adversary, whose symbol can be viewed as a forked stave which rises in the noon

be conducted when the sun is at its full light, or when the moon is full or dark, as the essence of iblis be finally revealed. the purpose of the ritual is invoking the spirit of the adversary, known as shaitan/iblis, satan, lucifer, set, azazel. the sorcerer shall seek the fire-spirit of change, rebellion and progression. the symbol of set the adversary shall take the earthen form of the devil, the solar creative (and destructive) force of change and self-deification. there are two primary faces of the adversary. the celebrant may construct as mask of two sides, which shall be placed upon the center of the altar. a phallic symbol or stone god may be near the mask as well, symbolizing the solar creative force of the beast 666- one- the fallen seraph lucifer, the angelick essence of the bl

d would belong. the base of the triangle would be near the circle, the apex would point in the quarter of the spirit. it is suggested that one observes the moon also in the operation. the names surrounding the triangle are anapheaxeton, tetragrammaton and primeumation. the athame or blade of the white hilt the white hilt knife is the magickal tool of the work of illumination of the angelic guide, the solar and luciferian blade of the divine will. the white hilted knife is used in such works such as workings of the divine will, or angelick holy guardian angel. the athame is also used in circulating and visualizing light around the self encircling the being. you will want to decorate the handle in the runes of summoning and protection, as first described in the key of solomon the king (clavi

ters as the alphabet of desire, a sigillized form of the subconscious and symbols which represent the higher articulation of the self. the luciferian will which is self-immolated unto perfection. the wand should be cut, painted and decorated with the specific sigils from ones alphabet and done so in the noon tide sun, sacred to shaitan, the djinn of fire. the wand corresponds also to the phallus, the solar vessel which spills forth the elixir of the sun. the pentacle of tetragrammaton the symbol of strength and conceptual imagery of the pentacle of solomon, the magus who bound the djinn of this book. the pentacle may be worn as a method of encircling 25 the self in the mask of purity, thus remaining a symbol of the mind in unity with the will. often in evocation/invocation, spirits become

will enflame yourself more. if with a partner, they shall envision the same to materialize the spirit. begin visualizing what this spirit looks like, feels like and what form it takes. visualize how it speaks to you and the familiars of which it governs. as you reach climax, you ascend into the celestial heights of the luciferian sabbat when the mind is led through the axis of the point of light, the solar force of azazel. annoint the sigil in the sexual fluid of either yourself (if solitary) or both yourself and your partner. at the moment of ecstasy, you shall take the flesh of the beast and along with the djinn spirit, descend unto the infernal sabbat of the death posture, from which you shall emerge in the flesh of the circle. the ensorcerling of belief is significant unto the practiti

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nues) chief adept "i am the reconciler with the ineffable. i am the dweller in the invisible. let the white brilliance of the divine spirit descend (the chief adept lowers face and hands. other adepts withdraw their wands) chief adept (raising his hand "in the name and power of the divine spirit, i invoke ye, ye angels of the watchtowers of the universe. guard this vault during this revolution of the solar course. keep far from it the evil and the uninitiated that they penetrate not into the abode of our mysteries, and inspire and sanctify all who enter this place with the illimitable wisdom of the light divine (chief adept gives the sign of 5=6. all others copy. pastos is replaced inside the vault, and the circular altar is placed on top. all resume positions as in the opening of the vaul

GOLDEN DAWN RITUALS U7

are also called the order of powers. the sephira dsj is also called hlwdg or magnificence and glory, and the sephira hrwbg is also called pachad, terror and fear. in rtk is the radix of a golden glory and thence is there a pure, primitve and sparkling, gleaming golden yellow which is reflected unto trapt. thus is the first reflected triad completed. and the sphere of its operation is that of cmc, the solar light, and bestoweth life, light and brilliancy in metallic matter, and it ruleth the sphere of action of the a. and tudw hwla hwhy is a god of knowledge and wisdom, ruling over the light of the universe; and its archangel is lapr, the prince of \yklm that is kings or angelic kings, who are also called the order of virtues, angels and rulers. the angels aynp and aylp are also referred un

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aters of creation attracting the divine spirit, and therefore alluding to the creation of the world by the spirit and the waters. the mystic reverse circumambulation forms its procession in the south, beginning from the station of dadouchos, as symbolic of the ending and judgment of the world by d. also, the mystic circumambulation commences by the paths of c and r, as though bringing into action the solar d; while the reverse circumambulation commences beside those of q and x as though bringing the watery reflux into action. the order of the mystic circumambulation: first comes anubis, the watcher within; next thmaa-est, the goddess of the hall of truth; then horus; then the goddesses of the scales of the balance, then members, if the hall is large enough, and at the end the watcher witho

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repeated over the curcurbite, and this process may be repeated altogether three times if the flashing light cometh not, for without this later, the work would be useless. if after three repetitions it still appear not, it is a sign that there hath been an error in the working, such being either in the disposition of the alchemist or in the management of the curcurbite. wherefore let the lunar and the solar invocations and exposures be repeated when without doubt. if these be done with care (and more especially those of p and q with those of the 4 as taught, for these have great force materially, then without doubt shall that flashing light manifest itself in the curcurbite. r. holding the lotus wand by the white end, the alchemist now draws over the curcurbite the symbol of the flaming swo

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ox. 12 2. it is an affirmation of the different spiritual as well as the different physical constitutions of the candidates. it affirms that all natures cannot be the same without evil and injury resulting thereby- but that each nature sould be brought to its own rtk, the best of its kind. this too, may be done in all things. it is the basis of alchemy. 3. it should be pronounced as if attracting the solar force, the light of nature, during the six months following the equinox at which it is issued, as a link with the solar force, between that and the order. this password, therefore, may also be used in a magical ceremony as attracting the support of the light of nature acting upon natural forces. the ceremony of the equinox the whole formulae of the ceremony of the equinox is intended to

cers, being careful to follow the course of the sun, deposit in turn, their insignia upon the altar, taking therefrom instead the mystical symbols of the body of osiris corresponding to their cardinal points. the hegemon takes the lamp of kerux. the kerux then circumambulates, halting at the cardinal points and facing them, representing the course of the sun through the zodiac in order to attract the solar ray. under the control of its superior, the light of osiris, and the adorations are performed at the stations of the kerubim to mark the limits of the circle. this time, it is with the lamp of the watcher of the gods and with the sign of the calvary cross of trapt that the hegemon seals in the center the solar light. the 13 formal assertion of the entry of a new current of light is procl

ure. only let him remember that the formulae of the ceremony of the equinox represents the sudden attraction and sealing of a force in nature then in operation, rather than a continuous and graduated ceremony to build up the same. consequently also, it is well to use the password then in being as an adjunct to the other names employed in magical ceremonies as bringing into operation the link with the solar light. notes on the opening exordium of z the great tho-oth is the highest aspect of the hermes of the most ancient egyptian mysteries, and corresponds almost to the great angel wrffm. it is the archangel of rtk in the briatic world. the mercury of the romans must not be confused with this great hermes* the doctrines of gnosticism and of valentinus approached those of the pure qabalah. i

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s utterance, for i now declare this temple and rite duly closed. bell/ iconsecration ceremony for a sun (a) talisman r. r. e t a. c. z e l a t o r a d e p t u s m i n o r 2 it is without question that the most important planetary talisman the adept of our order can make and fully consecrate is a solar talisman. it is in this talisman that rtk shines through the visible sun to attract to the adept the solar rays of spiritual illumination. thus, the solar talisman may be used for the attraction of better health, greater vitality, increased creative abilities, and enhancement of the jwr. its greatest potential to the adept of our order is to act as a conduit of solar illumination into the trained adepts sphere of sensation. let the adept never be without conscious thought that the great angel

n should not be made for the uninitiated (save in grave circumstances of life threatening health) in that the forces of solar light could react upon the non-adept in adverse and damaging ways. remember always that the sun is the visible dispenser of light to our world, yet, too much exposure can burn beyond repair. therefore, the adept will do well not to over expose him/herself to the potency of the solar talisman for too great a period at a time. temple furniture is to be arranged in 0=0 with the addition of the tablet of union and the four watchtower tablets. talismans to be consecrated are to be wrapped in black and thrice bound. step 1 let the adept banish by means of pentagram and hexagram. step 2 perform the supreme invoking ritual of the pentagram with enochian call of the portal f

ickering on the talisman. if the adept is not satisfied with the charge, repeat the above invocation from the position of the throne in the east. as soon as the light is seen, quit the east and purify and consecrate the talisman with o and n. step 14 remove the cord from the talisman, lift it on high and smite it three times with the sword and proclaim: in the name of the lord of the universe, by the solar light, the power of ra and the name of tudw hwla hwhy, strong and mighty, i invoke upon thee the powers of trapt. step 15 circumambulate three times with talisman in the right hand. return to position of the throne in the east, place the talisman upon the ground between the pillars, and recite the following invocation: in the name and the power of tudw hwla hwhy, i proclaim all ye powers

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nd caput draconis of 5 and also with the alchemical principles counterchanged and interwoven. it is not akin much to the nature of 5 as it is to the sphere of dwsy. it is only when the enneagram is reflected from every fifth point that it becomes consonant with the nature of 5. the enneagram is the star of 5. it is a fitting representation of the 5's administration to the l through the virtues of the solar system under the presidency of the sephiroth. when the enneagram is reflected from every fourth point, it is composed of the three triangles united with a circle which alludes to the triple ternary of the three alchemical principles, q3p. when reflected from every fourth point, it is not so much in harmony with the nature of the 5 as when the enneagram is reflected from the fifth point

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pressed as a curve on a graph (originally plotted out in paris in 1911 by the international conference of ephemerids) and from this graph it is possible to match angles and precise historical dates with confidence and accuracy. posnansky was able to date the kalasasaya because the obliquity cycle gradually alters the azimuth position of sunrise and sunset from century to century.4 by establishing the solar alignments of certain key structures that now looked out of true, he convincingly demonstrated that the obliquity of the ecliptic at the time of the building of the kalasasaya had been 23 8 48. when that angle was plotted on the graph drawn up by the international conference of ephemerids it was found to correspond to a date of 15,000 bc.5 of course, not a single orthodox historian or ar

need for any dispute on the point. we already know that the maya received their calendar as a legacy from the olmecs (a thousand years earlier, the olmecs were using exactly the same system. the real question, should be, where did the olmecs get it? what kind of level of technological and scientific development was required for a civilization to devise a calendar as good as this? take the case of the solar year. in modern western society we still make use of a solar calendar which was introduced in europe in 1582 and is based on the best scientific knowledge then available: the famous gregorian calendar. the julian calendar, which it replaced, computed the period of the earth s orbit around the sun at 365.25 days. pope gregory xiii s reform substituted a finer and more accurate calculation

duced in europe in 1582 and is based on the best scientific knowledge then available: the famous gregorian calendar. the julian calendar, which it replaced, computed the period of the earth s orbit around the sun at 365.25 days. pope gregory xiii s reform substituted a finer and more accurate calculation: 365.2425 days. thanks to scientific advances since 1582 we now know that the exact length of the solar year is 365.2422 days. the gregorian calendar therefore incorporates a very small plus error, just 0.0003 of a day pretty impressive accuracy for the sixteenth century. strangely enough, though its origins are wrapped in the mists of antiquity far deeper than the sixteenth century, the mayan calendar achieved even greater accuracy. it calculated the solar year at 365.2420 9 j. eric thomp

aken, the tzolkin and the synodical revolution of venus were intermeshed so tightly that the degree of error to which the equation was subject was staggeringly small one day in 6000 years.21 and what made this all the more remarkable was that a further series of precisely calculated adjustments kept the venus cycle and the tzolkin not only in harmony with each other but in exact relationship with the solar year. again this was achieved in a manner which ensured that the calendar was capable of doing its job, virtually error-free, over vast expanses of time.22 why did the semi-civilized maya need this kind of high-tech precision? or did they inherit, in good working order, a calendar engineered to fit the needs of a much earlier and far more advanced civilization? consider the crowning jewe

eyond stonehenge, pp. 187-8. 6 cited in mysteries of the mexican pyramids, pp. 220-1. 7 ibid. 8 hugh harleston jr, a mathematical analysis of teotihuacan, xli international congress of americanists, 3 october 1974. 9 richard bloomgarden, the pyramids of teotihuacan, editur s. a. mexico, 1993, p. 14. 10 mysteries of the mexican pyramids, p. 215. graham hancock fingerprints of the gods 168 model of the solar system. at any rate, if the centre line of the temple of quetzalcoatl were taken as denoting the position of the sun, markers laid out northwards from it along the axis of the street of the dead seemed to indicate the correct orbital distances of the inner planets, the asteroid belt, jupiter, saturn (represented by the so-called sun pyramid, uranus (by the moon pyramid, and neptune and p

GRERALD SCHUELER AN ADVANCED GUIDE TO ENOCHIAN MAGICK

his spiritual impulse, but instead he uses the feminine current to give shape to the emotional forces of any who enter here. if you have any subconscious fears or desires when you enter here, alr will project them outwardly before you. if you remain in control, you can command the powers of alrni to extingish these fiery astral forms. step 10. the astrological force working in this square is leo, the solar creative power. the tarot influence is strength/ lust which manifests here as a very strong desire to create. the presence of the feminine current of sothis and the masculine current of leo will produce a blissful feeling in anyone who sees these currents in union here. the sexual nature of this square is similar in content to that encountered in the 16th aethyr, lea. step 11. alter obse

formula as opposed to any other, you are free to work through them at your own pace applying or di scarding them as you wi l l. the formulas are summarized in table viii. 174 table viii, formulas of enochian magick name no. type of operat ions most benef icial kal 314 manifestations, precipitations.the masculine current. iao 96 improving karma, cancelling karmic debts. qaa 52 creative pprocesses, the solar current. kika 666 gradual progress, anything of a cyclic nature. toog 77, iinfinity, freedom, space. 71 the feminine current. mzkzb 413 change, renewal, abrupt progress. 401 ecstasy, bliss, joy. vovin 280 wisdom, insight, mobility, magical powers. vrelp 197 a true seer, psychic abilities. ivitdt 212, health, long life, purification. 200 ecstasy, bliss, joy. ntakod 450 entering and/or cro

temple of stones in the shape of the universe, even as thou didst wear openly and i concealed. aleister crowley, liber vii the enochian word qaa, pronounced qah-ah, is comprised of the first letters of the words quasahi-ath-ar which means "the delight in the works of the sun" the entire phrase adds up to 312 which is the number fori ananael-basgim meaning "the secret wisdom of the day" this shows the solar nature of this formula. aiq bkr reduces 312 to 6, the number for life. this phrase also adds up to 306, the number fori damploz olprt, meaning "a variety of light" aiq bkr reduces 306 to 9, the number for stability in change. the formula itself adds up to 52 and 52x6=312. thus the formula of qaa is directly associated with its paren phrase. aiq bkr reduces 52 to 7, the number for desire

ula is vrelp is not money, but spiritual wealth. the words omp-il mean "understanding 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 (

mber for ialkomo which means'`burning windo' and khr toant beszwhichis "wheel that unites matter" aiq bkr reduces 524 to 2, the number for "divine will" ror is the enochian word for "the sun" and odo means "to open" the name of the egyptian solar god, ptah, means "the opener" and this magick square expresses the same creative forces that are associated with ptah this square embodies the forces of the solar current. graa_ this square adds up to 618, the number for zin- dobix which means "a waterfall" and paradiz-knila which is "virgin blood" aiq bkr reduces 618 to 6, the number for imagination. graa is the moon and this square embodies the forces of the lunar current. note that the 252 word graa, meaning "moon" is an anagram of ag-ar whi ch means "not the sun" each of the four words of this

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ous places, but a still greater number must be lying ungathered: afzelius's sago-hiifder, welcome as they are, go too much on the plan of extracting the juice from whatever came to hand. norway can hardly be less stocked with legend than sweden, it has moreover its popular lays to shew, into which songs of pit e face. xv the edda have been transmuted, witness the lay of thorns hammer (p. 181) and the solar-lay. in our own day, j. w. wolf is labouring on the popular traditions of belgium, and rob. chambers on those of scotland, with zeal and visible success. the fairy-tale (miirchen) is with good reason distinguished from the legend, though by turns they play into one another. looser, less fettered than legend, the fairy-tale lacks that local habitation, which hampers legend, but makes it t

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billon s mus. ital, torn. i. pars 2, pp. 19. 20) has it not &lt; conr. tac. annal. 1, 28 and boeth. de consol. 4 metr. 5: lassant crebris pulsibus aera. 6 it is only among greeks and slavs that i have not come across them. eclipses. 707 to this day the hindus consider that a giant lays hold of the luminaries, and tries to swallow them (broughton s pop. poetry of hind. p. 131. the chinese call the solar eclipse zhishi (solis devoratio, the lunar yueshi (lunae devoratio, and ascribe them both to the machinations of a dragon. nearly all the populations of northern asia hold the same opinion: the tchuvashes use the phrase vubur siat/ daemon coinedit (guil. schott de lingua tschuw, p. 5; the finns of europe have a similar belief, the esthonians say the sun or moon( is being eaten/ and forme

schnad- stones,1 unless the word halfmoon here means something else. in bavaria there is a mondsee, ohgr. mdninseo (lunae lacus, in austria a mdnhart (lunae silva^ aovva v\tj in ptolemy; 2 we may safely credit both with mythic associations. as time is more easily reckoned by the changes of the moon, which visibly mark off the week (p. 126-7, than by the sun, our ancestors seem to have had, beside the solar year, a lunar one for common use, whose thirteen months answered to the twelve of the solar year. the recurring period of from 29 to 30 days was therefore called menops, mdnod, from mena, mano. hence also it was natural to count by nights, not days: nee dierum numerum sed noctium computant, sic constituunt, sic condicunt, nox ducere diem videtur/ tac. germ. c. 11. and much in the same wa

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the psychic body should make itself continuously or periodically known to the objective mind. this will appear unreasonable when one stops to consider that not one thousandth of the functioning of the parts of the objective, physical body is realized by the objective mind. is one conscious of the functioning of the kidneys, the spleen, the pancreas, the brain, the air chambers of the lungs, or of the solar plexus, or the plexus around the aortic arch of the heart, or a thousand other places?[147] very often the most devoted student and the most regular applicant of the tests and experiments feels that he is making little progress because he senses no particular development from within. he is likely to become discouraged, knowing that he is familiar, from an intellectual standpoint, with ea

le. solar plexus.one of the most important groups of a number of small plexuses, forming the largest plexus in the human body, located in the center of the abdomen. its objective or physical functioning is very important, but far more important is its psychic or sympathetic functioning. it was believed by the ancients that this plexus was the center of the soul in man, as the sun is the center of the solar world; hence its name. many systems of so-called mystical instruction pretend to tell us how to use the solar plexus for attaining certain results, but it requires many years of careful development of this plexus to make it of real value in true mystical work. soul.we wrongly speak of the soul in man, or man's soul, as though each human being.or each conscious organism, had within its bo

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es and celestial ferrymen who inhabit a complex and intensely imagined realm of the gods. the most frequently mentioned deities are anubis, atum, geb, horus, isis, nephthys, nut, osiris, ra, seth, shu, and thoth (see deities, themes, and concepts. these include most of the deities who make up the ennead of heliopolis, and it is often argued that the pyramid texts largely represent the theology of the solar temple at heliopolis. a stellar element was also important in the pyramid texts. the king was destined to join the imperishable stars, and the god osiris was identified with the constellation of orion and the goddess isis with the dog star, sirius.20 the cult of osiris is hardly known before the fifth dynasty, but he gradually became the most important funerary god. one thing the pyramid

ut the end of the world (see return to chaos under linear time in mythical time lines. the creator god atum-ra and his offspring shu and tefnut are particularly prominent. many texts deal with transformations of the sun god into various forms. a new element is a stress on the dangers faced by the sun god during his celestial voyages, such as attacks by the chaos monster apophis. the prominence of the solar cult leads some egyptologists to believe that the coffin texts were, like the pyramid texts, mainly generated by the priests of heliopolis. other egyptologists point to the huge range of deities that feature in this collection and see the coffin texts as being more representative of regional traditions.29 coffin texts spells have been found in sites all over egypt, but the majority come

enlarged or founded numerous temples, and many of the features introduced by his architects remained standard for c. 1,500 years. he commissioned huge numbers of divine statues to stress his identification with all the deities of egypt. amenhotep iii sometimes gave himself the attributes of a lunar deity while his chief wife, queen tiy, was identified with the goddesses who could play the role of the solar eye (see eye of ra in deities, themes, and concepts).44 introduction 19 amenhotep iii and tiy were the parents of amenhotep iv (c. 1352 1336 bce, who early in his reign changed his name to akhenaten. king akhenaten and his chief wife, nefertiti, were dedicated to the cult of aten, a form of the sun god represented by the solar disk. akhenaten built huge temples for aten that were open to

he daughter of ra, rather than of atum, because she is part of the creator s solar aspect.10 the sole eye is the disk of the sun envisaged as a goddess. she can function separately from the sun god but remains a part of him. the search for the lost children in coffin texts spell 76 is one of the many myths about the first sunrise. shu, the god of air, creates a void in the primeval waters so that the solar eye can shine for the first time.11 a fuller version of this myth found in the bremner-rhind papyrus has a different emphasis. the lord of all recounts how shu and tefnut were nurtured by the god of the primeval waters, with my eye (following) after them from the time they became separated from me. when the creator came fully into existence on the primeval mound, shu and tefnut rejoiced

nut rejoiced and returned with the eye. then she became furious after she had come back and found that i had put another in her place. the creator has apparently grown a new eye/disk. to appease his angry daughter, the creator transforms her into the first snake, the uraeus cobra, and puts her in the place of honor on his forehead.12 this is one of several myths about the anger and appeasement of the solar eye. the creator s relationships with the aspects of his being that are embodied as daughter-goddesses are crucial to this stage of creation. the divine order and the separation of earth and sky. in coffin texts spell 80, new identities are given to shu and tefnut. atum names shu as life and tefnut as maat (truth, justice, order. by naming these qualities, the creator brings them into ex

HELENA BLAVATSKY NIGHTMARE TALES

lthough he was already the father of a hundred sons, adopted sunahsephaas his eldest son and as a precautionary measure cursed in advance anyone who should refuse to recognise, inthe last born of the rishi, the eldest of his children and the legitimate heir of the throne of ambarisha. because of this decree, sunahsepha was born in his next incarnation in the royal family of ayodha andreigned over the solar race for 84,000 years. with regard to rohita- devarata or god-given as he was- he fulfilled the lot which lakshmi padma hadvowed. he reincarnated in the family of a foreigner without caste (mleccha-yavana) and became theancestor of the barbarous and red-haired races which dwell in the west* it is for the conversion of these races that the lotus bleu has been established. if any of our re

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solute unity, the unknowable deific essence i spoke about some time back. we believe in no creation, but in the periodical and consecutive appearances of the universe from the subjective onto the objective plane of being, at regular intervals of time, covering periods of immense duration. q. can you elaborate the subject? a. take as a first comparison and a help towards a more correct conception, the solar year, and as a second, the two halves of that year, producing each a day and a night of six months' duration at the north pole. now imagine, if you can, instead of a solar year of 365 days, eternity. let the sun represent the universe, and the polar days and nights of six months each-days and nights lasting each 182 trillions and quadrillions of years, instead of 182 days each. as the su

other sages of antiquity affirm, these mysteries were highly religious, moral, and beneficent as a school of ethics. the grecian mysteries, those of page 162 the key to theosophy- hp blavatsky.txt ceres and bacchus, were only imitations of the egyptian, and the author of egyptian belief and modern thought informs us that our own word "chapel or capella is said to be the caph-el or college of el, the solar divinity" the well-known cabiri are associated with the mysteries. in short, the mysteries were in every country a series of dramatic performances, in which the mysteries of cosmogony and nature in general were personified by the priests and neophytes, who enacted the parts of various gods and goddesses, repeating supposed scenes (allegories) from their respective lives. these were expla

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covering of certain snakes. below the waist, though, it was the worst; for here all human resemblance left off and sheer phantasy began. the skin was thickly covered with coarse black fur, and from the abdomen a score of long greenish-grey tentacles with red sucking mouths protruded limply. their arrangement was odd, and seemed to follow the symmetries of some cosmic geometry unknown to earth or the solar system. on each of the hips, deep set in a kind of pinkish, ciliated orbit, was what seemed to be a rudimentary eye; whilst in lieu of a tail there depended a kind of trunk or feeler with purple annular markings, and with many evidences of being an undeveloped mouth or throat. the limbs, save for their black fur, roughly resembled the hind legs of prehistoric earth's giant saurians, and

artling indeed, including frantic appeals that something in a boarded-up farmhouse be destroyed, and fantastic references to some plan for the extirpation of the entire human race and all animal and vegetable life from the earth by some terrible elder race of beings from another dimension. he would shout that the world was in danger, since the elder things wished to strip it and drag it away from the solar system and cosmos of matter into some other plane or phase of entity from which it had once fallen, vigintillions of aeons ago. at other times he would call for the dreaded necronomicon and the daemonolatreia of remigius, in which he seemed hopeful of finding some formula to check the peril he conjured up 'stop them, stop theml' he would shout 'those whateleys meant to let them in, and t

alk with you will not be a boast of victory but a plea for help and advice in saving both myself and the world from a horror beyond all human conception or calculation. you recall what those fenner letters said of the old raiding party at pawtuxet. that must all be done again, and quickly. upon us depends more than can be put into words- all civilisation, all natural law, perhaps even the fate of the solar system and the universe. i have brought to light a monstrous abnormality, but i did it for the sake of knowledge. now for the sake of all life and nature you must help me thrust it back into the dark again. i have left that pawtuxet place forever, and we must extirpate everything existing there, alive or dead. i shall not go there again, and you must not believe it if you ever hear that

that here lay the mortal relics of half the titan thinkers of all the ages; snatched by supreme ghouls from crypts where the world thought them safe, and subject to the beck and call of madmen who sought to drain their knowledge for some still wilder end whose ultimate effect would concern, as poor charles had hinted in his frantic note "all civilisation, all natural law, perhaps even the fate of the solar system and the universe? and marinus bicknell willett had sifted their dust through his hands! then he noticed a small door at the further end of the room, and calmed himself enough to approach it and examine the crude sign chiselled above. it was only a symbol, but it filled him with vague spiritual dread; for a morbid, dreaming friend of his had once drawn it on paper and told him a fe

emed unrelated to any human speech. i appeared, too, to struggle against something. then, just afternoon- the housekeeper and the maid having meanwhile returned- i began to mutter in english- of the orthodox economists of that period, jevons typifies the prevailing trend toward scientific correlation. his attempt to link the commercial cycle of prosperity and depression with the physical cycle of the solar spots forms perhaps the apex of" nathaniel wingate peaslee had come back- a spirit in whose time scale it was still thursday morning in 1908, with the economics class gazing up at the battered desk on the platform. ii my reabsorption into normal life was a painful and difficult process. the loss of over five years creates more complications than can be imagined, and in my case there were

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igid, and the coarse brains are ceasing to vibrate as i wish. you have been my only friend on this planet- the only soul to sense and seek for me within the repellent form which lies on this couch. we shall meet again- perhaps in the shining mists of orion's sword, perhaps on a bleak plateau in prehistoric asia, perhaps in unremembered dreams tonight, perhaps in some other form an eon hence, when the solar system shall have been swept away" at this point the thought-waves abruptly ceased, the pale eyes of the dreamer- or can i say dead man- commenced to glaze fishily. in a half-stupor i crossed over to the couch and felt of his wrist, but found it cold, stiff, and pulseless. the sallow cheeks paled again, and the thick lips fell open, disclosing the repulsively rotten fangs of the degenera

HP LOVECRAFT THROUGH THE GATES OF THE SILVER KEY

through the ultimate gate. chapter four randolph carter's advance through the cyclopean bulk of masonry was like a dizzy precipitation through the measureless gulfs between the stars. from a great distance he felt triumphant, godlike surges of deadly sweetness, and after that the rustling of great wings, and impressions of sound like the chirpings and murmurings of objects unknown on earth or in the solar system. glancing backward, he saw not one gate alone but a multiplicity of gates, at some of which clamoured forms he strove not to remember. and then, suddenly, he felt a greater terror than that which any of the forms could give- a terror from which he could not flee because it was connected with himself. even the first gateway had taken something of stability from him, leaving him unc

ld plan of escape from yaddith- which began when be found a drug that would keep his zkrauba-facet always dormant, yet with out dissolution of the knowledge and memories of zkauba. he thought that his calculations would let him perform a voyage with a light-wave envelope such as no being of yaddidi had ever performed- a bodily voyage through nameless eons and across incredible galactic teaches to the solar system and the earth itself. once on earth, though in the body of a clawed, snouted thing, he might be able somehow to find and finish deciphering-the strangely hieroglyphed parchment he had left in the car at arkham; and with its aid- and the key's- resume his normal terrestrial semblance. he was not blind; to the perils of the attempt. he knew that when he had brought the planet-angle

long sleep he had lived consciously for thousands of terrestrial years amidst the alien and horrible wonders of yaddith. there was a hideous gnawing of cold, a cessation of menacing dreams, and a glance through the eye-plates of the envelope. stars, clusters, nebulae, on every hand- and at last their outline bore some kinship to the constellations of earth that he knew "some day his descent into the solar system may be told. he saw kynath and yuggoth on the rim, passed close to neptune and glimpsed the hellish white fungi that spot it, learned an untellable secret from the close glimpsed mists of jupiter, and saw the horror on one of the satellites, and gazed at the cyclopean ruins that sprawl over mars' ruddy disc. when the earth drew near he saw it as a thin crescent which swelled alarm

INFERNAL UNION

samael and lilith. their sexual union produced the original spawn of demons and succubi. their continued union through us produces or brings to our awareness, the timeless treasures of knowledge and strength hidden only by our previously ignorant minds. samael is according to legend, the fallen angel taught by belial .he is also known as asmodeus or ashmodei, the yezidi archangel ashamdon, and is the solar aspect of ahriman it seems, whose other name is ashmedai. he is the male serpent who possessed adam in the garden of eden in order to copulate with eve. in the christian apocalypse, and in thelema, he is the beast and the mate of babalon. in the kabbala, samael is the prince of the qlippoth, the inverse side of the tree of life and mate of lilith the queen of the qlippoth (lilith and bab

INITIATION INTO HERMETICS

ole body b. in single parts of the body 2. production of element-harmony in regions of the body step iv magic physical training 1. rituals& their practical applicability a. gesticulations b. bearings (asanas) c. postures of the fingers (mudras) step v magic mental training 1. space magic step v magic psychic training 1. projection of elements outward a. through one s own body, accumulated through the solar plexus b. accumulated through the hands 2. outward projection without passing through the body step v magic physical training 1. preparation for passive communication with the invisible ones a. release of the own hand b. preparation of the fingers with help of the pendulum &c 2. passive communication: a. with the own guardian genius b. with deceased people& other beings step vi magic men

t distance. as soon as the scholar has reached this point, he can start on transferring consciousness into the fourth dimension in his own body, the microcosm, into the akasa principle of his own being. the practice is as follows: you are sitting quietly in your familiar position with your eyes closed. transfer your consciousness exactly into the middle of your body, into the pit of your stomach, the solar plexus. you must feel yourself as a mere dot, as an atom in the center between the spine and the pit f the stomach. this center is the center of gravity of your body. try to stay there with your consciousness for at least five minutes; you may use an alarm clock to check the time. regard your body from his point. the more diminutive you imagine yourself, the bigger you will perceive the

position. inhale through the lungs and pores, and with the help of the imagination, press the element of fire into your body. you are inhaling the fire element with the specific property of heat and you are inhaling empty breaths. if the warmth in your body seems to be very strong, consequently if there is a sufficient accumulation of this element, let the element escape through imagination from the solar plexus and fill the entire room you are in with the fire element. while you empty the element from your body, you should have the feeling that your body is completely delivered from it and the accumulated element has diffused into the whole room, similar to the procedure you followed in the impregnation of a room with vital power. repeat the accumulation and evacuation several times, and

ing and the fourth element the next morning. scholars who have plenty of time at their disposal and sufficient willpower can go through all four exercises by turns. these scholars will make enormous progress in mastering the elements. a scholar who controls all four elements in this direction may continue. the previous exercise has taught the magician how to accumulate the element inhaled through the solar plexus outwards in space. in the following exercise he will learn how to emit an accumulated element into space not only through the solar plexus, but through the whole body pore breathing, thus producing an accumulation of elements in space. this has to be practiced with all the elements. the dissolving and scattering into the universe has to be performed in exactly the same manner as d

ated practice makes perfect here as well. the scholar should practice this exercise on all the elements and master it. then he may continue. sit in your customary position. inhale the fire element through the lungs and pores of your whole body and accumulate it there until you get the sensation of heat. now imagine the accumulated fire element forming a fiery ball with a diameter of 4-8 inches in the solar plexus. this compressed ball must be so fiery and shining as to be very similar to the sun. now imagine this all moving out of the solar plexus and floating free in the air. the sun ought to be imagined as white-hot and radiating heat. stick to this imagery as long as you can. if you come near it with your hands, you ought to feel the heat radiating. conclude this exercise by dissolving

INVOCATION OF THE ADVERSARY

be conducted when the sun is at its full light, or when the moon is full or dark, as the essence of iblis be finally revealed. the purpose of the ritual is invoking the spirit of the adversary, known as shaitan/iblis, satan, lucifer, set, azazel. the sorcerer shall seek the fire-spirit of change, rebellion and progression. the symbol of set the adversary shall take the earthen form of the devil, the solar creative (and destructive) force of change and self-deification. there are two primary faces of the adversary. the celebrant may construct as mask of two sides, which shall be placed upon the center of the altar. one- the fallen seraph lucifer, the angelick essence of the black flame, the very source of our wisdom, being and becoming. two the seraph of flame, the djinn iblis of fire, dae

JASMUHEEN THE FOOD OF GODS

to three major grid feeding points, the heart of the divine mother, the central sun and the mind of supreme intelligence. as we shared on book 2 of the biofield and bliss series, a major grid station, our sun is the sustainer and feeder of life. it is the doorway to dow power to connect our physical body with our lightbody. in our small speck of our galaxy, our sun accumulates energy from outside the solar system to feed itself, and after having refined what it has digested, it creates a pranic souptype of output which radiates out to feed the planets in our solar system. this includes of course the earth, from which we are nourished, directly by etheric absorption or by partaking of the earth s food chain. as to what proportion is absorbed ethereally by most people, the armenian seer and

which is focused the divine radiance at the beginning of every creation. our sun is the symbol of the human self (also referred to as the dow, atman, monad, or i am presence, the highest, purest nature of every individual. a person experiencing enlightenment sometimes undergoes the affect of having their body surrounded by light, which may remain for days, which is spoken of as being clothed with the solar splendor. divine nutrition program. technique no. 16: meditation to open our 3 channels for theta. delta wave feeding. step 1: sit in silence and do the love breath meditation where you visualize that your heart chakra is plugged into a never ending stream of divine mother love. imagine that so much divine mother love is flowing through your heart centre that it then flows over into your

me to assess a little more deeply the value of solar nourishment and as i began to read mikhael s book i realized that it contained vital information that i need to add here particularly in relation to the art of surya-yoga, a practice that i have been intuitively involved in for years although i did not realize that this is what it is called. surya-yoga is the yoga of the sun. as we discussed in the solar feeding section in chapter 6, the most prolific modern day research into pranic nourishment was done in india at the turn of the millennium with dr shah and his team and their guinea pig hira ratan manek. a yogi also known as shri hrm. however surya-yoga involves more than solar gazing and absorbing the pranic flow through nature. surya-yoga incorporates all the other yogic practices whi

their associated meridians. agni-yoga is often practiced by rebirthers and those who utilize the power of the elements as agni-yoga works with the element of fire which ignites the fire within as the origin of universal creation. agni-yoga allows us to draw a stream of nourishment through the central sun via our lower tan tien, or sacral chakra, and it is this ability that differentiates us from the solar feeders. agni-yoga connects us with lord helios, the intelligence that controls the light dispersion through the sun. divine nutrition: the madonna frequency& the food of gods with jasmuheen 101 there is also mantra-yoga or shabda-yoga which is yoga of the power of the word where specific codes, commands or mantras are used at specific times with particular frequency and intensity to ach

es, how lit up they are. and yet we can only recognize in another that which is in ourselves for the pure of heart can always be recognized by their inner light. yes it s true that a little bhakti yoga would go a long way in our world and that devotion to our dow is easy when we experience its gifts. deification is the act of making something godly. deification of our dow means our alignment with the solar logos, which is the light behind all life and dow devotion increases the radiation levels of divine mother love through the grids allowing the fields to nourish us all and fulfill our hunger for love and unification. and when we have deified the dow in us then we will naturally deify the dow in others which will bring health and happiness and peace and prosperity to everyone in our world

JENNINGS HARGRAVE ROSICRUCIANS RITES MYSTERIES

for very many generations, reappearing to recognition after. the lapse sometimes of centuries. now, how do we explain and re-render the above rude couplet? the lady-bird is the virgin maria, isis, the mother and producer of nature; the house is the ecliptic it is figuratively on fire, or of fire, in the path of the sun; and the children at home are the months produced in the house of the sun, or the solar year, or the signs of the zodiac which were originally ten, and not twelve* each sign answering* lady-cow, lady-cow, all but a little one fly away home! under a stone: thy house is on fire, fly thee home, lady-cow, thy children are flown. ere it be gone. the lady-bird, or cow, is the virgin mary, the little one 42 the rosicrucians. to one of the letters of the primeval alphabet, which we

an of seven different widths of the seven colours, from the least refrangible red up to the most refrangible violet. refer to diagram on next page) t the seven colours and vowels. 143 the egyptian priests chanted the seven vowels as a hymn addressed to serapis (eusebe-salverte, dionysius of halicarnassus. the vowels were retained to a comparatively late period in the mystic allegories relative to the solar system. the seven vowels are consecrated to the seven principal planets (belot, chiromancie, 16th cent) the cause of the splendour and variety of colours lies violet. 7. indigo. 6. blue. 5. green. 4. yellow. 3. orange. 2. red. 1. most refrangible ray. least refrangible ray. fig. 33. prsmatic spectrum. deep in the affinities of nature. there is a singular and mysterious alliance between c

ow. 3. orange. 2. red. 1. most refrangible ray. least refrangible ray. fig. 33. prsmatic spectrum. deep in the affinities of nature. there is a singular and mysterious alliance between colour and sound. there are seven pure tones in the diatonic scale, because the harmonic octave is on the margin, or border, or rhythmic point, of the first and seventh, like the chemical dark rays on the margin of the solar spectrum (see explanatory chart of the prismatic colours above) red is the deep bass vibration of ether. to produce the sensation of red to the eye, the luminous line must vibrate 477 millions of millions of times in a second. blue, or rather purple, is the high treble vibration, like the upper c in music. there must be a vibration of 699 millions of millions in a second to produce it; w

f the garter. 159 tion of the object, will be perceived upon close and delicately respectful consideration. there is great obscurity as to the character of abraxas, the divinity of the gnostics. the eons, or degrees of advance in the zodiacal circle, are thirty in number to each of the twelve signs, and consequently there are 360 to the entire astronomical circle, or 365, counting for each day of the solar year. the inscription upon the gnostic gems, ceou, is probably intended for qeou; for the arabs yet substitute the s for the th in their pronunciation (gnostics, p. 233; matter, histoire critique du gnostidsme. in this s and the th standing for it, lie all the mysteries of masonry, christos, was designed for the guide of all that proceeds from god. sophia-achamoth is the guide, according

solstice, they mark their houses, flocks, and trees with red* see figs. 190, 191, 192, 195, post. see, also, pp. 47, 48, 52, 53, ante. 172 the rosicrucians. supposing that on that day the whole world had been set on fire. it was also at the same period that they celebrated the pyrrhic or fire-dance (and this illustrates the origin of the purifications by fire and water) there are seven planets in the solar system. these seven planets are signified in the seven-branched candlestick of the jewish ritual. the number is a sacred number. these seven prophets, or angels, have each twelve apostles, places, stella, stalls, or regions or dominions (stalls as stables, for the exercise of their powers. these are the twelve divisions of the great circle, or the twelve signs of the zodiac. all this is

JESSUP MK THE CASE FOR THE UFO

physics and astronomy. yet, there is a suspicious rhythm to the distribution today is when it could be if the most technical use tomorrow is too-late for these war-lovers. of planets, outward from the sun. this has been somewhat crudely expressed in bode's "law" and in spite of scientific protestations there is a similarity between atomic structure as we comprehend it and the obvious structure of the solar system& how about molecular structures& its "fields? refinements of bode's law indicate nodes in the gravitational field, at which planets, asteroids, and possibly comets and meteors tend to locate themselves. an extension of the theory to the satellite systems of the major planets indicates a similar system of nodes on smaller scales, where planets, rather than the sun, are gravitationa

n molested seriously in two thousand centuries, why get excited now? if anything is at stake, it is our ego, not our physical welfare (red is a&b) yet, it is hard to discourage the innate feeling that there has recently been a great surge of activity on the part of ufo's as if in preparation for something big. one does not have to look far for a motive. these entities have probably been living in the solar system long enough to have seen the fifth planet explode, destroying itself and perhaps jeopardizing life throughout the system. they may have originated on that planet. should one be astonished if these space dwellers are preparing to prevent a few fearstricken human beings from blowing up another planet, perhaps the only remaining one which offers supplies and a haven to space navigato

more of these fossils or elements of incipient life can be shown to arrive on this planet via meteors, we are confronted with a major problem of deciding whether the meteorites were thrown off this earth in the remote past, whether they originated in the explosion of another planet, whether they arrive from interstellar space, whether they grew spontaneously in the general melee of the origin of the solar system- or where, in fact, did they originate? a dr. hahn has claimed to have found miniature fossils in meteorites, including corals, sponges, shells and crinoids, all microscopic, which he photographed. some, who didn't see them, taking an attitude of professional scorn, claimed they were not valid. some trained and intelligent men, like francis blingham, who did see them, agree that t

e in the number of comets discovered per year. neither of the two minor events within our solar system was great enough to attract much public attention at a time when astronomy was moving out of the visual stage into its golden era of spectroscopic and photographic adventure. the true magnitude of the universe of stars and nebulae was only beginning to dawn on the human intellect, and studies of the solar system beginning to be pass, because objects only a few score millions of miles distant were too near home to concern the exploring mind. yet visual observation rolled up a record in the later years of the 19th century which may turn out to be astronomy's magnum opus for the race of mankind. the first of the two little events took place in an obscure corner of the mare serenitatis, which

sing the disc of the sun, and these were almost universally assumed to be intra-mercurial planets. somehow it never occurred to anyone that similar crossings of the moon, also seen occasionally, could be related, nor that such objects between the earth and moon could undermine the intra-mercurial planet hypothesis. relativity? will explain by man? after a number of carefully observed crossings of the solar disc were recorded, some of the more able mathematicians calculated tentative orbits for an intra-mercurial planet. they based this on the assumption that the intervals of time between transits were susceptible to a least-common-denominator which was the probable time of revolution of the suspected planet around the sun. such calculations led consistently to disappointment and sometimes

K AMBER THE BASICS OF MAGICK

ize the person being well. it may be helpful to utilize the appropriate color from the aura chart (such as bright apple-green, rose pink, or white) sent as a beam to the person or as a cloud surrounding him. this technique can be extended to include a simple kind of yoga in which we feel energy sent as we exhale explosively; the energy sent either via the breath or from one of the chakras such as the solar plexus. sometimes in absent healing it is helpful to arrange a time for treatment in advance, asking your subject to be in a receptive state of mind and to sit back and close his eyes. the banishing ritual one of the most basic and useful ceremonial rituals of magick is called the *banishing ritual, or lesser ritual of the pentagram. a pentagram (or pentacle) is a five-pointed star with

LEADBEATER C W THE HIDDEN LIFE IN FREEMASONRY 2E

floor. considered as the entire room, the lodge is a temple of humanity, and as such it may be taken to symbolize a man lying upon his back. in this position the three great supports correspond to important centres in the human body. the column of the r.w.m. is in the place of the head or brain; that of the w.s.w, corresponds to the generative organs, symbols of strength and virility, and also to the solar plexus, the great ganglionic centre of the sympathetic system; and that of the w.j.w. corresponds to the heart, anciently regarded as the seat of the affections. 98. orientation 99. three reasons are given in the ritual to explain why our lodges are set east and west. in the first place, the sun rises in the east, and the sun is regarded in masonry as a symbol of divinity. secondly, all

en he directs the passage from the labour of evolution to the refreshment of periodic rest; while it is the second aspect which is symbolized by the w.s.w. when he closes the lodge at the r.w.m. fs command, because when the second aspect of deity withdraws from the forms that he has made, everything is resolved into its primal elements and the universe as such ceases to exist, and so the lodge of the solar system is for the time closed. this is what is called among the hindus the end of the manvantara and the beginning of the pralaya. 413. it is not implied that the officials who happen to hold the positions representing the principles in man in any given lodge are necessarily able to function upon the planes to which they correspond; but it is to be understood that not only the nature-spi

mple, the perimeter of the base (36,524 pyramid inches) is to the height (5,813 pyramid inches) as is the circumference of a circle to its radius, i.e, mathematically 2. it is interesting, too, that the base circuit measures in pyramid inches exactly the number of days in a hundred years. the exact size of the earth is also indicated there, as well as a number of other calculations connected with the solar system. many of these have been carefully worked out by r. a. proctor, the english astronomer, and sir gaston maspero, the french egyptologist, to whom i was introduced by madame blavatsky. davidson and aldersmith, in the great pyramid, present a large amount of information on this subject. they remark: 551. the external features, dimensions and units of the great pyramid, when studied i

ame seat, and the coloured glass in the tube of his lantern exactly resembled that in the facet of the altar to which he was opposite. 862. the unveiling of the hidden light 863. after a few minutes of meditation in the darkness the r.w.m. gave a k c, which was answered as usual, and the w.s.w, said: 864. gr.w.m, is it your will that we pray the god ra to unveil the hidden light? h (the god ra is the solar logos, manifesting through the sun. 865. the r.w.m. replied: 866. gra unveils his light when we unveil ours. so give that you may receive. h 867. then he left his seat in the darkness, and walked down to the altar, with his two little attendants, and stood with his back to his own throne, but close to the altar. he also had a lamp like all the rest, and he now carried it in his hand. he

LEADBEATER CW GLIMPSES OF MASONIC HISTORY

esponded in that great religion to the birth of christ in bethlehem in the christian presentation. horus was born of isis, the virgin-mother; at his birth the star shone forth, and the angelic hosts sang their song of triumph; he was adored by shepherds and wise men, and saved from danger which threatened him from without. in the book of the dead it is said: i know the power of the east, horus of the solar mount, the star of dawn. the story of the initiate is the story of the sun-god, the universal christ who is born into the heart of man, and his mystic birth is the purpose of the first great initiation. 191. if the candidate had not already passed through them, as most students in the mysteries would have done, he had at this stage to undergo the trials by earth, water, air and fire, lea

ogenesis was also continued. in the greater mysteries instead of being instructed only as to the broad outlines of evolution by reincarnation (which does not appear to have been clearly taught in the outer religion, and the previous races of mankind, the initiates now received a description of the whole scheme as we have it to-day, including the seven great chains of worlds and their positions in the solar system as a whole. their terms were different from ours, but the instruction was in essence the same; where we speak of successive life-waves and outpourings, they spoke of aeons and emanations, but there is no doubt that they were fully in touch with the facts, and that they represented them to their pupils in wonderful visions of cosmic processes and their terrestrial analogies. 368. j

ayed and to which the sacred chants were sung. there were also the toys of bacchus, with which he was playing when he was seized by the titans and torn to pieces- very remarkable toys, full of significance. the dice with which he plays are the five platonic solids, the only regular polygons possible in geometry. they are given in a fixed series, and this series agrees with the different planes of the solar system. each of them indicates, not the form of the atoms of the different planes, but the lines along which the power works which surrounds those atoms. those polygons are the tetrahedron, the cube, the octahedron, the dodecahedron and the icosahedron. if we put the point at one end and the sphere at the other we have a set of seven figures, corresponding to the number of planes in our

d with the process of the suns(*locksley hall, by lord tennyson) 456. but if we wish to understand anything of this wondrous scheme we must begin by trying to grasp its general principles. first, it is no mere haphazard growth; it is being definitely directed from behind by a body of perfected men which we call the great white brotherhood- a body which exists to carry out the will of the logos of the solar system. it works through machinery so vast and complicated that from the physical plane we can never see more than a tiny corner of its operation, and so we constantly misconceive and underrate it. 457. secondly, its method of working is cyclical. the soul of man grows by occupying a succession of bodies, each of which is born, grows slowly to maturity, lives its life, learns (or fails t

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

992. obayashi, hiroshi, ed. death and afterlife: perspectives ofworld religions.westport, ct: greenwood press, 1992. zimmer, heinrich. philosophies of india. new york: bollingen, 1951. sammael a combination of sam (poison) and el (angel, sammael has been considered both as evil and good; as the chief ruler of the fifth heaven, as that great serpent with 12 wings that draws after him, in his fall, the solar system (rev. 12, as well as the angel of death, whom god sent to fetch the soul of moses at the time of his death. sammael is regarded in rabbinic literature as chief of the satans and as the angel of death. in the secrets of enoch he represents the prince of demons and a magician. sammael is mentioned in a number of sources, such as talmud yalkut, where he represents esau s guardian ang

rtunity to choose between him and his rival, and cast them down to the earth. also, according to the church father origen, there were some doubtful angels who were uncertain whether to take the side of god or that of lucifer. it was from these hesitant and irresolute creatures that humans are thought to have originated. other commentators have speculated that this battle took place on a planet in the solar system that exploded and gave rise to the asteroid belt between mars and jupiter. in literature, the most significant story about the war in heaven is john milton s multivolume paradise lost, in which an arrogant satan leads rebelling angels against faithful ones defending the mount of god in heaven. after being thrown out of heaven, satan eventually corrupts the first humans to revenge

LIBER O

as a further means of identifying the human consciousness with that pure portion of it which man calls by the name of some god, let him act thus: 4 (a) stand with arms outstretched note 1 (see illustration, in equinox no. 2, p. 13 (b) breathe in deeply through the nostrils, imagining the name of the god desired entering with the breath (c) let that name descend slowly from the lungs to the heart, the solar plexus, the navel, the generative organs, and so to the feet (d) the moment that it appears to touch the feet, quickly advance the left foot about 12 inches, throw forward the body, and let the hands (drawn back to the side of the eyes) shoot out, so that you are standing in the typical position of the god horus, and at the same time imagine the name as rushing up and through the nostril

LIBER ALEPH

he holy ghost, whose name is hriliu. these are then the sun, mercury, and venus, whose sacred letters are r (r, b (b, and d (d. but the last of the diverse letters is h (h, which in the tarot is the star whose eidolon is d (d; and herein is that arcanum concerning the tao of which i have already written. of this will i not write more plainly. but mark this, that our trinity is our path inwards in the solar system, and that h being of our lady nuith starry, is an anchor to this magick which else were apt to deny our wholeness of relation to the outer as to the inner. my son, ponder these words, and profit by them; for i have wrought cunningly to conceal or to reveal, according to thine intelligence, o my son! b liber aleph vel cxi 88 gi de quibusdam artibus magicis (of certain magick arts)

LIBER BATRACHOPHNEROBOOCOSMOMACHIA

let this picture be practised month after month until it is absolutely perfect. the tendency which may manifest itself to pass into dhyana and samadhi must be resolutely combated with the whole strength of the mind. let the practicus then re-commence the picture, starting from the sun, and adding the planets one by one, each with its proper motion, until he have an image perfect in all respect of the solar system as it actually exists. let him particularly note that unless the apparent size approximate to the real, his practice is wasted. let him then add a comet to the picture; he may find, perhaps that the path of this comet may assist him to expand the sphere of his mental vision until it include a star. and thus, gathering one star after another, let his contemplation become vast as th

LIBER CCXLII AHA

take, the ice, the sheer wall of the precipice! master the cornice, gain the breach, and learn what next the ridge can teach! yet.not the ridge itself may speak the secret of the final peak. olympas. all ridges join at last. marsyas. admitted, o thou astute and subtle-witted! yet one.loose, jagged, clad in mist! another.firm, smooth, loved and kissed by the soft sun! our order hath this secret of the solar path, even as our lord the beast hath won the mystic number of the sun. olympas. these secrets are too high for me. marsyas. nay, little brother! come and see! neither by faith nor fear nor awe approach the doctrine of the law! truth, courage, love, shall win the bout, and those three others be cast out. olympas. lead me, master, by the hand gently to this gracious land! aha! 35 let me d

LIBER DXXXVI

et this picture be practised month after month until it is absolutely perfect. the tendency which may manifest itself to pass into dhy.na and s.madhi must be resolutely combated with the whole strength of the mind. let the practicus then re-commence the picture, starting from the sun, and adding the planets one by one, each with its proper motion, until he have an image perfect in all respects of the solar system as it actually exists. let him particularly note that unless the apparent size approximate to the real, his practice is wasted. let him then add a comet to the picture; he may find, perhaps, that the path of this comet may assist him to expand the sphere of his mental vision until it include a star. and thus, gathering one star after another, let his contemplation become vast as t

LIBER O

tstretched (see illustration (b) breathe in deeply through the nostrils, imagining the* this injunction does not apply to gods like ptah or harpocrates whose natures do not accord with this gesture [note added in the version of .liber o. in magick in theory and practice] svb figvra vi. 5 name of the god desired entering with the breath (c) let that name descend slowly from the lungs to the heart, the solar plexus, the navel, the generative organs, and so to the feet (d) the moment that it appears to touch the feet, quickly advance the left foot about twelve inches, throw forward the body, and let the hands (drawn back to the side of the eyes) shoot out, so that you are standing in the typical position of the god horus* and at the same time imagine the name as rushing up through the body, w

LUCIFERIAN SORCERY

ultimately revealed as the lord of light. upon the great meeting of lilith, the witch queen of the sabbat, shall the woman emerge as the model for the goddess to manifest in the earth. therefore shall the woman dress, think and align herself with this positive and balanced image of death and life, that through the witchcraft shall she set herself up as queen and mistress of the beast 666, whom is the solar force of creation and joy. the woman is highly respected in the witches sabbat path, as she is the beauty, life and joy of the feminine which is beheld in us all. it is through her womb that the night transfers knowledge and one must seek to continually manifest this through the individual, being male or female. the sabbat is the manifestation of the witch queen in all of her aspects, th

est triangle blue for air lower west triangle green for water upper east triangle yellow for earth lower east triangle red for fire the circle surrounding the hexagram within the circle is significant in the words of power used. ahkh-ka-djed which is derived from charles pace. ahkh/akhu is ba and ka in union and the symbol of immortality, or life. ka is the holy guardian angel or higher familiar, the solar force or true will that guides our movement and direction towards our infinite possibility. djed is the holy union with the dead, the spine or backbone, the supporting base. these words in union represent the great work and 19 infinite possibility of the magickian. the individual is no longer bound by the dogmatic definitions of the forefathers, black or white magick, black brothers; all

LURQUIN STONE EVOLUTION AND RELIGIOUS CREATION MYTHS

some colleagues, we think they are less developed than the sequence we explain below. hydrogen is by far the most abundant element in the universe. it is present in its molecular form (h2) in high concentrations in the atmospheres of the giant gas planets, notably jupiter and saturn. thus, hydrogen is thought to have been part of the primeval atmosphere of all planets right after the formation of the solar system, about 4.5 billion years ago. hydrogen is no longer found at significant concentrations in the atmospheres of rocky planets such as venus, earth, and mars. this is because the low gravity of these planets compared to that of the gas giants could not prevent the escape of hydrogen into space. however, recent calculations have shown that hydrogen may have represented at least 30% of

n as coordinated hypercycles, particularly inside liposomes. this is a difficult problem, and there is no denying it it will take some time to solve it. 128 evolution and religious creation myths the rna world is thought to have appeared about 3.8 billion years ago, soon after our planet stopped experiencing frequent bombardments by very large meteorites and comets left over from the formation of the solar system. but next, there is the question of the transition from an rna world to a dna world, which is the living world as we know it today. this transition, which is thought to have occurred at least as early as 3.5 billion years ago, may not have been as daunting a problem as one might think. again, modern cells have retained a memory of the rna world in that the building blocks of dna a

creationists modern galileos? the access research network, a web site that posts neocreationist propaganda, has likened some id proponents to modern galileos. galileo (1564 1642, the renaissance italian physicist and mathematician, is well known for having been condemned for heresy by the catholic inquisition in 1633. galileo s mistake at the time had been to oppose a geocentric interpretation of the solar system, whereby planet earth was at the center of the universe and did not move relative to other celestial bodies. of course, galileo was right, and the catholic church was wrong. later, galileo rightfully became an icon for thinkers opposed to established dogma, scientific ignorance, and intolerant worldviews. does this mean that anyone opposing a consensus view of nature must by defin

MANLY P HALL THE SECRET TEACHINGS OF ALL AGES

y caliph at mamoun--the passageways and chambers of the great pyramid--the riddle of the sphinx--the pyramid mysteries--the secret of the pyramid coffer-the dwelling place of the hidden god. 41 isis, the virgin of the world the birthdays of the gods--the murder of osiris--the hermetic isis--the symbols peculiar to isis--the troubadours--the mummification of the dead. 45 the sun, a universal deity the solar trinity-christianity and the sun--the birthday of the sun--the three suns- the celestial inhabitants of the sun--the midnight sun. 49 the zodiac and its signs primitive astronomical instruments--the equinoxes and solstices--the astrological ages of the world--the circular zodiac of tentyra--an interpretation of the zodiacal signs- the horoscope of the world. 53 the bembine table of isis

ma, or, like the romans, a two-faced janus. p. 20 always followed by the process of dissolution. according to spencer, however, disintegration took place only that reintegration might follow upon a higher level of being. the chief position in the italian school of philosophy should be awarded to giordano bruno, who, after enthusiastically accepting copernicus' theory that the sun is the center of the solar system, declared the sun to be a star and all the stars to be suns. in bruno's time the earth was regarded as the center of all creation. consequently when he thus relegated the world and man to an obscure corner in space the effect was cataclysmic. for the heresy of affirming a multiplicity of universes and conceiving cosmos to be so vast that no single creed could fill it, bruno paid t

sity, to be courageous when confronted by danger, to be true in the midst of temptation, and, most of all, to view a worthy life as the most acceptable sacrifice to god, and his body as an altar sacred to the deity. sun worship played an important part in nearly all the early pagan mysteries. this indicates the probability of their atlantean origin, for the people of atlantis were sun worshipers. the solar deity was usually personified as a beautiful youth, with long golden hair to symbolize the rays of the sun. this golden sun god was slain by wicked ruffians, who personified the evil principle of the universe. by means of certain rituals and ceremonies, symbolic of purification and regeneration, this wonderful god of good was brought back to life and became the savior of his people. the

has a male and a female aspect, though not himself androgynous. as mithras, he is the ford of the sun, powerful and radiant, and most magnificent of the yazatas (izads, or genii, of the sun. as mithra, this deity represents the feminine principle; the mundane universe is recognized as her symbol. she represents nature as receptive and terrestrial, and as fruitful only when bathed in the glory of the solar orb. the mithraic cult is a simplification of the more elaborate teachings of zarathustra (zoroaster, the persian fire magician. click to enlarge the ground plan of stonehenge. from maurice's indian antiquities. the druid temples of places of religious worship were not patterned after those of other nations. most of their ceremonies were performed at night, either in thick groves of oak

n taurus "the soul of osiris "the sacred serpent" and "the retiring of the bull" the last appellation has reference to the ceremony of drowning the sacred apis in the waters of the nile every twenty-five years. click to enlarge the lion-faced light-power. from montfaucon's antiquities. this gnostic gem represents by its serpentine body the pathway of the sun and by its lion head the exaltation of the solar in the constellation of leo. click to enlarge a symbolic labyrinth. from montfaucon's antiquities. labyrinths and mazes were favored places of initiation among many ancient cults. remains of these mystic mazes have been found among the american indians, hindus, persians, egyptians, and greeks. some of these mazes are merely involved pathways lined with stones; others are literally miles

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r solar fire festivals of the druids are also observed, though to a lesser extent. these are midwinter, spring, midsummer, and autumn as marked by the solstices and equinoxes, and these together with the preceding four make eight sabbats, or festivals, of the witches' year. the practical import of the sabbats is this: halloween, candlemas, beltane, and lammas mark the beginning of each quarter of the solar-tide cycle; first the tide of destruction and winter is initiated with halloween, the feast of the dead, the first day of the witches' year. the dark tide of destruction reaches its high point at midwinter, the winter solstice. candlemas marks the end of the reign of the king of winter, lord of misrule, and the first stirrings of the bright tide of summer. at the time of the vernal equin

then felt at lammas, the time of fruition and harvest when the crops are gathered in and fruits begin to ripen. at the autumnal equinox, the two tide again stand equally opposed, the bright tide waning, the dark ever increasing. at halloween the tide of darkness again enters its full spate, and so the cycle recommences. to farmers and those whose work is subject to the seasons the ebb and flow of the solar tide is, of course, second nature, for it influences the entire life cycle of all that grove upon the earth. but for witches, it is observed chiefly in coven activities directed at drawing down elemental group power, hence the timing of their sabbats. the coven is seen to consist of a group mind which needs to be periodically recharged with power. this belief they hold in common with man

medium, the nervous and physical depletion visited upon the participants can prove truly onerous, and in some extremely rare cases, fatal. for this reason the ritual is often reserved for full-coven performance at sabbat on those occasions when it is employed, in this way providing a good complement of participants to act as energy donors. the best time for practising necromancy, however, is when the solar power is waning to its lowest ebb between the autumnal equinox and the winter solstice; this fact is made use of in the traditional witch festival, halloween, wherein necromancy is employed. this is, of course, the feast of the dead, one of the four great sabbats (see chapter 7 "the coven and how to form one" for more on this) however, complications aside, necromancy is one of the more s

ghtning cleaves the baking air, forking toward the south side of your circle, answering the summons of your uplifted witch blade. see a pillar of incandescent fire spring up at the circle rim! hear the thunderclap crash in your ears as you cry the words of summoning to the fiery one! feel the heat radiating from him as he takes up his watch in the south. o thou lion, lord of lightnings, master of the solar orb, great prince of the powers of fire! be present, we pray thee, and guard this circle from all perils approaching from the south! again all present should accompany you in your visualization. the powers of the west should be invoked by the chalice, here representing the elemental power of water. sprinkle a few drops of salt water from the chalice to the west and, as you do, see a migh

circle furrow at the west, or upon the circle boundary line if it be an indoor sabbat. now, having consecrated the sabbat ground and balefire, all the ritual metal implements, including personal witch insignia, may be brought into the circle from the north. the leaders assume their headdresses, and the taper upon the master's headdress is lit from the balefire. he is the direct representative of the solar force within the coven. the coven members should also now assume their individual witch jewels. the magister, who should be standing in the east facing west with his arms crossed upon his breast, is then saluted as the "sun at midnight" by the assembled coven. the traditional gesture for this is the horned hand, right hand raised, fingers clenched, thumbs and little finger extended. like

MATHERS MACGREGOR THE GREATER KEY OF SOLOMON PENTACLES

-hand masculine cherub of the ark, as sandalphon is the left and feminine. on either side is the name "el shaddai" around is written in latin "behold his face and form by whom all things were made, and whom all creatures obey" figure 33. the second pentacle of the sun. this pentacle, and the preceding and following, belong to the nature of the sun. they serve to repress the pride and arrogance of the solar spirits, which are altogether proud and arrogant by their nature. editor s note. mystical characters of the sun and the names of the angels: shemeshiel, paimoniah, rekhodiah, and malkhiel. figure 34. the third pentacle of the sun. this serveth in addition (to the effects of the two preceding) to acquire kingdom and empire, to inflict loss, and to acquire renown and glory, especially thro

MEANING OF MASONRY

s the" sun" which, like joshua, he prays may" stand still" and its light be retained by him until he has achieved the conquest of all these enemies. the problem of the much discredited biblical miracle of the sun standing still in the heavens disappears when its true meaning is perceived in the light of the interpretation given by the compilers of the masonic ritual, who well knew that it was not the solar orb that was miraculously stayed in its course in violation of natural law, but that the "sun" in question denotes an enlightened perceptive state experienced by every one who in this" valley of ajalon" undertakes the task of self-conquest and" fighting the battles of the lord" against his own lower propensities. we have now spoken of the senior and junior wardens in their respective psy

MICHAEL FORD WITCHMOON

ck and sorcery. magick is the essence of the sun, being the conscious rise towards godhead. this suggests the key god form of magickal work is lucifer, the bringer of wisdom and the angel of light. magick is of elevation and the noble control of the will through focus and discipline. sorcery and witchcraft are most significant to magick itself due to the essence of such. sorcery is the reverse of the solar path, it is of the moon, hereditary of the exploration of atavisms and the hidden aspects of the self. sorcery is the child of asmodeus, demon/angel of flesh made pleasure and drawing towards the sleeping self. lilith and 102 102 hecate are both the mother of witchcraft and sorcery, lunar fountains emanating the witch blood which all flows backwards into form. zos represents and is consi

MICHAEL TSARION ATLANTIS ALIEN VISITATION AND GENETIC MANIPULATION

rs andjupiter and was referred to as the second sun and may have been mistaken as such,because its atmosphere was resplendent with reflections of the actual sun. this is notas improbable as it sounds since v enus, the morning star, the second planet from thesun and the third brightest object in the sky, is so bright that it casts a distinct shadowon a moonless night.around the time of this event, the solar system, and later the earth, was colonized byextra-terrestrial beings who were either attracted to this solar system by that conflagra-tion or upon coming here caused the calamity themselves. whether the disaster wasnatural or not, the result was that mankind on earth experienced total and long lastingchaos and confusion. the surface of the planet tiamat consisted mostly of greatoceans

vague and nebulous tradition, really conceals the mostappalling visitation and its ravages in the british isles and scandinavian lands may beretraced to more considerable extent by the effects of what geologists term the drift age.it was no mere ice drift. it was sudden and terribly swift and violent. it permanently affected the world s climate towards greater extremes of cold and damp,lengthened the solar year by enlarging the world s orbit. it shaped world history by compel-ling the flight of survivors to other less inhospitable climes and led in considerable degree tothe dispersion of the aryans. it inundated the british isles for a period to a great extentexcept the higher lands. it was the drowning of atlantis. the flood immortalizes the colli-sion of a fallen planet, later termed sat

s and in a quandaryabout where to go in the future. the nephilim with the help of the neanderthal raceconstructed and erected stone monuments and giant earth calendars on the plains fortheir astronomers to engage in calculations to orient themselves correctly in this newwing of the galaxy. there is some evidence to indicate that the nephilim did not leave earth immediatelybecause they feared that the solar system after the destruction of tiamat was magneticallyunstable to the extent of preventing them from flying out and navigating easily (one doesnot drive their car through a volcano or earthquake by choice. the risk was too great for atime. they also did not know if their enemies where still watching for them or whether theyhad set some kind of warning alarm system that would signal the

tlantis, alien visitation, and genetic manipulation atlantis, alien visitation, and genetic manipulation81 chapter 12stargate and quarantinewhen the original pursuers of the serpent brotherhood destroyed the planet tiamat,they made ready to leave this solar system and return to their own. they had to leavein a hurry, so as not to be hindered by the cosmic forces which would be unleashedthroughout the solar system. because of their haste, they did not have time to preciselyscan the planet earth, and so they did not locate their enemies hidden deep within thecaverns and beneath the seas of pre-diluvian earth. the masters of the nephilim wererelatively convinced that even if their enemies were on earth they could not survivethe paroxysms and furor that tiamats obliteration would bring on. how

asing about the planet, they experience asdiscordant. this planets size is also not the same as what they were used to, and thingsbecame worse after the war that they instigated against their first born. conse-quently, they engage in certain bizarre undertakings to counteract this discomfort, butwhich are outside the scope of this book (like physically moving the entire planet to anew location in the solar system).the progeny of the nephilim, like their alien fathers, have been making use of deep under-ground caverns, some of which are hundreds of miles wide. they do not find it suitable on thesurface of the planet and prefer the underworld. this is one reason why their monopolies are soadroit at leveling the forests and polluting the atmosphere. it is the ordinary adamic human thatsuffers

MICHAEL W FORD THE VAMPIRE GATE

tracting situations. build selfawareness and self-love. non-devouring (self work- the balance of opposites darkness and light, ego higher articulation (intelligence, luciferian angel, demonic aspects (carnal instincts, ahrimanic daemon. chakra three: the navel chakra -naonghaithya black flame of consciousness, ego identity, oriented to self-deification this chakra is known as the power located in the solar plexus. 44 devouring- drains from ego and builds the essence of self from a conscious level. non-devouring (self work- consciousness and empowerment of self. understanding the sense of i. chakra two: the sacral charka- aeshma water, emotional identity and instinct, oriented to selfgratification the second chakra, located in the abdomen, lower back, and sexual organs, is related to the el

zel was the lord of djinn and was said to be made of fire in islamic lore. azazel refused to bow before the clay of adam, 79 saying that it was profane. he was cast from heaven to earth and was indeed the first independent spirit, the initiator of individual and antinomian thought. azazel was later related to the watchers, the hebrew goat demon god and shaitan. azazel is a name of lucifer, who is the solar aspect of the dragon, the bringer of light. azhi [avestan/pahlavi] serpent, snake azhi dahaka [avestan/pahlavi] the son of angra mainyu/ahriman. azhi dahaka as the storm fiend has six eyes, three heads and three pairs of fangs. in human form, he was zohak, an ancient babylonian/scythian/assyrian king or shah, who according to zoroastrian mythology, was transformed into the immortal storm

MICHAEL WYNN THE SOUL TRAVELERS

oduce well above their needs of life-force, and can even survive being leeched upon by vampires and other astral entities. vampires use visualization techniques in order to feed from the lifeforce of humans; from across the room they can extend astral tendrils that latch on to the aura of energy surrounding their target and begin drawing that energy into their chakra points. the chakra located at the solar plexus is a favorite target. they may also absorb free-floating lifeforce energy that humans have cast off. places where large numbers of people gather in high emotions tend to be places where energy is produced and floats directionless. this undirected energy tends to collect on objects or people that comprise a focal point of the group. when feeding, vampires feel an increase of streng

MICHAEL W FORD NOX UMBRA

our blood into the grave soil) disrobe, shrouded and lie within your coffin or grave area created in the temple, have the skull familiar close to you and meditate until sleep arrives. record your occurrences on the dreaming plane. when you wish to work with the nephilimic tomb of sah, perform a calling unto it at the noon day tide, which symbolizes the strength of self to withstand and nourish in the solar force of saturnis, or shaitan. call unto the familiar at twilight as well, embracing the night brn shadow form of of the vampyre, which is an extension of your isolate and beautiful mind. ritual of the entrance of the neplilimic tomb of sah the vampyric essence is a form of the shadow of the black magician. the vampyre itself is a being whom is conscious of its essence of being, as well

MIDNIGHTS CIRCLE A COMMENTARY OF AZOTHOZ

lds the sorcerer in isolation. one should seek the black eagle in dream, in those areas not conceptually noted from which shadows may hide. it is the initiatic guide which grants the knowledge of the darkness in the self. the focus and essence of azothoz lies in dreaming, how this may relate to the individual and what omens are presented. hidden in the gnosis of azothoz is the embrace of the sun, the solar and life giving illumination, but also the scorching and fire influenced spirit of sorat/shaitan/set, which is the core essence of the isolated spirit of the adept. equally the moon and night (darkness) is the gnosis which must be explored through the dreaming essence of lilith az, the emotional, instinctual and sorcerous path. it is the direct transition and embodiment of the adept in t

MORALS AND DOGMA

splendor, flame, the sun and his rays. the hieroglyphic of the younger horus was the point in a circle; of the elder, a pair of eyes; and the festival of the thirtieth day of the month _epiphi, when the sun and moon were supposed to be in the same right line with the earth, was called"_the birth-day of the eyes of horus" in a papyrus published by champollion, this god is styled"_har-oeri, lord of the solar spirits, the beneficent eye of the sun" plutarch calls him"_har-pocrates" but there is no trace of the latter part of the name in the hieroglyphic legends. he is the son of osiris and isis; and is represented sitting on a throne supported by _lions; the same word, in egyptian, meaning _lion_ and _sun. so solomon made a great throne of ivory, plated with gold, with six steps, at each arm

three chief officers of our lodges, presiding in the three quarters of that universe which our lodges represent; in our three greater and three lesser lights, our three movable and three immovable jewels, and the three pillars that support our lodges. the indian mysteries were celebrated in subterranean caverns and grottos hewn in the solid rock; and the initiates adored the deity, symbolized by the solar fire. the candidate, long wandering in darkness, truly wanted light, and the worship taught him was the worship of god, the source of light. the vast temple of elephanta, perhaps the oldest in the world, hewn out of the rock, and 135 feet square, was used for initiations; as were the still vaster caverns of salsette, with their 300 apartments. the periods of initiation were regulated by

stars that correspond with the autumnal equinox we find those malevolent genii that ever war against the principle of good, and that take from the sun and the heavens the fruit-producing power that they communicate to the earth. with the vernal equinox, dear to the sailor as to the husbandman, came the stars that, with the sun, open navigation, and rule the stormy seas. then the twins plunge into the solar fires, or disappear at setting, going down with the sun into the bosom of the waters. and these tutelary divinities of mariners, the dioscuri or chief cabiri of samothrace, sailed with jason to possess themselves of the golden-fleeced ram, or aries, whose rising in the morning announced the sun's entry into taurus, when the serpent-bearer jason rose in the evening, and, in aspect with th

te its swelling; and the time of his arrival at the solstitial point being that of the first rising of the nile, was selected by the egyptians as the beginning of a year which they called the year of god, and of the sothiac period, or the period of sothis, the dog-star, who, rising in the morning, fixed that epoch, so important to the people of egypt. this year was also called the heliac, that is the solar year, and the canicular year; and it consisted of three hundred and sixty-five days, without intercalation; so that at the end of four years, or of four times three hundred and sixty-five days, making 1460 days, it needed to add a day, to make four complete revolutions of the sun. to correct this, some nations made every fourth year consist, as we do now, of 366 days: but the egyptians p

ture of the period. the sun would then have made but 1459 revolutions though 1460 were counted; to make up which, a year more would need to be added. so that the sun would not have made his 1460 revolutions until the end of 1461 years of 365 days each--each revolution being in reality not 365 days exactly, but 365-l/4. this period of 1461 years, each of 365 days, bringing back the commencement of the solar year to the solstitial point, at the rising of sirius, after 1460 complete solar revolutions, was called in egypt the _sothiac_ period, the point of departure whereof was the summer solstice, first occupied by the lion and afterward by cancer, under which sign is sirius, which opened the period. it was, says porphyry, at this solstitial new moon, accompanied by the rising of seth or the

MOTTA MARCELO THE COMMENTARIES OF AL

. its perception implies three-dimensional space, and time. but note that the mover is himself not moved. the 'cube in the circle' emphasizes this question of dimension. the cube is rectilinear (therefore phallic no less than the axle; its unity suggests perfection projected as a 'solid' for human perception; its square faces affirm balance, equity, and limitation; its six-sidedness sets it among the solar symbols. it is thus like the sun in the zodiac, which is no more than the field for his fulfilment in his going. he, by virtue of his successive relation with each degree of the circle, clothes himself with an appearance of 'matter in motion, although absolute motion through space is a meaningless expression (eddington, space, time and gravitation. none the less, every point in the cube

ce to the third, so that even in a finite universe the sum of the properties of all points is the same, though no two properties maybe common to any two points. thus a circle, bcd, may be described by the revolution of a line ab in a plane about the point a; but also from the point c, or indeed any other point, by the application of the proper analysis and construction. we calculate the motion of the solar system in heliocentric terms for no reason but simplicity and convenience; we could convert our tables to a geocentric basis by mere mechanical manipulation without affecting their truth, which is only the truth of the relations between a number of bodies. all are alike in motion, but we have arbitrarily chosen to consider one of them as stationary, so that we may more easily describe th

icular dealing between god and his soul. let it be understood that the immaculate virgin is a necessary concept; but it must be equilibrated by the opposite concept, since no idea that is not thus balanced by its opposite can exist above the abyss. see liber xxv, and liber v, and liber xxx vi. babalon in greek is mapie, maria. she is the immaculate virgin, the woman clothed with the sun maia with the solar "r" in her womb. but she is simultaneously the great whore, the shameless one who gets drunk on the blood of the saints. she is nature, whose mystery is eternally inviolate, the veiled isis; and she is the diana of the ephesians, frenetically copulating with, and giving suck to, all her creatures: isis unveiled, the heavenly and earthly venus. beyond them, uniting their aspects in a sing

o is our particular star of the body of nuit, from whom, in the strictest scientific sense, come this earth, a chilled spark of him, and all our light and life. his viceregent and representative in the animal kingdom is his cognate symbol the phallus, representing love and liberty. ra-hoor-khuit, like all true gods, is therefore a solar-phallic deity. but we regard him as he is in truth, eternal; the solar-phallic deities of the old aeon, such as osiris "christ, hiram, adonis, hercules, etc, were supposed through our ignorance of the cosmos, to 'die' and 'rise again. thus we celebrated rites of 'crucifixion' and so on, which have now become meaningless. ra-hoor-khuit is the crowned and conquering child. this is also a reference to the 'crowned' and conquering 'child' in ourselves, our own

NAUDON PAUL THE SECRET HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY

ominent in the plastic arts, still speculative freemasonry 225 recalled the tradition, it no longer faithfully translated the civilization and life of that time. the cathedral no longer took the place of all the books. it was no longer the symbol of the faith, of love, of all. the peak of this evolution would be versailles. its strongly emphasized symbolic conception converges toward the unity of the solar majesty, image of the king and no other, who personally embodies grandeur and the perennial. this is a completely different world. based on this shift, it seems incontestable that a ritual continuing to express traditional values in a thirteenth-century christian form, especially occurring as it did among craftsmen, could be nothing less than a teaching that had been passed down from an

ONYX TABLET OF SET

of it, set became the patron of the two most powerful dynasties in egypt's long history, the xix and xx. herein there is an interesting "theological succession: the early xviii dynasty (ca. 1580-1372) was that of the great amenhoteps, during whose reigns the priesthood of amon at thebes was preeminent. the dynasty disintegrated during the "amarna period (ca. 1372-1343) of akhenaton, during which the solar disk of aton was considered supreme if not indeed all-inclusive of the neteru. when the new xix dynasty arose under rameses i and seti i, the state role of amon was restored- but the pharaohs directed much of their personal efforts towards set. recounts sauneron "the new dynasty in power, careful to appear to be 'restoring everything to order, had many reasons for mistrusting the amonian

PATRON OF SORCERY

n their notorious reputation for xenophobia and secrecy. significantly, while these spells span the full range of magical operations, little of a theoretical character is disclosed. in pgm iv 154-285, there's an invocation of the feared one that specifically mentions the defeat of osiris, the dying god, and the setian power over the hypotic gaze of apep, serpent and neter of chaos that threatened the solar barque "oh dark's disturber, thunder's bringer, whirlwind, night- flasher, breather-forth of hot and cold. i'm he who searched with you the whole world and found great osiris, whom i brought you chained. i'm he who joined you in war with the gods! i'm he who closed heav'ns double gates and put to sleep the serpent who must not be seen" later in the same text the magician addresses the ri

PHOSPHORUS

ackened forge of cain title-praecantrix the darkness of the earth color black symbol the sigil of infernal union -study of cain as the offspring of lucifer and lilith. the dynamics of self-transformation and how symbols relate to the self -foundations of sex magick and the will in the focus of selftransformation and self-deification -sex magick and the union of babalon (lilith) and the beast 666 (the solar phallic masculine archetype, the beast which rises from leviathan) in sexual union the creation of baphomet (an aspect of cain) 10 1. a study of austin osman spare via the book of pleasure. you will wish to obtain other titles by spare and seek to understand through practice the essence of zos kia and its view as a practitioner of the left hand path. 2. lilith, hecate, babalon& az. what

RABBI AMIRAM MARKEL MARKEL THE KNOWLEDGE OF G D VOL 1

is the name that he was called after g-d added the letter heh to his name) these 248 limbs and organs correspond to the 248 positive commandments in the torah. altogether, there are 613 commandments in the torah. the 248 positive commandments correspond to the 248 limbs and organs in the body, and the 365 negative commandments corresponds to the 365 sinews in the body, as well as the 365 days in the solar year) zeir anpin the emotions now that we have understood all of the above, we must return to the explanation of the emotions of atzilut (emanation) which are born out of the unification of nehi"y of abba and imma (the gut emotions of insight and comprehension),which are the lowest level of the emotions of the intellect of atzilut, as explained earlier. the emotions of atzilut, on the ot

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

s verse thus establishes the basis of the jewish calendar. as rashi puts it,3 g[g-d] showed [moses] the new moon and said, ewhen you see the moon renewed [like this, consider that day the first of the month. h furthermore, nisan is always supposed to be in the spring.4 however, since the jewish calendar is based lunar months, it is necessary to intercalate the year when the lunar year lags behind the solar year. know that all the months are [manifestations of] malchut [i.e, nukva of z feir anpin. there are two aspects to this [relationship: the first is the way [malchut relates to the months] intrinsically, and the second is the way [it does so] by virtue of its relationship with the male [partzuf, z feir anpin, as we will explain with g-d fs help. the jewish calendar is, as we said, a lun

the divine name havayah, and so on. in each of these sets, however, there is a (sometimes hidden) thirteenth element that adds the flexibility and adaptivity that makes the set alive, pliable and viable. this is perhaps most graphically seen with regard to the twelve lunar months. in the jewish calendar, a thirteenth month is added in 7 out of every 19 years in order to align the lunar cycle with the solar cycle. here, the thirteenth lunar month makes the twelve original ones into an empathic system that can coexist with its solar gmate. h similarly, the thirteenth tribe, levi, officiates at the temple, reconciling the twelve tribes of the jewish people with their gmate, h g-d. this passage therefore means that in order for abba and ima to couple, they must receive a flow of mercy- or comp

REGARDIE ISRAEL THE COMPLETE GOLDEN DAWN

ile tensing and relaxing alternately the abdominal muscles. do this (i.e. the tensing and relaxing of the muscles) three <180> the middle pillar and the human body 90 the golden dawn: volume 1 book one times and then relax completely into a chair. allow all your muscles to go limp and let your breath out to the last gasp. do the whole process three times, if necessary. it is designed to stimulate the solar plexus which is the heart of the nervous system which governs emotion. another good exercise is to say the deity names aloud. take a deep breath and say them softly, smoothly and slowly, imagining the while that your voice travels out to the confines of the universe. this can be done in conjunction with the pentagram ritual. 5. the tree of life in the aura. in the aura which interpenetra

he order of powers. the sephira chesed is also called gedulah or magnificense and glory, and the sephira geburah is also called pachad terror and fear. in kether is the radix of a golden glory and thence is there a pure, primitive and sparkling, gleaming golden yellow which is reflected unto tiphareth. thus is thefirst reflected triad completed. and the sphere of its operation is that of shemesh, the solar light, and bestoweth life, light and brilliancy in metallicmatter, and it ruleth the sphere of action of the sun. and yhvh eloha va-daath is a god of knowledge and wisdom, ruling over the light of the universe; and its archangel is raphael, the prince of order of angels is melechim or malakim, that is kings or angelic kings, who are

sa, the kabir, who leads you through the path of fire. hegemon leads the theoricus between the pillars, past hierophant, making the saluting sign of a neophyte in passing, circumambulates the hall and halts at hierophanf's throne. hierophant rises as they approach, red lamp in hand. axieros, the first kabir, spake unto kasmillos the candidate, and said "i am the apex of the pyramid of flame. i am the solar fire pouring forth its beams upon the lower world- life-giving, lightproducing. by what symbol dost thou seek to pass by" heg by the symbol of the pyramid of flame. hiero hear thou the voice of axieros, the first kabir "the mind of the father whirled forth in reechoing roar- comprehending by in <98> vincible will, ideas omniform, which flying forth from that one fountain issued. for, fro

icus to the north east, and places him facing the pillars. hiero (knocks) frater poraios de rejectis, before you in the east lie the portals of the 30th, 25th, and 28th paths leading from the two equals nine grade of theoricus to those grades which are beyond. of these, the only one now open to you, is the thirtieth which leads to the three equals eight grade of practicus. take in your right hand the solar greek cross, and follow your guide through the pathway of the sun. heg before the intellectual whirlings of intellectual fire, all things are subservient through the will of the father of all. hegemon leads theoricus between pillars and halts before hierophant, who rises, red lamp in hand. hiero axieros, the first kabir, spake unto kasmillos the candidate and said "i am the sun in greate

tences, suspending their disorder in welldisposed zones. he made them six in number and for the seventh, he cast into the midst thereof the fire of the sun- into that centre from which all lines are equal- that the swift sun may come around that centre eagerly urging itself towards that centre of resounding light. as rays of light, his locks flow forth, stretching to the confines of space, and of the solar circles, and of the lunar flashings and of the aerial recesses, the melody of the aether and of <109> the sun and of the passages of the moon and of the air. the wholeness of the sun is in the supermundane orders, for practicus ritual 1 75 therein a solar world and endless light subsist. the sun more true measureth all things by time, for he is the time of time, and his disc is in the st

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sigil: another more prosaic example of tracing sigils from the magical squares can be demonstrated by taking my first name israel, and converting it into hebrew, thus: yod shin resh aleph lamed 10 300 200 1 30 for the purpose of demonstration only, let us assume that we want to trace it on the magical square of the sun, shown among the other kameas in the appendix. sigil of israel superimposed on the solar kamea only shin and resh will have to be reduced by aiq beker, and they can be brought down to 30 and 20. so that, finally, the numbers we will use on the square for the sigil are: 10, 30, 20, 1 and 30. to demonstrate this process further, mainly to illustrate the simplicity of sigils and magical designs that may be educed from the several kameas, consider the name carr. in hebrew we wou

is name, traced on other of the kameas, will also prove very much alike, so there is little point proceeding further. the critical student may, at this point, exclaim that carr is a not frequently encountered name, so that the demonstration should proceed with more common names. for example, john, to be rendered in hebrew, is youchanon: yod vau cheth nun nun(final) 10 6 8 50 700 in the event that the solar kamea is employed, both nuns need to be reduced by aiq beker to 5 and 7. the sigil superimposed on the solar kamea will appear thus: this set of interesting but different designs demonstrates the enourmous change in the numerical value of the name in the shift from one planetary influence to another. it represents the name first operating as one set of waves or frequencies and then as an

y, the vowels are separated from the consonants, but for the purpose of sigil-making, we will not follow this custom) now suppose vincent wanted to stress success in his life by making a sigil of his name on the jupiter kamea, thereby linking himself with the expansive forces of jupiter the bestower, the sigil superimposed on the jupiter kamea would appear thus: or the sigil could be derived from the solar kamea in order to establish a link between vincent and the source of life and light and success: these several examples should suffice to demonstrate how both the qabalistic and the pythagorean systems of numbers may be used equally to good advantage in the formulation of sigils from the traditional magical squares. chapter two how to overcome unfavourable aspects let us deal with anothe

RITUALS OF THE SOCIETAS ROSICRUCIANIS IN ANGLIA

the trumpet. it is the aeon of the gnostics ofphoenicia, which is the point of development as ion signified the generative faculty; it is the yoni ofthe indians, the yin off the chinese, and the ionia of the greeks, the sun is emblematically inharmony and consonance with its creator, in its essence is imaged the father, in its light the word,and in its heat the spirit.the sun, the great centre of the solar system, from which emanates the generative powers of theplanets, gradually reveals its own composition. this wonderful incandescent orb enveloped in manyof our familiar elements in the form of vapour, partially aqueous, and partially glowing gas, nitrogenand hydrogen forming their chief constituent elements. much, although not all, has been revealed ofthe constitution of the sun, its col

(the rising, midday and setting sun).secret word: i-ha-ho('god the eternal- see mysteries of serapis).battery (3 and 4, triangle and cube= 7).repair now under the care of your conductor beyond the porch, and be clothed. in a mantle ofgreen, the emerald colour of spring, the symbol of your hope in immortality, and of victory,signified by the crown of palm and of laurel, and resembles the colour of the solar spectrum, whichis situated between the yellows and the blue. the battery of a philosophus is 3 and 4, the reverse ofthat of a practicus, and has reference to the sacred number 7, symbolising the triangle resting on thecube, and as well the four circles embracing the sacred delta.all rise and form a circle, the chief adept, cond. of n. and practicus remaining in the centre.by the presence

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

ance of the sun which the earth conceives and guards by impregnation. the moon concurs in this impregnation of the earth by reflecting a solar image during the night, so that hermes was right when he said of the great agent: the sun is its father, the moon its mother. then he adds: the wind has borne it in the belly thereof, because the atmosphere is the recipient and, as it were, the crucible of the solar rays, by means of which there forms that living image of the sun which penetrates the whole earth, fructifies it and determines all that is produced on its surface by its emanations and permanent currents, analogous to those of the sun itself. this solar agent subsists by two contrary forces one of attraction and one of projection, whence hermes says that it ascends and descends eternall

ns of the adept. i believe that i have spoken sufficiently. divination is therefore an intuition, and the key of this intuition is the universal and magical doctrine of analogies. by means of these analogies the magus interprets visions, as did the patriarch joseph in egypt, according to biblical history. the analogies in the reflections of the astral light are as exact as the shades of colour in the solar spectrum, and can be calculated and explained with great accuracy. it is, however, indispensable to know the dreamer's degree of intellectual life, which, indeed, he will himself reveal completely by his own dreams and in a manner that will astonish himself. somnambulism, presentiments and second sight are simply an accidental or induced disposition to dream in a voluntary or awakened sl

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repose which nothing can disturb, and moves solemnly forward without departing from the rank assigned her among the sentinels of light. but the wandering comet, dishevelled and of sanguinary aspect, plunges hurriedly from the depths of heaven and flings herself athwart the peaceful spheres, like a chariot of war between the ranks of a procession of vestals; she dares to face the burning spears of the solar guardians, and, like a bereft spouse who seeks the husband of her dreams during widowed nights, she penetrates even unto the inmost sanctuary of the god of day; again she escapes, exhaling the fires which consume her and trailing a long conflagration behind; the stars pale at her approach; constellate flocks, pasturing on flowers of light in the vast meadows of the sky, seem to flee befo

rpent with the head of an ox, goat or dog, in ancient theogonies. it is the dual serpent of the caduceus, the old serpent of genesis, but it is also the brazen serpent of moses, twined about the tau, that is, the generating lingam. it is, moreover, the goat of the sabbath and the baphomet of the templars; it is the hyle of the gnostics; it is the double tail of the serpent which forms the legs of the solar cock of abraxas. in fine, it is the devil of m. eudes de mirville and is really that blind force which souls must overcome if they would be freed from the chains of earth; for, unless their will can detach them from this fatal attraction, they will be absorbed in the current by the force which produced them, and will return to the central and eternal fire. the whole magical work consists

tian tetrad; the wheels revolving in one another are the harmonious spheres of pythagoras; the new temple, the plan of which is given according to exact kabalistic measures, is the type of the labours of primitive masonry. st. john in his apocalypse reproduces the same images and the same numbers, and reconstructs the edenic world ideally in the new jerusalem; but at the source of the four rivers the solar lamb replaces the mysterious tree. initiation by toil and blood has been accomplished, and there is no more temple because the light of truth is diffused universally and the world has become the temple of justice. this splendid final vision of the holy scriptures, this divine utopia which the church has referred with good reason for its realization to a better life, has been the pitfall

in the theories of pythagoras; as science, its principles must be sought from paracelsus, nicholas flamel and raymund lully. the science is true only for those who accept and understand the philosophy and religion, while its processes the great work 65 are successful only for the adept who has attained sovereign volition, and has thus become monarch of the elementary world, for the great agent of the solar work is that force described in the hermetic symbol of the gemerald table h: it is universal magical power; it is the igneous spiritual motor; it is the od of the hebrews and the astral light, according to the expression which we have adopted in this work. there is the secret, living and philosophical fire, of which all hermetic philosophers speak only under the most mysterious reservati

has a youthful figure and curly hair, like apollo or mercury; the smile of confidence is on his lips and the look of intelligence in his eyes. b the house of god and man, the sanctuary, the law, gnosis, kabalah, the occult church, the duad, wife, mother. hieroglyph of the tarot: the female pope, a woman crowned with a tiara, wearing the horns of the moon and isis, her head enveloped in a mantle, the solar cross on her breast, and holding a book on her knees, which she conceals with her mantle. the protestant author of a pretended history of pope joan has met with, and used, for good or bad, in the interests of his thesis, two curious and ancient 134 the ritual of transcendental magic figures of the female pope or sovereign priestess of the tarot. these figures ascribe to her all the attri

ROBERT KIRK WALKER BETWEEN WORLDS

lker between worlds(pages 72-81) figure 2. the wheel of life (the four seasons) commentary 79 http//www.dreampower.com/kirk_wbw/pg_72.htm (7 of 10 [10/9/2001 12:35:48 am] robert kirk- walker between worlds(pages 72-81) figure 3. the sacred directions and zones commentary 80 solstice, though these events were also governed by other criteria. the celtic festivals, though often said to be defined by the solar phases of the year, were also marked by the rising and setting of the pleiades, celebrated in may and november. there are several implications in this tradition of the fairy people traveling to 'other lodgings' at each quarter or the turning point of each season. as this concept of revolution and cycles occurs again in kirk's text, and is fundamental to much of underworld and fairy tradi

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pecially appropriate to describe his "religion" the master of the temple iv has acquired objective consciousness, and could be said to "worship" xem. the v is a concept not corresponding to an ouspensky level, hence must be considered an extension of the iv in this regard. the ipsissimus vi corresponds to ouspensky's man-7, having a permanent "i" and free will, being immortal within the limits of the solar system. this leads me to add a man-8 to ouspensky's scheme, being the man who has become god, who has reached a position where the entire universe lies open to his command (as opposed to merely being accessible. one who has achieved that pointed to by xem.(1) the above implies that "knowing oneself" can be taken as the sign of the priest iii. this is not, however, complete. remember that

ot [either] horus. the name "ankh-f-n-khonsu" translates to"[he whose] life is in khonsu" khonsu or khons was the moon-god of thebes, son of the family triad amon/mut/khons. by the time of the xxvi dynasty, the priesthoods at thebes and memphis were among the few remaining non- osirian centers of learning. by the time of the new empire, amon was usually combined with ra as amon-ra, which explains the solar disc and ra-harakte on the stele of a theban priest. 15. now ye shall know that the chosen priest& apostle of infinite space is the princepriest the beast; and in his woman called the scarlet woman is all power given. they shall gather my children into their fold: they shall bring the glory of the stars into the hearts of men "infinite space" characterizes nuit. the initiatory role and a

and untamed land, as well as the source of great power and strength. it is a symbol of the empty spaces where the adept will face his inner shadows and demons, a symbol for the abyss. it is traditional among many cultures for magicians and mystics to seek communion with the greater spirits in the desert. the ritual should be performed there if possible. in this instance, the best time would be in the solar equinox and at the full moon. wilderness: set is also the neter of the wilderness in general, and any wild spaces. this is an alternative to the desert. it should be as far from civilization as possible. ocean: set is also known as the neter of the oceans, which are wild and unpredictable. the ritual can be done at the oceanside, especially during a good storm (caution must be exercised

e same superstitions as the traditional dinee, and setians are definitely not. therefore, i recommend that the sandpainting be left intact. the paintings on the walls of the chamber or cave should represent other totems which will be used such as bears, cats, etc. you may also use the same animals as are in the sandpainting, engaged in different activities. examples of this would be bat flying in the solar system, or snake doing healing, etc. the ceiling painting should be of the stars. if you can, reverse the image so that the sky is light grey and the stars are black. x. the sing to the dinee a particular sandpainting is used together with a specific sing to accomplish a result such as healing. the skinwalker has more of an open-ended philosophy. the navajo wolf will design his sandpaint

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ne is further finding its reflection in the influence of gemini who in the tarot is symbolized by the lovers. importance must be stressed on the concept of love in this cell. the ultimate adoration a nd humbleness in fore the path of initiation and before the eyes of the gods are taken on as a necessity and a sheer want born from the virgin-will of the mage. the other construction in this cell is the solar fasette found in the letter tzaddi which means fish-hook, but is also connected to the star through its kabbalistic connotations. in lurias initatic system the rabbi of the mysteries was honoured with the title tzaddiquin. further this cell reflects the influence of aries, which in the tarot has been given the domain of the emperor. this explains the warrior like flavour of the cell and

SCHLAGER NEIL WORLD RELIGIONS REFERENCE LIBRARY

were combined into the godhead amen-ra, the temple at karnak required the services of more than eighty thousand employees. a short-lived experiment in state-sponsored monotheism( belief in only one god) occurred during the new kingdom period. amenhotep iv, who called himself akhenaten (reigned 1379 62 bce, declared that the only god was the one he himself worshipped: aten, the god of the sun, and the solar disk, the aten. akhenaten s experiment in monotheism had the effect of reducing the power of the priestly class 44 world religions: almanac ancient religions of egypt and mesopotamia and the nobility and reviving the power of the pharaoh. this experiment ended, however, with akhenaten s death in 1336 bce as the old gods were quickly brought back. all traces of akhenaten were destroyed, f

me kaur, meaning princess. world religions: almanac 427 sikhism as ek (or ik) onkar( true god, onkar, satguru( true guru, satnaam( true name, akal-purkh, hari, raam, and pritam. the god of the sikhs is infinite, or endless, and can be described only through an infinite number of names and qualities. everything in the universe is god s creation; as the granth sahib explains: he formed the planets, the solar system, and the nether regions, and brought what was hidden to manifestation [existence. when he so willed, he created the world. without any supporting power, he sustained the universe. to know god, sikhs are urged to remember him always and to meditate or focus on his qualities: those contented souls who meditate on the lord with single-minded love, meet the true lord. a second primary

activities thought to be ruled by the god, while the domestication of animals was seen to be goddess-oriented. the god s domains include forests untouched by human hands, burning deserts and towering mountains. the stars, since they are but distant suns, are sometimes thought to be under his domain. the yearly cycle of greening, maturation and harvest has long been associated with the sun, hence the solar festivals of europe] which are still observed in wicca. the god is the fully ripened harvest, intoxicating wine pressed from grapes, golden grain waving in a lone field, shimmering apples hanging from verdant boughs on october afternoons. with the goddess he also celebrates and rules sex. the wicca don t avoid sex or speak of it in hushed words. it s a part of nature and is accepted as s

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papyri in translation, ed. h.d. betz (chicago and london 1986) 36, n. 3, simply cites preisendanz without showing knowledge of peterson's article; cf. r. kotanski "incantations and prayers for salvation on inscribed amulets" in magika hiera, ed. c.a. faraone and d. obink (new york-oxford 1991) 137, n. 110. 7 although seth in ancient egypt could be reconciled with horus and seen as the defender of the solar bark, his cult seems to have disappeared after the assyrian period and the god himself began to be turned into a demon; see h. te velde, seth, god of confusion, probleme der agyptologie 6 (leiden 1967) 139-151. 88 jarl fossum and brian glazer two points only need to be made in this connection. firstly, typhon in the spell contained in pgm iv.154-285 is not equated with seth, adam's son;

SIR EDWARD BULWER LYTTON ZANONI A ROSICRUCIAN TALE

de, wan, attenuated mass of matter, one of the nebulae, which the suns of the myriad systems throw off as they roll round the creator's throne, to become themselves new worlds of symmetry and glory, planets and suns that forever and forever shall in their turn multiply their shining race, and be the fathers of suns and planets yet to come*"astronomy instructs us that, in the original condition of the solar system, the sun was the nucleus of a nebulosity or luminous mass which revolved on its axis, and extended far beyond the orbits of all the planets, the planets as yet having no existence. its temperature gradually diminished, and, becoming contracted by cooling, the rotation increased in rapidity, and zones of nebulosity were successively thrown off, in consequence of the centrifugal for

SIR WALLIS BUDGE EGYPTIAN MAGIC

n a serpent coiled up (4) the goddess uatchet, in the form of a serpent, standing upon a papyrus sceptre. now horus typifies youth and strength and the rising sun, and the head above him. is probably intended to represent that of ra (or bes) as an old man; the allusion here is clearly to the god who "is old at eventide and who becomes young again" the utchats and the figures of the gods symbolize the solar powers and the deities p. 149 clippus of horus (see metternichstele, ed. golenischeff, plate 1) p. 151 who are masters of the words of power, both in the south and in the north, by which the young god horus vanquishes all hostile animals, reptiles, and creeping things which live in water and on land. above and about this scene are several rows of figures of gods and sketches of mythologi

SIX WAYS OF KNOWLEDGE

r will is working in the world. it has a constancy of purpose. if you've ever had a job supervising others, you know this word. it is going from one person to the next being sure that they are all doing their tasks. it is also looking at a task and dividing it into sections so that it's do-able. it is action-oriented consciousness. the work of the order of horus is found within this word. this is the solar aspect of the work of the magus anton la vey, and at the simplest approach may be seen as "looking out for number 1" learning good scientific management techniques, the lessons of the satanic bible, or the lateral thinking techniques of edward de bono are good exercises for iri. sight (other-centric. the verb "to see" maa connected with the left eye, the moon, and luck, also means "to se

SPENSER THE CULT OF THE ALL SEEING EYE 1960

motto, novus ordo seclorum, on the obverse side of the medal for merit, awarded to civilians of the united states and her allies by act of congress 7/20/42.41 the all-seeing eye a symbol of osiris we now arrive at the point when we must consider that all-important key symbol, the all-seeing eye. mr. totten traced the history of the eye in the triangle back to ancient chaldea and its appearance as the solar eye, the eye of jove or jupiter, of phoebus or apollo, the eye of baal, and as the eye of providence. the eye of jove appeared on the front of jove's temple at peloponnessus. as the solar eye it was the symbol of the arabian god of. jethro, the black father-in-law of moses, and of the arabic motto "allah" or "i am that i am" all ancient temples of arabia were decorated with the eye, whic

iter and pan. in other words, debauched revelries or saturnalias (from saturn, his father) were held in his honor "he visited the greater part of the kingdoms of asia and europe, where he enlightened the minds of man by introducing among them the worship of the gods, and a reverence for the wisdom of a supreme being."44 totten, tracing the symbolism of the eye, affirmed that "the word jehovah, of the solar circle of arabia, superseded the egyptian motto in the radiant triangle, and as the word soon became too sacred to be spoken or ever- 32- written, it was generally symbolized by the all-seeing eye of him whose name it was."45 he described the "cap of purest crystal" once atop the pyramid of gizeh (the floating triangle on the reverse seal) as the "priceless gem of egypt."the terrible cry

ip of sun and serpent. the deity, kneph, was pictured as a serpent in a fiery circle''he was regarded as the first emanation of the supreme being, the good genius of the world, the demiurgus, the efficient reason of all things, and the architect of the universe. kneph is identified with the sun, hence the rays of glory around his head. both serpent and sun were emblems of the celestial father. as the solar deity, kneph became the cristos of the gnostics. was regarded as the spiritual sun of enlightenment, or wisdom."61 in the egyptian pantheon "osiris himself was said to have been the son of kneph. and he was essentially identical with kneph" the worship of isis, the moon-goddess, was equally entwined wilh ophiolatry. her emblem was the horned viper'"in the british museum there is a head o

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ied rite? or the swedenborgian rite?"5 moreover, masons affiliated with the grand lodge of the orient in paris, the united lodge in london, or the grand masonic lodge of israel, may well utilize signs and handshakes not used, seen, or understood in other orders. then, of course, there is the order of the rosicrucians, the order of the trapezoid, the priory of sion, the alta vendita, the p2 lodge, the solar order of the temple, the modern-day knights templar, the vatican's knights of malta and knights of columbus, the order of the odd fellows, the order of ahepa, the order introduction 13 of skull and bones, the bohemian club, the pilgrims society, and a thousand or more other secret societies and orders, not to mention the many jewish cabalistic groups, satanic churches, and witchcraft and

d of the institute for scripture research in south africa, x was the emblem of the chaldean (babylonian) sky god. koster says that x was an ancient symbol of the sun deity and that the letter carried with it sexual connotations. in the old semitic languages, x represented the cross.1 freemasonry early-on latched onto this letter exactly because of its paranormal significance as a sign of lucifer, the solar (sun) god. the masonic lodge also uses x because of its sexual meanings and its babylonian origins. writing in the scottish rite journal, the official journal of the mother supreme council, 33, jim tresner discussed the use of x in the ritual ceremony for the 17, knight of the east and west.2 tresner, a 33rd degree mason, emphasized that the 17th degree ritual is "one of the most powerfu

raison, an engraving by darcis in the national museum, paris, france, was said to capture the spirit of the bloody, illuminatiinspired french revolution. what we see is symbolism of the unholy trinity of lucifer- father (lion, mother (goddess, and son (allseeing eye. art illustration from the book, active meditation, by robert leichtman, m.d. and carl japikse (ariel press. the hermetic monk holds the solar disk with cross and all-seeing eye. 272 codex magica this bizarre advertisement for cable-tv's the learning channel. the tattoos on this man are real. the all-seeing eye is in what hindus call the "ajna center" in the midpoint of the forehead just above the eyebrows. the riddle of the great seal of the united states 273 sir walter raleigh, the impetuous adventurer and polished courtier

gins of the sign of silence the masonic practice of signs warning of frightening penalties for breaking silence most definitely is of pagan origins. in greece, rome, babylon, and egypt, those who had loose lips often paid with their lives and fortunes, so sacred and guarded were the secrets of the mystery religions. the egyptians and romans even worshipped a god of silence, harpocrates, a form of the solar deity. harpocrates was often pictured sitting on his mother's lap, suckling at her breast. later, the catholic church adopted similar images in the veneration of mary with child. sometimes harpocrates was pictured naked or with horns on his head, symbols of power. he often sat on a lotus flower. the lotus is a sexual symbol of the female vagina.7 "silence, slaves, or we'll cut your throa

ounder, was included in world goodwill newsletter (1997, no. 4. world goodwill is yet another global organization, affiliated with the lucis trust, but which also networks with scores of other illuminist groups, orders, and secret societies. lucis trust and world goodwill teach of the coming of the cosmic, new age christ, avatar for the age of aquarius, who represents the central sun, also called the solar logos. 374 codex magica the new age group, energy system parameters (esp, has this as the logo on its letterhead. in this letter announcing its general membership's annual meeting, the co-presidents emphasized esp's focus on "group energies "cosmic reorganization" and the importance of achieving the "crystalized form of new patterns" the signature line had the phrase "in the service of t

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human being, is ever active. however, initiates of our order will understand that what we call man, human being (or however we may choose to indicate individual units of the human species as a whole irregardless of their physical sex, is not what the profane generally consider as such. the tree of life is "man, considered as a spiritual entity. yhshvh, the adept, the son of man, is tiphereth. and the solar man, the son of the sun, is the solar intelligence manifesting below the abyss; unity- 111- multiplied by 6 (tiphereth) equals 666, the son of the sun, the great seven headed beast (cf liber cccxxxiii ch 49) or the seven sephiroth below the abyss. this seven headed beast who has ten horns (the manifestation of the "masculine" aspect of the creative power in the ten spheres of the tree of

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rd cult generally carries with it negative connotations and associations. in modern times, a number of apocalyptic cults, such as the branch davidians and the people s temple, have alarmed the general population by isolating themselves and preparing for armageddon, the last great battle between good and evil. the mass suicides carried out by members of heaven s gate, people s temple, and order of the solar temple have also presented alarming images of what many believe to be typical cultist practice. recent statistics indicate that there are 2,680 religions in the united states. therefore, one must be cautious in labeling any seemingly unorthodox religion as a cult, for what is regarded as anti-social or blasphemous expression by some may be hailed as sincere spiritual witness by others. s

collaboration with marguerite harmon bro, the highly respected medium arthur ford, an ordained minister of the disciples of christ church, explained the working relationship that he enjoyed with his spirit guide, fletcher. when ford wished to enter trance, he would lie down on a couch or lean back in a comfortable chair and breathe slowly and rhythmically until he felt an in-drawing of energy at the solar plexus. then he focused his attention on fletcher s face, as he had come to know it, until gradually he felt as if his guide s face had pressed into his own at which instant there is a sense of shock, as if he were fainting or passing out. at this point, ford says, he loses consciousness and when he awakens at the t h e g a l e e n c y c l o p e d i a o f t h e u n u s u a l a n d u n e

its immediate environment. at times this is invisible; at other times it takes forms and becomes more or less solid, when we have instances of the formation of so-called ectoplasm. it is this semi-material substance which moves matter and even shapes it into different forms. according to carrington s observations, this ectoplasm issues from various parts of the medium s body from the fingertips, the solar plexus, and the genitals. it represents a psychic force, he claimed, as yet unknown to science, but now being studied by scientific men as part and parcel of supernormal biology. carrington t h e g a l e e n c y c l o p e d i a o f t h e u n u s u a l a n d u n e x p l a i n e d mediums and mystics 159 hereward carrington (1880 1958 (fortean picture library) was certain that this energy

s, cults, heresies black madonna cathars gnosticism manichaeism tribal mysteries ghost dance macumba santeria satanic cults the rise of satanism in the middle ages black mass catherine montvoisin gilles de rais anton lavey s first church of satan temple of set ufo cults aetherius society heaven s gate the raelians twentieth-century spiritual expression branch davidians eckanar falun gong order of the solar temple the people s temple scientology introduction from the very beginnings of organized religion in egypt, sumer, and babylonia (c. 3000 b.c.e, certain members of the established or state religion have become dissatisfied with the structure of orthodox worship and have broken away from the larger group to create what they believe to be a more spiritually transcendent and personal form

ontemporary society that they have interpreted as omens that the end-times are fast approaching. because these groups want to isolate their members and prepare to defend themselves during armageddon, they have frightened the general population by their stockpiling of arms and their occasional antisocial acts. the mass suicides carried out by members of heaven s gate, people s temple, and order of the solar temple have also presented negative and alarming images of what many believe to be typical cultist practice. t h e g a l e e n c y c l o p e d i a o f t h e u n u s u a l a n d u n e x p l a i n e d 256 mystery religions and cults however, for every heaven s gate seeking to send its members to a higher level aboard a ufo, there is an aetherius society, wherein its members simply wish to

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rd cult generally carries with it negative connotations and associations. in modern times, a number of apocalyptic cults, such as the branch davidians and the people s temple, have alarmed the general population by isolating themselves and preparing for armageddon, the last great battle between good and evil. the mass suicides carried out by members of heaven s gate, people s temple, and order of the solar temple have also presented alarming images of what many believe to be typical cultist practice. recent statistics indicate that there are 2,680 religions in the united states. therefore, one must be cautious in labeling any seemingly unorthodox religion as a cult, for what is regarded as anti-social or blasphemous expression by some may be hailed as sincere spiritual witness by others. s

ns on the ether in the air being carried to the mind centers on the plexuses of the involuntary nervous system. in cannon s view, the astral body is the scriptural golden bowl and the etheric body is the linking silver cord. the astral body, he wrote, is mainly the emotional body and has to do with emotions, moods, and feelings. the astral body is not only linked up with the physical body through the solar plexus, but also linked up with the etheric body through vibrations passing from it through the physical body between the eyes to the top of the etheric body. cannon compared the etheric body to a streak of light running down the front of the t h e g a l e e n c y c l o p e d i a o f t h e u n u s u a l a n d u n e x p l a i n e d mysteries of the mind 171 spinal cord of the physical bod

contactee is often left with a timetable of certain predictions of future events. in spite of such setbacks as unfulfilled prophecies, a good many of the contactees continue to be instilled with an almost religious fervor to spread the message that has been given to them by the space beings. a distillation of such messages would reveal concepts such as the following: 1. humankind is not alone in the solar system and now brothers and sisters from t h e g a l e e n c y c l o p e d i a o f t h e u n u s u a l a n d u n e x p l a i n e d 266 invaders from outer space outer space have come to earth to help those humans who will listen to their promise of a larger universe. 2. the space beings want humankind to become eligible to join an intergalactic spiritual federation. 3. the space beings a

al of the air material command headquartered at wright field. in october 1947 he was appointed commander in chief of the alaskan command, remaining in that position until may 1950, when he became acting deputy chief of staff for personnel at u.s. air force headquarters in washington, d.c. dr. donald h. menzel, director of the harvard observatory at cambridge, massachusetts, a leading authority on the solar chromosphere, formulated (with dr. winfield w. salisbury) the initial calculations that led to the first radio contact with the moon in 1946. james v. forrestal served first as undersecretary, then secretary of the u.s. navy for seven years. in september 1947 he became secretary of defense, responsible for coordinating the activities of all u.s. armed forces. sidney w. souers, a rear adm

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lt h generally carries with it negative connotations and associations. in modern times, a number of apocalyptic cults, such as the branch davidians and the people fs temple, have alarmed the general population by isolating themselves and preparing for armageddon, the last great battle between good and evil. the mass suicides carried out by members of heaven fs gate, people fs temple, and order of the solar temple have also presented alarming images of what many believe to be typical cultist practice. recent statistics indicate that there are 2,680 religions in the united states. therefore, one must be cautious in labeling any seemingly unorthodox religion as a cult, for what is regarded as anti-social or blasphemous expression by some may be hailed as sincere spiritual witness by others. s

se repeated, orderly patterns give crystals their beautiful sparkle and special shapes. some crystals, when compressed, develop electrical charges (piezoelectricity) at their ends, and others develop similar charges when heated (pyroelectricity. both of those properties are evident in quartz and make the mineral useful in sonar and radio, for amplifying electric current, and to help make possible the solar battery that converts sunlight into electrical energy. lithium crystals are an energy source in the popular star trek television and movie series to fuel the starship enterprise. on earth, lithium is the lightest known metal and is often used in storage batteries. t h e g a l e e n c y c l o p e d i a o f t h e u n u s u a l a n d u n e x p l a i n e d objects of mystery and power 173 a

ons of ancient peru to the history of geometry and astronomy (1993. the theory that the nazca lines have astronomical purposes has been effectively challenged. in 1967, for example, gerald hawkins, an astronomer based at boston university, used a computer to create a map of the sky over nazca covering a 7,000-year period. the figures and lines on the ground were matched against actual settings of the solar system and constellations. only 20 percent of the lines aligned with the rising and setting of the sun and moon for practical purposes, and there was no consistency between figures and constellations. nevertheless, the lines that do match the rising and setting of the sun suggest the lines could have served as a calendar. being alerted about an upcoming season when the rivers were going

studies, smyth devised a measurement called the pyramid inch.an ancient measurement within one-thousandth of a british inch. the perimeter of the structure in pyramid inches equals 365,200, or 1000 x 365.2. the latter figure is the number of days in a year. smyth concluded that the pyramids were an expression of time spanning one thousand years. in 1894, j. norman lockyer (1836.1920, director of the solar physics observatory in london and founder of the journal nature, published the dawn of astronomy. the book argued, based on his investigations, that ancient temples and monuments in egypt were oriented for stellar observations and served as calendars.to determine the summer solstice, for instance. many centuries ago, ancient roman and arabian historians noted the interest of egyptians in

nds to form an oval. stukeley contributed to a growing trend in great britain to recognize ancient britons, especially druids, as gbards h (poets) living in communion with nature. stukeley himself gwent druid h and joined an order that practiced secret druidic rites, and he assumed the name of chyndonax after a fabled french druid priest. sir j. norman lockyer (1836.1920, who was once director of the solar physics observatory in london and the founder of the journal nature, published the dawn of astronomy in 1894. the book argued that ancient temples in egypt were aligned for stellar observations and as calendars.to determine the summer solstice, for instance. his findings were controversial, but they helped spur further studies of the astronomical interests of ancient societies. lockyer c

THE MAGICIAN S KABBALAH

bology adopted by the ritual participant: kether: a circlet of gold, or ritual crown. the parsley crown of the nemean games, sacred to zeus. chockmah: the twin feathers, or crown of thoth. binah: the crimson cap of concealment. chesed: the cardinals hat, or emperors crown. the pine crown of the isthmian games, sacred to poseidon. geburah: the war helm, or martial crown. the judges wig. tiphareth: the solar crown, cowl, or the wimple. the crown of thorns. the roman crown of roses. netzach: the laurel wreath of victory. hod: the caduceus crown or the mortar board. yesod: crowns of disguise; wigs and masques. the lunar crown. malkuth: the skull cap. the crown of wild olives of the olympian games, sacred to zeus. the wreath. crown of flowers, or ears of corn or wheat. shamanic headdress compos

brain reside, regulating these energies. netzach is spelt in hebrew, ntzch, nun-tzaddi-cheth. the tarot attributions of these cards is that of death, the star, and the chariot. the egyptian deities of this sequence are revealing of netzach, being typhon, nuit and hormakhu; typhon (or seth) is the serpent deity connected with storms, a natural phenomena appropriate to netzach, and was the pilot of the solar boat (tiphareth) who speared apophis, symbolic of the death atu connecting netzach to tiphareth. nuit resided in the "lower mansion of heliopolis, which is the house of the sun, and again refers to netzach's relationship to tiphareth, to which the sun is ascribed. she also was responsible for keeping the forces of chaos breaking through into the world, which denotes netzach function in m

THE MIDDLE PILLAR

nature, and quite possibly a prickling sensation will be noticed in the head and neck. a quite indescribable sense of poise and mental quiescence should also be experiencedno inconsiderable attainment, no small acquisition in these days of hurried business life and social fluttering. after several vibrations of the appropriate name, again the beam of light should descend to the heart or region of the solar plexus, and from there a warmth and a quite different sense of power will gently radiate as though from an interior sun. here too, a name should be slowly vibrated in such a way, whch can only come through practice, as to detonate precisely in the physical area being contemplated and not in another. it must be felt to vibrate in the region between the diaphragm and the point opposite to

es called the "moon chakra" the svadisthana controls the balance and flow of bodily fluids. it functions to preserve the human species through procreation. the issues of family, home, health, and security also correspond here, as well as the raw vitality of "gut-level" emotion, unfettered desire, and the unconscious. fluid imbalances such as anemia are controlled through this center. 3. manipura, the solar plexus chakra, is located just below the sternum. manipura means "diamond" or "city of precious stone" the pancreas, liver, and spleen are also associated here. the traditional color of tlus chakra is red. an alternative color is gold? its symbol is tejas, the red fire triangle. ths chakra is the center of metabolic energy, enthusiasm, ego, identity, and the personal will for power and c

ra is red. an alternative color is gold? its symbol is tejas, the red fire triangle. ths chakra is the center of metabolic energy, enthusiasm, ego, identity, and the personal will for power and control. its foundation is the individual's personal being or essence (anyone who has ever experienced the sensation of having a "knot in the stomach when anxious or tense will appreciate the importance of the solar plexus center. continuous stress at this center may cause a number of gastro-intestinal disorders) 4. anahata, the heart chakra in the middle of the chest, is the center of love, feelings, connection, relationships, associations, cooperation, and compassion. it is also the center of meditation, devotion and prayer. the word anahata means "unstruck sound" implying that its sound is comple

. breathe deeply, then intone the mantra "va-ng (vah-ng. emphasize the "ng" sound, extending it out with the remaining breath. on the following inhalation, mentally intone the word "va-mi1 (vah-m, extending the "m" of the mantra. repeat this mantra cycle three or four times. 4. imagine a disk of light just a few inches below your sternum. visualize a red triangle within this disk. as you focus on the solar plexus center, breathe in and imagine the red color of the triangle glowing hot. feel the heat from this center spreading to all parts of your body. as the heat spreads, visualize it burning away all toxins and impurities. breathe out and visualize the red triangle cooling a bit, returning to its original temperature. breathe deeply, then intone the mantra "ra-ng (rah-ng. emphasize the "

" of the mantra. repeat this mantra cycle three or four times. 7. imagine a disk of clear translucent blue in the middle of your forehead. w i t h ths disk visualize a whte circle with two wings on either side. as you focus on the brow center, breathe in and imagine that the wing or petal on the right side is golden like the sun, whle the left-hand wing is silvery like the moon. inhale and notice the solar side glowing brightly on the right. exhale and visualize the lunar side beginning to shine. breathe in and again visualize the whte winged circle w i t h the clear blue disk. breathe deeply, then intone the mantra "om (oh-m, extending the "m" of the mantra. on the following inhalation, mentally intone the same word. repeat this mantra cycle three or four times. continue to breathe rhythm

THE NECRONOMICON SIMON VERSION

the created world; it is also a power that can be summoned by the few and not the many. however, in china, there did not seem to be a backlash of fear or resentment against this force as was known in europe and palestine, and the symbol of might and kingship in china is still the dragon. in the west, the conjuration, cultivation, or worship of this power was strenuously opposes with the advent of the solar, monotheistic religions and those who clung to the old ways were effectively extinguished. the wholesale slaughter of those called "witches" during the inquisition is an example of this, as well as the solemn and twisted- that is to say, purposeless and unenlightened- celibacy that the church espoused. for the orgone of wilhelm reich is just as much leviathan as the kundalini of tantrick

, discovered by dr. dee in elizabeth england. in greek, in the original ms, a common incantation would look something like this (using roman characters for the greek 'o kakos theos 'o kakos daimon 'o daimon pneuma tou ouranou thumethere! pneuma tes ges thumethate (o wicked god o wicked demon o demon spirit of the sky, remember! spirit of the earth, remember) yet, a word like shammash, the name of the solar deity, would read samas or sammas, and in the text of the necronomicon we would make the word read like its original. the "conjuration of the watcher" follows the fire god conjuration. the word "watcher" is sometimes used synonymously with "angel, and sometimes as a distinct race, apart from angelos: egragori. the race of watchers are said not to care what they watch, save that they foll

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vely to further material and selfish ambitions. this malignant entity has the head of a crocodile, symbol of cruelty. the snake emerging from his body, instead of from his brow, indicates the use of the creative energy, not for enlightenment, but for physical gratification. it also represents medium-ship, rather than conscious control; for the chief center of power in disintegrative mediumship is the solar plexus. the two men with goat heads chained by the neck at the monster's feet represent the certain fate that awaits all who use magical powers to attain selfish or purely material ends. sooner or later they become slaves of the very forces they have used, and are finally completely destroyed in body and mind; and even after passing to the next life, are chained by their evil deeds in th

g harmony of body, intellect and emotions. the twelve flowers of the wreath above are the twelve zodiacal signs in which all experience is gained. the three blossoms of each flower indicate that both souls, as represented joined in the winged linga, have garnered the flowers of zodiacal experience on all planes, physical, astral and spiritual. the head of the lion signifies the creative forces of the solar sign, leo, and the courage which is necessary to all real attainment. the head of the bull represents the fructifying agent of nature and points out the necessity of labor in all progress. the eagle signifies that sex, as signified by the sign scorpio, has been turned into channels which lead to spirituality. and the head of the man indicates that both intuition and intelligence are nece

THE BOOK OF GATES

portal is closed after this god hath entered in through it, and there is lamentation on the part of those who are in their mountain when they hear this door shut" in the centre of the scene we see the boat of ra being towed along by four gods standing, each of whom grasps the tow-line with both hands. the god is now in the form of a ram-headed man, who holds the sceptre in his right hand, and has the solar disk above his horns. he stands within a shrine which is enveloped in the voluminous folds of the serpent mehen, a serpent also stands on his tall before him. in front of the shrine stands sa, and behind it hekau. the gods who tow the boat are called tuaiu. p. 88 the sun's boat is met in this section by a company of thirteen gods, who are under the direction of a god who holds a staff in

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vidence that set is set apart from other gods to die (bonnet's commentaries on the pyramid texts. the astronomical cult, which placed the afterlife in the region of the northern heavens- particularly in and around the constellation of the great bear was replaced in the fourth dynasty by a growing sun cult centering on re and horus. the great stellar monument that imhotep designed were replaced by the solar pyramids of the fourth and fifth dynasty's (notably cheops took no chances in the great pyramid's design- although outwardly a solar monument he had a hole bored through the stones aligned with the position of alpha draconis (a star in the great bear called thuban "the subtle one" a set cult title) just in case that was where his ka was heading. during the next few dynasties (4- 17, set

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by ignorant minds, though the philosophical comprehend the phenomenon as the natural, regular and recurrent change in the obliquity of the earth s axis. with this ceremony of the renewal of the life of the sun, is mingled that of what the wise men of old regarded as a similar tragedy, that of the death of man and his renewal in the son. let me ask you to consider, brother master magician, that as the solar tragedy is but the uninformed and partial views of acts, so may the human prove. of this your progress in our order may give you opportunity to judge. w (to s) most mysterious master of the time past, will you not bequeath to your successor a double portion of your spirit, and bestow upon him from the shades a mark of your divine favour? file//c /documents%20and%20settings/michael..secre

nysius, isis, astarte, venus and many scores of others possible. traces of this recension are still visible in the mass and in the calendar of the saints, all gods and goddesses of universal import receiving the same honour by the same rites as before, while the local gods were replaced by saints, virgins, martyrs, or angels, often of the same name, always of the same character. thus on the altar the solar-phallic crucifix is surrounded by six lights for the planets, to use one example only of a hundred at our disposal; and christmas is at the winter solstice, the birth of christ put for the birth of the sun. all these points may be studied in: la messe et ses mysteres rome, pagan and papal the two babylons rivers of life file//c /documents%20and%20settings/michael..0secret%20rituals%20of%

a storehouse of strength, and a focus or magnet, drawing to itself all subtle forces, and radiating benediction. let then the knight keep secret this devotion, and enjoy its fruits in quiet. vi here also is a deeper worship and an inner, that lieth nigher to the heart of god. let the good knight devout appoint a secret shrine in his own body, in the brain, or in the throat, or in the heart, or in the solar plexus, or in that place called groin, or in some other centre of force, and there let him establish firmly a mental image of the phallus or of the sun; and, closing all avenues of sense, as it were tyling the lodge, let him worship and cherish that image with unwearying care. let him rehearse before the lord thus exalted his own deed of knightly devoir unto that lord, so that memory and

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he christian sense of the word. this won't do (note: the idea that horus could ever completely defeat and destroy seth is nonsense anyway. seth is the foundation of the material realm. seth is form and structure. he unlies malkuth in such a way that were he removed, reality itself would collapse into the primal chaos. according to his legend, every night seth rides the barque of millions of years the solar boat and every morning before the dawn he slays apep, the demon of chaos and entropy who blocks its passage, so that the barque may rise aga in. without seth, the sun would never rise and the darkness would be eternal) so meditating on what i know of the godform, i come up with. material world as has been said, seth grounds the temple in the material realm, in malkuth, which is where his

TURNER ROBERT ARBETEL OF MAGICK

s. aphorism 21. when you would call any of the olympick spirits, observe the rising of the sun that day, and of what nature the spirit is which you desire; and saying the prayer following, your desires shall he perfected. omnipotent and eternal god, who hast ordained the whole creation for thy praise and glory, and for the salvation of man, i beseech thee that thou wouldst send thy spirit n.n. of the solar order, who shall inform and teach me those things which i shall ask of him; or, that he may bring me medicine against the dropsie &c. nevertheless not my will be done, but thine, through jesus christ thy onely begotten son, our lord. amen. but thou shalt not detain the spirit above a full hour, unless he be familiarly addicted unto thee. forasmuch as thou camest in peace, and quietly, an

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he land, which was thus supposed to have acquired its proper temperature and fertility. for this reason the sacred fire, the essential image of the god, was surrounded by the element which was principally employed in giving effect to the beneficial exertions of his great attribute. these orphic temples were, without doubt, emblems of that fundamental principle of the mystic faith of the ancients, the solar system; fire, the essence of the deity, occupying the place of the sun, and the columns surrounding it as the subordinate parts of the universe. remains of the worship of fire continued among the greeks even to the last, as appears from the sacred fires kept in the interior apartment, or holy of holies, of almost all their temples, and places of worship: and, though the ammonian platonic

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n-blindness. all the magi of old were astrologers. they observed the planets and ordered them by their apparent motions. the moon was quickest, saturn slowest, and the sun of median speed. therefore the sun was assigned the central planetary sphere. modern astronomy did nothing to upset this sun centrality. the sun is observed by telescopes and calculated by mathematics to reside at the center of the solar system, fixed in relation to the other bodies that revolve around it. again it is distinguished as singularly different, more important, and central. the difficulty with a sun-central arrangement is that it results in an imbalance among the other six planets that cannot be corrected by rearranging them in con- trasting pairs around the sun. in fact, balanced pairs are impossible. no othe

are likewise inescapable, based on their symbolism. all four of these planets are double-compound, partaking of the pure solar or lunar qualities blended with the quality of the earth, which is repre- sented by the cross: jupiter: 3 mars: 6 saturn: fi venus: 9 unique and apart, mercury is made up of the symbols of the three primary forces-sun, moon, and earth. it is the only planet that combines the solar and lunar symbols. these are held in harmonious balance by the symbol of earth: mercury: this relationship between the seven traditional planets and the earth is pre- sented clearly and concisely in the following diagram: the symbols? and d represent the nodes of the moon, caput draconis and cauda draconis. they have been modified from their more common shapes to show that the nodes are

tinguish it from the other planets. over the right shoulder of the figure is the sun, and over the left shoulder is the moon. below the sun is mars-venus. below the moon is jupiter-saturn. in the third illustration, also from azote, which shows the process of putrefac- tion, a dying man lies inside an alchemical vessel above which are, on the right side, the sun, and on the left, the moon. again, the solar pair mars-venus is under the sun and the lunar pair jupiter- saturn is under the moon. crowning the wood- cut is mercury. saturn is shown black because saturn rules putrefaction. examples might be further multiplied, but these are sufficient to show that a mercury-central system of planets is not a new idea but was common among alchemists. of course the sun-central system is also often s

okrnah, and binah. saturn embodies the material pre- occupation with form in the eighth sephirah, hod. no doubt problems will arise when this new system comes into conflict with the old. for example, is the 3x3 magical square to be associated with the sun or with saturn? if the sun, are the traditional spirits of saturn, agiel and zazel, to be assigned to the sun? it is impossible to simply shift the solar spirits nachiel and sorath to the number three because they are organically extracted from the 6x6 magical square. yet if the sun is to be placed in the upper point of the hexagram and given the number three, how can it also be given the 6x6 magical square? despite this awkwardness, when it was obvious that the traditional arrange- ment of the planets was illogical, unbalanced, inelegant

rcle is to create a miniature world in which the magus becomes the ruling god. the forces of chaos, mythically represented by frost giants and other titans, are excluded. little wonder they gather outside the border of the ring and wait their chance to make mischief. within the circle the magus temporarily upsets the natural balance of things. the circle becomes a magic sky palace, and he or she, the solar monarch around which everything revolves. in separating an area of space for a ritual working, the magus must exclude all potencies that are inimical to the ritual purpose. the interior of the circle is according- ly purified, or emptied, and made into a blank slate upon which the magus can write his or her will. techniques for purifying the circle will be presented later in this book. a

TYSON DONALD SOUL FLIGHT

enter of the circle is your flight path into the astral world. the symbolic key you have chosen to define the astral place or environment you wish to visit should be beneath your hands on your abdomen when you are lying down. if you find this positioning of the hands uncomfortable, you may wish to lay the key on your abdomen and leave your arms at your sides. the best location for the key is over the solar plexus. the slight pressure of the weight of the hands bearing on the solar plexus can assist the separation of the astral body. you will carry an astral double of the key with you when you enter your astral chamber. it is not identical to the physical key, but is always in the form of a plasticized keycard. while holding the sign of departure in your mind, let the music or white noise y

a black cloth after it is charged will help retain this virtue. to incorporate the lunar virtue of a mirror into the standard projection ritual, in which the chamber, corridor, and elevator are visualized, a small mirror may be combined with the symbolic key that specifies the astral destination. these can be held together with tape or a rubber band. the mirror and the key can then be placed over the solar plexus beneath the folded hands while lying on the bed during the projection. it is best to leave the surface of the mirror unobstructed and to place the key against its backing. when a small mirror is incorporated into the key, the keycard in the astral world should be visualized as having a mirror backing. this small mirror can be used as an offensive weapon against astral beings. if y

es were stained with red ochre, a natural pigment dug from the ground that served as the blood of the earth itself. using a rune key draw the rune you wish to travel into about three inches tall on a small square of paper or a card, using red ink or red paint, and let it dry as you meditate upon its meaning. this will serve as the key during the general ritual of projection, and will be held over the solar plexus beneath your folded hands as you lie on your back on your bed and project yourself into the astral chamber. on the astral level, it becomes your keycard and unlocks the door of your astral chamber and the doors of the elevator. traveling to the worlds of the runes is a rare instance when you will press the down button on the elevator. all of the runes are drawn from the roots of y

in medieval times, crossing the legs was reputed to be a way to prevent oneself from being bewitched or otherwise influenced by magic. men crossed their legs for much the same reason they made a hand gesture to ward off the evil eye. today we have the superstition that crossing the fingers behind the back will prevent the truth from being drawn out of us by an interrogator. folding the hands over the solar 216. crookall, 34, citing the journal of the a. s. p r (1916, vol. x, 679. 217. muldoon and carrington, phenomena of astral projection, 22. chapter fifteen: training for soul flight 263 plexus, as i have suggested in the general ritual of projection, is not quite the same as crossing the arms since the folding is done at the extremities, and should not produce any problems concerning the

of the astral double. the spirits who communicated through the medium mrs. keeler asserted that "for getting out of the body, holding the breath is of value, but holding it out has no effect."222t wo techniques come into play-the gentle, slow rhythm of breathing, which helps induce a condition of physical relaxation, and the deliberate retention of breath, which by the slight pressure it puts on the solar plexus assists the astral body to move slightly out of alignment with the physical body. this is felt variously as a dizziness, a sensation of spinning or falling, a buzzing throughout the body that resembles a sustained current of electricity, and a sense of drifting or floating. more than one of these conditions may exist simultaneously. using the inflated lungs to press the solar plex

TYSON DONALD THE MAGICAL WORKBOOK

aware of the immense mass of the earth beneath you. extend your perception downward and expand it on all sides until you can sense the roundness of the planet. feel its gentle curve. be conscious of the spine of the world, its axis running from the north 18 reclining exercises pole to the south pole, aligned with your own spine. expand your awareness outward and become conscious of the planets of the solar system and the more distant stars, like glowing jewels set in the turning dome of a great natural cathedral as they rise in the east and descend in the west. mentally speed up time so that you can watch the stars arc across the dark sky, and can feel the turning of the earth. shift your awareness into your left hand, and open your mind to catch a gentle spring breeze blowing from the eas

ploys english rather than hebrew. instead of the words "thou art" at the top of the cross i use the words" the crown" to indicate that the head is the place on the body assigned to the highest sephirah, kether-kether means crown. i assign the bottom of the cross to the groin rather than the base of the sternum, because the functions of the groin are more in keeping with the nature of malkuth than the solar plexus. also, in my method i invert the arms of the cross from left to right, assigning gedulah to the right shoulder and geburah to the left shoulder. by this inversion the practitioner symbolically becomes the manifest body of god, rather than a reflection of that body. instead of the words "for ever" i prefer the words "and the law everlastingj' as the final part of the formula. the w

define the points of the triangle. the seven trumps of the seven planets of traditional astrology define the body of the triangle and its center. at its base, the trump associated with the moon is put on the left next to the trump of water, and the trump of the sun on the right next to the trump of fire. the trumps of the lunar planets, jupiter and saturn, occupy the left side, and the trumps of the solar planets, venus and mars, the right side. in the center is placed the trump linked with the planet mercury, the planet of balance and union that contains both solar and lunar principles. in the coin method, pennies are used to define the circle because they are composed of bronze, a mixture of copper (metal of venus) and tin (metal ofjupiter. the influence of both these planets is benign

TYSON DONALD THE POWER OF THE WORD

d or sapphire are most likely; or there may have been four different jewels, one for each of the letters of the name; and any occult material that may have been set beneath the stone, such as a magic herb. these natural substances derive their power from the heavens also, through occult correspondences that connect them to the planets and the ring of solomon 95 stars. for example, gold draws down the solar virtue of the sun; diamond is the stone of aries and mars. the sun represents solomon as an enlightened and benevolent ruler; aries and mars reinforce his aspect as a powerful warrior king. many occult texts claim to possess the true description of the ring, but since each differs from all the others, it is difficult to know how much faith to place in their assertions. for example, the e

ver, in the manuscript record titled liber scientiae auxilii et victoriae terrestris (in sloane 3191, the upper left watchtower is assigned to the east, the lower left watchtower is assigned to the south (gd gives north, the upper right watchtower is assigned to the west, and the lower right watchtower is assigned to the north (gd gives south. dee's colors for the directions seem to be based upon the solar cycle of twenty-four hours. the east is red because this is the color of the rosy dawn. the south is white because this is the brightness of midday. the north is black because the sun is in this quarter at night. only green in the west breaks this pattern. green like "the skins of many dragons" may refer to water. green and red are alchemical opposites, as are black and white. it is not

VOX SABBATUM

in abramelin oil and have similar incense burning. the celestial summoning of yaltabaoth vox sabbatum the witches sabbat 25 this rite is the invocation of the luciferian and adversarial fire-djinn, yaltabaoth who was the wisest among the angels. as called also azal ucel, sigillized as azothoz, yaltabaoth is the deific force with a mask of a beast and an angel. let this invocation be most holy and the solar logos shall manifest through the baphometic wisdom of darkness. this calling should be conducted in the high rite of the celestial or luciferian sabbat, called often empyrean or of the highest aethyr or heavens. this is the self-focused rite of the magician becoming as the adversary, the dragon-angel awakening of the isolate intellect. you are essentially becoming as the prince of darkne

instructing them in ways of magick and bearing lilitu or other demons by their sexual union. these fallen angels and beasts spawn dragon- children, who were in spirit form upon and under the earth. as more and more demons were created, lilith-az began to devour many of them, her vampyric and lycanthropic nature surfaced. lilith is the initiatory blood goddess of the path of black witchcraft, and the solar focus of the great work, that of lucifer. she wears a mask of beauty, from beneath is a beast .as also she wears a mask of the beast, from which under is that of divinity and beauty. those who focus on the initiatory work of lilith-az so invoke the bride of chaos in their name, the daemonic feminine being significant towards positive self-development. the name az is a conceptual view of

WAITE ASPECTS OF MASONIC SYMBOLISM

ist- tertia die resurrexit "the third day he rose again from the dead" so also the adept of the greater mysteries rose from the pastos in the imputed glory of an inward illumination. the mystical fact there was a period not so long ago when these analogies were recognized and applied to place a fabulous construction upon the central doctrines of christian religion, just as there was a period when the solar mythology was adapted in the same direction. we have no call to consider these aberrations of a partially digested learning; but they had their excuses in their period. the point on which i would insist is that in the symbolism of the old initiations, and in the pageant of the christian mythos, there is held to be the accurate delineation of a mystical experience, the heads and sections

WALLIS BUDGE E A LEGENDS OF THE EGYPTIAN GODS

res of the great gods of heaven, earth, and the other world, figures of the gods of the planets and the dekans, figures of the gods of the days of the week, of the weeks, and months, and seasons of the year, and of the year. besides these there are a number of figures of local forms of the gods which it is difficult to identify. on the rounded portion of the obverse the place of honour is held by the solar disk, in which is seen a figure of khnemu with four ram's heads, which rests between a pair of arms, and is supported on a lake of celestial water; on each side of it are four of the spirits of the dawn, and on the right stands the symbol of the rising sun, nefer-temu, and on the left stands thoth. below this are five rows of small figures of gods. below these is harpokrates in relief, i

pent goddesses,[fn#111] for he hath overthrown the enemy by means of their fear of him [fn#111] i.e, nekhebit and uatchit. and ra heru-khuti said "the great one of the two serpent goddesses of heru-behutet shall be called 'ur-uatchti'[fn#112] from this day onwards [fn#112 "great one of the two uraei-goddesses" these goddesses had their places above the brow of the god, or at the right and left of the solar disk. xix. and heru-khuti travelled on in his boat, and landed at the city of thes-heru (apollinopolis magna. and thoth said "the being of light who hath come forth from the horizon hath smitten the enemy in the form which he hath made, and he shall be called being of light who hath come forth from the horizon from this day onwards"[fn#113 [fn#113] in the sculpture (naville, mythe, pl. 1

led president of the two aterti of the south and north because of this from this day onwards.[fn#118 [fn#118] in the sculpture which illustrates this portion of the text at edfu, two winged disks are represented. the first has# on each side of it. the disk has an uraeus on each side. the second winged symbol of the god consists of a beetle with outstretched wings, which holds between his forelegs the solar disk, and between his hind legs the symbol of the orbit of the sun. a hymn to osiris and a legend of the origin of horus. homage to thee, osiris, lord of eternity, king of the gods, whose names are manifold, whose transformations are sublime, whose form is hidden in the temples whose ka is holy, the governor of tetut,[fn#119] the mighty one of possessions?)in the shrine,[fn#120] the lord

WEOR SAMAEL AUN ESOTERIC COURSE OF KABBLAH

ildren of man, do you want to enter into the ineffable bliss of nirvana? do you want to become gods? do you want to convert yourselves into christs? do you want to liberate yourselves from the wheel of birth and death? here we will give you the clue of sexual magic! what else do you want? let s see the existing relationship between the 10 sephiroth with the first tarot cards. the seven planets of the solar system are the seven sephiroth. and the thrice-spiritual sun is the sephirothic crown. these sephiroth live and palpitate within our consciousness and we must learn to manipulate and combine them in the marvelous laboratory of our interior universe. these ten sephiroth are: kether crown; the equilibrated power; the magician, the first arcanum of the tarot whose primeval hieroglyphic is r

deals. there you will be taught the secret science. now then, after this digression, let us continue with our initial point. the holy eight symbolizes the caduceus of mercury and represents the two ganglionic chords that esoterically are entwined around the spinal medulla, these are: id and pingal; the two witnesses, the two olives, the two candlesticks standing before the throne of god on earth. the solar atoms rise through the cord of the right and the lunar atoms rise through the cord of the left. these solar and lunar atoms rise from our seminal system, the fire of phlegethon and the water of acheron [akeron] cross themselves in the ninth sphere, forming the sign of the infinite. f plus a equal c fire plus water [aqua] equals consciousness. whosoever meditates on the sign of the infini

estos son los dos olivos y los dos candelabros que est n delante de dios de la tierra, como dijimos" apocalipsis 11:3,4 13 now then, the numbers 1260 is kabbalistically added as follows: 1 plus 2 plus 6 plus 0= 9; this is the symbol of the ninth sphere. the ninth sphere is sex. the two witnesses have their root in sex. these two witnesses id and pingal are two fine ganglionic chords through which the solar and lunar atoms of our seminal system ascend to the chalice. the chalice is the brain. fill your chalice, brethren, with the sacred wine of light. this explains why the sign of the infinite appears above the head of the magician, and before him are the swords, the cups and pentacles [are before him, and [why] is he grasping the little magic wand that symbolizes the spinal medulla. when t

hasaya was called to the initiation by the immortal babaji when he already had a spouse. thus, this is how the yogi-avatar was self-realized. in hindustan, sexual magic is known by the sanskrit term urdhvareta9 and the yogis who practice it are named urdhavareta yogis. authentic yogis practice sexual magic with their spouse. there are two types of brahmacharya (sexual abstinence, solar and lunar. the solar type is for those that have performed the second birth. the lunar type of brahmacharya is that absurd sexual abstinence that serves only to produce filthy, nocturnal sexual pollutions with all of its fatal consequences. hatha yoga is just a matter of acrobatics that have the power of taking the student out of the superior worlds in order to enslave him in the physical world. we have neve

(el sexo. las dos esfinges blanca y negra que tiran su carro simbolizan las fuerzas masculinas y femeninas. la coraza es la ciencia divina que nos hace poderosos. el guerrero debe aprender a usar el b culo y la espada. as lograr la gran victoria. nuestra divisa es thelema (voluntad) 50 let us remember that there are seven vices that we must transmute into wisdom and love: pride is transmuted into the solar faith and into the humility of the christ. lunar avarice is transformed into hope, altruism [and generosity. the fatal venusian lust is transmuted into the chastity of venus and into charity of the spirit. martian anger is transmuted into the marvelous force of love [and meekness. laziness is transmuted into prudent mercurian diligence. gluttony is transmuted into saturnian temperance. e

WESTERN MANDALAS OF TRANSFORMATION SR AL

gematria. i stumbled upon the amazing technique of creating "flashing color tablets (to be explained in due course) of the planetary seals made from magical squares (or kameas) which have been used in the magical tradition since the renaissance. many of the renaissance scientists and philosophers have not been given proper credit for the depth of their perception of reality. kepler's analysis of the solar system was heavily influenced by his perception of the mystical influence of number, often describing god in geometrical terms. william blake's famous etching, the ancient of days (a title of the god name kether, or number one, on the tree of life, shows god leaning down from heaven to measure earth with dividers, giving the impression of a master artisan at work. god the geometer is sti

ul, producing a moving, spinning effect; although the underlying square is only semi-magical, i. e, the diagonals do not add up to 111. the fully magical square of the same basic design (see andrews) is less symmetrical, but in meditation it has its own dynamic effect, appearing active in three dimensions as shown in chapter eight (see figure k on page 102. dynamism is an appropriate attribute of the solar seal. vibratory forces come from all sides of the tree toward the. center. the sun must be in tune with all these disparate entities in order to balance them. to be in tune with all of the planets, as well as the moon, the galaxy, and the primordial point, the solar vibration must be complex in its beauty. like bach's polyphonic "musical offering" it must sing several separate songs simu

WHO ARE THE DRACONIANS

prefer young children because they are not contaminated like adults. hard to accept isn't it? i'm sure your mind is screaming 'nonsense' at you because who wants to face a truth like this? but unless we do, how is it ever going to be stopped? satanic rituals generally take place at night because that is when the magnetic field is most stable. during, the day the electrically charged particles of the solar wind cause turbulence in the field and make interdimensional connection more difficult. it is most stable during total eclipses and this is when native peoples held their most important ceremonies to contact and manifest other-dimensional entities. the tribal shamans know this. satanic rituals and human sacrifice, especially of children, are performed on a vast scale and involve some of

WILLIAM WESCOTT NUMBERS THEIR OCCULT POWER AND MYSTIC VIRTUES

lony. the golden candlestick of the temple was 18 handsbreadths tall. there are 18 blessings in the hebrew liturgy. there were only 18 high priests during the existence of the first or solomonic temple at jerusalem. 19. the number 19 is famous as being the number of years in the metonic cycle. the cycle of the revolutions of the moon, after which she returns to have her changes on the same day of the solar year. meto lived 433 b.c. he was an athenian. he published his discovery at the olympic games in the above year. the exact period is, however, 18 years and 10 days. the calippic period of four cycles or twenty-six years was invented by calippus, b.c. 330, to correct meto. john heydon says that the number 19 facilitates births and menses. 20. the kiddushin, 29. 2 says god may curse a man

WILLIAM WESCOTT THE CHALDEAN ORACLES OF ZOROASTER TRANSLATION

" but we are told "all divine natures are incorporeal, but bodies are bound in them for your sakes" the subtil ethers, of which i have spoken, served is their turn as it were for the garment of the divine light; for the oracles teach that beyond these again "a solar world and endless light subsist" this divine light was the object of all veneration. do not think that what was intended thereby was the solar light we know "the inerratic sphere of the starless above" is an unmistakable expression and therein "the more true sun" has place: theosophists will appreciate the significance of "the more true sun" for according to the secret doctrine the sun we see is but the physical vehicle of a more transcendent splendour. some strong souls were able to reach up to the light by their own power "th

WORKBOOK FOR GRADE 0 VOID AND THE ABYSS

he true will. the goal of the magician is to create what are twin vessels or pots which contain a solar and lunar essence. the lunar is created first, the contents are based on the sorcerers choice, but generally involve blood, grave soil, semen or sexual fluids (menstrual blood if female, sigils which are created based on a demonic aspect, ect. it is buried and focused upon for half a month. the the solar one is created. semen, 6 image of lucifer as an angel, blood and buried for half a month next to the other. each night you will burn incense at the site, invoking both the light and the shadow *the pots were buried on two separate workings. the red or shadow vase is buried on the fullmoon night. it will then take form in the waning moon. the green or solar vase will be buried on the new

he other. each night you will burn incense at the site, invoking both the light and the shadow *the pots were buried on two separate workings. the red or shadow vase is buried on the fullmoon night. it will then take form in the waning moon. the green or solar vase will be buried on the new moon/dark moon and then both will be exhumed on the fullmoon. the shadow vase will be buried for one month. the solar vase for half a month. the goal is to visualize, along with the invocation of the holy guardian angel, azal'ucel, to create and materialize in your life you true will and show the benefits of this. this represents your desired direction of life, magicial ability and growth, ect. the true will is not a mere mystic truth, but a reality of the luciferian will. the ritual of the invocation o

be conducted when the sun is at its full light, or when the moon is full or dark, as the essence of iblis be finally revealed. the purpose of the ritual is invoking the spirit of the adversary, known as shaitan/iblis, satan, lucifer, set, azazel. the sorcerer shall seek the fire-spirit of change, rebellion and progression. the symbol of set the adversary shall take the earthen form of the devil, the solar creative (and destructive) force of change and self-deification. there are two primary faces of the adversary. the celebrant may construct as mask of two sides, which shall be placed upon the center of the altar. a phallic symbol or stone god may be near the mask as well, symbolizing the solar creative force of the beast 666- 9 one- the fallen seraph lucifer, the angelick essence of the

shadow will do so by techniques of willed- self-fascination, as meditation grows deeper visualize the shadow taking from and rising up. 20 leviathan, samael and lilith that samael is considered the qlippothic gateway towards self-deification is not essentially a new concept, but often misunderstood. the symbolism of this fallen angel is based within his connection (i label the gender male due to the solar aspects of this spirit, while lilith is female and lunar) of asmoday or ashamdon, a yezidic archangel. samael is considered to some extent connected with the roman light bearer, lucifer whom brings wisdom to mankind. when lucifer becomes the shadow bringer (noctifer) he is revealed as the ancient prince of darkness, set. the hidden gateway within the order of phosphorus is the sabbatic l

mbol, titling it the sigil of baphomet. the sigil of infernal union, as we choose to call it, uses the original names, which surround the goat head. they are, samael and lilith. many have pondered over the 22 reasoning for the hebraic sea dragon and fallen angel, leviathan, which surrounds the pentagram. this shall be addressed in full now. samael is in thelemic or luciferian terms the beast 666, the solar force of creation and life. the beast 666 is considered evil in christian definitions as it inherently is without a master, has no use for, nor desire for the laws of restriction and subservient behavior developed from a brainwashed system of inner guilt and repression. the beast 666 is the solar phallic symbol, pan, satan, the devil of the tarot, the source of manifestation and inner dr

WORKING CEPHALOEDIUM VERSION 1

nd lilith in sexual congress, the fire and water of spirit joining in a blaze of force, as orgasm is obtained, imagine the force of light and the waves of darkness consume your mind! ya! zat-i shaitan! so it is dossadditional charges may be added_ the cephaloedium working by crowley do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law. i ask an oracle of thelema for this working `liber lapidis lazuli' the solar chapter``white cat, the sparks fly from th y fur! thou dost crackle with splitting the worlds' i ask a yi king symbol fo r the whole working: xx `big earth. it means manifestation: i.e. the bringing forth to birth of the forces hitherto developed by us in secret. i ask a tarot trump to represent the prime pantacle of the operation: xvi the house of god. now the oath of the working is to

WORKING CEPHALOEDIUM VERSION 2

are a'.a. here endeth the book of the cephaloedium working. iacchaion altar of fire& table of scribe aiwaz throne& altar altar with lamp, bell, knife, pantacle& oil. scarlet woman with cup& sword, wine. water, ether atthe cephaloedium working by aleister crowley copyright (c) o.t.o_ do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law. i ask an oracle of thelema for this working `liber lapidis lazuli' the solar chapter``white cat, the sparks fly from thy fur! thou dost crackle with splitting the worlds' i ask a yi king symbol for the whole working: xx `big earth. it means manifestation: i.e. the bringing forth to birth of the forces hitherto developed by us in secret. i ask a tarot trump to represent the prime pantacle of the operation: xvi the house of god. now the oath of the working is to es

ZALEWSKI GOLDEN DAWN ENOCHIAN MAGIC OCR

of the enochian alphabet) have to do with the degrees of the zodiac and the order of the linea spiritus sancti is a negotiation. those at the most important words (viz: oroibah etc) 10 lunations=9 solar months=40 weeks of parental life=10 squares of small crosses results in a tablet of40 lunar forces. the 30 squares of lesser angles does a month. 9 of great crosses=3636 forces relates slightly to the solar days" while the general golden dawn approach to the enochian system is a solar-oriented one, i have often felt that the lunar influence is possibly stronger, based on my own personal experimentation. the central angelic entity of the seal dei aemeth is lunar. when using the system during the correct lunar phase, the results are generally far superior. i believe that the lunar cycles shou

the general golden dawn approach to the enochian system is a solar-oriented one, i have often felt that the lunar influence is possibly stronger, based on my own personal experimentation. the central angelic entity of the seal dei aemeth is lunar. when using the system during the correct lunar phase, the results are generally far superior. i believe that the lunar cycles should be worked in with the solar ones when using the enochian system; there should be no contradiction. many people have never given the lunation cycles, in connection with the tablets, any real consideration. i think it is a worthwhile area to develop. although the book of enoch only remotely resembles the dee manuscripts (in the form of dictating angelic entities, the lunar astrology section of the original biblical b

ent of the arc, which represents the sun at winter solstice, thus representing the forces of darkness. x. the sign of osiris risen! this shows the combination effect of the energy from both the equinox and solstice forces. the energy here is then brought down in an even flow, thus cementing itself into the aura. the entire concept of doing these signs is twofold. the first is that one brings down the solar influences by imitation through a process of god-form assimilation when doing the signs, which interrelates with a force called the ruach, the second functioning part of the kabbalistic soul (for a full explanation of this see regardie's middle pillar, llewellyn publications. the idea is to unify the lower portion of the soul, called the nephesch, with that of the ruach, which is in fact

ZALEWSKI SECRET INNER ORDER RITUALS OF THE GOLDEN DAWN OCR

ief repeats sentences. the brow is bound, lips, heart, solar plexus and hips. six bells sound 0! i! 0 ch.ad (for brow "be not curious in unnecessary matters, for more things are shown thee than thou can understand (for lips)"be silent, 0 man, before the lord, for he is raised up out of his holy habitation (for heart "woe be to the fearful heart and faint hands, and to him that goeth two ways (for the solar plexus "the greater thou art, the more humble thyself, and thou shalt find favour before the lord (for thighs "to know the lord is perfect righteousness; for to know his power is the root of immortality" the bandage being now on postulant, chief and 2nd ad. assist postulant into pastos, and lay him/her down, head to the north, hands crossed at wrists, palms up and above head. they sprink

it which symbolizes the overall vibration he experienced in the vault at the 5=6 level. the first knock is a symbol that the unification of the neshamah with the ruach and the nepshech was obtained in the 5=6 grade. the two bells are the yechidah and the chiah, the two stages of the soul he has yet to experience. the reception of the postulant with the words "heat and burden of the day" allude to the solar power of tiphareth, and the knowledge and work that went with that grade. the place of rest "east of the sun and west of the moon" is shown on the seal of the order of the r.r. et a.c. and refers to the sacrifice man must make to advance in the order. the second knock shows that the postulant has attained the knowledge of the second order and has the right of admittance. the third knock

ct by the guardians of the order can be made with strength. also, for those present, the astral links are made stronger, and their benefits are multifaceted. on the lower side of things, the auras are recharged, with a magnetic force that will help in matters of health. our own links to the guardians are then made closer, which then opens up new levels of consciousness for us. we draw directly on the solar power as well, directing it to a desired end. the various currents of the godforms become hyper-active, and their energy force is more easily manipulated. generally, the chiefs of the order will retire to the vault after the equinox ceremony, and make their contacts and take directions from those entities they come into contact with. the following notes on the equinox are published for t

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