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, should be cast down, and valleys filled up, to make even the ground, that israel may go safely in the glory of god, 8 moreover even the woods and every sweetsmelling tree shall overshadow israel by the commandment of god. 9 for god shall lead israel with joy in the light of his glory with the mercy and righteousness that cometh from hhi (place rose, cup, paten of bread and salt, lamp, cross and triangle upon the altar (the candidate must be blindfolded and tied thrice around the waist (hierophant knocks once) kerux (goes to the east, and faces west "hekas! hekas! este be beloi (returns to the southeast and faces east) bell/ hierophant (holds up the sceptre, faces west, and knocks once "fraters and sorors of the hermetic order of the golden dawn, in the temple of isis mighty mother, assis

at order. the knocks are given before the words are said in the following) hierophant (knocks "khabs" hiereus (knocks "am" hegemon (knocks "pekht" hiereus (knocks "konx" hegemon (knocks "om" hierophant (knocks "pax" hegemon (knocks "light" hierophant (knocks "in" hiereus (knocks "extension (the kerux removes the rose, cup, paten of bread and salt and the lamp from the altar, leaving the cross and triangle only) hierophant "fraters and sorors of the golden dawn of the outer in the temple of isis mighty mother, i have recieved a dispensation from the chiefs of the second order to duly admit_ to the grade of neophyte. honored hegemon, instruct the candidate to hold himself/herself/themselves in readiness for the ceremony of his/her/their admission, and superintend his/her/their preparation (h

listes behind the hiereus, the dadouchos behind the hegemon, the kerux before the throne of the west. all form the hexagram as in diagram below) hierophant "thou will kneel on both knees. give me your right hand which you will place upon this sacred and holy symbol. place your left hand in mine, bow your head, repeat your full earthly name, and say after me (hiereus, hegemon and hierophant form a triangle with tools. the hierophant is in the east, the hegemon is in the southwest, and the hiereus is in the northwest (the obligation is now recited. see the vows unto the order) hierophant "repeat after me. i swear to observe all i have said under penalty of being expelled from this order, and furthermore, submitting myself to a deadly stream of power set in action by the divine guardians of t

ated to happiness. it is described in the sepher yetzirah, or the book of formation, as an abyss of height and an abyss of death, an abyss of the east and an abyss of the west, an abyss of the north and an abyss of the south. the altar is black because, unlike divine beings who unfold in the element of light, the fires of created beings arise from darkness and obscurity. on the altar is the white triangle to be in the image of immortal light, that triune light which moved in darkness and formed the world out of darkness. there are always in all things two contending forces and always one uniting them. these three have their image in the threefold flame of our being, and the threefold wave of the sensual world" hierophant (faces east, forms himself in a cross "glory be to thee, father of th

e are always in all things two contending forces and always one uniting them. these three have their image in the threefold flame of our being, and the threefold wave of the sensual world" hierophant (faces east, forms himself in a cross "glory be to thee, father of the undying for thy glory flows out rejoicing to the ends of the earth" hierophant (turns back around "the red cross above the white triangle represents the unfolding of light. at its east, south, west, and north angles are a rose, 36 fire, cup of wine, and bread and salt. these allude to the elements of, air, fire, water, and earth. the mystical words- khabs am pekht-are ancient egyptian and are the origin of the greek words- konx om pax- which was uttered at the eleusinian mysteries. a literal translation would be 'light rush

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lamen, black collar, white lamp, wand stolistes: black robe, black& white nemis, red shoes, lamen, black collar, cup of water dadouchos: black robe, black& white nemis, red shoes, lamen, black collar, censer sentinel: black robe, black& white nemis, red shoes, lamen, black collar, sword candidate: black robe, red shoes, sash, red rope, hoodwink required materials for the altar red cross and white triangle red rose red lamp cup of wine salt patten of bread chemicals for water cup of water required materials for the temple temple arranged according to diagram banners of the east and west temple pillars opening of the neophyte grade 0= 0 when the members are assembled and clothed, hierophant gives one knock and the officers rise. members do not rise except for adoration s to the east or when

to take a great and solemn obligation to keep inviolate the secrets and mysteries of our order? let me however assure you that this obligation contains nothing incompatible with your civil, moral or religious duties. cand: i am. hiero: advances between pillars to eastern side of altar. hiereus: stands on candidate's left. heg: stands on candidate's right. kerux: advances to the altar picks up the triangle and delivers it to the hierophant. hiero: thou wilt kneel on both knees, give me your right hand, which i place on this sacred and sublime symbol. places candidate's right hand on the center of the triangle. place your left hand in mine. bow your head, repeat your full name at length and say after me all rise. the obligation hiero: i (name of aspirant, in the presence of the lord of the u

ted to happiness. it is described in the sepher yetzirah, or the book of formation, as an abyss of height and as an abyss of depth, an abyss of the east and an abyss of the west, an abyss of the north and an abyss of the south. the altar is black because, unlike divine beings who unfold in the element of light, the fires of created brings arise from darkness and obscurity. on the altar is a white triangle to be the image of that immortal light, that triune light, which moved in darkness and formed the world of darkness and out of darkness. there are two contending forces and one always uniting them. and these three have their image in the three-fold flame of our being and in the threefold wave of the sensual world. hiero: stands in the form of cross, saying: hiero: glory be to thee, father

ess. there are two contending forces and one always uniting them. and these three have their image in the three-fold flame of our being and in the threefold wave of the sensual world. hiero: stands in the form of cross, saying: hiero: glory be to thee, father of the undying. for thy glory bows out rejoicing, to the ends of the earth! hiero: he reseats himself. hiero: the red cross above the white triangle, is an image of him who was unfolded in the light. at its east, south, west and north angles are a rose fire, cup of wine and bread and salt. these allude to the four elements, air, fire, water, earth. the mystical words- khabs am pekht- are ancient egyptian and are the origin of the greek konx om pax- which was uttered at the eleusinian mysteries. a literal translation would be light rus

thway of nature- which is a continual undulation, the winding hither and thither of the serpent- is the straight and narrow way between them. it was because of this that i passed between them, when you came to the light, and it was because of this that you were placed between them to receive the final consecration. two contending forces and one which unites them eternally. two basal angles of the triangle and one which forms the apex. such is the origin of creation, it is the triad of life. my throne at the gate of the east is the place of the guardian of the dawning sun. the throne of the hiereus at the gate of the west is the place of the guardian against the multitudes that sleep through the light and awaken at the twilight, the throne of the hegemon seated between the columns is the pl

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n, black collar, white lamp, wand stolistes: black robe, black& white nemyss, red shoes, lamen, black collar, cup of water. dadouchos: black robe, black& white nemyss, red shoes, lamen, black collar, censer sentinel: black robe, black& white nemyss, red shoes, lamen, black collar, sword candidate: black robe, red shoes, sash, red rope, hoodwink required materials for the altar red cross and white triangle red lamp salt diagram of the flaming sword fylfot cross required materials for the temple part i banners of the east and west temple pillars hebrew letters: tau, shin, qoph enochian earth tablet lamp part i opening of the zelator grade (the members, having assembled and robed, each is seated in his proper place. hiereus (knock) all rise. hiero (sitting) fraters and sorors of the zelator g

hall be consumed and become infinite and holy. receive now the secrets of this grade. the step is thus given 6 by 6 showing you have passed the threshold. the sign is given by raising the right hand to an angle of 45 degrees. it is the position in which the hierophant interposed for you between the hiereus and the hegemon. the token is given by grasping fingers, the thumb touching thumb to form a triangle. it refers to the ten sephiroth. the word is adonai ha-aretz, and means adonai the lord of the earth, to which element this grade is allotted. the mystic number is 55, and from it is formed the password nun he. it means ornament, and when given is lettered separately. the badge of this grade, is the sash of the neophyte with the narrow white border, a red cross within the triangle, and th

means adonai the lord of the earth, to which element this grade is allotted. the mystic number is 55, and from it is formed the password nun he. it means ornament, and when given is lettered separately. the badge of this grade, is the sash of the neophyte with the narrow white border, a red cross within the triangle, and the number 1 within a circle and 10 within a square, one on each side of the triangle. hiero: invests neophyte with the sash, and points out the three portals, saying: hiero: the three portals facing you in the east, are the gates of the paths leading to the three further grades, which with the zelator and the neophyte forms the first and lowest order of our fraternity. furthermore, they represent the paths which connect the tenth sephirah malkuth with the other sephiroth

mise stretched over our earth, and which is about the throne of god (hegemon points out the flaming sword, saying) heg: this drawing of the flaming sword of the kerubim, is a representation of the guardians of the gates of eden, just as the hiereus and hegemon symbolize the two paths of the tree of the knowledge of good and of evil. hiereus: in this grade, the red cross is placed within the white triangle upon the altar, and it is thus the symbol of the banner of the west. the triangle refers to the three paths and the cross to the hidden knowledge. the cross and the triangle together represent life and light. hiero: points out the tablet of the north, saying: hiero: this grade is especially referred to the element of earth, and therefore, one of its principal emblems is the great watch to

shoes, lamen, black collar, white lamp, wand stolistes: black robe, black& white nemyss, red shoes, lamen, black collar, cup of water. dadouchos: black robe, black& white nemyss, red shoes, lamen, black collar, censer sentinel: black robe, black& white nemyss, red shoes, lamen, black collar, sword candidate: black robe, red shoes, sash of 1=10 required materials for the altar red cross and white triangle red lamp salt diagram of the flaming sword fylfot cross required materials for the temple part ii banners of the east and west temple pillars hebrew letters: tau, shin, qoph table of shewbread table of candlesticks enochian earth tablet lamp part ii hiero: frater kerux, when the neophyte gives the proper alarm, you will admit him. fraters stolistes and dadouchos, assist the kerux in the r

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ight hand the pyramid of 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 fount

nd hurtful, but to uphold them with a stability void of movement, forcing fire forward into fire. hereunto is the speech of axieros. heg: leads theoricus round to seat of hiereus in n.w. hiereus: as they approach takes red lamp in his hand, rises. hegemon and theoricus halt before him. hiereus: axiokersos the second kabir spake to kasmillos the candidate and said: i am the left basal angle of the triangle of flame. i am fire volcanic and terrestrial, flashingly flaming through the abysses of earth; fire rending fire penetrating, tearing asunder the curtain of matter; fire constrained, fire tormenting, raging and whirling in lurid storm. by what sign dost thou seek to pass by? heg: by the symbol of the pyramid of flame. hiereus: hear thou the voice of axiokersos the second kabir: for not in

ndid strength of hecate, father begotten and he who encircleth the brilliance of fire, and the strong spirit of the poles, all fiery beyond. hereunto is the speech of axiokersos. hiereus: leads theoricus round to hegemon's seat in south west. heg: takes red lamp and thus addresses theoricus. heg: axiokersa the third kabir spake to kasmillos the candidate and said i am the right basal angle of the triangle of flame; i am the fire astral and fluid, winding and coruscating through the firmament. i am the life of beings, the vital heat of existence. by what sign dost thou seek to pass by? hiereus: prompts theoricus and then returns to his. hiereus (for theoricus) by the symbol of the pyramid of flame. heg: hear thou the voice of axiokersa the third kabir. the father hath hastily withdrawn hims

ruler of volcanic fire. he is also axiokersos, the 2nd kabir, pluto and typhon. the right hand figure below is anadl, the ruler of the astral light. she is also axiokersa, the third kabir, ceres and proserpina, isis and nephthys. she is therefore represented in a duplicate form and rising from the water. around both these figures dart flashes of lightning. these 3 principal figures form the fire triangle, and further represent fire operating in the other three elements of air, earth, and water. the central lower figure with his back turned and his arms extended in the sign of theoricus is arel the ruler of latent heat, he is rising from the earth, as if to receive and absorb the properties of the other three. he is also kasmillos the candidate in the samothracian mysteries, and the horus

our reception into the grade of practicus will take place. temple officers part iii hierophant: red robe, r&w nemyss, gold shoes, white collar, lamen, scepter. hiereus: black robe, b&w nemyss, red shoes, red collar, lamen, sword. hegemon: white robe, white nemyss, black collar, red shoes, lamen, scepter. candidate: black robe, red shoes, sash. required materials for the altar: red cross and white triangle 3 red lamps at corners of triangle cup of water diagram of eden before the fall diagram of eden after the fall lamen badge of water required materials for the temple: banners of the east and west temple pillars hebrew letters: shin, resh, mem, peh, ayin kamea of mercury 2 diagrams of daath enochian water tablet 7 planes of tree of life to 7 planets diagram of 4 worlds and letters of holy

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e land of night. and the chaos cried aloud for the unity of form, and the face of the eternal arose. before the glory of that countenance the night rolled back and the darkness hasted away. in the waters beneath was that face reflected, in the formless abyss of the void. from those eyes darted rays of terrible splendor which crossed with the currents reflected. that brow and those eyes formed the triangle of the measureless heavens, and their reflection formed the triangle of the measureless waters. and thus was formulated the eternal hexad, the number of the dawning creation. heg: turns up the lights and then conducts the practicus to the foot of hierophant's throne, handing practicus the calvary cross of 12 squares. hiero: the calvary cross of 12 squares fitly represents the zodiac, whic

d to the zodiac, the three quaternions of angular, succedent, cadent and movable, fixed and common. the 4 triplicities and the 24 thrones of the elders (going to the second tablet) the term polygon is referred to a figure having only salient or projecting angles, the term polygram to a figure having reentering angles as well. the number of possible modes of tracing the lineal figures will then be triangle, 1; square, 1; pentangle. 2: hexangle, 2; heptangle. 3; octangle. 3; enneangle,4; dekangle, 4; endekangle, 4; dodekangle, 5. heg: leads practicus to tablet in the south. heg: before you are the geomantic figures arranged according to their planetary attribution, in the tree of life. you will note that saturn represents the three supernal sephiroth summed up in binah. while caput and cauda

of the sphere of mars, and the reciprocal path connecting netzach with hod, victory with splendor; it is the lowermost of the three reciprocal paths. hiero: heg: pract: move to the west of altar. heg: before you upon the altar is the 16th key of the tarot which symbolically resumes these ideas. it represents a tower struck by a lightening flash, proceeding from a rayed circle and terminating in a triangle. it is the tower of babel struck by the fire from heaven. it is to be noted that the triangle at the end of the flash issuing from the circle forms exactly the astrological symbol of mars. it is the power of the triad rushing down and destroying the columns of darkness. three holes are rent in the walls, symbolizing the establishment of the triad therein, and the crown at the summit of th

s light, and the representation of the tree of life by the ten circles thus disposed. on the left hand side is darkness and eleven circles, symbolizing the qlippoth. hiero: heg: pract: move to the tablet in the east. heg: this represents the alchemical symbol of sulphur on the tree of life. it does not touch the 4 lower sephiroth. the cross terminates in tiphareth, whereby as it were the supernal triangle is to be grasped, and tiphareth is the purified man. the meaning of the alchemical symbol of mercury was explained to you in the previous grade. the symbol of salt embraces all the sephiroth but malkuth, and is as it were, the reconciler between the sulphur and the mercury. the horizontal dividing line implies the precept of hermes as above, so below. hiero: resumes his place. hiereus: he

of your reception in the grade of philosophus will take place. part iv temple officers hierophant: red robe, r&w nemyss, gold shoes, white collar, lamen, scepter. hiereus: black robe, b&w nemyss, red shoes, red collar, lamen, sword. hegemon: white robe, white nemyss, black collar, red shoes, lamen, scepter. candidate: black robe, red shoes, sash. required materials for the altar 3 red lamps white triangle and red cross calvary cross of 6 squares diagrams of eden before and after the fall lamen of 6 squared calvary cross required materials for the temple banners of the east and west temple pillars hebrew letters: kaph, nun, peh, tzaddi, qoph kamea and sigils of venus diagram of tree of life with daath diagram of tree of life in four worlds burnt offering diagram of brazen sea enochian fire

A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO WITCHCRAFT AND MAGICK SPELLS

enter, as you breathe slowly and deeply* place your oil burner in the centre of your altar or on any flat surface, together with your three chosen oils (or you can work with a single fragrance if you prefer* to the south of it, set your money pot with the lid open and your coins* place your symbols of abundance on the tray to the north of the dish* arrange your gold, blue or beeswax candles in a triangle (this sacred shape represents the triple goddess, the holy trinity and the egyptian isis, osiris and horus. the candle at the apex of the triangle should be in the north, with the other two forming the base to the south, so that the triangle creates a protective enclosure. if you have room, set your candles in holders on the floor or in candlesticks on small tables or chairs at each of th

and horus. the candle at the apex of the triangle should be in the north, with the other two forming the base to the south, so that the triangle creates a protective enclosure. if you have room, set your candles in holders on the floor or in candlesticks on small tables or chairs at each of the points and have the altar in the centre. this is my preferred method and means that you are within the triangle and can move all round* on the first night, walk three times in circles around the outside of the altar (or the floor candles if you are using them, moving outwards, and pointing the index finger of your power hand behind you almost horizontally. visualise a stream of light emanating from your finger. as you circle, chant: circle one i cast for the light of the earth and her store of rich

ng softly: may the circle be uncast but remain unbroken* leave everything in place except for the pot, which you should put in a warm place to 'incubate, traditionally on a kitchen shelf. on the second night, return the money pot to the south of the burner and remove the lid* cast the triple circle as before, then light the candle in the north and also the one at the bottom lefthand corner of the triangle* take the second oil and charge it as before. this time you have dual candlelight to reflect in your pendulum* add your second oil and then the first one to the burner with a few drops of water. light the burner* take six coins from the dish and add to the pot; if possible there should be two golden-coloured, two silver and two copper. repeat the chant from the previous night* place the l

ADDTLS

triad of the supernals, and as it were high priestess to the inferior sephiroth.(compare also, says s.r.m.d. the position of the path of g in the tree of life. to chesed, c, and the key of the empress, the daughter of the mighty ones. chesed is, as it were, the first of the inferiors below binah, and the path of c is thus reciprocal betweeen chokmah and binah, forming, as it were, the base of the triangle of the supernals. to geburah, f, and the tarot key, the blasted tower, the lord of the hosts of the mighty, even as geburah represents strength and fiery power. to tiphareth is the a, lord of the fire of the world, even as tiphareth is, as it were the heart and center of the a of life. 18 the remaining four squares of the sephirotic cross have no planetary or astrological attributions. th

o the four lesser angles diagram n airy angle of all four tablets has at least one airy side. on a flat surface, the pyramid is represented by dividing the square into four triangles, leaving a small square in the center to mark the flat top. on this, if desired, the appropriate enochian letter may be placed. the following will be the standard of reference, so that later should mention be made of triangle no. 2, the following diagram will show its position. diagram o the pyramid is supposed to be in position on the tablet, so that triangle no. 2 points to the top of the tablet. to work out the pyramid of any square completely, it is necessary to know the attributions of the four triangles and the element of each. since every tablet comprises four distinct divisions, each of these must be c

top of the tablet. to work out the pyramid of any square completely, it is necessary to know the attributions of the four triangles and the element of each. since every tablet comprises four distinct divisions, each of these must be considered separately as each produces a different type of pyramid. the rules for analyzing the pyramid based on the squares will be concisely put, thus: great cross: triangle no. 1: sign of zodiac, small card of tarot. triangle no. 2: m. triangle no. 3: planet of decan. triangle no. 4: elemental symbol of the tablet. 22 note that triangle no. 2 on the squares of the great cross is always m, as indicating the operation of the m in the primary element, and is shown white. triangle no. 4 is colored according to the element of the tablet; thus red for c tablet, bl

card of tarot. triangle no. 2: m. triangle no. 3: planet of decan. triangle no. 4: elemental symbol of the tablet. 22 note that triangle no. 2 on the squares of the great cross is always m, as indicating the operation of the m in the primary element, and is shown white. triangle no. 4 is colored according to the element of the tablet; thus red for c tablet, blue for d, black for b, yellow for a. triangle no. 1 is to be colored according to the triplicity of the sign attributed to it, that is as to whether it is of an earthy, fiery, watery, or airy nature. triangle no. 3 is to be colored in that of the element ruled by the planet attributed to it. the rule governing the latter is: a and k rule the element of d. l and b rule the element of a. c and y rule the element of b. f rules the eleme

y the planet attributed to it. the rule governing the latter is: a and k rule the element of d. l and b rule the element of a. c and y rule the element of b. f rules the element of c. on the other hand, there are alternative methods, the use of which calls into operation other forces than elemental. thus the color of no. 1 may be in the color of the sign itself, as red for a, and blue for i, etc. triangle no. 3 may be also be colored in the color of the planet itself, orange for the a, green for c, etc. if these latter are used, planetary and zodiacal forces would be inferred in lieu of purely elemental ones. the former, however, may be found to be the most practical for most circumstances. the method of applying these rules to the great cross may be seen in the following, consisting of th

ADEPTUS MINOR INITIATION

s, until at length he attains to the summit "i now proceed to instruct you in the mystic symbolism of the tomb itself. let the altar be moved aside (done) it is divided into three parts, the ceiling which is white; the heptagonal walls of seven rainbow colors, and the floor whose prevailing hue is black; thus showing the powers of the heptad between the light and the darkness. on the ceiling is a triangle enclosing the rose of 22 petals, within a heptangle formed of a heptagram reflected from the seven angles of the wall. the triangle represents the three supernal sephiroth; the heptagram, the lower seven; the rose represents the 22 paths of the serpent of wisdom "the floor has upon it also the symbol of a triangle enclosed within a heptagram, bearing the titles of the averse and evil seph

eflected from the seven angles of the wall. the triangle represents the three supernal sephiroth; the heptagram, the lower seven; the rose represents the 22 paths of the serpent of wisdom "the floor has upon it also the symbol of a triangle enclosed within a heptagram, bearing the titles of the averse and evil sephiroth of the twpylq, the great red dragon of seven heads, and the inverted and evil triangle. thus, in the tomb of the adepti do we tread down the evil powers of the red dragon (chief adept stamps thrice on diagram, and so tread thou upon the evil powers of thy nature" 30 ceiling of the vault floor of the vault "for there is traced within the evil triangle the rescuing symbol of the golden cross united to the red rose of seven times seven petals. as it is written 'he descendeth i

ALEISTER CROWLEY EIGHT LECTURES ON YOGA

lties of doing it. 18. i began by taking a simple geometrical object in one colour, such as a yellow square. i will quote the official instructions in 'the equinox 'dharana- control of thought '1. constrain the mind to concentrate itself upon a single simple object imagined. the five tatwas are useful for this purpose; they are: a black oval; a blue disk; a silver crescent; a yellow square; a red triangle '2. proceed to combinations of single objects; e.g, a black oval within a yellow square, and so on '3. proceed to simple moving objects, such as a pendulum swinging; a wheel revolving, etc. avoid living objects '4. proceed to combinations of moving objects, e.g, a piston rising and falling while a pendulum is swinging. the relation between the two movements should be varied in different e

lty of something coming from nothing? only by enquiring what we mean by nothing. we shall find that this idea is totally inconceivable to the normal mind. for if nothing is to be nothing, it must be nothing in every possible way (of course, each of these ways is itself an imaginary something, and there are aleph-zero- a transfinite number- of them) if, for example, we say that nothing is a square triangle, we have had to invent a square triangle in order to say it. but take a more homely instance. we know what we mean by saying 'there are cats in the room' we know what we mean when we say 'no cats are in the room' but if we say'*no* cats are *not* in the room' we evidently mean that *some* cats *are* in the room. this remark is not intended to be a reflection upon this distinguished audien

ALEISTER CROWLEY BOOK OF LIES

instruction, the gist of which is easily to be apprehended by comparatively short practice of mantra-yoga. a mantra is not being properly said as long as the man knows he is saying it. the same applies to all other forms of magick. book of lies get any book for free on: www.abika.com 72 [75] 33 kappa-epsilon-phi-alpha-lambda-eta lambda-gamma baphomet a black two-headed eagle is god; even a black triangle is he. in his claws he beareth a sword; yea, a sharp sword is held therein. this eagle is burnt up in the great fire; yet not a feather is scorched. this eagle is swallowed up in the great sea; yet not a feather is wetted. so flieth he in the air, and lighteth upon the earth at his pleasure. so spake iacobus burgundus molensis(17) the grand master of the temple; and of the god that is ass

oin laylah (5) my mission will succeed soon enough (6) death will remove the nuisance of success. book of lies get any book for free on: www.abika.com 144 [147] 69 kappa-epsilon-phi-alpha-lambda-eta xi-theta the way to succeed-and the way to suck eggs! this is the holy hexagram. plunge from the height, o god, and interlock with man! plunge from the height, o man, and interlock with beast! the red triangle is the descending tongue of grace; the blue triangle is the ascending tongue of prayer this interchange, the double gift of tongues, the word of double power-abrahadabra!-is the sign of the great work, for the great work is accomplished in silence. and behold is not that word equal to cheth, that is cancer. whose sigil is cancer? this work also eats up itself, accomplishes its own end, no

[148] commentary( xi-theta) the key to the understanding of this chapter is given in the number and the title, the former being intelligible to all nations who employ arabic figures, the latter only to experts in deciphering english puns. the chapter alludes to levi's drawing of the hexagram, and is a criticism of, or improvement upon, it. in the ordinary hexagram, the hexagram of nature, the red triangle is upwards, like fire, and the blue triangle downwards, like water. in the magical hexagram this is revered; the descending red triangle is that of horus, a sign specially revealed by him personally, at the equinox of the gods (it is the flame desending upon the altar, and licking up the burnt offering) the blue triangle represents the aspiration, since blue is the colour of devotion, and

gle is upwards, like fire, and the blue triangle downwards, like water. in the magical hexagram this is revered; the descending red triangle is that of horus, a sign specially revealed by him personally, at the equinox of the gods (it is the flame desending upon the altar, and licking up the burnt offering) the blue triangle represents the aspiration, since blue is the colour of devotion, and the triangle, kinetically considered, is the symbol of directed force. in the first three paragraphs this formation of the hexagram is explained; it is a symbol of the mutual separation of the holy guardian angel and his client. in the interlocking is indicated the completion of the work. paragraph 4 explains in slightly different language what we have said above, and the scriptural image of tongues i

ALEISTER CROWLEY LIBER 777

palace of the earth. rules a 4th quadrant of the heavens about kether. 31 bis the root of the powers of air the root of the powers of water. lxxv. the five elements (tatwas. lxxvi. the five skandhas. clxxxviii. the body. clxxxix. cxc. bodily functions. 11 vayu the blue circle sankhara breath speaking though 23 apas the silver crescent vedana chyle, lymph holding nutrition 31 agni or tejas the red triangle sa a blood moving moving 32 bis prithivi the yellow square rupa solid structures, tissues excreting matter 31 bis akasa the black egg vi nanam semen, marrow generating magick cxci. the four noble truths (buddhism) 11 sorrow s cause 23 sorrow s ceasing 31 noble eight-fold path 32 bis sorrow 31 bis. table iii 20 lxxvii. the planets and their numbers. lxxviii. intelligences of the planets. c

book, ars almadel, is probably of medieval origin: it divides up the powers it summons into four altitudes, seemingly referred to the cardinal points of the zodiac. the fifth book of the lemegeton, ars nova, is rather a kind of appendix which appears in one ms where it occupies one and a half sides of a single folio leaf: it contains an extended prayer associated with the names on the circle and triangle of the goetia, possibly intended to be spoken while drawing these, along with a short and garbled conjuration containing some highly corrupt hebrew names, probably also connected with the goetia as it mentions the brazen vessel; and finally, a lengthy curse targetted at anyone who steals the book. the ars nova is sometimes confused with the ars notoria (notary art) attributed to solomon

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and the backs of the hands away from the head. thumbs closed to side of palms. fingers straight and together "3. water: the goddess auramoth" same body and foot position as #2, but head erect. arms are brought down over the chest so that the thumbs touch above the heart and the backs of the hands are to the front. the fingers meet below the heart, forming between thumbs and fingers the descending triangle of water "4. fire: the goddess thoum-aesh-neith" frontal. head and body like #3. arms are angled so that the thumbs meet in a line over the brow. palmer side facing. fingers meet above head, forming between thumbs and fingers the ascending triangle of fire "5,6. spirit: the rending and closing of the veil" head erect in both #5 has the same body posture as #1, except that the left and rig

each case the magician identifies himself with the deity invoked. to "invoke" is to "call in, just as to "evoke" is to "call forth. this is the essential difference between the two branches of magick. in invocation, the macrocosm floods the consciousness. in evocation, the magician, having become the macrocosm, creates a microcosm. you "in"voke a god into the circle. you "e"voke a spirit into the triangle. in the first method identity with the god is attained by love and by surrender, by giving up or suppressing all irrelevant (and illusionary) parts of yourself. it is the weeding of a garden. in the second method identity is attained by paying special attention to the desired part of yourself: positive, as the first method is negative. it is the pottingout and watering of a particular flo

elf as v again. note that there are now two sexes in one person throughout, so that each individual is self-procreative sexually, whereas isis knew only one sex, and osiris thought the two sexes opposed. also the formula is now love in all cases; and the end is the beginning, on a higher plane. the i is formed from the v by removing its tail, the a by balancing 4 yods, the o by making an inverted triangle of yods, which suggests the formula of nuit- hadit- ra-hoor-khuit. a is the elements whirling as a svastika- the creative energy in equilibrated action<yod aleph yod yod. yod yod- ayin yod yod yod- 38 chapter vi the formula of the neophyte<neophyte ceremony, equinox i,ii. this formula has for its "first matter" the ordinary man entirely ignor

en freud had a glimpse of this fact> to persist. for the third time he is purified and consecrated, and he sees the lord of the east, who holds the balance, keeping him in a straight line. in the west he gains energy. in the east he is prevented from dissipating the same. so fortified, he may be received into the order as a neophyte by the three principal officers, thus uniting the cross with the triangle. he may then be placed between the pillars of the temple, to receive the fourth and final consecration. in this position the secrets of the grade are communicated to him, and the last of his fetters is removed. all this is sealed by the sacrament of the four elements. it will be seen that the effect of this whole ceremony is to endow a thing inert and impotent with balanced motion in a gi

that severity is the instrument of mercy< if stability, let him show the basis of that stability to be constant change, just as the stability of a molecule is secured by the momentum of the swift atoms contained in it< in this way let every idea go forth as a triangle on the base of two opposites, making an apex transcending their contradiction in a higher harmony. it is not safe to use any thought in magick, unless that thought has been thus equilibrated and destroyed. thus again with the instruments themselves; the wand must be ready to change into a serpent, the pantacle into the whirling svastika or disk of jove, as if to fulfil the functions of th

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bagh-i-muattar you have no doubt triply underlined that great verse "who hath the how is careless of the why" which shows how cunning i was to induce you to put all your "why" questions first. but now let us get down to orichalc taques, as the norman peasant might say. the first and absolutely essential task for the aspirant is to write his magical record. you know some elementary mechanics- the triangle of forces, and all that. well, if we have a body acted on by two equal forces, one pulling it east, the other south, it will tend to move in a south- easterly direction. but if the "south" force is (say) twice as strong, it will move south of south-east. now you, sitting in your study reading this letter, got there and were 46 magic without tears get any book for free on: www.abika.com 31

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the one: it is the universe freed from its conditions. not only are all forms and ideas destroyed, but also those conceptions which are implicit in our ideas of those ideas<black is white" but "the whiteness of black is the "essential" of its blackness "naught= one= infinity; but this is only true "because" of this threefold arrangement, a trinity or "triangle of contradictories> each part of the universe has become the whole, and phenomena and noumena are no longer opposed. but it is quite impossible to describe this state of mind. one can only specify some of the characteristics, and that in language which forms no image in mind. it is impossible for anyone who experiences it to bring back any adequate memory, nor can we conceive a state tran

n to declare his work. the book of spells or conjurations is his magical record, his karma. in the east is the "magick fire" in which all burns up at last<invocation, by which he calls down that which is above him and within him; but for evocations, by which he calls forth that which is below him and without him, he may place a triangle without the circle> we will now consider each of these matters in detail. 54 chapter i the temple the temple represents the external universe. the magician must take it as he finds it, so that it is of no particular shape; yet we find written, liber vii, vi, 2 "we made us a temple of stones in the shape of the universe, even as thou didst wear openly and i concealed" this shape is the ves

time and country minds of a calibre equal to their own. the tau is composed of ten squares for the ten sephiroth<sephiroth are the ten units. in one system of classification (see "777) these are so arranged, and various ideas are so attributed to them, that they have been made to mean anything. the more you know, the more these numbers mean to you> about this tau is escribed a triangle, which is inscribed in the great circle; but of the triangle nothing is actually marked but the three corners, the areas defined by the cutting of the lines bounding this triangle. this triangle is only visible in the parts which are common to two of the 57 sides; they have therefore the shape of the diamond, one form of the yoni. the significance of this is too complex for our simple tre

cannon" fig. 3, p. 30, chap. ii. with the under caption "the holy oblation" 62 of the elements, and the sigils of the holy elemental kings, as shown in the equinox, no. vii; for these are syntheses of the forces of nature. yet these are rather special than general symbols, and this book purports to treat only of the grand principles of working. 63 diagram on this page: inside a dashed equilateral triangle are a scourge, chain, dagger and a wide, low perfume bottle shaped like a woman's breast with nipple, below this is a scale in inches and below that the caption "the scourge, the dagger, and the chain; enclosing the phial for the holy oil" 64 chapter iv the scourge, the dagger, and the chain the scourge, the dagger, and the chain, represent the three alchemical principles of sulphur, merc

f renunciation it will now be clearly understood that they were but of temporary use. they were only of value as training. the adept will laugh over his early absurdities- the disproportions will have been harmonized; and the structure of his soul will be seen as perfectly organic, with no one thing out of its place. he will see himself as the positive tau with its ten complete squares within the triangle of the negatives; and this figure will become one, as soon as from the equilibrium of opposites he has attained to the identity of opposites. in all this is will have been seen that the most powerful weapon in the hand of the student is the vow of holy obedience; and many will wish that they had the opportunity of putting themselves under a holy guru. let them take heart- for any being ca

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cain *nyq the living god of the worlds, or of the ages *mymlw(h yxl) midday (the south *mwrd 812 son of the right hand *nymynb 813 signs, marks, tokens twtw) ararita: a name of god which is a notariqon of the sentence dx) wzhrwmt wdwxy#)r wtwdx#)r dx, gone is his beginning: one is his individuality: his permutation one h (referred to the points of the hexagram, with the alephs forming the upright triangle, yod in the centre and tau lowermost )tyr)r) and the myhl) said: let there be light, and there was light (gn. 1:3) rw) yhy myhl) rm)yw rw) yhyw proselytes *myrg 814 a shore *pwx outer; civil (as opposed to sacred *nwcyx merciful, compassionate *mwxr 815 silence hqyt# 816 under penalty of law (esp. a fine *nwmm byyx the most high *nwyl( words *myrbd 817 to seize suddenly *p+x the unnameabl

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last grain of sand was fallen through. then did my instructer point with a little wand to a great chart not wholly filled, and there came the shadow of a man's hand, and drew the image of a lion at the end of the writing. above this parchment, which was partly furled, was a square tablet of white marble, on which, inlaid in gold, i read these characters about the image of an eye within a radiant triangle. s. s. and this is, being interpreted "the great white brotherhood" below was written: with us two thousand years is as one day. then my instructer showed me that the brotherhood send forth one of their fellows every two thousand years, bringing one word to serve mankind as a new formula of magick, that it may take one further step on the long road that leadeth to perfection. also, twice

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missing altogether. the accuracy of these interpolations is very high, but not certain. l i b e r a l vel l e g i s sub figura ccxx as delivered by (lxxviii) xciii unto dclxvi with a commentary by t h e b e a s t- to mega therion 666 (part i, comment to chapter i) copyright (c) o.t.o. in the first edition this book is called l. l is the sacred letter in the holy twelve-fold table which forms the triangle that stabilizes the universe. see "liber 418. l is the letter of libra, balance, and 'justice' in the taro. this title should probably be "al "el, as the 'l' was heard of the voice of aiwaz, not seen "al" is the true name of the book, for these letters, and their number 31, form the master key to its mysteries. in order that the ethical and philosophical comment should be "understanded of

t, even if we assume the definition of the various terms employed, is strictly relative, not absolute; and that common sense is impotent to confirm it as in the case of the boiling water. for bolyai, lobatschewsky, and riemann have shown conclusively that a consistent system of geometry can be erected on any arbitrary axiom soever. if one chooses to assume that the sum of the interior angles of a triangle is either greater than or less than two right angles, instead of equal to them, we can construct two new systems of geometry, each perfectly consistent with itself, and we possess no means soever of deciding which of the three represents truth. i may illustrate this point by a simple analogy. we are accustomed to assert that we go from france to china, a form of expression which assumes t

know perfectly well to be false and arbitrary. it is commonly imagined, by those who have not examined the nature of the evidence, that our experience furnishes a criterion by which we may determine which of the possible symbolic representations of nature is the true one. they suppose that euclidian geometry is in conformity with nature because the actual measurements of the interior angles of a triangle tell us that their sum is in fact equal to two right angles, just as euclid tells us that theoretical considerations declare to be the case. they forget that the instruments which we use for our measurements are themselves conceived of as in conformity with the principles of euclidian geometry. in other words, them measure ten yards with a piece of wood about which they really known nothi

f the arbitrary conditions which we attach to them to facilitate, as we think, our examination. we may also observe that each number, being absolute, is the centre of its universe, so that all other numbers, so far as they are related to it, are its appanages. each number is, therefore, the totality of the universe, and there cannot be any difference between one infinite universe and another. the triangle abc may look very different from the standpoints of a, b, and c respectively; each view is true, absolutely; yet it is the same triangle. the above interpretation of the text is of a revolutionary character, from the point of view of science and mathematics. investigation of the lines here laid down will lead to the solution of these grave problems which have so long baffled the greatest

oose to appoint; yet there remains a "great gulf fixed" which is utterly impassable. the surd is simply not in the series; you might as well try to find consciousness by making microtome sections of the brain. yet the relation between 1 and 2 is perfectly clear and simple; there is no incommensurability about it at all. it is (for one thing) the ratio of the hypoteneuse of a right-angled isoceles triangle to one of the other sides, in euclidian geometry. the difficulty of commensuration can exist only in minds obsessed by the atavistic necessity of counting cowries or wives on the fingers. let me then maintain that such collections as "the thoughts of a man's lifetime" constitute a series in the same sense as the inductive numbers. this collection conforms perfectly with peano's 'ideas' an

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evealing in reproduction, with four candles on each side of it. below the st^ele is a place for the book of the law, with six candles on each side of it. below this again is the holy graal, with roses on each side of it. there is room in front of the cup for the paten. on each side beyond the roses are two great candles. all this is enclosed within a great veil. forming the apex of an equilateral triangle whose base is a line drawn between the pillars, is a small black square altar, of superimposed cubes. taking this altar as the middle of the base of a similar and equal triangle, at the apex of this second triangle is a small circular font. repeating, the apex of a third triangle is an upright tomb. ii of the officers of the mass the priest. bears the sacred lance, and is clothed at first

keeping the lance raised. i, priest and king, take thee, virgin pure without spot; i upraise thee; i lead thee to the east; i set thee upon the summit of the earth. he thrones the priestess upon the altar. the deacon and the children follow, they in rank, behind him. the priestess takes the book of the law, resumes her seat, and holds it open on her breast with her two hands, making a descending triangle with thumbs and forefingers. the priest gives the lance to the deacon to hold, and takes the ewer from the child, and sprinkles the priestess, making five crosses, forehead, shoulders, and thighs. the thumb of the priest is always between his index and medius, whenever he is not holding the lance. the priest takes the censer from the child, and makes five crosses, as before. the children

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divine names, hy, yah, and hwhy; and among the angelic hosts by \ynpwa, auphamim, the wheels. it is also called ba, the father. the third sephira, or triad, is a feminine passive potency, called hnyb, binah, the understanding, who is co-equal with chokmah. for chokmah, the number 2, is like two straight lines which can never enclose a space, and therefore is powerless till the number 3 forms the triangle. thus this sephira completes and makes evident the supernal trinity. it is also called ama, ama, mother, and amya, aima, the great productive mother,15 who is eternally conjoined with ba, the father, for the maintenance of the universe in order. therefore she is the most evident form in which can know the father, and therefore is she worthy of all honour. she is the supernal mother, co-eq

ch alternate letter] 205= rbg, mighty 213= ryba, mighty this shows abrahadabra as the word of double power, another phrase that meant much to me at the time. a a a a r a d b h b (3) baa at the top of the hexagram gives ba, amya, b, father, mother, child. rdh by yetzirah gives horus, isis, osiris, again father, mother, child. this hexagram is again the human triad. dividing into 3 and 8 we get the triangle of horus dominating the stooping dragon of 8 heads, the supernals bursting the head of daath. also a r b a a a a h d r b the supernals are supported upon two squares: daba= dd, love, 8. arha= rwa, light, 207. now 8 207= 1656= 18= yj, living, and 207= 9 23, hyj, life. at this time licht, liebe, leben was the mystic name of the mother-temple of the g\d. 72 twza, a hebrew spelling of azoth

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ns to raise the alf laylah wa laylah into its proper place once more. i am not concerned to deny the objective reality of all magical phenomena; if they are illusions, they are at least as real as many unquestioned facts of daily life; and, if we follow herbert spencer, they are at least evidence of some cause* now, this fact is our base. what is the cause of my illusion of seeing a spirit in the triangle of art? every smatterer, every expert in psychology, will answer: that cause lies in your brain. english children are taught (pace the education act) that the universe lies in infinite space; hindu children, in the akasa, which is the same thing. those europeans who go a little deeper learn from fichte, that the phenomenal universe is the creation of the ego; hindus, or europeans studying

ependent on changes in the brain* we must include illusions, which are after all sense-impressions as much as realities are, in the class of phenomena dependent on brain-changes. magical phenomna, however, come under a special sub-class, since they are willed, and their cause is the series of real phenomena called the operations of ceremonial magic. these consist of (1) sight. the circle, square, triangle, vessels, lamps, robes, implements, etc (2) sound. the invocations (3) smell. the perfumes (4) taste. the sacraments (5) touch. as under (1 (6) mind. the combination of all these and reflection on their significance. these unusual impressions (1-5) produce unusual brain-changes; hence their summary (6) is of unusual kind. its projection back into the apparently phenomenal world is therefo

physical nirvana, in his dhammapada, introductory essay) the buddhists express no opinion. let us consider the force-quality in the existences conceived of by those two religions respectively, remembering that the god of the christian is infinite, and yet discussing the alternative if we could suppose him to be a finite god. in any equilibrated system of forces, we may sum and represent them as a triangle or series of triangles which again resolve into one. in any moving system, if the resultant motion be applied in a contrary direction, the equilibrium can also thus be represented. and if any one of the original forces in such a system may be considered, that one is equal to the resultant of the remainder. let x, the purpose of the universe, be the resultant of the forces g, s, and m (god

is premisses nor dispute the validity of his logical processes, but who shrinks in horror from the inevitable conclusion; he supposes there must be something wrong somewhere, and concludes that the sole use of reason is to discover its own inferiority to faith. as deussen3 well points out, faith in the christian sense merely amounts to 1 the conception of satan as a positive evil force; the lower triangle of the hexagram. 2 encyclopedia britannica, art. metaphysics. 3 the principles of metaphysics. macmillan. an essay in ontology 75 being convinced on insufficient grounds.1 this is surely the last refuge of incompetence. but though, always on the original hypothesis of the infinity of space &c, the advaitist position of the vedantists and the great germans is unassailable, yet on practical

way of getting truth. true! replied the sage, but precious little they get. learn, o mahabrahma (for i penetrate this disguise, that all existin things, even from thee unto this grain of sand, possess three characteristics. these are mutability, sorrow, and unsubstantiality. all right for the sand, but how about me? why, they define me as unchangeable. you can define a quirk as being a two-sided triangle, retorted the saviour, but that does not prove the actual existence of any such oxymoron.1 the truth is that you re a very spiritual sort of being and a prey to longevity. men s lives are so short that yours seems eternal in comparison. but why, you re a nice one to talk! you ll be dead in a week from now. i quite appreciate the force of your remarks! said the seeming cowherd; that about

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guage of his period by the councillor von eckartshausen and now revised and rewritten in the universal cipher 5 a. a. official publication in class c. issued by order: d.d.s. 7= 4 o.s.v. 6= 5 n.s.f. 5= 6 6 illustration opposite to this page: a collotype in gray-black on an embossed inset rectangle. this is a figure in neophyte robe, face forward. the figure is vertical, frontal with hood down and triangle atop forehead. left arm hangs down vertically. right hand with index finger to lips in gesture of silence, other fingers closed under thumb and palm facing left. feet are bare and placed heel nearly to heel at right angles with right foot directly pointed forward and left pointed left. the figure is framed by a plaster or clay low bas-relief in six panels: top is a ba-hadit or winged sun

s, and regularity of breathing. 9. various remarkable phenomena will very probably occur during these practices. they must be carefully analysed and recorded. 29 v "dharana- control of thought" 1. constrain the mind to concentrate itself upon a single simple object imagined. the five tatwas are useful for this purpose; they are: a black oval; a blue disk; a silver crescent; a yellow square; a red triangle. 2. proceed to combinations of simple objects "e.g, a black oval within a yellow square, and so on. 3. proceed to simple moving objects, such as a pendulum swinging, a wheel revolving &c. avoid living objects. 4. proceed to combinations of moving objects "e.g, a piston rising and falling while a pendulum is swinging. the relation between the two movements should be varied in different exp

serpent appears in medium coeli like a nemesis above the wheel of fortune. the ring is divided into twelve silver and twelve brown-gold bands, with a red zodiacal symbol over each gold and silver band, gold to widdershins and silver to deosil. the star in the center points to each symbol. aries is at top and the rest proceed deosil around the ring. in center is a star surmounted by the eye in the triangle. the star is in two modes: a large gold star of six narrow points with point to top is on top of a smaller silver star of six narrow points with two points dead horizontal. the silver star and the gold star create a sort of compass rose, and the silver star has its points filled with gold. the triangle is centered in the golden star, equilateral and apex at top. the triangle is gold with

row points with two points dead horizontal. the silver star and the gold star create a sort of compass rose, and the silver star has its points filled with gold. the triangle is centered in the golden star, equilateral and apex at top. the triangle is gold with silver edging. the eye is a horus left, gold on white. there are three silver teardrops edged in white depending from the vertices of the triangle and oblating toward the eye. between eye, sides of triangle and tears are three sets of three each white rays, they touch nothing and the center ray in each set is very short. the plate origin is identified under the lower right as "carl hentschell, ltd eng; london, e.c" this illustration accompanies the next entry, and is read with it in clock-wise fashion starting from the upper right

s is true; and faith is foolish. practically, 3 x 1= 3 is the truth; and 3 x 1= 1 is a lie; though, sceptically, both statements may be false or unintelligible. practically, franklin's method of obtaining fire from heaven is better than that of prometheus or elijah. i am now writing by the light that franklin's discovery enabled men to use. practically "i concentrated my mind upon a white radiant triangle in whose centre was a shining eye, for 22 minutes and 10 seconds, my attention wandering 45 times" is a scientific and valuable statement "i prayed fervently to the lord for the space of many days" means anything or nothing. anybody who cares to do so may imitate my experiment and compare his result with mine. in the latter case one would always be wondering what "fervently" meant and who

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ames, ih, yah, and ihvhy; and the angelic hosts by avpnim, auphanim, the wheels (ezek. i. it is also called ab, ab, the father. the third sephira, or triad, is a feminine passive potency, called binh, binah, the understanding, who is co-equal with chokmah. for chokmah, the number 2, is like two straight lines which can never enclose a space, and therefore it is powerless till the number 3 forms a triangle. thus this sephira completes and makes evident the supernal trinity. it is also called ama, ama, mother, and aima, mima, the great productive mother, who is eternally conjoined with ab, the father, for the maintenance of the universe in order. there fore is she the most evident form in whom we can know the father, and therefore is she worthy of all honour. she is the supernal mother, co-e

taking each alternate letter] r-b h d/ r 205= gbr, mighty. this shows abrahadabra as 213= abir, mighty. the word of double power, another phrase that meant much to me at the time. aab at the top of the hexagram gives ab, aima, bn, father, mother, child. hdr by yetzirah gives horus, isis, osiris, again father, mother, child. this hexagram is again the human triad. dividing into 3 and 8 we get the triangle of horus dominating the stooping dragon of 8 heads, the supernals bursting the head of daath. also a\ the supernals are supported upon two squares- r--b a--b a--h abad= dd, love, 8. a--d r--a ahra= avr, light, 207. now 8 x 207= 1656= chi, living, and 207= 9 x 23, chih, life. at this time "licht, liebe, leben" was the mystic name of the mother-temple of the g. d. 117 the five letters used

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together: the light hath plunged into the abyss: the heavens are mixed with hell. my father shall not hear their noise: his ears are closed: his eyes are covered with the clouds of night. the end! the end! the end: for the eye of shiva he hath opened: the universe is naked before him: for the aeon of saturn leaneth toward the bosom of death. illustration on page 4 described: this is an isosceles triangle with height about 7 times the base. it extends with base on a true vertical from the left. a line extends vertically upward from the apex, equal to the length of the base. a trefoliate of three isosceles triangles of base slightly smaller than the first triangle and sides equal to the first triangle is created at the upper tip of the line. the tree component triangles of the terfolate mee

mel that is ten days in the desert, and is not athirst, because he hath within him that water which is the dew distilled from the the night of nuit. triple is the cord of silver, that it may be not loosed; and three score and half a score and three is the number of the name of my name, for that the ineffable wisdom, that also is of the sphere of the stars, informeth me. thus am i crowned with the triangle that is about the eye, and therefore is my number three. and in me there is no 59 imperfection, because through me descendeth the influence of taro. and that is also the number of aiwass the mighty angel, the minister of silence. and even as the shew-stone burneth thy forehead with its intolerable flame, so he who hath known me, though but from afar, is marked out and chosen among men, an

omine babalon amen. restriction unto choronzon. the tenth aethyr is called zax. this aethyr being accurs d, and the seer forewarned, he taketh these precautions for the scribe. first let the scribe be seated in the centre of the circle in the desert sand, and let the circle be fortified by the holy names of god- tetragrammaton and shaddai el chai and ararita. and let the demon be invoked within a triangle, wherein is inscribed the name of choronzon, and about it let him write anaphaxeton- anaphaneton- primeumaton, and in the angles mi-ca-el: and at each angle the seer shall slay a pigeon, and having done this, let him retire to a secret place, where is neither sight nor hearing, and sit within his black robe, secretly invoking the aethyr. and let the scribe perform the banishing rituals of

he banishing rituals of the pentagram and hexagram, and let him call upon the holy names of god, and say the exorcism of honorius, and let him beseech protection and help of the most high. and let him be furnished with the magick dagger, and let him strike fearlessly at anything that may seek to break through the circle, were it the appearance of the seer himself. and if the demon pass out of the triangle, let him threaten him with the dagger, and command him to return. and let him beware lest he himself lean beyond the circle. and 92 since he reverenceth the person of the seer as his teacher, let the seer bind him with a great oath to do this. now, then, the seer being entered within the triangle, let him take the victims and cut their throats, pouring the blood within the triangle, and b

ommand him to return. and let him beware lest he himself lean beyond the circle. and 92 since he reverenceth the person of the seer as his teacher, let the seer bind him with a great oath to do this. now, then, the seer being entered within the triangle, let him take the victims and cut their throats, pouring the blood within the triangle, and being most heedful that not one drop fall without the triangle; or else choronzon should be able to manifest in the universe.17 and when the sand hath sucked up the blood of the victims, let him recite the call of the aethyr apart secretly as aforesaid. then will the vision be revealed, and the voice heard "the oath" i, omnia vincam, a probationer of a. a, hereby solemnly promise upon my magical honour, and swear by adonai the angel that guardeth me

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hath performed all things and endured all things! the first operation of ritual dclxxi is the preparation of the place. there are two forces; that of death and that of natural life. death begins the operation by a knock, to which life answers. then death, banishing all forces external to the operation, declares the speech in the silence. both officers go from their thrones and form the base of a triangle whose apex is the east. they invoke the divine word, and then death slays with the knife, and embalms with the oil, his sister life. life, thus prepared, invokes, at the summons of death, 36 the forces necessary to the operation. the word takes its station in the east and the officers salute it both by speech and silence in their signs; and they pronounce the secret word of power that ris

now then he makes a journey in his new house, and perceives at stated times, each time preceded by a new ordeal and equilibration, the forces that surround him. death he sees, and the life of nature whose name is sorrow, and the word that quickeneth these, and his own self and when he hath recognised these four in their true nature he passes to the altar once more and as the apex of a descending triangle is admitted to the lordship of the double kingdom. thus is he a member of the visible triad that is crossed with the invisible behold the hexagram of solomon the king! all this the hiereus seals with a knock and at the hegemon's new summons he to his surprise finds himself as the hanged man of the tarot. each point of the figure thus formed they crown with light, until he glitters with

eemed almost to outstrip the possible of glory. the flood of the chittam is again being heaped up by the dam of discipline. there is less headache, and more sense of being on the path that is the only way one finds of expressing it. 11.45. worse and worse; though pose even better held. in despair returned to a simple practice, the holding of the mind to a single imagined object; in this case the triangle surmounted by the cross. it seems quite easy to do nowadays; why shouldn't it lead to the result? it used to be supposed to do so. might be worth trying anyway; things can hardly be worse than they are. or, one might go over to the hammam, and have a long bath and sleep but who can tell whether it would refresh, or merely destroy the whole edifice built up so laboriously in these ten day

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t to the neophyte the colour of malkuth; but to the adept there lies hidden in the blackness the four colours of the earth, in their appropriate positions on the sides. the base only is wholly black; whilst the summit will be of a brilliant whiteness although invisible to the material eye "the symbols upon the altar represent the forces and manifestations of divine light concentrated in the white triangle of the three supernals. wherefore upon this sacred and sublime symbol is the obligation of the neophyte taken as calling therein to witness the operations of the divine light. the red cross of tiphereth representing 5 =6 is placed above the white triangle; not as dominating it, but as bringing it down and manifesting it unto the outer order: as though the crucified one having raised the s

/3 length of sides. sides converge slightly as they approach the bottom. bottom is a downward pointing wedge, with sides about 10 inclined from the horizontal. in the center of the banner is a calvary cross. superimposed on the central junction of the calvary cross is a hexagram composed of two hollow triangles of contrasting colors (independent sources give blue and red. the bands that form each triangle interlace with those of the alternate triangle. the interlace is in such wise as to leave a long uncovered section to counter-clockwise of each point and a shorter uncovered section to clockwise of each point. the top point of the hexagram exactly touches the top edge of the calvary cross, the other points being arrayed by nature of the center of the hexagram being concentric with the int

and of ignorance unto the higher. illustration "diagram 7. the banner of the west" this is a black banner; top is aprox. 7/8ths length of sides. sides are parallel. bottom is a downward pointing wedge, with sides about 10 inclined from the horizontal. in the center of the banner is a calvary cross superimposed upon a very slightly larger calvary cross of a different color. there is an equilateral triangle composed of white bands enclosing the cross. this upward-pointing triangle nearly touches the top and lower limit of the sides of the banner. illustration "diagram 8. the lamen of the hiereus" this is a circular ring of white enclosing a black field with an circumscribed equilateral triangle pointing upward. the triangle is composed of white bands, and the black field is re-entrant in its

g circumscribing a white disk, and no paths are drawn. the sephira are slightly displaced to conform to the needs of the lineal figures: kether is free-floating above a crescent which touches chokmah and binah from below. a ring grazes the bottom of the crescent and carries chesed, geburah, netzach, hod and yesod on its band. tipheret is free-floating within the center of the ring. an equilateral triangle made of black bands touches yesod and the ring with its apex and includes malkut in the center of its base. the whole is suggestive of a horned cup superimposed on the tree of life "the dadouchos- the station of the dadouchos is towards the midst of the southern part of the hall, and to the south-west of the white pillar. he has the charge of the lights, the fire, and the incense of the t

e svastika.14 "goddess of the scale of the balance at the white pillar" is the name of the dadouchos, and she is thoum-aesh-neith, or perfection through fire manifesting upon the earth. the grade of neophyte "the opening" the officers and members being assembled the kerux proceeds to the right of the hierophant and facing west raises his wand, as a symbol of the ray of divine light from the white triangle of the three supernals, and cries "hekas, hekas, este, bebeloi!"15 250 in order to warn the evil and uninitiated to retire so that the triangle may be formulated upon the altar. the hierophant then calls upon all present to assist him in opening the hall of the neophytes, and bids the kerux see that the hall is properly guarded. 12 more fluidic. 13 or caduceus "see" diagram 24. 14 or fylf

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and the backs of the hands away from the head. thumbs closed to side of palms. fingers straight and together "3. water: the goddess auramoth" same body and foot position as #2, but head erect. arms are brought down over the chest so that the thumbs touch above the heart and the backs of the hands are to the front. the fingers meet below the heart, forming between thumbs and fingers the descending triangle of water "4. fire: the goddess thoum-aesh-neith" frontal. head and body like #3. arms are angled so that the thumbs meet in a line over the brow. palmer side facing. fingers meet above head, forming between thumbs and fingers the ascending triangle of fire "5,6. spirit: the rending and closing of the veil" head erect in both #5 has the same body posture as #1, except that the left and rig

ted to this degree<magick in theory and practice, crowley gives by mistake instead: samekh, resh and tzaddi> see "777" lines 6 and 31 bis. the pentagrams of fire. i' b n* a name: a l h i m v\ n o- i (elohim. k\ s i\ h n# i g n g 20 the signs of 4 degree= 7 square: raise the arms above the head and join the hands, so that the tips of the fingers and of the thumbs meet, formulating a triangle("see" illustration (the grade of 4 degree= 7 square is particularly attributed to the element fire; it refers to the planet venus; the paths of qof, tzaddi and peh are attributed to this degree. for other attributions "see "777" lines 7 and 31. the pentagrams of water. i' b n\ a v# n o- i name: a l (el. k' s i\ h n\ i g n g the signs of 3 degree= 8 square: raise the arms till the elbows a

e planet venus; the paths of qof, tzaddi and peh are attributed to this degree. for other attributions "see "777" lines 7 and 31. the pentagrams of water. i' b n\ a v# n o- i name: a l (el. k' s i\ h n\ i g n g the signs of 3 degree= 8 square: raise the arms till the elbows are on a level with the shoulders, bring the hands across the chest, touching the thumbs and tips of fingers so as to form a triangle apex downwards("see" illustration (the grade of 3 degree= 8 square is particularly attributed to the element of water; it refers to the planet mercury; the paths of resh and shin are attributed to this degree. for other attributions "see "777, lines 8 and 23. the pentagrams of air. i' b n\ a v* n name: i h v h o- i (ye-ho-wau. k' s i\ h n\ i g n g the signs of 2 degree= 9 square: stretch

light of the cross (viii) with the magical weapon trace the\ 1 hexagram of fire in the east, saying "ararita (aleph-resh-aleph-resh-yod-taw-aleph- this word consists of the initials of a# sentence which means "one is his beginning\ one is his individuality: his permutation is\ 2 one* this hexagram consists of two equilateral triangles, both apices pointed upwards. begin at the top of the upper 23 triangle and trace it in a dextro-rotary direction. the top of the lower triangle should coincide with the central point of the upper triangle (ix) trace the hexagram of earth in the 2\ south, saying "ararita" this hexagram *1 has the apex of the lower triangle pointing- downwards, and it should be capable of/ inscription in a circle\ 1 (x) trace the hexagram of air in the 2/ west, saying "ararita

saying "ararita" this hexagram *1 has the apex of the lower triangle pointing- downwards, and it should be capable of/ inscription in a circle\ 1 (x) trace the hexagram of air in the 2/ west, saying "ararita" this hexagram/ is like that of earth; but the bases of the/ triangles coincide, forming a diamond (xi) trace the hexagram of water in the/ north, saying "ararita# this hexagram has the lower triangle placed\ above the upper, so that their apices coincide (xii) repeat (i-vii) the banishing ritual is identical, save that the direction of the hexagrams must be reversed. 24 "invoking "banishing "the greater ritual of "the hexagram" 2\ saturn *2 *1 1/ to invoke or banish- planets or zodiacal# signs. 1 the hexagram of 2# earth alone is used- draw the hexagram# jupiter/ beginning from the\ p

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depending from the center of the e-se chord, the letter "c; in a rectangle depending from the center of the n-sw chord, the letter "d; in two circles at the intersections of the s-ne chord with the w-se and e-nw chords "e; symmetrically to either side of the n-se and e-sw chord intersection, parallel to the s-ne chord, two circles with "g; in the center of the figure, a circumscribed equilateral triangle, base parallel to the n-sw chord, with "f" inside. there is a tangent, large ringed circle outside at the ne vertex, point of tangency obscured by the smaller ringed circle of that vertex. there is an equilateral triangle circumscribed within, base parallel to the tangent afore mentioned. there is an "a" within the apex of this triangle, top to apex direction. below the "a, within the tri

an equilateral triangle circumscribed within, base parallel to the tangent afore mentioned. there is an "a" within the apex of this triangle, top to apex direction. below the "a, within the triangle, is the sigil from page 170, oriented as the "a. the magical figures of mercury are to be drawn in yellow-orange chalk upon the ground as shown. at the quarter where the spirit is to appear is drawn a triangle within a circle: at its points are to be placed three vessels burning on charcoal the incense of mercury. about the great circle are disposed lamps burning olive oil impregnated with snake-fat. c is the chair of the chief operator. d is the altar, e e are the pillars, and g g handy and convenient tables whereon are set writing materials, the ingredients for the hell-broth, charcoal, incen

nd with this triple cord of bondage, and shroud in the black concealing darkness and in death! even as i knot about this sigil the triple cord of bondage, so let the magic power of my will and words penetrate unto him, and bind him that he cannot move; but is presently forced by the mastery and the majesty of the rites of power to manifest here before us without this circle of art, in the magical triangle which i have provided for his apparition. and even as i shroud from the light of day this signature of that spirit taphthartharath, so do i render him in his place blind, deaf and dumb. that he may in no wise move his place or call for aid upon his gods; or hear another voice save mine or my companions, or see another path before him than the one unto this place [sigil is placed outside t

thee to place the sigil at the foot of the altar "i.a" mighty magus of art, all your commands shall be obeyed and all your desires shall be fulfilled [he does so. the magus of art, standing on the throne of the east, then proclaims "the invocation" o thou mighty and powerful spirit taphthartharath, i bind and conjure thee very potently, that thou do appear in visible form before us in the magical triangle without this circle of art. i demand that thou shalt speedily come hither from thy dark abodes and retreats, in the sphere of kokab, and that thou do presently appear before us in pleasing form, not seeking to terrify us by vain apparitions, for we are armed with words of double power, and therefore without fear! and i moreover demand, binding and conjuring thee by the mighty name of eloh

rt thou_ and i swear to thee, here in the hall of the twofold manifestation of truth, that, as liveth and ruleth for evermore the lord of the universe; that even as i and my companions are of the order of the rose of ruby and the cross of gold; that even as in us is the knowledge of the rites of power ineffable: thou shalt this day become manifest unto visible appearance before us, in the magical triangle without this circle of art [it should now have arrived at the magical hour tafrac, commencing at 8h. 32' p.m. if not, then the adepti seat themselves, and await that time. when it is fulfilled, the assistant magus places the sigil on the altar in the right quarter: the magus advances 179 to the east of the altar, lays her left hand upon it, in her right holding the sword with its point up

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t. positive, as they are negative; in the queen scale of colour, as they are in the king scale. ten are the emanations of unity, the parts of that lingam, in kether, taro= 78= 6 x 13, the influence of that unity in the macrocosm (hexagram. the centre of the whole figure is tiphereth, where is a golden sun of six rays. note the reflection of the yonis to the triad about malkuth. also note that the triangle of yonis is hidden, even as their links are secret. from malkuth depends the greek cross of the zodiac and their spiritual centre (fig. 2. for colour scales see 777< 11_ rho 1alpha omega_ 2_ 3* 6_ 9/ 4 8 /10\ 7 5 /13\ 12" represents a six-fold star, points to top and bottom. the star is formed by a line inside which are six diamond shapes making a pointed petal star to the center. a. a. p

issues. a few selected items below. transcendental magic: its doctrine and ritual. by eliphas l vi (a complete translation of "dogme et rituel de la haute magie, with a biographical preface by arthur e. waite, author of "devil worship in france" etc. etc. portrait of the author, and all the original engravings. 8vo, 406 pp, cloth, 1896. published 15s offered at 7s. 6p. the pillars of the temple, triangle of solomon, the tetragram, the pentagram, magical equilibrium, the fiery sword, realisation, initiation, the kabbalah, the magic chain, necromancy, transmutations, black magic, bewitchments, astrology, charms and philtres, the stone of the philosophers, the universal medicine, divination, the triangle of pantacles, the conjuration of the four, the blazing pentagram, medium and mediator, t

s "qabalistic dogma "time "the excluded middle "eleusis" and other matter of the highest occult importance which are not printed elsewhere. ambergris. medium 8vo, pp. 200, 3s 6d (elkin mathews) a selection of lyrics, containing some of great mystical beauty. illustration on center top third by horizontal of the back cover of the boards edition, entire back cover in red ink: this is an equilateral triangle circumscribed in a white ring. the triangle is of wide white bars. the field within ring and triangle is solid red. text to the left "price one guinea net" text to the right "to be had of the equinox, 124 victoria st, s. w. and through all booksellers goetia vel clavicula salomonis regis (the lesser key of solomon the king) the best, simplest, most intelligible and most effective treatise

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. by a. quiller, jr. 327 "special supplement" liber dcccclxiii_ the treasure-house of images illustrations the slopes of abiegnus "facing page" 4 the student" 10 the complete symbol of the rose and cross" 210 the elemental tablets and cherubic emblems" 212 the lid of the pastos" 218 the ceiling of the vault the floor of the vault" 222 the circular altar the rose and cross "special supplement" the triangle of the universe" 4 the greek cross of the zodiac" 70 weh note: two different versions of this editorial exist in separate marketings of the 1st edition. both will be given. this first one seems to be the earlier version. editorial happy is the movement that has no history! at the beginning of our second year we have little to record but quiet steady growth, a gradual spreading of our tree

their sublime order, aleister crowley illustration facing page 10 partly described: this is a collotype in bright crimson. it is a photo of crowley in black robe, only visible from diaphragm up. his elbows rest on a table before him, and his hands form the sign of the "horns of horus" against his face on a level with his eyes. his hood is turned back and pulled on as a hat, showing the eye in the triangle and forming a rough triangle in cloth about that device. he wears a serpent ring on the third finger of his right hand. on the table to the left, in the corner of the photo, is a large and circular honey topaz set in a vermilion cross (colors from other sources. a ribbon is attached to the cross. to the right is a standing book, evidently crowley's magical diary. this book is bound in wha

earnt what is meant by the mystery "a straight line is the circumference of a circle whose radius in infinity; a line of infinite length in the mind of the neophyte, but which in truth is also a line of infinite shortness in that of the magus, if finite or infinite at all. the circle having been opened out, from the line can any curve be fashioned; and if the magus "wills it" the line "will be" a triangle, or a square, or a circle; and at his word it will 140 flash before him as a pentagram or a hexagram, or perchance as an eleven-pointed star. thus shall the aspirant learn to create suns and moon, and all the hosts of heaven out of unity. but first he must travel the circumference of the circle; and, when mystically he has discovered that the goal is the starting- point, and where he ente

the book of the goetia of solomon the king: i am not concerned [writes mr. crowley to deny the objective reality of all "magical" phenomena; if they are illusions, they are at least as real as many unquestioned 146 facts of daily life; and, if we follow herbert spencer, they are at least evidence of some cause. now, this fact is our base. what is the cause of my illusion of seeing a spirit in the triangle of art? every smatterer, every expert in psychology, will answer "that cause lies in your brain* this being true for the ordinary universe, that all sense-impressions are dependent on changes in the brain, we must include illusions, which are after all sense-impressions as much as "realities" are, in the class of "phenomena dependent on brain-changes" magical phenomena, however, come unde

nt on changes in the brain, we must include illusions, which are after all sense-impressions as much as "realities" are, in the class of "phenomena dependent on brain-changes" magical phenomena, however, come under a special sub-class, since they are willed, and their cause is the series of "real" phenomena called the operations of ceremonial magic. these consist of (1 "sight" the circle, square, triangle, vessels, lamps, robes, implements &c (2 "sound" the invocations (3 "smell" the perfumes (4 "taste" the sacraments (5 "touch" as under (1. the circle &c (6 "mind" the combination of all these and reflection on their significance. these unusual impressions (1-5) produce unusual brain-changes; hence their summary (6) is of unusual kind. the projection back into the phenomenal world is there

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ll i'm doing it" seem quite to have forgotten what very long times i used to do. white tri- 10 m. 20 breaks. angle [this about harmonic of good; 20 m. 10 breaks is a good per- formance] apas-ak sa [very difficult: slightest noise is utterly disturbing] 10.55 a.m. 11.1 a.m. red cross 6 m. 7 breaks [but it is to be observed that a break may be of varying length. i doubt if this was as good as white triangle "supra] 11.44 a.m. 11.56 a.m. white tri- 12 m. 10 breaks. angle raising of the right foot" being the final form. the buddha himself said that if a man practises mahasatipatthana honestly and intelligently a result is certain [above observation perhaps unimportant, as limit of variability is more or less constant (presumably) between 1901 and now. it will be useless to attempt to devise an

ana honestly and intelligently a result is certain [above observation perhaps unimportant, as limit of variability is more or less constant (presumably) between 1901 and now. it will be useless to attempt to devise any means of measuring the length of a break. the only possible suggestion is to count the links in thought back to to object. but i do not think it is worth the trouble] note in white triangle above: i get considerably toward identification of self and object. this is probably a good result of my philosophy-work. it will perhaps be more scientific if in these tests (and perhaps even in work) to stick to one or two objects and always go on to a special number of breaks- say 10. then success will vary as time.276] july 3.14 p.m. 3.20 p.m. white tri- 6 m. 30 s. 6 breaks. dis- 2nd

described "the interpreter (script lettering at base, credited at lower right "carl hentschel ph. lc) this is a monochrome color tinted photo of a female violinist. she stands on a white draped block, the background is white, except for the floor which seems to be wooden and is interrupted by the block. she is garbed in a black robe, rose-cross on chest, hood turned back and over hair with eye-in-triangle seen only as three or four points of the glory. her head is turned in profile to the right until the shoulders and torso- 3/4 profile. all five toes of her right foot are bare and to be seen jutting out of the robe directly toward the front. she cradles the violin between chin and left shoulder, left fingers holding a chord on the frets and back of left hand toward the viewer and to the s

ates, they were used, and so also in new zealand and new guinea and over most of europe; in sussex, country boys to this day use them as toys. again, the egyptian throwing-stick (p. 67) is not a boomerang at all; it was made of thick rounded wood and will not return when thrown. it is as perfectly distinct from the australian weapon as the australian is from the throwing-clubs of fiji. the double triangle symbol) is so common in the pacific islands that it is to be found on nearly every club and utensil; in some cases it represents figures of men with bent knees and arms akimbo. there are many combination of it. in small details the author fails, 342 he is so keen to find proof of egyptian antiquity in everything. on p. 228 he quotes as an example of original sign-language that he "watched

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hed in a frame of mind worthy of it. transcendental magic: its doctrine and ritual. by eliphas l vi (a complete translation of "dogme et rituel de la haute magie, with a biographical preface by arthur e. waite, author of "devil worship in france" etc. etc. portrait of the author, and all the original engravings. 8vo, 406 pp, cloth, 1896. published 15s offered at 7s. 6p. the pillars of the temple, triangle of solomon, the tetragram, the pentagram, magical equilibrium, the fiery sword, realisation, imitation, the kabbalah, the magic chain, necromancy, transmutations, black magic, bewitchments, astrology, charms and philtres, the stone of the philosophers, the universal medicine, divination, the triangle of pantacles, the conjuration of the four, the blazing pentagram. medium and mediator, th

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h" may 29, 1908 "here is a poet of promise "the daily chronicle" may 13, 1908 "it is not often that energy and poetic feeling are united so happily as in this little book "the morning leader" july 10, 1908. there is promise and some fine lines in these verses "the times" july 11, 1908_ very few copies remain_ illustration on center top third by horizontal of the back cover: this is an equilateral triangle circumscribed in a white ring. the triangle is of wide and white bars. the field within ring and triangle is solid red. text to the left "price one guinea net" text to the right "to be had of the equinox, 124 victoria st, s. w. and through all booksellers goetia vel clavicula salomonis regis (the lesser key of solomon the king) the best, simplest, most intelligible and most effective trea

concentration and control of thought: and without this thou mayst achieve nothing" under his direction, therefore, i began to apply myself unto the practice of raja-yoga, at the same time avoiding all, even the smallest, consideration of things occult, as also he bade me. thus, at the beginning, i did meditate twice daily, three mediations morning and evening, upon such simple objects as- a white triangle; a red cross; isis; the simple tatwas; a wand; and the like. i remained after some three weeks for 59 1/2 minutes at one time, wherein my thought wandered 25 times. now i began also to consider more complex things: my little rose cross;4 the 46 complex tatwas; the golden dan symbol, and so on. also i began the exercise of the pendulum and other simple regular motions. wherefore to-day of

and kap labh ti, which is of three kinds, vy t-krama, v ma-krama, and sit-krama, of drawing in wind or water through the nostrils and expelling it by the mouth, and "vice vers. also see "gheranda sanhita" pp. 2-10. this little book should be read in conjunction with the "hatha yoga pradipika" 71 the "gheranda sanhita" gives thirty-two postures. 72 the "shiva sanhita" pp. 25, 26. 73 the imaginary "triangle of flesh" near the perinaeum. practise yoga for the purification of the self. holding the body, head and neck erect, immovably steady, looking fixedly at the point of the nose and unwandering gaze. when these posture have been in some way mastered, the aspirant must combine with them the exercises of pr n y ma, which will by degrees purify the n di or nerve-centres. these n dis, which are

ction of the crossed ankles, with a bit of the left ankle showing above and the symbol extending below the ankles: a dark disk with four petals created by the intersection of to vesicas, one horizontal and the other vertical. the area of intersection is white, the petals outside each have a radial rib which stops at the arc of the intersection of the vesicas. there is an upright equilateral black triangle in the center of the intersection, small circle with central dot inside that. svadisthana is placed at the lower pelvis, shown just above the crossed ankles. it is not in a circle or disk, but is composed of three intersecting vesicas forming a curved sided hexagonal shape with "points" to top and bottom. the intersections of adjacent vesicas form white spaces of three arcs. the combined

this kumbhaka, the kundalini is roused, and when it is so roused the sushumn is free of all obstacles, and he has attained perfection in hatha-yoga.127 of the many pr n y ma exercises practised in the east the following are given for sake of example. 1. draw in the breath for four seconds, hold it for sixteen, and then throw it out in eight. this makes one pr n y ma. at the same time think of the triangle (the m l dhara chakkra is symbolically represented as a triangle of fire) and concentrate the mind on that centre. at the first practice this four times in the morning and four times in the evening, and as it becomes a pleasure to you to do so slowly increase the number. 2. assume the padm sana posture; draw in the pr na through the ida (left nostril, retain it until the body begins to pe

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ne. but should your revolution stop ye would inevitably drop headlong within the central soul, and all the parts become the whole. sloth and activity and peace, when will ye learn that ye must cease? typhon. how should i cease from lethargy? hermanubis. how should i quench activity? sphinx. how should i give up ecstasy? c.i.c.t. what shines upon your foreheads? s.h.t("together. the eye within the triangle. 25 c.i.c.t. what burns upon your breasts? s.h.t("together. the rosy cross. c.i.c.t. brethren of the rosy cross! aspirants to the silver star! not until these are ended can ye come to the centre of the wheel. when the chill of earth black-breasted is uplifted at the glance of the red sun million-crested, and the forest blossoms dance with the light that stirs and lustres of the dawn, and

violin. artemis. the lady of the moon" cancer "amber robe. cup. warden of the holy graal" taurus "orange robe. bow and quiver. the lord of the bow" a nymph "white robe. the head of the dragon" a satyr "black robe. the tail of the dragon" pan "black robe, tom-tom "in the east luna is throned, cancer on her right, taurus on her left. beyond these the satyr and the nymph. at the apex of a descending triangle, upon the earth, pan" 111 the rite of luna "one reciteth "the twelvefold certitude of god" from" 963 "the veil is withdrawn" cancer. 333-333-333. taurus. 333-333-333. cancer. 1. brother taurus, what is the hour? taurus. moonrise. cancer. 1. brother taurus, what is the place? taurus. the chapel of the holy graal. cancer. 1. what is my office? taurus. warden of the graal. cancer. 1. what is

i. conclusions and illustrations. transcendental magic: its doctrine and ritual. by eliphas levi (a complete translation of "dogme et rituel de la haute magie, with a biographical preface by arthur e. waite, author of "devil worship in france" etc, etc "portrait of the author, and all the original engravings" 8vo, 406 pp "cloth" 1896 (pub. 15"s. postage free. 10"s" 6"d" the pillars of the temple, triangle of solomon, the tetragram, the pentagram, magical equilibrium, the fiery sword, realsation, initiation, the kabbalah, the magic chain, necromancy, transmutations, black magic, bewitchments, astrology, charms and philtres, the stone of the philosophers, the universal medicine, divination, the triangle of pantacles, the conjuration of the four, the blazing pentagram, medium and mediator, th

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asier to tell the live snake from the dead snake. 16. also concerning vows. be obstinate, and be not obstinate. understand that the yielding of the yoni is one with the lengthening of the lingam. thou art both these; and thy vow is but the rustling of the wind on mount meru. 17. now shalt thou adore me who am the eye and the tooth, the goat of the spirit, the lord of creation. i am the eye in the triangle, the silver star that ye adore. 18. i am baphomet, that is the eightfold word that shall be equilibrated with the three. 36 19. there is no act or passion that shall not be a hymn in mine honour. 20. all holy things and all symbolic things shall be my sacraments. 21. these animals are sacred unto me; the goat, and the duck, and the ass, and the gazelle, the man, the woman and the child. 2

u art before a lewd woman in thy nakedness in the bazaar, sucked up by her slyness and smiles, so art thou wholly and no more in part before the symbol of the beloved, though it be but a pisacha or a yantra or a deva. 35. and in all shalt thou create the infinite bliss, and the next link of the infinite chain. 36. this chain reaches from eternity to eternity, ever in triangles- is not my symbol a triangle- ever in circles- is not the symbol of the beloved a circle? therein is all progress base illusion, for every circle is alike and every triangle alike! 37. but the progress is progress, and progress is rapture, constant, dazzling, showers of light, waves of dew, flames of the hair of the great goddess, flowers of the roses that are about her neck, amen! 38. therefore lift up thyself as i

that might convey us through the darkness and the tumult of the stream, he spoke (something darkly) of one appointed, and more clearly that he was aware of divers marks upon the way; for, said he, to them that view it from above this trackless waste of water is mapped out and charted with a perfect science. behold! quoth he. and at that moment was there a glimmer just before me of a white shining triangle, and what was most strange, rather an impression than a vision of a man that hung upon a gibbet by one heel. this, said the fair man, is a most notable sign that we travel the right road. now by the light of the triangle i perceived another wonder; for my friend was not swimming as i was in the stream, but was borne by a boat, frail indeed, yet sufficient. within this shallop or cockleshe

a man that hung upon a gibbet by one heel. this, said the fair man, is a most notable sign that we travel the right road. now by the light of the triangle i perceived another wonder; for my friend was not swimming as i was in the stream, but was borne by a boat, frail indeed, yet sufficient. within this shallop or cockleshell he pulled me, and set me at the bench. then (still by the light of the triangle) i saw a dark man at the thwart, rowing a strong stroke. we pulled on almost in silence; for when i asked of the fair man his name he answered me only "i wish to know" and of the dark man "i wish it were light" the first clearly a confession of ignorance, the second a patent evasion; which things discomforted me much. yet we progressed evenly and rapidly, and were mightily 57 cheered afte

ALEX SANDERS THE KING OF THE WITCHES

ncense. they could.be picked only betwe,en the early tnorninghours oft\vo and three, according to the magic ritual, and as they had.noroses oftheir own,the coven madeforays intog rdensallover eneighbou1' hood until there was not a rose to be seen in the entire district' they.charted an elaborate circle surrounded.by. pentacles and the symbolitwatchtowers. the child sat.a little' apart,ll1 a small triangle. he was to be used as a medium through'\vhicli voices might speak. at seven o'clock in the evening they took. their places within the circle and began their incantations. theros scented incense f1lled the room. hour. after.'hour they .called to the gods,repeatingthechants'andsecret mimes according to the instructions in' the key ofso"lomon,'but without result. at midnight they began all o

ets of the art except it be to a proper person, properly prepared within a circle such as i am now in 'all this i swear by my hopes of a future life, mindful that my measure has been taken and may my weapons tum against me if! break my solemn oath' two male witches help him to rise. the high priestess takes a small bowl of consecrated oil and, with her thumb, anoints him, making three points of a triangle from each breast to his pelvis. she repeats the acts with a dish of wine, and then kisses the three places. after removing his blindfold and cords, she kisses him and picks up her sword. seven other witches each take a weapon from the altar, ready to pass to the high priestess so that she, in tum, can hand it to the initiate. he passes them back to her and she replaces them on the altar '

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ses. then say: aradia and cernunnos, bless this instrument prepared in your honour.(if scourge or cords, add. that it may serve for a good cause and end and for your glory) again magus sprinkles and witch censes (hand tool to new owner as you would a sword or athame, with a fivefold salute) all these weapons should be presented to the new owner with salute. if a witch queen, the downward pointing triangle as in the first degree initiation (i rephrased the previous sentence, as the farrar's version is untypeable--sekhet) end ceremony with fivefold salute. the new owner should immediately use the new instruments, i.e. form circle with sword, then athame, incise something with white-handled knife, exhibit pentacle to four quarters, cense to four quarters, use cords and scourge; and should con

ensued- but of this i would not speak. notes published in janet and stewart farrar's the witches' way; they got it from gbg's bos (text b or c; it's the same in each. l properly prepared naked, but sandals (not shoes) may be worn. for initiation, tie hands behind back, pull up to small of back and tie ends in front of throat, leaving a cable-tow to lead by, hanging down in front (arms thus form a triangle at back) when initiate is kneeling at altar, the cable-tow is tied to a ring in the altar. a short cord is tied like a garter round the initiate's left leg above the knee, with ends tucked in. another is tied round right ankle and ends tucked in so as to be out of the way while moving about. these cords are used to tie feet together while initiate is kneeling at the altar and must be long

ALICE A BAILEY02 INITIATION HUMAN AND SOLAR

on. the work done by the second kumara, with second subplane force, is in this solar system the most important in connection with the egoic body, and produces its complete dissipation, whereas the final application causes the atoms themselves (which formed that body) to disperse. during the initiation ceremony, when the initiate stands before the lord of the world, these three great beings form a triangle, within whose lines of force the initiate finds himself. at the first two initiations, wherein the bodhisattva functions as the hierophant, the mahachohan, the manu, and a chohan who temporarily represents the second department perform a similar office. at the highest two initiations, those three kumaras who are called "the esoteric kumaras" form a triangle wherein the initiate stands, wh

il the final year upon the path of probation, when closer and more frequent reports are handed in. during this final year also, the applicant's name is submitted to the lodge, and after his own master has reported upon him, and his record has been briefly summarised, his name is balloted, and sponsors are arranged. during the initiation ceremony the important factors are: 1. the initiator. 2. the triangle of force formed by three adepts or three kumaras. 3. the sponsors. in the case of the first two initiations, two masters stand, one on each side of the applicant, within the triangle; at the third, fourth and fifth initiations, the mahachohan and the bodhisattva perform the function of sponsor; at the sixth and seventh initiations two great beings, who must remain nameless, stand within t

force formed by three adepts or three kumaras. 3. the sponsors. in the case of the first two initiations, two masters stand, one on each side of the applicant, within the triangle; at the third, fourth and fifth initiations, the mahachohan and the bodhisattva perform the function of sponsor; at the sixth and seventh initiations two great beings, who must remain nameless, stand within the esoteric triangle. the work of the sponsors is to pass through their bodies the force or electrical energy emanating from the rod of initiation. this force, through radiation, circles around the triangle and is supplemented by the force of the three guardians; it next passes through the centres of the sponsors, being transmitted by an act of will to the initiate. enough has been said elsewhere in this book

r evolution. just as all manifestation proceeds through duality and triplicity back to eventual synthesis so these schemes, which are but centres of force in the body of a solar logos, work first as separated units living their own integral life, then as dualities, through the interplay of force through any two schemes, thus aiding, stimulating and complementing each other, and finally as a solar triangle, circulating force from point to point and centre to centre until the energy is merged and synthesised and the three work together in unity- 72- initiation, human and solar copyright 1998 lucis trust when the adept of the fifth initiation can work in line with the plans of the three logoi involved, co-operating with them with ever greater ability, as time elapses, he becomes ready for the

n. this fire, and the fire of manas, are directed along certain routes or triangles by the following of the rod as it moves in a specified manner. there is a definite occult reason, under the laws of electricity, behind the known fact that every initiate presented to the initiator is accompanied by two of the masters, who stand one on either side of the initiate. the three of them together form a triangle which makes the work possible. the force of the rod is twofold, and its power terrific. apart and alone the initiate could not receive the voltage from the rod without serious hurt, but in triangular transmission comes safety. we need to remember here that two masters sponsor all applicants for initiation, and represent two polarities of the electric all. part of their function is to stan

ALICE A BAILEY04 A TREATISE ON COSMIC FIRE

ogos. 2(2) the goal for the planetary logos is god consciousness, as exemplified by the solar logos. 7. the solar logos is the sum-total of all the states of consciousness within the solar system. 3(3) stanzas of dyzan stanza i the secret of the fire lieth hid in the second letter of the sacred word. the mystery of life is concealed within the heart. when the lower point vibrates, when the sacred triangle glows, when the point, the middle center, and the apex, connect and circulate the fire, when the threefold apex likewise burns, then the two triangles the greater and the lesser merge into one flame, which burneth up the whole. stanza ii "aum" said the mighty one, and sounded forth the word. the sevenfold waves of matter resolved themselves, and varied forms appeared. each took its place

e drew on the sacred fire, and purified the rupa levels. the fire destroyed the lands in the days of the lesser sixth- 21- a treatise on cosmic fire copyright 1998 lucis trust when the sixth appeared the land was changed. the surface of the globe circled through another cycle. men of the higher fifth mastered the lower three. the work was shifted to the plane whereon the pilgrim stood. the lesser triangle within the lower auric egg became the centre of cosmic dissonance. stanza xi the wheel of life turns within the wheel of outer form. the matter of fohat circulateth, and its fire hardeneth all the forms. the wheel that is not glimpsed moveth in rapid revolution within the slower outer case, till it weareth out the form. the forty-nine fires burn at the inner centre. the thirty-five circul

rust each of these rays has a connection with one or other of the permanent atoms in the lower threefold man, and has a direct action upon the spirillae 27(25) found within the atom. we have noted in "letters on occult meditation" that the atoms of the lower threefold man underwent a twofold process: they were first vivified in rotation, and each held the light in ordered sequence until the lower triangle was entirely illumined. eventually transmutation took place, or (to word it otherwise) the polarisation eventually shifted into the three permanent atoms of the triad, and out of the three permanent atoms of the lower triangle. the physical permanent atom is transcended and the polarisation becomes manasic or mental, the astral permanent atom is transcended and the polarisation becomes bu

ted slightly above the solar plexus. in the coming rootrace, and increasingly in this, the necessity for the exposure of these two centres to the rays of the sun, will be appreciated, with a corresponding improvement in physical vitality and adaptability. these three centres, 1. between the shoulder blades, 2. above the diaphragm, 3. and the spleen make, if one could but see it, a radiant etheric triangle, which triangle is the originating impulse for the later pranic circulation throughout the entire system. the etheric body is really a net-work of fine channels, which are the component parts of one interlacing fine cord, one portion of this cord being the magnetic link which unites the physical and the astral bodies and which is snapped or broken after the withdrawal of the etheric body

t44(40) and this is the basis of the legend of the fateful sister who cuts the thread of life with the dreaded shears. the etheric web is composed of the intricate weaving of this vitalised cord, and apart from the seven centres within the web (which correspond to the sacred centres, and of which the spleen is frequently counted as one) it has the two above mentioned, which make with the spleen a triangle of activity. the etheric web of the solar system is of an analogous nature, and likewise has its three receptive centres for cosmic prana. the mysterious band in the heavens, which we call the milky way (s. d. ii.250) is closely connected with cosmic prana, or that cosmic vitality or nourishment which vitalises the solar etheric system. 2. the assimilator of prana. the process of assimila

ALICE A BAILEY05 THE LIGHT OF THE SOUL

. the mind then serves a triple purpose: a. through it, the seer looks out upon the realm of causes, the spiritual realm. b. by its means, the world of causes can be interpreted in terms of the intellect. c. by using it correctly, the seer can transmit to the physical brain of the lower personal self (the reflection in the world of effects of the true man) that which the soul sees and knows. this triangle is then formed and comes into working activity: the seer or spiritual man, the mind, his medium of investigation, or the window through which he looks out (whether upon the world of effects, upon himself, or upon the world of cause) and the brain, which is the receiving plate upon which the seer can impress his "pure knowledge" using the mind as an interpreter and transmitting agency. 21

ng" effects. he knows there is nothing more written, symbolically, in the records which can bring him back to the three worlds, and therefore "by signs" his path is seen to be clear. this has been expressed for us in the ancient writings found in the masters' archives as follows "when the star with five points shines with clarity and no forms are seen within its points, the way is clear. when the triangle encloses naught but light, the path is freed for the passing of the pilgrim. when within the aura of the pilgrim the many forms die out and colours three are seen, then the road is freed from that which might obstruct. when thoughts call not to forms and when no shadows are reflected, the thread provides a way direct from the circle to the center. from that point of rest, no return is pos

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whole process. in connection with this work, at the stage of the beginner, some people picture the three bodies (the three aspects of the form nature) as being linked with a radiant body of light, or they- 99- from intellect to intuition copyright 1998 lucis trust visualize three centres of vibrating energy receiving stimulation from a higher and more powerful centre; others imagine the soul as a triangle of force to which is linked the triangle of the lower nature linked by the "silver cord" mentioned in the christian bible, the sutratma or thread soul of the eastern scriptures, the "life-line" of other schools of thought. still others prefer to preserve the thought of a unified personality, linked to and hiding within itself the indwelling divinity, christ in us, the hope of glory. it is

ALICE A BAILEY08 A TREATISE ON WHITE MAGIC

dom aspect predominates? when these are welded by understanding, the soul will control in the three worlds and in all kingdoms of nature. 3. the transmission of energy. the clue to the significance of this can be grasped as a concept, though as yet it will fail of comprehension, in the realization that the human kingdom acts upon and affects the three sub-human kingdoms. the downpouring spiritual triangle and the upraising matter triangle meet point to point in humanity when the point of balance can be found. in man's achievement and spiritualization is the hope of the world. mankind itself is the world saviour, of which all world saviours have been but the symbol and the guarantee. 4. the blending of the deva or angel evolution and the human. this is a mystery which will be solved as man

ic light of the vital body, it stimulates the atoms of the physical body to such an extent that each atom becomes in turn a tiny radiant centre. this only becomes possible when the head, heart, the solar plexus and the centre at the base of the spine are connected in a peculiar fashion, which is one of the secrets of the first initiation. when these four are in close cooperation the "floor of the triangle" as it is symbolically called, is prepared for the magical work. in other words these can be enumerated as follows: a. the physical material form with its centre at the base of the spine. b. the vital body working through the heart centre where the life principle has its seat. the activities of the body which are due to this stimulation are carried through the circulation of the blood. c

powerful thoughtform to be created. this circulates between you and the feared event. realising this you will proceed to seek quietness. you will relax your physical body, endeavour to quiet your astral body as far as- 199- a treatise on white magic copyright 1998 lucis trust may be, and to steady the mind. then visualizing yourself (the personality, the soul and the master he, as the apex of the triangle, you will with deliberation call down a stream of pure white light, and, pouring it through your lower vehicles, you will cleanse away all that hinders. continue this process until you realise that the needed work is accomplished. at first you may have to do it many times. later just once will suffice, and later still the whole process may be needless, for you will have achieved conquest

comes possible when the triplicity of soul-mind-brain are all aligned in the individual and when each aspect of it can be simultaneously in touch with members of the group. at present all the souls of the group of mystics do work in unison; a number have succeeded in bringing the soul and the mind also into a close and established relation, but as yet the lowest aspect of this aligned and linking triangle, the physical brain, remains totally unresponsive to the waves of force emanating from the higher aspects of the disciples engaged thus in laying the foundations of the new age civilisation. it is therefore largely a matter of perfecting the mechanism of the brain so that it can rightly register and correctly transmit the soul impressions and the group purposes and recognitions. this invo

lepathically, or they recognise each other through the quality of the work they are doing in the outer world and the inclusiveness of the note they sound. it is inspired from above by the souls of its members and the great ones, and is energised into activity by the need of humanity itself. it is composed of living conscious souls, working through coordinated personalities. its symbol is a golden triangle enclosing an even-armed cross with one diamond at the apex of the triangle. this symbol is never reproduced in form at all. it shines above the heads of all who are in the group and cannot be seen by anyone (not even a clairvoyant) except a group member, and then only if for purposes of work his recognition needs stimulation. the motto of the group is the glory of the one. more i may not

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

ess its purpose. the third purpose of deity ray iii. active intelligence or adaptability let the warden of the south continue with the building. let him apply the force which will produce the shining living stone that fits into the temple's plan with right exactitude. let him prepare the corner stone and wisely place it in the north, under the eye of god himself, and subject to the balance of the triangle. let the researcher of the past uncover the thought of god, hidden deep within the mind of the kumaras of love, and thus let him lead the agnishvattvas, waiting within the place of darkness, into the place of light. let the keeper of the sparks breathe with the breath divine upon the points of fire, and let him kindle to a blaze that which is hidden, that which is not seen, and so illumin

ay indicate his use of force and his real nature. they are as follows: the keeper of the records. the lord of memory- 48- a treatise on the seven rays- volume i: esoteric psychology i copyright 1998 lucis trust the unifier of the lower four the interpreter of that which is seen the lord of balance the divine separator the discriminating essential life the one who produces alliance the three-sided triangle the illuminator of the lotus the builder of the foundation the forerunner of the light the one who veils and yet reveals the dispenser of time the lord of space the universal mind the threefold wick the great architect of the universe and many others terms which indicate relation to light, to time, to space, to the manifested logos, to matter and to the "power which evokes the form" if al

ubhuman kingdoms. through humanity, when the great experiment of individualisation was initiated, the energies or ray influences from the superhuman kingdoms were focussed and the great function of humanity began, which is the transmitting of the ray forces cyclically. though the six-pointed star is, at this time, the symbol of the creative work (viewing the work as a whole, the downward pointing triangle, balanced on an upward pointing triangle, will some day present a truer picture of the creative and preserving function of the fourth kingdom. c. the five points of contact- 166- a treatise on the seven rays- volume i: esoteric psychology i copyright 1998 lucis trust there are five points of contact whereby the material world can be occultly "raised" up into life and power, just as there

ALICE A BAILEY11 A TREATISE ON THE SEVEN RAYS VOLUME II ESOTERIC PSYCHOLOGY II

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 unfoldment, which leads man (from the triangle of triplicity and differentiation) through duality to unity. these truths are practical and hence we find today such dominant emphasis laid upon the understanding of the plan amongst esotericists; hence likewise the work of the psychologists as they seek to interpret man and hence also their differentiations as to the human apparatus, so that man is seen as it were dissected into his comp

l united souls, i serve the plan" ray five "the angel of the presence serves the three the one above, the one below, and the one who ever is [this refers to the fact that on the fifth plane the angel is definitely met and known, and the three aspects of the higher triad, buddhi, the abstract mind and spirit, plus the ego in the causal body, and the lower mind are here blended and fused] the great triangle begins its revolutions, and its rays reach out in all directions, and permeate the whole. the man and angel face each other, and know themselves to be the same. the light that radiates from the heart, the throat, and from the centre which stands midway meet and merge. the two are one. the voice that speaks within the silence can be heard 'the power that reaches from the highest point has

ople, nor misunderstanding of motive will hinder their cooperation with each other as disciples, nor their service to the world. 2. the law of magnetic impulse no. exoteric esoteric name name symbol ray energy- 68- a treatise on the seven rays- volume ii: esoteric psychology ii copyright 1998 lucis trust 2. the law of the law of two fiery balls radiatory energy. magnetic impulse. polar union. and triangle. second ray manifesting energy. it would be well to remember that we are not considering here that aspect of the second ray which is peculiarly concerned with form, and which constitutes the cohering, magnetic agent in any form, whether atom, man or solar system. we are not here concerned with the relation between forms, even though due (as is essentially the case) to second ray energy. n

f the well known truth will sometimes serve to bring home to you its exactitude. the second illustration which may perhaps make clearer the meaning and purpose of this law, and which will be of deep interest to esotericists, is to be found in connection with the symbol that specifies this law in the sacred records and in the archives of the lodge. it is the symbol of the two balls of fire and the triangle. this has not only a planetary and cosmic significance, but has a very definite relation to the individual unfoldment (in the physical body) of the spiritual life of the disciple. let me put it very simply. students know that there are in the head two centres, the ajna centre and the head centre, two balls of fire, symbolic of the fiery consciousness of the soul, and not of the animal con

mn. as the life of the soul gets stronger, the radiance of the centres increases, and the periphery of their sphere of influence is set up, creating a dual magnetic field. speaking esoterically they are "magnetically impelled towards each other" and towards the stored up energy to be found in the spine, and localised in the five centres up the spine. eventually the interplay is so powerful that a triangle of force appears within the radius of the magnetic field, and this triangle of light, of living fire, links the three "laya centres" the symbol is then completed, and the indication is that the disciple is now controlled by the subjective side of his nature. he is now governed by the law of magnetic impulse (as the linking of the head centres demonstrates) and the two aspects of his natur

ALICE A BAILEY12 DISCIPLESHIP IN THE NEW AGE VOLUME I

ou and produce stimulation the one of the head centre and the other of the heart centre. forget not, stimulation is an impersonal force and is unconsciously applied in your case by them and it feeds your thought life more than anything else. this means that tuning in on these two vibrations accentuates all your thought life the good and that which is not so good. the three of you create in fact a triangle within my group and this should increase the interplay of love. at the same time, it could also produce a tendency to drive apart when handled personally. foster the love but tune not in when that sensed link of love is absent. 4. you sense at times also my own vibration. this can be the tuning in to the periphery of my aura, producing integration of your entire personality and also facil

r. i want, my brother, to give you a visualisation exercise which may help you somewhat. breathing exercises are not advisable in your case nor are they particularly necessary. i would ask you for a few minutes each morning (prior to doing the group meditation) to rest quietly back in your chair or bed and, closing your eyes, link up with your soul and with me, your friend. you will thus create a triangle of light between your soul, your head centre and myself. fix and hold this triangle firmly in your consciousness through the power of the creative imagination. then see it next as a solid triangle of light and not just as an outline. the base of the triangle is on the mental plane where i work and where dwells and works your soul; the lower point or apex touches the top of your head. then

ur soul, your head centre and myself. fix and hold this triangle firmly in your consciousness through the power of the creative imagination. then see it next as a solid triangle of light and not just as an outline. the base of the triangle is on the mental plane where i work and where dwells and works your soul; the lower point or apex touches the top of your head. then see, pouring down, via the triangle, a stream of light, golden in colour and not white. it is more light orange than white. see this flooding your whole body. when you have visualised this as perfectly as possible, then rest back in that light and bathe in it as you would bathe in the waters of the sea. see it permeating every part of your physical equipment and let it do its work without your having any definite ideas as t

generally, impartially and intelligently. i would have you note that the rays governing d.h.b. and j.s.p. very closely resemble yours. you have all three got the same soul ray, and the same ray governing the physical body. this should bring the three of you particularly close together; i would call this to your attention and ask you to stand with each other in the closest relation. you can form a triangle of spiritual force which should be of real value to the group and greatly facilitate the planned group work. correspond with each other and stand by each other in love. all three of you have much with which to contend, but both the others have far more to contend with than you have. therefore, be to them a tower of strength and let them draw from you what they need of love and understandi

ay combinations, because second ray energy definitely predominates, 2.4.6, and though the first ray characteristics are strong and powerful, they are not complicated by any of the subsidiary attributes, such as 3.5.7. it is not so difficult for you, therefore, to tune in on the love-wisdom line of energy in manifestation. it is your line of least resistance. your problem is the linking up of this triangle of force (2.4.6) so that there is free interplay and circulation of energy. thus will your soul assume control. i have stated in the above few words both your problem and its solution. i would remind you, nevertheless, that it is a soul problem and not a personality problem. if you approach this problem from the angle of the personality, you will not succeed in solving it for your persona

ALICE A BAILEY13 PROBLEMS OF HUMANITY

r and the multiplicity of races which compose them, are normally more inclusive in their thinking and planning than are the others. they are more prone to think in terms of humanity as a whole than are the others. such nations are the united states, the british commonwealth of nations and the united soviet socialist republics. many nations and races constitute these three great powers the central triangle at the heart of the coming new world. hence their opportunity to guide mankind at this time and their innate responsibility to act as world leaders. other races have no such inherent capacity. they are not, for instance, successful colonists and are more nationalistic and exploiting in their approach to "subject races. for the three great powers, the fusion of the many elements composing

have none of it. in the united states there is isolation, the persecution of such minorities as the negro race and an ignorant and arrogant nationalism, voiced by some senators and representatives with their racial hatreds, their separative attitudes and their unsound political methods. fundamentally, however, these three great powers constitute the hope of the world and form the basic spiritual triangle behind the plans and the shaping of the events which will inaugurate the new world. the other powerful nations, little as they may like to realize it, are not in so strong a position; they have not the same idealism or the same vast national resources; their national preoccupation limits their world vision; they are conditioned by narrower ideologies, by a greater struggle for national ex

ALICE A BAILEY14 THE REAPPEARANCE OF THE CHRIST

spirit of peace, the avatar of synthesis and the buddha) were refocussed and channelled into a great stream, pulled through into expression (if i may word it so inadequately) by the words of the invocation "let love stream forth into the hearts of men. let light and love and power restore the plan on earth" in those three words light, love and power the energies of his three associates (the great triangle of force which stands in power behind him) are described: the energy of the buddha: light, for the light ever comes from the east; the energy of the spirit of peace: love, establishing right human relations; the energy of the avatar of synthesis: power, implementing both light and love. at the centre of this triangle the christ took his stand; from that point his aquarian work began, and

timulated. by his physical presence, he will become the "dispenser of the water of life; through the over-shadowing of those sensitive to his impression and of his focussed mind, he becomes what is technically known as the "nourisher of the little ones" as dispenser of the water of life and as nourisher of the little ones, he enters upon his duties in the aquarian age, whilst as the centre of the triangle above mentioned, he influences, enlightens, and produces right relations in the masses of men. in the coming era, he will, therefore, be known as 1. the point within the triangle. 2. the dispenser of the water of life. 3. the nourisher of the little ones. these are descriptive of his threefold duties to mankind, and of the work which will be distinctive of his world service, throughout th

ese phases of his work and try to understand the significance of the responsibility which he has undertaken. some understanding is necessary if the new group of world servers and the working disciples in the world are to prepare mankind adequately for his appearing. much can be done if men will apply themselves to comprehension and to the needed subsequent activity. first, as the point within the triangle, christ becomes the awakener of the hearts of men, and the one who institutes right human relations by being simply what he is and by standing unmoved where he is. this he accomplishes by transmitting the energies from the three points of the surrounding triangle to humanity. this blended, impersonal energy, triple in nature, will be spread abroad universally, producing evolutionary growt

e pledged himself in june, 1945, and entered upon his responsibilities as the forerunner and the teacher of the aquarian age. as nourisher of the little ones, we are dealing with an aspect of christ's work which involves the stimulation of the consciousnesses of his disciples as they prepare to undergo initiation or to enter into deeper phases of spiritual awareness. the result of his work in the triangle with the masses of men will be the presentation of the first initiation the birth of the christ in the cave of the heart as the basic ceremony in the new world religion. by means of this ceremony, the masses of men in all lands will be enabled to register consciously the "birth of the christ" in the heart, and the "being born again" to which he himself referred (john iii.3) when here on e

but the general experience of countless thousands towards the close of the aquarian age. the purifying waters of the baptism initiation (the second initiation) will submerge hundreds of aspirants in many lands, and these two initiations (which are preparatory to true service, and the third initiation of the transfiguration) will set the seal on christ's mission as the agent of the great spiritual triangle which he represents. the major work of christ, however, as far as the disciples and the definitely spiritually-minded people of the world are concerned, plus the hundreds of thousands of advanced humanity, is so to "nourish" their spiritual consciousness and life that they will be enabled to take the third and fourth initiations those of the transfiguration and the renunciation (or crucif

ALICE A BAILEY15 THE DESTINY OF THE NATIONS

ne to mete out justice and indicate the right methods of law and order; yet her gemini nature at times offsets this, whilst taurus frequently blinds her to the real issues. it is the leo aspect also which links london to berlin, but it is leo in its more self-assertive aspect and hence some of the difficulty and hence also the close and not to be evaded relationship between london-paris-berlin, a triangle of force which conditions europe most potently. it is between these three that the destiny of the race of men in the immediate future lies, and again the question arises: will the coming decisions be based upon the good of the whole or upon the good of a part of the whole? it was the leo force in great britain which attracted originally the leo force in france and led to the norman conque

ALICE A BAILEY16 GLAMOUR A WORLD PROBLEM

functioning activity. it is a delicate art, this art of symbol reading, of "spiritual reading" as our ancient master, patanjali, calls it. this power to interpret symbols ever precedes true revelation. the comprehension of a truth for which a line or a series of lines composing a symbolic form may stand is not all that has to be done. a good memory may remind you that a series of lines forming a triangle or a series of triangles signifies the trinity, or any series of triplicates within the macrocosmic or microcosmic manifestation. but that activity and accuracy of the memory will do naught to awaken the dormant brain cells or call into play the intuition. it must be remembered (and here becomes evident the value of a certain amount of technical or academic occultism) that the plane where

initely made to contact or involve the soul or ego. herein lies the distinction between this second stage of symbol interpretation and ordinary meditation. you have exhausted the method of familiarising yourself with the form aspect of the symbol, and you know well its outer contour and externalisation. you know too that a peculiar series of lines (such as, for instance, the three lines forming a triangle) represent such and such an idea or truth or teaching. this is recorded in your brain, drawing on the resources of your memory. the registering of old information and knowledge anent the figures in a symbol serves to pull your consciousness up on to the mental plane and to focus it there in the world of ideas or of concepts. the concepts exist already upon the concrete levels of the menta

is seen. it is the divine eye. it is that through which the soul looks forth into the world of men and through which direction of the personality takes place. 2. the right eye, the eye of buddhi, the eye which is in direct responsive relation to the inner eye. through this eye the highest activity of the personality can be directed upon the physical plane. you have therefore in this connection a triangle of spiritual forces which can be swept into unique activity by the advanced disciple and initiate. it is through this triplicity, for instance, that the trained initiate works when dealing with a group of people or with an individual. 3. the left eye, the eye of manas, the distributor of mental energy under correct control correct as far as personality purposes are concerned. this eye is

tual forces which can be swept into unique activity by the advanced disciple and initiate. it is through this triplicity, for instance, that the trained initiate works when dealing with a group of people or with an individual. 3. the left eye, the eye of manas, the distributor of mental energy under correct control correct as far as personality purposes are concerned. this eye is also a part of a triangle of forces, available for the use of the aspirant and the probationary disciple- 150- glamour: a world problem copyright 1998 lucis trust the inner or divine eye is quiescent and relatively inactive, being only the organ of observation where the soul is concerned and it is not yet in the majority of cases a distributor of directing soul energy. the disciplined reoriented aspirant, however

y then the agent of spirit. through the two triangles or through both of them working synchronously, the centres up the spine (five in all) are brought under rhythmic control. energy is directed into them or through them; they are steadily brought into a beauty of organisation which has been described as a "life aflame with god; it is a life of spiritual application and service wherein the higher triangle is the most potent. the following three statements sum up the story of the eventual release of the disciple from the great illusion: first: as the soul, working through the higher triangle, becomes the directing agent, illusion is dispelled. the mind becomes illumined. second: as the personality (under the growing influence of the soul) works through the second triangle, glamour is dissip

ALICE A BAILEY17 TELEPATHY AND THE ETHERIC VEHICLE

onference of the entire council, and also after due preparation. b. from one or other of the constellations which are at any particular time astrologically en rapport with our planet. this impression can only be received by the great council when sitting in conclave with a majority of its members present. this, i would have you note, does not entail the attendance of the entire council. c. from a triangle of circulating energy, emanating from the two planets which with our planet- 25- telepathy and the etheric vehicle copyright 1998 lucis trust the earth form a triangle in any particular cycle. this impression is received by the three buddhas of activity for distribution to the hierarchy. d. from the planet venus, the earth's alter ego. this makes its entrance via the lord of the world and

thoughtform) and its subsequent direction, as an ideal objective, into the world of men. in the early stages and until the third initiation, the science of impression is concerned with the establishing of a sensitivity (an invocative sensitivity) between the spiritual triad (temporarily expressing itself through the abstract mind and the soul or the son of mind) and the concrete mind. this mental triangle is a reflection, in time and space, of the monad and of the two higher aspects of the triad, and is reflected (after the process of invocation and a succeeding process of evocation) in another triad that of the- 29- telepathy and the etheric vehicle copyright 1998 lucis trust lower mind, the soul and the vital body. when the relation between the lower and the higher mind is correctly and

rs. mind the focus of planetary development i would ask you to remember that, in our planetary development, the emphasis of the entire evolutionary process is on the mind and on the various aspects of the mind intelligence, mental perception, the son of mind, the lower mind, the abstract mind, the mind as will, the universal mind. the three which are of major importance and which form an esoteric triangle requiring to be brought into a vital inter-relation are the son of mind, the abstract mind, and the universal mind. they are, when fully related and active, the factors which engineer divine purpose and step it down into such form that we call it the hierarchical plan and can act upon it. only when the initiate has attained, through monadic contact, a touch of the universal mind can the p

ird or last) in which the will of god works out, the etheric body will begin as a network of triangles, but this will be resolved into a network of interlinked circles or of linked rings, indicating the fulfilment of interlocking relationships. in this present system, the result of evolution, as far as the etheric body is concerned, will be the contact established between all three points of each triangle, making a ninefold contact and a ninefold flow of energy; this is consistent with the fact that nine is the number of initiation, and by the time the destined number of disciples have taken the nine possible initiations, this triangular formation of the planetary etheric body will be complete. the idea can be conveyed symbolically by the diagram below, which pictures the triangular format

the number of initiation, and by the time the destined number of disciples have taken the nine possible initiations, this triangular formation of the planetary etheric body will be complete. the idea can be conveyed symbolically by the diagram below, which pictures the triangular formation and the mode of a dual growth or progression and expansion of the network because, starting with the initial triangle, two points only are left for the processes of extension. the initial triangle was formed by sanat kumara, and we call the three energies which circulate through its medium the three major rays of aspect. the four rays of attribute formed their own triangles and yet, in a paradoxical manner, they are responsible for the "squares" through which their energies at this time pass. thus the wo

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

this is the teaching of both esoteric and exoteric truth. 2. the quality of the logos of our planet as it pours through the chains, the rounds, the races, and the kingdoms of nature. 3. the quality of the earth's complementary planet, which is the earth's polar opposite, esoterically considered. this planet is venus. 4. the quality of the attraction of the three planets which produce an esoteric triangle of force- 15- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust i have several times used the phrase "pass through" the centres and forms. this concept necessitates the idea of distributing centres to which the incoming energies may go and from which they may pass out again as radiation. some idea of this might be grasped if i gave you the new proposi

comes the crisis of renunciation. 3. from the standpoint of the pledged disciple and initiate who traverses again the path of the sun and finds that that which he has discovered himself to be in leo finds its crown in aquarius. the separative individual consciousness becomes the group consciousness in aquarius, and he begins to comprehend the significance of that basic combination of signs, that "triangle in the consciousness" of humanity: cancer leo aquarius. mass awareness individual awareness group awareness. instinctual consciousness intelligent consciousness intuitive consciousness. then, from the standpoint of achievement in capricorn, he works for several lives around the zodiacal path, descending into the sea of the mass consciousness to become what is called in the ancient books "

centre in process of awakening. these people also fall into two major groups: a. those who are using the solar plexus centre as a vast clearing house for the incoming energies and who are beginning to work through the throat and the heart centres, with the goal of completely awakening the ajna centre. b. those who are using all these centres, but in whom the heart centre is fully awakened and the triangle of force in the head (from the ajna centre to the head centre and from the head centre to the centre found in the medulla oblongata) is beginning to function. when these centres are all awakening, their simplest combinations are the following triangles. the science of triangles underlies all astrological deduction as well as the centres in the human body. this you know, but the four tripl

ons. we might enumerate some of these triangles, bearing always in mind that, according to the ray, so will proceed the geometric rising of the fire, and according to the ray, so will the points be touched in ordered sequence. herein lies one of the secrets of initiation, and herein are found some of the dangers entailed in a too quick publication of information concerning the rays. 1. the pranic triangle. a. the shoulder centre. b. the centre near the diaphragm. c. the spleen. 2. man controlled from the astral plane. a. the base of spine. b. the solar plexus. c. the heart. 3. man controlled from the mental plane. a. the base of spine. b. the heart. c. the throat. 4. man partially controlled by the ego, advanced man. a. the heart. b. the throat. c. the head, i.e, the four lesser centres an

lesser centres and their synthesis, the ajna centre. 5. spiritual man to the third initiation. a. the heart. b. the throat. c. the seven head centres. 6. spiritual man to the fifth initiation. a. the heart. b. the seven head centres. c. the two many-petalled lotuses. all these different periods show different triangular radiations. we must not infer from this that when the fire is centred in one triangle it is not demonstrating in others. once the fire has free- 54- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iii: esoteric astrology copyright 1998 lucis trust passage along any triangle it flames continuously, but always there is one triangle more radiant and luminous than the others, and it is from these glowing triangles of light, issuing from wheels and vortices of fire, that the clairvoyant a

ALICE A BAILEY19 THE UNFINISHED AUTOBIOGRAPHY

s the east and towards a narrow, bottle-necked passage at the end. just before this funnel shaped passage there stood an immense rock, rising out of the floor of the valley like a great table, and on the top of the rock was a crystal bowl which looked as if it was three feet across. this bowl was full of water. standing ahead of the crowd and in front of the rock were three figures. they formed a triangle and, to my surprise, the one at the apex of the triangle seemed to me to be the christ. the waiting crowd appeared to be in constant movement, and as they moved they formed great and familiar symbols the cross in its various forms, the circle with the point in the centre, the five-pointed star and various interlaced triangles. it was almost like a solemn, rhythmic dance, very slow and dig

peak. we were glad to do so and took him where he had to go and at the close of his talk rescued him from the autograph hunters. on the way back to the hotel the grand duke suddenly turned to me and said "mrs. bailey, if i were to tell you that i also know the tibetan would it mean anything to you "yes, sir" i said "it would mean a great deal "well, now" replied the grand duke "you understand the triangle, you, foster and me" this was, i think, the last time i saw him. he left shortly after that for the south of france and we left for england- 119- the unfinished autobiography copyright 1998 lucis trust a couple of years later i was sitting up in bed one morning reading about 6.30, when in walked the grand duke, to my amazement, in the dark blue lounging pajamas which he so often wore. he

ghting was stopped, the reaching of the disciples, who were in contact with the arcane school and of the students scattered throughout the world who might otherwise have joined our ranks, was stopped. the pushing forward of the program of solving the problem of the right relation of money to hierarchical work ceased altogether. the building of the network of light and goodwill by establishing the triangle movement was almost completely frustrated. the possibility of carrying the great invocation to the entire world, as we are now doing, could not take place. in the dark days of 1939, when it seemed that so much was crumbling and that the heroic efforts of many disciples to do everything that they could do, that might help to avert war, were useless, it was hard to see how the work could be

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

part at times, or through any of the other media of modern skill and science. b. through radiation or magnetisation, or both. c. through right inner psychological adjustment, aided by true insight on the part of the healing agent. d. through calling in the power of a man's own soul a thing that is not possible except to advanced people. e. through definite occult means, such as forming a healing triangle of- 16- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iv: esoteric healing copyright 1998 lucis trust this method involves much knowledge and a high point of spiritual attainment on the part of the healer; it also presupposes the healer's link with a master and the master's group, plus the earned right to call upon that group for energy on behalf of the patient a thing as yet rarely granted. i wou

ight be of interest to you, nevertheless, to be told where the twenty-one minor centres are to be found. they can be located at the following points: there are two of them in front of the ears close to where the jaw bones are connected. there are two of them just above the two breasts. there is one where the breast bones meet, close to the thyroid gland. this, with the two breast centres, makes a triangle of force. there are two, one each in the palms of the hands. there are two, one each in the soles of the feet. there are two, just behind the eyes. there are two also connected with the gonads. there is one close to the liver. there is one connected with the stomach; it is related, therefore, to the solar plexus, but is not identical with it. there are two connected with the spleen. these

er. there are two one at the back of each knee. there is one powerful centre which is closely connected with the vagus nerve. this is most potent and is regarded by some schools of occultism as a major centre; it is not in the spine, but is no great distance from the thymus gland. there is one which is close to the solar plexus, and relates it to the centre at the base of the spine, thus making a triangle of the sacral centre, the solar plexus, and the centre at the base of the spine- 45- a treatise on the seven rays- volume iv: esoteric healing copyright 1998 lucis trust the two triangles referred to in this tabulation are of real importance. one is above and the other below the diaphragm. it is of course apparent that where there is a free flow of force through the etheric body into the

anity is concerned. it is interesting to note in this connection that a. the throat centre is ruled by saturn just as the two head centres are ruled respectively by uranus (ruling the head centre) and mercury (ruling the ajna centre. this is only where the disciple is concerned; the rulership changes after the third initiation or before the first. these three planets constitute a most interesting triangle of forces and in the following triplicities and their inevitable inter-relations you have again only in the case of disciples a most amazing picture story or symbol of the ninefold of initiation: 1. the head centre the ajna centre the throat centre 2. the third eye the right eye the left eye 3. the pineal gland the pituitary body the carotid gland thus presenting the mechanism through whi

is the basic centre. 5. the solar plexus centre. this is located well below the shoulder blades in the spine and is exceedingly active. in atlantean days, it was brought to a high stage of development, just as in aryan days, the throat centre is being rapidly awakened. this centre is peculiarly related to two other centres: the heart and the ajna centre, and they form at this time an interesting triangle of energies in the human body and one which is receiving much attention from the hierarchy. there is a downflow of energy from the ajna centre to the heart from the soul, just in so far as the aspirant is in touch with his soul. this leads to three things: a stimulation of the heart centre. a responsive reaction from the heart which evokes a stimulation of the ajna centre and produces eve

ALICE A BAILEY22 DISCIPLESHIP IN THE NEW AGE VOLUME II

eries of instructions which can act as a guide for all your reconstruction work. one instruction will be for my disciples, and through them for the new group of world servers, of which they are a part; another will be for the men and women of goodwill, and through them for the world of thinking men. however, i might state that the background or groundwork of all that you may be asked to do is the triangle work. in the subjective work, the new group of world servers will be peculiarly active, creating the network of light; in the objective work, the men and women of goodwill will bestir themselves, creating the network of goodwill. the function of the new group of world servers is dynamically to "force" the energy of the will-to-good into the world; the average man and woman, responding unc

ergy into a desired thought pattern has a definite relation to this area of disruption. it will in due time be found that the japanese people, with their peculiar knowledge of thought power (used along wrong lines in the war period, will respond more intelligently to this type of work than many of the western peoples. an effort should therefore be made to reach the japanese along the lines of the triangle work. i would like to point out that the distinction between the "sheep and the goats" is mainly hierarchical. the term "goats" is esoterically applied to initiated disciples and to those who have climbed the mountain of initiation. the term "sheep" is applied to those who are following blindly the inner urge of their souls and who are groping their way (in relatively large numbers) towar

going to change the words spoken and am choosing phrases which will convey a pictorial connotation to your minds; in this way the power- 51- discipleship in the new age- volume ii copyright 1998 lucis trust of visualisation will be evoked and aid you in registering what i say. here are the phrases among which i shall choose one for each full moon contact. 1. the golden lotus of the heart. 7. the triangle of fire. 2. the burning ground of fiery red. 8. the golden way to god. 3. the mountain top, bathed in the morning sunrise. 9. the ocean and the rocky shore. 4. the uplifted hand. 10. the silver torch. 5. the equal four-armed cross. 11. the iridescent cube. 6. the open door. 12. the burning bush. i shall picture these to you and name them in your hearing. note whether you can both see and

this i am not unmindful. i am disbanding this group exoterically on four counts: 1 (deleted by a.a.b) 2. in spite of many years of work with me, the group is not yet integrated and has produced no particular spiritual enterprise. i have indicated many spiritual enterprises which called for your full measure of enthusiasm, time, money and interest. many of you in this group are doing less for the triangle work, the goodwill work and the distribution of the invocation than the average school student, and it is you to whom i should look for aid in what i am attempting to do. why not aid me where i have asked for aid? why search for something unique and special and different from that of the rest of the students? the spiritual enterprise into which i hoped to see you all throw yourselves was

s group in effective and steady work would- 59- discipleship in the new age- volume ii copyright 1998 lucis trust not incite a.a.b. to have much confidence in your leadership. you have shown no organised group ability to take a piece of work embodying some one or other of my suggested spiritual enterprises and effectively work together for its furtherance. what have you done as a group to aid the triangle work or the goodwill work, or to throw yourselves successfully behind the work of the school? there are many outside the new seed group who have done a more consecrated and selfless task than have you, though there are a few exceptions. but, my brothers, out of fifty-one, how few! when a.a.b. passes on she will leave the arcane school and, with my full approval, all the other activities i

ALICE A BAILEY23 THE EXTERNALISATION OF THE HIERARCHY

als in the light of the sun and subject to the proper stimulation can revert again to the condition of a tightly closed bud, potential but unexpressed. the expression of what has been potential will be the result of the impact of first ray force, of the will-to-good at this time, induced by the efforts of the world disciples. b. the second effect will be the forming or constitution of a planetary triangle or recognisable triad which will be the correspondence between the three planetary centres to the spiritual triad of monad, soul and personality (the atma-buddhi-manas of the theosophical literature. hitherto the word alignment has best described the planetary situation; there has been a straight line along which energy has poured from shamballa to the hierarchy and from the hierarchy to

hitherto the word alignment has best described the planetary situation; there has been a straight line along which energy has poured from shamballa to the hierarchy and from the hierarchy to humanity, but this has meant no direct interplay between humanity and shamballa. if the great invocation can be rendered effective, humanity can then set up a direct relationship with shamballa. the resultant triangle of force-relationship will promote the circulation of spiritual energies between the three centres from point to point so that there will be a triple relation. a planetary process of give and take between all three will then be established, and the emphasis upon giving will be far more pronounced- 100- the externalisation of the hierarchy copyright 1998 lucis trust you will now see a litt

evidence and guarantee of inner divine guidance and revelation in this present world cycle of 2500 years. year by year he returns. for a brief minute he reminds us that god exists and ever loves; that he is not unmindful of his people; that the heart of the universe is unalterable compassion, and that man is not alone. to bring this recognition about and to make this appearance possible, a living triangle of energy is created and focussed through three great spiritual individuals, who evoke- 186- the externalisation of the hierarchy copyright 1998 lucis trust recognition both in the east and in the west. they are known to believers of every faith and all nationalities. these three are: 1. the lord of the world, the ancient of days, sanat kumara, the planetary logos, melchizedek, he to whom

come no nearer than the mental plane. who this coming one may be is not yet revealed. it may be the christ, if his other work permits; it may be one chosen by him to issue forth, overshadowed by the avatar of synthesis and directed in his activities by the christ, the lord of love. in this way, the energies of both shamballa and the hierarchy will be focussed through the chosen coming one. thus a triangle of loving, purposeful energy will be created which may prove a more effective way of releasing energy and a safer way, than the focussed impact of one selected force might be. i realise the difficulty of this subject and perhaps may simplify the matter by a brief summation- 197- the externalisation of the hierarchy copyright 1998 lucis trust 1. a great cosmic avatar can come if the hierar

free to work and plan within the group plan; develop the experience of love in your individual lives and in your group relation. meet regularly for discussion, planning and united meditation using the same meditation in this group as i have asked you to follow individually. subordinate your own wishes and ideas to the group decision. let this be uniquely a group effort. 2. press forward with the triangle work in every possible way and in every country open safely to contact. plan this work along sound business lines, making a small group of you responsible for its functioning and success. 3. discover, and where possible contact, all groups which are motivated by a true love for humanity, plus a groping after and understanding of the new age ideals of freedom, cooperation and inclusiveness

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

e rents within those veils and thus let in the light. let the army of the voice be no more heard and let the brothers onward move within the sound. then let them know the meaning of the o.m. and let them hear that o.m. as it is sounded forth by him who stands and waits at the very centre of the council chamber of the lord. rule xi. for applicants: let the disciple transfer the fire from the lower triangle to the higher and preserve that which is created through the fire at the midway point. for disciples and initiates: let the group together move the fire within the jewel in the lotus into the triad and let them find the word which will carry out that task. let them destroy by their dynamic will that which has been created at the midway point. when the point of tension is reached by the br

ives, and the custodians of the plan. the function of the registrants of the purpose is to keep the channel open between our- 45- a treatise on the seven rays- volume v: the rays and the initiations copyright 1998 lucis trust earth, the planet venus and the central spiritual sun. the function of the custodians of the will is to relate the council, the hierarchy and humanity, thus creating a basic triangle of force between the three major centres of the planetary life. this is the higher expression (symbolic, if you like) of the six-pointed star, formed of two interlaced triangles. a replica of this fundamental triangle and of this symbol of energy, with its inflow and distribution, is to be found in the relation of the three higher centres in the human being head, heart and throat to the t

unity" of sanat kumara. few of the great lives who form the inner group of the council chamber at shamballa are now of greater advancement than he; the "supernal three" the "radiant seven" the "lives embodying the forty-nine fires" the "buddhas of activity" and certain "eternal spirits" from such centres of dynamic spiritual life as sirius, or from the constellation which at any one time forms a triangle with our sun and sirius" and a representative from venus are of- 92- a treatise on the seven rays- volume v: the rays and the initiations copyright 1998 lucis trust greater far greater advancement. otherwise, all initiates of the sixth degree, and a few of the masters who have undergone specialised training because they are upon the first ray of will or power (the ray conditioning shambal

nked on either side by a master. nevertheless, he faces the initiator alone and unprotected. even now, at this much later initiation, he cannot see "eye to eye" as the phrase goes. he becomes aware of a growing point of light which, from a pin-point of intensest brilliance develops before him into a five-pointed star. at the fourth initiation, it is not a star which shines forth before him, but a triangle; and within that triangle he will perceive an eye regarding him, and for the first time he does see the most high "eye to eye" at the fifth initiation no symbol or light substance separates or protects him, but he stands before the initiator face to face, and the freedom of the city of god is his. he is not yet a member of the great council, but he has the right of entrance into shamballa

finite sense, they are the agents of the universal mind, even though they are not mental as we understand that term. they are sometimes regarded as blind forces, but that is only because they get their inspiration from levels of divine awareness outside the range of the human consciousness, no matter how high, or when used in its widest connotation. their controlling agent in manifestation is the triangle of energy to which we give the name the "three buddhas of activity" they are therefore closely connected with the third aspect of divinity. they are essentially the "eye within the triangle" a most familiar symbol to many today. they are the expression, in activity, of the all-see-ing eye; through their agency god sees, and through them and the energy directed through them, he directs the

ALICE BAILEY THE LABOURS OF HERCULES

ercules committed in virgo, when he did not understand that the queen of the amazons was to be redeemed by unity, not killed. over and over again the tibetan emphasizes the fact that it is "through the medium of humanity that a consummation of 'light' effectiveness will be produced which will make possible the expression of the whole. we still make the mistake of hercules, when we forget that the triangle of the trinity is an equilateral triangle, all angles of equal importance, to the working out of the plan (esoteric astrology, pp. 558 et seq) it is in virgo, after complete individualization in leo, that the first step toward the union of spirit and matter is made "the subordination of the form life to the will of the indwelling christ [122] the three rulers of the sign virgo definitely

AN INTRO TO STUDY OF THE KABALAH

ancient religions were susceptible of explanations on seven planes of thought. the kabalists discovered deep meanings in each hebrew letter, common and finals, and found secrets in large letters, misplaced letters and in words spelled in unusual manners. at different times they represented god by an aleph, a; or by a yod, i; or by a shin; or by a point; or by a point within a circle; or even by a triangle; and by a decad of ten yods. gematria was a mode of interpretation by which a name or word having a certain numerical value was deemed to have a relation with some other words having the same number; thus certain numbers became representative of several ideas, and were considered to be interpretative one of the other. for example, messiah spelled, mshich, numbered 358, and so does the phr

also named adm oilah, adam oilah, the heavenly man, and autik yomin, the ancient of days. the devout rabbi bows his head and adores the sublime conception. he is represented in the hebrew old testament by the divine name ahih, aheieh "i am (exodus iii. v. 4. the conscious god having arisen in his energy, there follow immediately two further emanations, the trio shining in the symbol of a radiant triangle. chkmh, chokmah, wisdom, the king, with the divine name ih, jah is the second sephira; binh, binah, understanding, the queen, and the divine name ihvh jehovah is the third sephira--the supernal triad" is demonstrated. then follow gdulh, gedulah, also called chsd, chesed, mercy, with the divine name al, el; and its contrast gburh, geburah, severity, also called pachad, fear, with the divin

king, with the divine name ih, jah is the second sephira; binh, binah, understanding, the queen, and the divine name ihvh jehovah is the third sephira--the supernal triad" is demonstrated. then follow gdulh, gedulah, also called chsd, chesed, mercy, with the divine name al, el; and its contrast gburh, geburah, severity, also called pachad, fear, with the divine name alh, eloah; and the reflected triangle is completed by the sixth sephira, the sun, named tpart, tiphareth, or beauty, with the name alhim elohim; considered as a triangle of reflection with the apex below. the third triangle may be considered as a second reflection with the apex below; it is formed of the seventh, eighth, and ninth sephiroth; ntzch, netzach, firmness or victory, with the name jehovah sabaoth; hud, hod or hud

ated to the "ten sephiroth: the several kabalistic treatises give several groupings, which are all relevant one to the other, the most usual one being a triple division, into nephesh, the passions referred to malkuth; ruach, the mind, reason, and intellect referred to the group of six sephiroth lying around the sun of tiphereth; and neshamah, the spiritual aspirations associated with the supernal triangle of the queen, king and crown. these human principles function upon four worlds--divine, moral, intellectual and emotional respectively: and either of these essences may dominate a man, and they do, in fact, exist in constantly varying proportions. the highest principle overshadows the others, and the central ones may reach up to the higher; or by neglect of opportunities, or by vicious ac

ANALYSIS OF THE 5 6 INITIATION

is the lamen of the rose and cross. it consists of twenty-two petals (2+ 2= 4= the tetragrammaton. seven planets, five elements, and three alchemical principles are all formed on the symbol of the perfected self, the cross. 22 paths+ 9 planets (seven ancient plus caput and cauda draconis+ 5 elements+ 3 alchemical principles= 39= 12, 1+ 2= 3, the number of the supernals. it is also a symbol of the triangle, the two con-dividing, the one reconciling. it is the reconciled one that in a mystical sense is buried and alive in the vault. thirty-nine also equals i h v h+ a ch d. in all three are sixty-one symbols of the rose cross lamen, the number of ain. in addition, 6+1=7, the sides of he vault. the rose and cross united bring down into the center of all the divine white brilliance of rtk. ther

bow and the new initiate is amoun. 5 as the chief adept knocks again to begin a new vibration, the shrine of the vault and the adepti, both of the second and the third order, formulate the alchemical process of the great work. the vault is now ready for the reception of "the light" entrance into the vault all face east. the chief adept opens the door of the vault, and the three chiefs formulate a triangle by their positions in the vault. by joining the wands above and the ankhs below, they formulate a pyramid. the three chiefs form the four-sided tetrahedron. the pyramid is actually 4x3=12=hva. the lvx sign and analysis of the keyword is given. this expresses the unity of light in its differentiated forms. first point of the 5=6 ceremony the whole intent of the 5=6 initiation is to unite t

m of the vault have never looked behind the veil and the blinds set forth by our more ancient fraters and sorors. the cut in the tradition of the ancients, blood must be shed. it symbolizes that our adepts now mix or pull their blood together as one. final close the one hundred and twenty is formulated, and the guardians are called forth. the holy scribe is asked to record all in his scrolls. the triangle of the supernals is formulated, and lvx signs close the whole with glory, the glory of light. all are at peace in hwche anathema of zos the sermon to the hypocrite an automatic writing by austin osman spare preface do thy will magickal currents pass as the great wheel swings endlessly to and fro driven by words of power whose origin is inestimable. spare was a watcher on the threshold. ag

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

l by first drawing the ma..ala of tamdrin. the first chapter of the warlord s tantra sets the scene by visually situating the reader within tamdrin s ma..ala "in the pure realm of the unsurpassed that reveals magical emanations; in an expanse of a blazing flame heap that represents malicious anger, amid an expanse of turbulent waves that represent lust; within a ma..ala that is a blazing dark-red triangle, the blessed one, glorious king tamdrin himself [recites] the mantra to cultivate meditative stabilization, which subjugates the three realms."117 as discussed in the introduction, tamdrin is a wrathful manifestation of the bodhisattva avalokite.vara; as such, he is one of the highest of buddhist deities. tamdrin also has the ambiguous position of being closely related to the worldly prot

language "heart tantra of the red-razored one, king of the violence demons" homage to the king of glorious power!272 thus have i heard:273 at one time in the pure realm of the unsurpassed that reveals magical emanations;274 in an expanse of a blazing flame heap that represents malicious anger, amid an expanse of turbulent waves that represent lust; within a ma..ala which is a blazing275 dark-red triangle, the blessed one,276 glorious king tamdrin himself [recites] his mantra in order to cultivate meditative stabilization,277 which subjugates the three realms.278 then, at that time, he resided, surrounded by the retinue that emanates in the state of the innate nature of the afflictive emotions and five poisons,279 the assembly of haughty ones the obstacle demons,280 the savage demons,281 t

BLACK SERPENT1

packet lawrey's beef burrito seasoning (mccormick and schilling suck in this recipe, but if you like them, go for it- 2 packages of pillsbury croissant roll dough (low fat -2 bags of shredded cheddar or colby-jack cheese (smart balance works fine) prepare beef according to the burrito seasoning packet. get a pizza pan or stone and open the 6 dough. arrange the dough to where the lower half of the triangle of dough is in the inside of the dish and the pointy part of the triangle is on the outside. this is very important. i don't know how to explain it better. just that the thicker side of the triangle needs to be at the middle of the pizza pan/stone. work around the pizza pan to make the dough form a sunshine shape. press the dough pieces together. on the inside circle, spoon beef onto the

BLAVATSKY H P ANTHROPOGENESIS

mmutable, 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 and negative, male and female, etc, etc (2) in the world of metaphysics, the spirit of the universe, or cosmic ideation, called by some the logos. this logos is the apex of the pythagorean triangle. when the triangle is complete it becomes the tetraktis, or the triangle in the square, and is the dual symbol of the four-lettered tetragrammaton in the manifested kosmos, and of its radical triple ray in the unmanifested, or its noumenon. put more metaphysically, the classification given here of cosmic ultimates, is more one of convenience than of absolute philosophical accuracy. at the

tent* the "heavenly man (tetragrammaton) who is the protogonos, tikkoun, the firstborn from the passive deity and the first manifestation of that deity's shadow, is the universal form and idea, which engenders the manifested logos, adam kadmon, or the four-lettered symbol, in the kabala, of the universe itself, also called the second logos. the second springs from the first and develops the third triangle (see the sephirothal tree; from the last of which (the lower host of angels) men are generated. it is with this third aspect that we shall deal at present. the reader must bear in mind that there is a great difference between the logos and the demiurgos, for one is spirit and the other is soul; or as dr. wilder has it "dianoia and logos are synonymous, nous being superior and closely in a

sephirothal tree, ten in all, yet, when separated from its upper triad, leaving seven. these are the celestial fruits, the ten or[[diagram] 10, born out of the two invisible male and female seeds, making up the 12, or the dodecahedron of the universe. the mystic system contains the[[diagram, the central point; the 3 or[[diagram; the five[[diagram, and the seven or[[diagram, or again[[diagram; the triangle in the square and the synthesizing point in the interlaced double triangles. this for the world of the archetypes. the phenomenal world receives its culmination and the reflex of all in man. therefore he is the mystic square- in his metaphysical aspect- the tetraktis; and becomes the cubeon the creative plain. his symbol is the cube unfolded* and 6 becoming 7, or the[[diagram] three cross

complete the manu of illusion. for the 'double dragon' has no hold upon the mere form. it is like the breeze where there is no tree or branch to receive and harbour it. it cannot affect the form where there is no agent of transmission (manas "mind) and the form knows it not "in the highest worlds, the three are one* on earth (at first) the one becomes two. they are like the two (side) lines of a triangle that has lost its bottom line- which is the third fire (catechism book iii, sec. 9) now this requires some explanation before proceeding any further. to do so especially for the benefit of our aryan hindu brethren[[footnote(s* the monads of the presentments of men of the third round, the huge ape-like forms* in the esoteric system the seven principles in man are represented by seven lette

g maha-manvantaras- ages of incalculable dura[[footnote(s[[footnote continued from previous page] yogis are shown in the puranas to be far more powerful than the gods. secondary gods or temporary powers in nature (the forces) are doomed to disappear; it is only the spiritual potentiality in man which can lead him to become one with the infinite and the absolute* see book i, stanzas iii. to v. the triangle becomes a pentagon (five-fold) on earth[[vol. 2, page] 80 the secret doctrine. tion which have rolled away in the eternity, a still more incalculable time ago- he would hardly understand the text correctly; while some vedantins might say "this is not so; the nirvanee can never return; which is true during the manvantara he belongs to, and erroneous where eternity is concerned. for it is s

BLAVATSKY H P COSMOGENESIS

night" the planets remain intact, though dead, as a huge animal, caught and embedded in the polar ice, remains the same for ages[[vol. 1, page] 19 proem. not perish with created things (or achyuta, a name of vishnu; whereas the orthodox christian separates his personal creative deity into the three personages of the trinity, and admits of no higher deity. the latter, in occultism, is the abstract triangle; with the orthodox, the perfect cube. the creative god or the aggregate gods are regarded by the eastern philosopher as bhrantidarsanatah "false apprehension" something "conceived of, by reason of erroneous appearances, as a material form" and explained as arising from the illusive conception of the egotistic personal and human soul (lower fifth principle. it is beautifully expressed in a

ipika in the middle wheel, they say: this is good, the[[vol. 1, page] 32 the secret doctrine. first divine world is ready, the first is now the second. then the "divine arupa" reflects itself in chhaya loka, the first garment of the anupadaka. 5. fohat takes five strides and builds a winged wheel at each corner of the square, for the four holy ones and their armies. 6. the lipika circumscribe the triangle, the first one, the cube, the second one, and the pentacle within the egg. it is the ring called "pass not" for those who descend and ascend. also for those who during the kalpa are progressing towards the great day "be with us" thus were formed the rupa and the arupa: from one light seven lights; from each of the seven, seven times seven lights. the wheels watch the ring- stanza vi. 1. b

ivine plane. the "son" of the immaculate celestial virgin (or the undifferentiated cosmic protyle, matter in its infinitude) is born again on earth as the son of the terrestrial eve- our mother earth, and becomes humanity as a total- past, present, and future- for jehovah or jod-he-vau-he is androgyne, or both male and female. above, the son is the whole kosmos; below, he is mankind. the triad or triangle becomes tetraktis, the sacred pythagorean number, the perfect square, and a 6-faced cube on earth. the macroprosopus (the great face) is now microprosopus (the lesser face; or, as the kabalists have it, the "ancient of days" descending on adam kadmon whom he uses as his vehicle to manifest through, gets transformed into tetragrammaton. it is now in the "lap of maya" the great illusion, an

ready, three secret" it may be found[[vol. 1, page] 66 the secret doctrine. stated in vishnu purana, where elements are translated "envelopes" and a secret one is added "aham-kara (see wilson's vishnu purana, book i, p. 40. the original text has no "aham-kara" it mentions seven elements without specifying the last three (see part ii. on "the mundane egg- stanza iii- continued. 4 (then) the three (triangle) fall into the four (quaternary. the radiant essence becomes seven inside, seven outside (a. the luminous egg (hiranyagarbha, which in itself is three (the triple hypostases of brahma, or vishnu, the three "avasthas, curdles and spreads in milk-white curds throughout the depths of mother, the root that grows in the ocean of life (b. the use of geometrical figures and the frequent allusion

f vishnu" is an allegorical abstraction, symbolizing infinite time in space, which contains the germ and throws off periodically the efflorescence of this germ, the manifested universe; whereas, the gnostic ophis contained the same triple symbolism in its seven vowels as the one, three and seven-syllabled oeaohoo of the archaic doctrine; i.e, the one unmanifested logos, the second manifested, the triangle concreting into the quaternary or tetragrammaton, and the rays of the latter on the material plane[[vol. 1, page] 74 the secret doctrine. the kabalists- between the former, the embodiment of divine wisdom in the region of the spiritual, and the latter, evil, on the plane of matter* jesus accepted the serpent as a synonym of wisdom, and this formed part of his teaching "be ye wise as serpe

BLUE EQUINOX

i (or if i) lived longer upon this planet it would have been my life work, indeed it must have been, to help others to the path. therefore to those who follow after are these lines written in the hope that they may be saved one drop of the anguish i now suffer. whatever may have happened in this last three days, the results of my thoughts amount to this. i who have found the heart of the shining triangle, who have indeed become one with the great white brotherhood, who have heard the voice of god in all its sweetness, who have made that message a part (nay all) of my being, who have held my beloved in my arms, who have become my beloved and lost myself therein, who have for ever given up my lower self, who have conquered death, who have felt the pain of the whole world, who have found wis

rex summus sanctissimus baphomet xi o.t.o. supreme and holy king of ireland, iona, and all the britains that are in the sanctuary of the gnosis. grand master of the knights of the holy ghost grand master of the knights of the temple custos of the illuminati in the united states of america etc, etc, etc. 197 liber lii manifesto of the o.t.o. peace, tolerance, truth salutation on all points of the triangle respect to the order. to all whom it may concern: greeting and health do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law. 1. the o.t.o. is a body of initiates in whose hands are concentrated the wisdom and knowledge of the following bodies: 1. the gnostic catholic church 2. the order of the knights of the holy ghost. 3. the order of the illuminati. 4. the order of the temple (knights templar

roduction, with four candles on each side of it. below the stele is a place for the book of the law, with six candles on each side of it. below this again is the holy graal, with roses on each side of it. there is room in front of the cup for the paten. on each side beyond the roses are two great candles. all this is enclosed within a great veil. the equinox 250 forming the apex of an equilateral triangle whose base is a line drawn between the pillars, is a small black square altar, of superimposed cubes. taking this altar as the middle of the base of a similar and equal triangle, at the apex of this second triangle is a small circular font. repeating, the apex of a third triangle is an upright tomb. ii of the officers of the mass the priest. bears the sacred lance, and is clothed at first

lance raised. i, priest and king, take thee, virgin pure without spot; i upraise thee; i lead thee to the east; i set thee upon the summit of the earth. liber xv 255 he thrones the priestess upon the altar. the deacon and the children follow, they in rank, behind him. the priestess takes the book of the law, resumes her seat, and holds it open on her breast with her two hands, making a descending triangle with thumbs and forefingers. the priest gives the lance to the deacon to hold, and takes the ewer from the child, and sprinkles the priestess, making five crosses, forehead, shoulders, and thighs. the thumb of the priest is always between his index and medius, whenever he is not holding the lance. the priest takes the censer from the child, and makes five crosses, as before. the children

rucifix, deny! mouth to dagger-blade, affirm! point to throat, we stab the spy; hand on knee, we crush the worm. nekam, adonai! 273 every knight unbare the brand! fling aloft the gonfalon! by the oath and ordeal, stand! by the bitter cup, set on! is beaus ant forward flung? is vexillium belli set? onward, templars, old and young, in the name of baphomet! 274 a la loge je vois dans le lointain une triangle d r o brille un oeil; je vois, travers les ep es qui me menacent, un oeil, un oeil ensoleill, et sous cet oeil la t te osseuse de la mort sur l.autel noir, autel de sinistre d cor dont la noirceur reluit la noirceur effray e de cette me blouie, de ce corps ab m. l initiation soit ma tre de mon sort! l oeuvre, o fr res forts! le droit humain se l ve, temple supr me. guerre aux tyrans! plus

BOOK T

ivate.org.il/gd/book-t.html 13/10/2002 argumentative. chokmah of hb:h (pleasant change, visit to friends. herein the angels hb:lkbal and hb:vshryh have rule. xxxvii. the lord of material works. three of pentacles a white-winged angelic hand, as before, holding a branch of a rose tree, of which two white rosebuds touch and surmount the topmost pentacle. the pentacles are arranged in an equilateral triangle. above and below the symbols mars and capricorn. working and constructive force, building up, creation, erection; realization and increase of material things; gain in commercial transactions, rank; increase of substance, influence, cleverness in business, selfishness. commencement of matters to be established later. narrow and prejudiced. keen in matters of gain; sometimes given to seekin

f chalices a white radiating hand, as before, holds a group of lotuses or water-lilies, from which two flowers rise on either side of, and overhanging the top cup; pouring into it the white water. flowers in the same way pour white water into the lower cups. all the cups overflow; the topmost into the two others, and these upon the lower part of the card. cups are arranged in an erect equilateral triangle. mercury and cancer above and below. abundance, plenty, success, pleasure, sensuality, passive success, good luck and fortune; love, gladness, kindness, liberality. binah of hb:h (plenty, hospitality, eating and drinking, pleasure, dancing, new clothes, merriment. therein the angels hb:rahal and hb:ybmyh are lords. lvi. the lord of blended pleasure four of chalices four cups: the two uppe

BOOK OF BLACK SERPENT

nstructed out of either stone or wood, as is preferred. there should be a window to allow light into the temple, as this is a work of the attainment of light, and where there is no light there is only darkness, as we are told. the ceiling of the temple should not be less than six feet high; both it and the ceiling should be unadorned, unless there is a reason to do contrariwise. the magic circle& triangle of the art. the circle is to measure nine feet across. it may to be inscribed for either permanent or for temporary use, and is to be adorned with these names of god: ehieh+ jah+ vuvh elohim+ al+ elohim gibor+ vuvh eloah va-daath+ vuvh tzabaoth+ elohim tzabaoth+ shaddai el-chai+ adonai melekh+ the triangle is to measure nine feet in equal measurement, thus nine feet in circumferance. each

BUCKLAND RAYMOND COMPLETE BOOK OF WITCHCRAFT

horn, so let the blood drain from my body should i ever do aught to harm the gods, or those in kinship with their love. so mote it be" dip your forefinger in the oil and again make the sign of the cross in a circle on your third eye, and the pentagram over your heart. then, also, touch the oil to your genitals, right breast (nipple, left breast, and then genitals again (this last forms the sacred triangle, symbolizing the drawing of power up from the root of that power. say "as a sign of my rebirth i take unto myself a new name. henceforth i shall be known as.(name, for my life within the craft. so mote it be" now sit comfortably and, with eyes closed, meditate on what the craft means to you. it may well be that, at this time, you will receive some indication that you are indeed in touch w

priestess's goddess crown and the priest's horned helmet rest beside the altar. the initiate wears no jewelry of any kind, nor make-up, and waits in a room outside the temple room. anointing will be done as described in the self dedication. a keltic cross in a circle$ is drawn slightly above and between the eyes, in the position of the third eye; a pentagram^ is drawn over the heart; an inverted triangle is marked by touching the genitals, right breast, left breast and genitals again. the erecting the temple ritual is performed in the usual manner (see next lesson. the bell is rung three times. priestess "let there be none who suffer loneliness; none who are friendless and without brother or sister. for all may find love and peace within the circle" priest "with open arms, the lord and la

and stand outside the circle, in the east. maiden holds the candle; squire the athame. the bell is rung once. method of binding for an initiation 1. nine foot red cord is looped over initiate's left wrist, behind her back. at mid-point of cord, a single reef, or square, knot is tied. 2. initiate's right arm is laid wrist over wrist, over left arm and another knot is tied. note: arms form base of triangle to head (see ilustration: 3. two ends of cord are taken up and around either side of initiate's head, crossing in front. 4. looping one end on around the back of the head, the two ends are tied with a bow at the right shoulder. part should obviously be played by the person who has been working with the initiate up to this point, details for entering and exiting a cast circle in lesson ten

ide squire. priestess "that you may start life afresh it is only meet and right that you start with a name of your own choosing. have you such a name" initiate "i have. it is (craft name" priest "then shall you be known by that name henceforth, by your brothers and sisters of the craft" priest takes up anointing oil. if initiate is robed, priestess opens robe. priest anoints (cross, pentagram and triangle) and says: priest "with this sacred oil i anoint and cleanse thee, giving new life to one of the children of the gods. from this day forth you shall be known as.(craft name, within this circle and without it, to all your brothers and sisters of the craft. so mote it be" all "so mote it be" priestess "now you are truly one of us. as one of us will you share our knowledge of the gods and of

stess sprinkling the salted water along the line of the circle and priest passing censer along its line, till they return to their starting point. they then return to the altar and replace the tools. priest drops a pinch of salt into the oil and stirs it with his finger. he then anoints the priestess (note: if robed, the keltic cross in circle alone is used. if skyclad, the pentagram and inverted triangle follow. priest "i consecrate thee in the names of the god and the goddess, bidding you welcome to this their temple" they salute, then priestess anoints priest, with the same words arid salute. they then both move, together, round to the east, priestess carrying the oil and priest his athame. there he makes two "cuts" across the line of the circle, thus opening it (see figures a-b. one by

CALLING TO THE FIRST OF WITCH BLOOD

cain who is the earthly devil, who is the master of spirits encircle and awaken within my flesh, my blood, my mind. by thy depths of which i walk herein shall i become reborn in the name and mark of the devil, whom i swear my spirit unto i am myself the redeemer and bringer of the infernal pact which holds no bounds nor mortal strain, yet my desires shall be filled by the eye within the blackened triangle of cain and the children of rebellion, rise up with me of cain and those going forth by night unto the infernal sabbat let the devil bless my name hearken and remain, satan be thy name adversary opposer fornicator deceiver all of which is my name body of shadow, body of light align in the noon and by moon lit night so it just begins, life to never end by flesh or spirit way, shall my mind

CASE PAUL F THE BOOK OF TOKENS

er, am thy mother also; and if thou honourest me, the giver of life, then shalt thou triumph at the last, even over death [45] comment on daleth* d a l e t h, pronounced dawleth. transcribed as" d. the number 4. meaning: door. the luminous intelligence. i daleth is the sign of the combined action of kether and chokmah, or 1 and 2, expressed in 3. thus the ancient hebrew character for daleth was a triangle, although the value of the letter is 4. the values of the letters apparently conflict with the numbers of the sephiroth and with those of the tarot keys to which the letters are assigned; but 1 in the alphabet is the original one without a second. in our numerals this absolute unity is expressed by the sign 0. our figure 1 stands for the first emanation, which implies the duad and also th

CASSANDRA EASON A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO WITCHCRAFT AND MAGIC

enter, as you breathe slowly and deeply* place your oil burner in the centre of your altar or on any flat surface, together with your three chosen oils (or you can work with a single fragrance if you prefer* to the south of it, set your money pot with the lid open and your coins* place your symbols of abundance on the tray to the north of the dish* arrange your gold, blue or beeswax candles in a triangle (this sacred shape represents the triple goddess, the holy trinity and the egyptian isis, osiris and horus. the candle at the apex of the triangle should be in the north, with the other two forming the base to the south, so that the triangle creates a protective enclosure. if you have room, set your candles in holders on the floor or in candlesticks on small tables or chairs at each of th

and horus. the candle at the apex of the triangle should be in the north, with the other two forming the base to the south, so that the triangle creates a protective enclosure. if you have room, set your candles in holders on the floor or in candlesticks on small tables or chairs at each of the points and have the altar in the centre. this is my preferred method and means that you are within the triangle and can move all round* on the first night, walk three times in circles around the outside of the altar (or the floor candles if you are using them, moving outwards, and pointing the index finger of your power hand behind you almost horizontally. visualise a stream of light emanating from your finger. as you circle, chant: circle one i cast for the light of the earth and her store of rich

g softly: may the circle be uncast but remain unbroken* leave everything in place except for the pot, which you should put in a warm place to 'incubate, traditionally on a kitchen shelf. on the second night, return the money pot to the south of the burner and remove the lid* cast the triple circle as before, then light the candle in the north and also the one at the bottom left-hand corner of the triangle* take the second oil and charge it as before. this time you have dual candlelight to reflect in your pendulum* add your second oil and then the first one to the burner with a few drops of water. light the burner* take six coins from the dish and add to the pot; if possible there should be two golden-coloured, two silver and two copper. repeat the chant from the previous night* place the l

CASTING THE CIRCLE

rth our protection to this circle of being, i call to thee angelick spirits of the watchtower: hcoma! utpa, phra, tdim, anaa facing the east, angels of the east, from which by wind you approach, emerge and protect this circle of being, i call to thee angelick spirits of the watchtower: exarp! rzla, boza, taad, dopa hold now the athame and moving widdershins, invoke the elements of lucifer: by the triangle of elemental sight i bless this circle, by the spirit mind of godhood i emerge as one who commands the elements by will alone. move and bless this circle and work! by the image of the falling pentagram and star, from which we dive to achieve the promethean light, i bless this circle, by the spirit mind of the separated psyche, made selfdeified by self- love, to build and strengthen throug

CHIREAU YVONNE BLACK MAGIC RELIGION AND THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CONJURING TRADITION

old how his mother, his brother, and his spouse, all deceased, frequently visited him and expressed great concern for his well-being "my wife comes to comfort me" he claimed "in the spirit, so often c she told me to check up on myself in some of the things i was doing. she said, eyou ain't going right, now watch your step, now you must go straight. f" another woman, an embattled wife in a lover's triangle, spoke of the healing power of a spiritual minister who cured her of "madness" when she was "hoodooed" by her adulterous husband and his mistress. the minister\ 117\ she claimed "had power above. she had a strong power to heal" she professed "i just c thank god that he enabled me to get myself back to be myself from that way they fixed me" another congregant commended a spiritual medium f

CHRONOLOGIA RORISPERGIUS

simon ben yohai. 1280-1340 joseph ibn kaspi kabbalist "menorat kesef" equates the merkabah ladder with jacob's ladder and reintroduces the universal soul as propounded by batalyawsi. 1282-1288 arnald villanova studies hebrew and joachimist literature perhaps meets abraham abulafia. 1283 "ars demonstrativa" ramon llull. on the letters a+ t (prefigures later *azoth* formulations)circle, square, and triangle can represent everything in creation. ascends the ladder of being through the elemental to the triune structure of the divine. c. 1285 hugh de digne dies. franciscan joachite hermit of hyeres. c.1285 ya aqob ben elia of venice translated into hebrew the major introduction to the beliefs of astrological science written by abu ma shar. 1286 abulafia, abraham hayei ha olam ha-ba (italy. guia

91 abraham abulafia imre shefer. 3-fold unity of the sacred name 1292? abraham abulafia dies. attributed sha'are sedeq which concerns the anthropos composed of 10 sefirot. 1292 allocutio super significatione nominis tetragrammaton vilanova trinitarian proof in yhvh 1292 arnald villanova "allocutio super significatione nominis tetragrammaton. trinitarian proof in yhvh. joachim's alpha and omega as triangle and circle signifying the unity of the 3-in-1 "introductio in librum ioachim de semine scripturarum. commentary delineates a historical timeframe based on the letters of the hebrew and latin alphabets. demonstrates letter shapes of the hebrew and latin tetragrammata are figures for the trinity. 1294- 1307 temur ljeytu khan d.1297 guido bonatti italian astrologer influenced dante among oth

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ites, either absolutely or relatively (aristotelian system) or of choice to aspire or not to aspire to universal perfections= platonic/pythagorean system. this is nyarlathotep, otherwise set, otherwise lucifer/satan, otherwise prometheus, otherwise thoth, who has created the power of perspective and the independent psyche of judgment. here "knowledge" becomes possible. in geometry we now have the triangle, which is the most rigid of figures and also creates a two-dimensional plane. note that, per the book of coming forth by night, the horus/set relationship actually fits into a threefold matrix rather than a twofold one. set is an independent intelligence with perspective upon the nonconscious objective universe on one hand and the chaos of the anti-objective universe (harwer) on the other

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e the invoking power of the word christ. is not christ within all of us? pagans and christians find a common ground in that osiris and christ are interchanged as symbolical archetypes of self sacrifice unto the higher. the next main point to highlight is the meaning, in mystical terms, of the one hundred and twenty years. the chief adept, second adept and the third adept then form the three sided triangle above and below with their ankhs. this alludes to the emerald tablet which states "as above, so below" in addition, there is a qabalistic significance in that it alludes to the three phases of the soul. the linking or uniting of the neschamah, the ruach and the nephesch can only be accomplished in an atmosphere of zero space. this happens as the third order enters the vault to recharge it

khs. this alludes to the emerald tablet which states "as above, so below" in addition, there is a qabalistic significance in that it alludes to the three phases of the soul. the linking or uniting of the neschamah, the ruach and the nephesch can only be accomplished in an atmosphere of zero space. this happens as the third order enters the vault to recharge it. this power is brought down from the triangle formed above by the wands into the pastos or the physical body through the ankhs below. in this case, the physical body of the third order is the devoted adepti of the second order. the etheric link is now sealed and confined through the lvx sign and the grand word. banishing of negative energy in the vault now we address the quarter of how negative energy is removed from the vault of the

e order in its timeless search for the mysteries of divine light. this quest must never be forgotten and should be recalled every day when we perform the qabalistic cross. let the celebration and solemn ceremony of the consecration of the vault remind us to always aspire to the highest point, just as the a is in its highest point in the sky. the three chiefs join wands and ankhs forming the fiery triangle through which the energy is raised. the wands held by the black ends now brings down the power. the vault is being charged through the magnetic power of the wands under the direction of the three chiefs. this builds and establishes a shield against the qlippoth, and at the same time, runs a line to them so that they may too be utilized in the performances of the great work. the chief adep

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will find that the mind runs off and tries to speed up a lot. you may have to practise this a bit before it begins to work for you. i know it also sounds too easy to be effective, but that is the miracle of awareness. so simple, and yet so hard, and so penetratingly deep. a circle and three sides for the 'auld horn king you begin by marking or imagining a circle on the ground, with an equilateral triangle in it, pointing east. you should have an arthame or a double-edged knife, a cord, and a cup and bowl. make an altar to the two-horned king, outside of your circle, east of it, where the triangle points. you can visualize the altar, or actually have a space of ground or a low table of dark wood or a tree stump, covered with greenery, dried and green leaves, bones and bits of antler, candle

een leaves, bones and bits of antler, candles, with a centerpiece of some two-horned animal's skull, such as a buck or a goat. the ideal altar for this operation has the word "dhulkarnen" painted in red on it's front. i find it just as easy to visualize as to improvise. my personal favorite time for this rite is in the woods at night, under a large moon, with flour used to mark out the circle and triangle, because of how ghostly it glows. in these traditional circle-and-triangle workings devoted to the secret lord of the witchfaith, the altar would typically be inside the center of the triangle. not so with this rite. to start the rite, you go to the west a ways from your circle and altar, and close your eyes, to calm yourself. at this point, you must imagine yourself in darkness, somethin

o the altar a ways away, and imagine a light from the altar (a light from the east) is beckoning you. this is actually simple to do if you have an actual altar, with a candle or two burning on it. walk towards the altar. when you reach the western rim of the circle, stop, raise your two hands and touch the tips of your thumbs and the tips of your index fingers together at the same time, forming a triangle with your two hands, a triangle that you can look through. look through it at the altar, and frame the light in this triangle, and slowly pronounce the following phonetic formula: oz. ah. el. drag the syllables out. then, step into the circle and go to the four implements (the cord, the arthame, the cup, and the bowl) which should be right in the center of the triangle. kneeling, hold you

es. when you are walking, or carrying something, or doing any part of this rite, that is where you mind must be, and you must never hurry any part of this. take your time and really get deeply involved in every detail. now you return to the center, and face the altar. hold your hands out toward it, and slowly approach it, kneeling once at the eastern edge of the circle, which is also a tip of the triangle. as you kneel, cross your hands on your chest. say, silently "you chewed off the goat's tail; the spear-leek grew in the print of your hoof. you gave the serpent's gift to the foremother and forefather of us all you came from above, and rule over a kingdom below, bless me, deliverer whose flesh and blood i have always eaten" now comes the fun part. standing, you begin to go in a countercl

he steady chant and pacing, and the sounds. your awareness has to be with whatever you are doing at any given moment, totally, and you must do each action, meaningfully and with full attention and slow, steady deliberateness. you have to make three rounds like this, then stop in the east, and face the altar. bow once, then return to the center. kneel and place your hands on the ground in the same triangle shape you put them in at the beginning. slowly chant ah. kare. uh. then, slowly lift your hands, keeping that triangle shape, until they are as high as you can get them, held high above your head, and chant it again: ah. kare. uh. then put your hands down to your sides and face the altar again, and see what you can see. some people see the horned one himself there, attracted by all this w

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frequency for simplicity, but it could well have taken the form of closing down the portals and gateways which link this physical dimension we see around us with other space-time dimensions. some of these gateways are reckoned to be at the great sacred places of the ancients, like stonehenge, machu picchu in peru, ayers rock, and the former lands of babylon and mesopotamia, now iraq. the bermuda triangle is believed to be another, which could explain the many strange disappearances of ships and aircraft, as the gateway opens. it may even be that these gateways were largely closed down for positive reasons, to prevent more negative extraterrestrials from entering this space-time reality. there are lots of maybes and so much more to know and understand. jamming frequency, closing the dimens

ld hardly be further apart, but his experiences deserve to be heard by anyone who the one party states 315 thinks that government is still- or ever was 'for' and 'by' the people. in an address to the american liberty lunch club, recorded on the video, a nation betrayed, gritz describes how he twice visited a man called khun sa, who was the recognised "overlord" of heroin trafficking in the golden triangle of the far east. heroin is a derivative of opium. gritz became involved when he was told that the release of us prisoners of war (still being held after the conflicts in laos) was being stopped by american government officials involved in drug trafficking. he found this to be correct. the government did not want the prisoners released because they knew about their officials' involvement i

release of us prisoners of war (still being held after the conflicts in laos) was being stopped by american government officials involved in drug trafficking. he found this to be correct. the government did not want the prisoners released because they knew about their officials' involvement in the drug trade and might talk about it when they returned home. kuhn sa and his operatives in the golden triangle told gritz about some of the americans they had worked with in the past. they named theodore shackley, whom george bush appointed to a top job in the cia and used as a 'speech writer. they also listed richard armitage, then a us embassy official and later on the campaign staff of ronald reagan, who appointed him the assistant secretary of defense. no wonder there was so little interest in

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and biological evidence also suggests that the widespread volcanic activity that caused the sinking of the land in the region of the azores happened at the same time as the break up and sinking of the land mass known as appalachia, which connected what we now call europe, north america, iceland and greenland.26 even their degree of submergence appears to be closely related. the so-called bermuda triangle, between bermuda, southern florida, and a point near the antilles, has long been associated with atlantis. it is an area steeped in legends of disappearing ships and aircraft. submerged buildings, walls, roads, and stone circles like stonehenge, even what appear to be pyramids, have been located near bimini under the waters of the bahama banks and within the "triangle".27 so have walls or

with sirius in egyptian belief was orion and, interestingly, modern ufo researchers figure 2: the inverted pentagram, the classic symbol of satanism, and, apparently, a symbol for sirius. ruled by the gods 35 connect the reptilians with both sirius and orion. isis (sirius) was the companion of osiris (orion) in egyptian myth. among the major illuminati symbols to the present day are the eye, the triangle or pyramid, the five-pointed star, the obelisk, and the dome. the egyptian hieroglyph for sirius was the obelisk, dome and fivepointed star; the bozo tribe of mali, cousins to the dogon, call sirius the "eye star; an egyptian hieroglyph for sirius was a triangle- three points representing the three sirius stars; and the triangle symbolised water in pythagorean code;26 the eye was a symbol

years. the idea of nibiru referring to a planet has never felt right to me. a massive comet, maybe. but either way there is a fundamental connection between the reptilian anunnaki of the sumerian tablets and sirius-orion. researcher mark amaru pinkham says in his book, the return of the serpents of wisdom (adventures unlimited, illinois, usa, 1997, that the symbol of the sirians in atlantis was a triangle, sometimes with an eye in the middle.37 this pyramid with the capstone missing and/or the all-seeing eye is an ancient symbol used by the llluminati and can be found today on the dollar bill, the reverse of the great seal of the united states, and on a stream of logos used by llluminati companies (figures 3, 4 and 5. you also find it on the logo of the british intelligence operation, 38 c

that included a curved dragon with a seven-pointed star in the middle. the other 'reptile-men' wore black uniforms with the same insignia. she also talked of a tall, white-skinned lizard being with blue eyes- the ones identified many times as the "royal draco, the highest of the reptilian hierarchy. he wore a "burnt orange jumpsuit" with three insignia on the left side. there was a black inverted triangle, the round dragon with a star, and an oval with moving stars on it. on the right side of his uniform were three black bars on a silver disk; and the left cuff had a row of inverted triangles with three lines cutting through it. he was taller than the others, nearly seven feet. angie was by now naked on the floor and she asked the "white draco" to help her. she felt something cold touch he

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gion of the azores, happened atthe same time as the break up and sinking of the land mass known as appalachia whichconnected what we now call europe, north america, iceland and greenland.13 eventheir degree of submergence appear closely related. similar evidence can be producedto support the view that the continent known as mu or lemuria now rests on the bed ofthe pacific.14 the so-called bermuda triangle between bermuda, southern florida, anda point near the antilles, has long been associated with atlantis. it is also an areasteeped in legends of disappearing ships and aircraft. submerged buildings, walls, roadsand stone circles like stonehenge, even what appear to be pyramids, have been locatednear bimini, under the waters of the bahama banks and within the triangle.15 so havewalls or ro

er kind of facility and there i saw reptilians again. the ones i call the baby godzil lasthat have short teeth and yellow slanted eyes. the things that stick in my mind are thebeings that look like reptiles, or the velcoci-rapters. they are the cruellest beings youcould ever imagine and they even smell hideous.41on the ship she remembers seeing the germans and americans wearing an insignia, ablue triangle with a red-eyed dragon and circle around it. a contact later told her that shesaw the same symbol at fort walden in the united states. a winged serpent symbol couldalso be seen on the sleeve of an israeli soldier as he comforted the daughter of theassassinated prime minister, yitzhak rabin, at her fathers funeral in 1995 (see newsweek,november 20th 1995) one of alex christophers specialit

he opened his door to them and a bell alarm gelis had installed was not activated.despite the violence of his death and the intense struggle which preceded it, his body wasleft neatly laid out on the floor in almost ritualistic fashion.32 in his church at coutaussawere the now familiar symbols, the lion paws, the grapes and the vine, and a form of thestar of david, the six pointed star, with one triangle superimposed on the other instead ofbeing interweaved as normal. exactly the same symbol was found on saunieresbookplate.33 on geliss grave, topped by a maltese/templar cross, is the word assassineand the headstone is adorned with a rose, the symbol of the rosicrucians and of prematuredeath. sauniere died following a stroke in 1917. the stroke happened on january 17th1917, which appears t

ted by the united states(the virginia company. in 1966 two us congressmen described in the congressionalrecord how the queen owned one of the worlds largest plantations in scott,mississippi, close to the arkansas border, called the delta and pine land company. itwas worth even at that time some $44.5 million and yet it paid its hundreds of blacklabourers a pittance. note the name, too. delta (the triangle or pyramid) is a majorsymbol which is why the elite us military unit is called delta force. the pornographycollection in the library of congress is known as the delta collection and the delta, ortriad, is featured in the logos of hundreds of american businesses, including deltaairlines. not by coincidence delta is also the symbol of royal arch freemasonry. thisis where the name of the chi

is why the elite us military unit is called delta force. the pornographycollection in the library of congress is known as the delta collection and the delta, ortriad, is featured in the logos of hundreds of american businesses, including deltaairlines. not by coincidence delta is also the symbol of royal arch freemasonry. thisis where the name of the chinese organised crime operation, the triads (triangle),comes from and the elite grouping called the trilateral commission. when adnankhashoggi, the notorious global arms dealer, opened an american branch of hisoperation he called it triad america. khashoggi, a relative of the fayeds, is an associateof george bush, who is a close friend of queen elizabeth and prince philip. from 1968the queens delta and pine company attracted us government su

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en used as a halo above a person's head, denoting that "he or she is in direct communication with the spiritual world. the circle has also been utilized to represent the sun, especially in spiritual terms, denoting spiritual light. but, the circle also is utilized as a symbol of the all-seeing eye. remember the all- seeing eye atop the pyramid on the american one-dollar bill? this eye is within a triangle, but the important factor to realize is that the eye is atop a pyramid. of course, a pyramid is nothing more than a triangle. look again at the triangles formed by the goathead pentagram. four out of five triangles of the goathead has a circle, representing the all-seeing eye atop each triangle. however, the architect had a problem with the triangle at the far right, because he chose the

othing more than a triangle. look again at the triangles formed by the goathead pentagram. four out of five triangles of the goathead has a circle, representing the all-seeing eye atop each triangle. however, the architect had a problem with the triangle at the far right, because he chose the square as the anchor point; the solution is to place thomas circle at one of the points, thus giving that triangle an all-seeing eye. in fact, i believe this is the reason why thomas circle was placed in the odd position it was; it is the only circle which was not placed as an anchor of the pentagram. even the southern point of the goathead pentagram, the one which ends at the white house, has a circle at its top. notice the ellipse located just to the south of the white house lawn (below) north lansa

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ook will explore how different shapes manipulate the aether and how shape power can be used by you to enhance your life, your home, office, and your general well being. xvii shape power has been used throughout known history and back into remotest antiquity. its most common manifestation has been in the use of amulets, ceremonial magic, and occult practices. symbols such as the square, cross, and triangle occur regularly in occult symbols. the cross has an uncountable number of permutations and its association with christianity is a recent phenomenon in known history. in this modern day, most people do not associate symbols as foci of energy and power. for them, a symbol is nothing more than an artistic or common figure which may or may not have any meaning and if they do have any associat

s a previously unknown phenomenon. further experiments were done to verify this effect. two types of pyramids were tested. a paper pyramid and a fiberglass pyramid were constructed with 4-inches bases and other proportions the same as the great pyramid. each side had lines that went from one side of the pyramid and converged at the base of the pyramid in a lower corner. figure 1.4.5-2 depicts the triangle with the lines that formed each side. figure 1.4.5-2 sides of pyramids used in magnetic field measurement comparison tests magnetic measurements were taken with a fluxgate magnetometer of the magnetic field at the base of each pyramid. table 1.4.5-1 summarizes the measurement results. from table 1.4.5-1 one can see that the single paper pyramid had no measureable magnetic field and the fi

the 323 gamma measurement of the stack of paper pyramid shows the additive effect of multiple intersecting lines. it should be noted that these measurements vary during the day due to small fluxuations in the earth's magnetic field plus the changing stress in the aetheric field caused by the earth's rotation which result in a different pressure from the sun during the day. 1.1.1 shape power of a triangle a triangle is the connection of three lines at their end points. this takes us into three intersecting lines and, from the previous section, it is easy to deduce that there will be an aether concentration at each vertex of the triangle. this is exactly what happens to the polarity flow inside the triangle from the center into each vertex. the lowest level of aether concentration in the tr

n, it is easy to deduce that there will be an aether concentration at each vertex of the triangle. this is exactly what happens to the polarity flow inside the triangle from the center into each vertex. the lowest level of aether concentration in the triangle is where bisectors of each vertex meet in a common point called the median point. aether flows from this point into the three points of the triangle. this is illustrated in figure 1.4.6-1. figure 1.4.6-1. aetheric vortex phenomena within a triangle. if a triangle is broken up into three triangles, almost all the energy is focused at the center with a small amount at the outside vertices. if a circle surrounds the tetrahedron triangles, the energy is focused entirely in the center of the circle/triangle so a circle overrides the effect

w in energy and concentrate it at the center. figure 1.4.9-1. shape power of a circle 1.4.10 symbol from mary a healing energy symbol given to a healer from beloved mary, mother of jesus, was tested as a shape power device. the symbol is shown in figure 1.4.10-1. when i drew the symbol for clairvoyant tests, we found that aetheric energy immediately streamed into the top spiral and its associated triangle contained it. then the aetheric energy flowed into the bottom triangle and shot out the bottom spiral, transformed and improved, brightening the room where the symbol was drawn. figure 1.4.10-1. shape power of healing symbol 1.5 natural enorgy flows in section 1.4, a few simple geometric shapes were examined to show how simple patterns mold, shape, intensify and direct aether; even to the

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se drive him insane. ironically, the magician would have to be insane to believe that the great adonai would grant him the power to command spirits in order that he might destroy his enemies, obtain great treasure, and fulfill his sexual desires with young virgins or that the demonic lords he calls upon would be so easily intimidated by his threats. if the magician sees a spirit appear within the triangle of evocation it is simply because his mental state from fasting, fatigue, and fervent prayer has brought him in the point of delusion. if the spirit appears but refuses to speak with him or to satisfy his demands, the magician must continue his fast and make even more fervent prayer to god. to any sane mind it is clear that the formula of the grimoires can only lead to the ruin of the ope

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would abandon him to his fate for having sought wealth, sexual fulfillment, and the destruction of his enemies rather than having faith in god s will. ironically, the magician fasts and prays to god for power over the spirits but enters the cabalistic circle of invocation to his own ruin for every demand from the spirit is a statement of greed, lust, envy, or anger. the magic circle, hazel wand, triangle, pentacles, and seals herein described are not necessary to the invocation of these powerful beings. each of these beings is a lord who rules over many legions of inferior spirits. by crossing the gates of hell and becoming one with the forces of darkness the satanic magician makes himself a friend and an ally to these beings. without the need for threat or coercion, they will visit him i

the thirteenth spirit is called beleth (or bileth, or bilet. he is a mighty king and terrible. he rideth on a pale horse with trumpets and other kinds of musical instruments playing before him. he is very furious at his first appearance, that is, while the exorcist layeth his courage; for to do this he must hold a hazel wand in his hand, striking it out towards the south and east quarters, make a triangle without the circle, and then command him into it by the bonds and charges of spirits as hereafter followeth. and if he doth not enter into the triangle at your threats, rehearse the bonds and charms before him, and then he will yield obedience and come into it, and do what he is commanded by the exorcist. yet he must receive him courteously because he is a great king, and do homage unto h

gdom to another, at the will and pleasure of the exorcist. he ruleth over 66 legions of spirits, and he was of the order of potentates. his seal is this to be made and to be worn as aforesaid, etc (34) furfur- the thirty-fourth spirit is furfur. he is a great and mighty earl, appearing in the form of an hart with a fiery tail. he never speaketh truth unless he be compelled, or brought up within a triangle. being therein, he will take upon himself the form of an angel. being bidden, he speaketh with a hoarse voice. also he will wittingly urge love between man and woman. he can raise lightnings and thunders, blasts, and great tempestuous storms. and he giveth true answers both of things secret and divine, if commanded. he ruleth over 26 legions of spirits. and his seal is this, etc (35) marc

in the form of a stock-dove, speaking with a voice hoarse, but yet subtle. his office is to take away the sight, hearing, or understanding of any man or woman at the command of the exorcist; and to steal money out of the houses of kings, and to carry it again in 1,200 years. if commanded he will fetch horses at the request of the exorcist, or any other thing. but he must first be commanded into a triangle, or else he will deceive him, and tell him many lies. he can discover all things that are hidden, and not kept by wicked spirits. he giveth good familiars, sometimes. he governeth 30 legions of spirits, and his seal is this, etc (45) vine- the forty-fifth spirit is vine, or vinea. he is a great king, and an earl; and appeareth in the form of a lion,20 riding upon a black horse, and bearin

. the sixty-fourth spirit is haures, or hauras, or havres, or flauros. he is a great duke, and appeareth at first like a leopard, mighty, terrible, and strong, but after a while, at the command of the exorcist, he putteth on human. shape with eyes flaming and fiery, and a most terrible countenance. he giveth true answers of all things, present, past, and to come. but if he be not commanded into a triangle, he will lie in all these things, and deceive and beguile the exorcist in these things, or in such and such business. he will, lastly, talk of the creation of the world, and of divinity, and of how he and other spirits fell. he destroyeth and burneth up those who be the enemies of the exorcist should he so desire it; also he will not suffer him to be tempted by any other spirit or otherwi

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ked using this formula. their names are derived from various sources should you wish to consult further works on mythology and demonology. each name possesses a power in itself. it is not necessary for you to research a spirit before invoking it. there are countless other spirits which may be invoked and their names may be found in other books and grimoire l1 d i a b o l u s the dragon within the triangle of darkness an exploration of the adversary within magick michael w. ford 2004 michael w. ford for the order of phosphorus members only. succubus publishing website http//algol.chaosmagic.com psychonaut 75 website http//www.psychonaut75.com e-mail: keteb75@psychonaut75.com 2 contents introduction i. set the egyptian god of darkness ii. ahriman the persian devil and the whore of darkness i

. as a practitioner of magick from a satanic and luciferian viewpoint, many often inquire on my sources and inspirations from which i form my sorcerous work. it was because of this need for a crystallization of the form and function of the praxis of sorcery that i began, to present a concise view of the practice of left hand path magical practice from a luciferian viewpoint. the dragon within the triangle of darkness is a reference made to the evocation circle as the meeting place of the daemon and man, but also the luciferian rite of azi dahaka, the sorcerer-dragon king from persian mythology called zohak, an original son of satan. the black triangle by more common knowledge is related to the concentration of will to evoke the daemon of man and woman, to uplift and envenom their spirit wi

e, he writes that hermes was anubis who is death hermanubis or heru-em-anpu, who is the son of set. it is said 7 azothoz, a grimoire of the adversary by michael w. ford, succubus publishing 9 that anubis is very similar to the grecian hecate, as they are deific forces over both the celestial and infernal realms and like dogs, were able to see in the night. as alexander sanders wrote, the inverted triangle was the symbol of the left hand path- after the great flood, the ancient egyptians used these triangles to represent a triad of deities. the people of neph-kam, the black lands of lower egypt used the triangle of darkness, led by sethan and supported by anubis and sekhmet. alex sanders lectures magick and sorcery within egyptian cults survived long beyond the death of that culture. consid

ood. she only seeks to incite wars and various demons of war and the war between daughter lilith and matron lilith. treatise on the left emanation by r. isaac b. jacob ha-kohen the multiple spirits of lilith are a part of what could be considered in luciferian witchcraft circles as the triple goddess, or hecate lilith. she is maiden, whore and hag and her number is three just as the points of the triangle. lilith holds intensive wisdom of magick and such along with her mate, samael, is her gift to those children who recognize and identify with her nature. asmodeus the great demon king is a powerful spirit who was first presented in zoroastrian lore as aeshma of the wounding 27 spear, a war and fiery daeva. the hebrew ashmedai is one who gained a very high rank among the original angels, as

chrane cain in this perspective represents a process of movement and transformation. the luciferian path as practiced in some covens and sorcerers describes and understands cain being the devil who is the self, thus by our work being done, thus cain manifests further. he is the son of satan, the son of the old dragon and bringer of light. as mentioned earlier with regard to alexander sanders, the triangle of darkness from the south lands of neph-kam we joined with the northern ascending triangle of light, thus six sides utilizing the power of the sun and the moon magick itself. robert cochrane described the hexagram as the following- 31 book of cain by michael w. ford, succubus publishing 2003 32 by elda isela ford, reproduced in the book of cain. 31 which in part represents old tubal cain

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a sensory perception. evil eye: the projection of malefic occult force through the glance. persons, beasts, and growing things "overlooked" by the evil eye are believed to wither and die. a form of intentional psychic attack (q.v. evocation: 1) to evoke (q.v. 2) the calling forth of spirits into tactile and sometimes visible appearance or presence. usually spirits are evoked inside an equilateral triangle of the art (q.v) beyond the limit of the protective magick circle that surrounds the magician. evoke: 1) from the french language from the latin "e" meaning "out" and "vocare" meaning "to call" thus literally meaning "to call out" 2) to bring an entity from the higher planes into your field of awareness. exarp: pronounced "ehx-ahr-pay" it is the enochian (q.v) name for the spirit of air

filing cabinet" of ideas and concepts. it is also a way of understanding the tarot (q.v, astrology (q.v, numerology (q.v, psychology, and the creation of and maintaining of the universe. it is also a map of the astral plane (q.v. this glyph helps the magician understand the casual relationships that exist between all things and events, refereed to as synchronicity, by the psychiatrist, carl jung. triangle: any geometric figure of three sides. triangle of the art: a large, three sided, equilateral, equiangular figure wherein non-physical entities appear to those trained to see them. a special scrying tool. trinangle of manifestation: a positioning of the hands which forms a triangle. used in gray magick (q.v. the grade sign of a philosophus. triangles, three (kabalistic: one perspective or

ed to see them. a special scrying tool. trinangle of manifestation: a positioning of the hands which forms a triangle. used in gray magick (q.v. the grade sign of a philosophus. triangles, three (kabalistic: one perspective or method of viewing, classifying, and understanding the tree of life (q.v, as if the tree of life was composed of three triangles plus malkuth. these triangles are: celestial triangle: the uppermost triangle, with one point up, composed of kether, chochma, and binah. moral triangle: the central triangle, with one point down, composed of geburah, chesed, and tiphereth. mundane triangle: the bottom triangle, with one point down, composed of hode, netzach, and yesode- u- umbanda: one of the african-based cults of brazil that is heavily influenced by western spiritualism v

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twelve, was sent by them to the essenian community near the dead sea to be trained in the mystical tradition of israel, and that he remained there until he came to john to be baptised in the jordan before commencing his mission at the age of thirty. be that as it may, the closing clause of the lord's prayer is pure qabalism. malkuth, the kingdom, hod, the power, netzach, the glory, form the basal triangle of the tree of life, with yesod, the foundation, or receptacle of influences, as the central point. whoever formulated that prayer knew his qabalah. 13. christianity had its esotericism in the gnosis, which owed much to both greek and egyptian thought. in the system of pythagoras we see an adaptation of the qabalistic principles to greek mysticism. 14. the exoteric, state-organised sectio

been called, and it contains all manner of things beside traditional rabbinical lore, as will be seen in due course. 6. let us now consider the general lay-out and significance of the tree. it will be seen that the circles which represent the sephiroth are arranged in three vertical columns (see diagram i, and that at the head of the centre, higher than any other, forming the apex of the topmost triangle of sephiroth, is the sephirah kether, to which we referred in the previous chapter. to quote again the words of macgregor mathers "the limitless ocean of negative light does not proceed from a centre, for it is centreless, but it concentrates a mystical qabala page 27 centre, which is the number one of the manifested sephiroth, kether, the crown, the first sephirah" 7. mme blavatsky draws

some diagrams by a flaming [page 42] sword. it will be observed by reference to diagram i that the lightning flash must proceed from kether outwards and downwards to the right to reach chokmah, and then turns on a level course to the left and proceeds an equal distance beyond kether upon that side, and there establishes binah. the result is a triangular figure upon the glyph, and it is called the triangle of the three supernals, or the first trinity and is separated from the rest of the sephiroth by the abyss, which normal human consciousness cannot cross. here are the toots of existence, hidden from our eyes. chapter vii the three supernals 1. having considered in outline the development of the three first divine emanations, we are now in a position to obtain a deeper insight into their n

and are represented in all lodges of the mysteries, the candidate himself, when he stands between them, is the middle pillar of equilibrium. 11. here we meet with the idea put forth by mme blavatsky, that there can be no manifestation without differentiation into the pairs of opposites. kether differentiates its two aspects as chokmah and binab, and manifestation is in being. now in this supernal triangle, the head which is not, the father and the mother, we have the root concept of our cosmogony, and we shall return to it again and again under innumerable aspects, and each time that we return to it we shall receive illumination. these earlier chapters do not attempt to deal with any of the points exhaustively for reasons already noted, for the student unfamiliar with the subject (and ther

the path of the arrow, the way by which consciousness goes when the psychic rises on the planes, and that here also is kundalini, we see that in daath is the secret of both generation and regeneration, the key to the manifestation of all things through the differentiation into pairs of opposites and their union in a third. 20. thus doth the tree unfold its secrets to the qabalists, 21. the second triangle upon the tree of life is formed of the sephiroth chesed, geburah, and tiphareth. chesed is formed by the overflowing of binah, and is situated in the right-hand pillar of mercy, immediately below chokmah; the angle of the lightning flash, which is used to indicate the course of the emanations upon the tree, slopes downwards to the right across the glyph, from binab at the head of the pill

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agueth me. from me come leprosy and pox and plague and cancer and cholera and the falling sickness. ah! i will reach up to the knees of the most high, and tear his phallus with my teeth, and i will bray his testicles in a mortar, and make poison thereof, to slay the sons of men (here the spirit stimulated the voice of frater p[edurabo, which also appeared to come from his station and not from the triangle) i don't think i can get any more; i think that's all there is (the frater was seated in a secret place covered completely by a black robe, in the position called the "thunderbolt. he did not move or speak during the ceremony) next the scribe was hallucinated, believing that before him was a beautiful courtesan whom previously he had loved in paris. now, she wooed him with soft words and

with all that, his torment is eternal. the sun burns him as he writhes naked upon the sands of hell, and the wind cuts him bitterly to the bone, a harsh dry wind, so that he is sore athirst. give unto me, i pray thee, one drop of water from the pure springs of paradise, that i may quench my thirst (the scribe refused) sprinkle water upon my head. i can hardly go on (this last was spoken from the triangle in the natural voice of the frater, which choronzon again simulated. but he did not succeed in taking the frater's form- which was absurd! the scribe resisted the appeal to his pity, and conjured the demon to proceed by the names of the most high. choronzon attempted also to seduce the faithfulness of the scribe. a long colloquy ensued. the scribe cursed him by the holy names of god, and

d conjured the demon to proceed by the names of the most high. choronzon attempted also to seduce the faithfulness of the scribe. a long colloquy ensued. the scribe cursed him by the holy names of god, and the power of the pentagram) i feed upon the names of the most high. i churn them in my jaws, and i void them from my fundament. i fear not the power of the pentagram, for i am the master of the triangle. my name is three hundred and thirty and three, and that is thrice one. be vigilant, therefore, for i warn thee that i am about to deceive thee. i shall say words that thou wilt take to be the cry of the aethyr, and thou wilt write them down, thinking them to be great secrets of magick power, and they will be only my jesting with thee (here the scribe invoked the angels, and the holy guar

the scribe again commanded choronzon to continue with the call) know thou that there is no cry in the tenth aethyr like unto the other cries, for choronzon is dispersion, and cannot fix his mind upon any one thing for any length of time. thou canst master him in argument, o talkative one; thou wast commanded, wast thou not, to talk to choronzon? he sought not to enter the circle, or to leave the triangle, yet thou didst prate of all these things (here the scribe threatened the demon with anger and pain and hell. the demon replied) thinkest thou, o fool, that there is any anger and any pain that i am not, or any hell but this my spirit? images, images, images, all without control, all without reason. the malice of choronzon is not the malice of a being; it is the quality of malice, because

ibe had written two or three words of "tom o'bedlam" when choronzon sprang within the circle (that part of the circumference of which that was nearest to him he had been filling up with sand all this time, and leaped upon the scribe, throwing him to the earth. the conflict took place within the circle. the scribe called upon tetragrammaton, and succeeded in compelling choronzon to return into his triangle. by dint of anger and of threatening him with the magick staff did he accomplish this. he then repaired the circle. the discomfited demon now continued) all is dispersion. these are the qualities of things. the tenth aethyr is the world of adjectives, and there is no substance therein (now returneth the beautiful woman who had before tempted the scribe. she prevailed not) i am afraid of s

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monial magic. we are thus twofold in consciousness during successful invocation. you only invoke benign spirits of a higher order who are unlikely to make mischief while in partial possession of your mind and body. if, as sometimes happens, it is necessary to deal with lower spirits who may be hurtful, you always evoke them outside the bounds of the magic circle. spirits are usually evoked into a triangle, which is drawn or otherwise marked on the floor just beyond the limit of the similarly marked magic circle. the point of the triangle points away from the circle, and points in the direction of the compass from which the lower spirit is to be summoned. usually, but not always, evoked spirits can be perceived in some way. smoke or steam may be used to give them temporary bodies within the

riangle, which is drawn or otherwise marked on the floor just beyond the limit of the similarly marked magic circle. the point of the triangle points away from the circle, and points in the direction of the compass from which the lower spirit is to be summoned. usually, but not always, evoked spirits can be perceived in some way. smoke or steam may be used to give them temporary bodies within the triangle. or a magic mirror may be set within the triangle within which the spirit can manifest itself. the spirit may cause loud sounds outside the circle- very loud knocks or cracks elsewhere in the house, or the sound of thunder, or sounds like furniture crashing to the floor. at a very high level of magic, the evoked spirit has a visible body, and can talk to the magician, but this is not the

irit can manifest itself. the spirit may cause loud sounds outside the circle- very loud knocks or cracks elsewhere in the house, or the sound of thunder, or sounds like furniture crashing to the floor. at a very high level of magic, the evoked spirit has a visible body, and can talk to the magician, but this is not the norm. those who evoke a lower spirit and expect to see it standing within the triangle and to talk to it as they would converse with another human being are mistaking the legends and fables of evocation for the reality of evocation. myths are always true, but their truth is symbolic. higher spirits are sometimes called angels, especially by magicians with a christian heritage. lower spirits are sometimes called demons. in actuality, there is no clear dividing line between g

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ecific ritual functions. usually the term is applied to the complex diagrams that were inscribed upon the ground or floor by medieval magicians as protective circles. these were various shapes, composed of several parts, and empowered by means of names, characters, signs and sigils. the magician stood within the pentacle during rituals of evocation, when demonic spirits were called forth into the triangle that was inscribed beyond the boundary of the pentacle. sometimes the pentacle had five points (penta is greek for "five, but the term is employed more generally to include any complex magic circle inscribed on the floor or ground. it is also used, less accurately in my opinion, to refer to inscribed charms or talismans, especially if these charms have a radial symmetry. for example, a di

n the mere threat to destroy the sigil caused the demon to comply. at the top of this page is the seal of the demon astaroth, as drawn by s. l. macgregor mathers for his manuscript copy of the goetia. mathers' manuscript was edited by aleister crowley, who made only minor changes, and published by crowley in 1903. the sigil of astaroth appears in the center of the seal. to evoke astaroth into the triangle, it is necessary to draw this seal on new paper or some other appropriate material at an astrologically auspicious time, and to ritually bind astaroth to the seal by means of his sigil, so that the seal becomes astaroth in a magic sense, and what is done to the seal is done to astaroth. it is a form of sympathetic magic similar to the use of a small doll or poppet to represent a living in

doll or poppet to represent a living individual in traditional european witchcraft. in the golden dawn ritual of evocation, mathers advised that the seal of the spirit to be evoked be kept covered with black cloth in the initial stages of the ritual. as the ritual progressed, the seal was unbound and gradually uncovered in stages, to symbolize the gradual materialization of the spirit within the triangle. care must always be exercised when working with the sigils of demons. mathers only uncovered the seal after intimidating the evoked spirit into obedience by repeatedly striking the seal with his sword. many of those who practice this ancient and honorable art believe that merely by gazing overlong at demonic sigils, the demons themselves will be attracted, and will cause trouble or bad l

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ute for the study of american religion box 90709 santa barbara, ca 93190.0709 a a a a secret society founded by aleister crowley (1875.1947) comprised of three orders: the silver star, the rosy cross, and the golden dawn. this society is also described as the great white brotherhood, although that is a term more properly applied by theosophists. the initials a a indicate argenteum astrum, and the triangle of dots signify a secret society connected with ancient mysteries. during his period in the hermetic order of the golden dawn (gd, crowley believed that he had reached the exalted stage of the silver star and was thus a secret chief of the golden dawn. after 1906 crowley launched his own order of the silver star, or a a, using rituals and teachings taken from the golden dawn. in march 190

at laid out a program for bringing in the new age. among the several programs nurtured by the school was the new group of world servers, founded in 1932. the group sought to unite people of goodwill as harbingers of a coming civilization. five years later the school launched the triangles program to bring together groups of three people to work together in spiritual service. the primary task of a triangle is to channel spiritual energy from the hierarchy to the world. to assist the triangles, she released what is possibly her most famous piece of writing, a prayer called the great invocation. bailey also began to announce the coming of the new age and the accompanying appearance of the christ. this coming arariel encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. 84 of the new age savior w

uals. he does not mention demon voices. sources: abrrahamsen, david. confessions of the son of sam. new york: columbia university press, 1999. david berkowitz. http//www.inetworld.net/hutrcc/ davidb.htm. may 16, 2000. klausner, lawrence. son of sam. new york: mcgraw-hill, 1981. terry, maury. the ultimate evil. new york: barnes and noble, 1999. berlitz, charles (1914) popular writer on the bermuda triangle and similar mysteries. born november 23, 1914, in new york city, berlitz is the grandson of the founder of the famous berlitz language schools and is familiar with some 30 languages. he studied at yale university (b.a. magna cum laude, 1936) and during world war ii served in the army, becoming a captain in counterintelligence in europe and latin america. he has written or edited dozens of

ale university (b.a. magna cum laude, 1936) and during world war ii served in the army, becoming a captain in counterintelligence in europe and latin america. he has written or edited dozens of textbooks, language dictionaries, and tourist phrase books in his capacity as vicepresident of the berlitz schools of language. his leisure time allowed him to pursue interests in such areas as the bermuda triangle, atlantis, ufos, and ancient astronauts, which stemmed from his prior interest in archaeology and scuba diving. his first book in this vein, the mystery of atlantis (1969, reached a popular audience and was followed by a host of others, including mysteries from forgotten worlds (1972, the bermu- encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. berlitz, charles 173 da triangle (1974, doo

stronauts, which stemmed from his prior interest in archaeology and scuba diving. his first book in this vein, the mystery of atlantis (1969, reached a popular audience and was followed by a host of others, including mysteries from forgotten worlds (1972, the bermu- encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. berlitz, charles 173 da triangle (1974, doomsday 1999 a.d (1981, and the dragon s triangle (1989. in 1979 berlitz and ufo researcher william l. moore became unwitting accomplices in spreading the hoax usually referred to as the philadelphia experiment. the story recounts a reported incident in which the u.s. navy developed a device that transported a destroyer from philadelphia to norfolk, virginia. in the early 1960s carlos alende (real name carl allen) claimed to have witness

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restrial communication. address: magical blend, p.o. box 600, chico, ca 95927-0600. website: http/ www.magicalblend.com. sources: magical blend magazine. http//www.magicalblend.com. march 23, 2000. magical diagrams these are geometrical designs representing the mysteries of deity and creation, therefore supposed to be of special virtue in rites of evocation and conjuration. major diagrams are the triangle; the double triangle, forming a six-pointed star and known as the sign or seal of solomon; the tetragram, a fourpointed star formed by the interlacement of two pillars; and the pentagram, a five-pointed star. these signs were traced on paper or parchment or engraved on metals and glass and consecrated to their various uses by special rites. the triangle evoked a universal trinity found in

-pointed star and known as the sign or seal of solomon; the tetragram, a fourpointed star formed by the interlacement of two pillars; and the pentagram, a five-pointed star. these signs were traced on paper or parchment or engraved on metals and glass and consecrated to their various uses by special rites. the triangle evoked a universal trinity found in all things. deity, time, and creation. the triangle was generally traced on the ground with the magic sword or rod, as in circles of evocation where the triangle was drawn within it and, according to the position of the magician at its point or base, so the spirits were conjured (summoned up) from heaven or hell. the double triangle, or the sign of solomon, is symbolic of the macrocosm, and is formed by the interlacement of two triangles:

number of the commandments, while twelve is the number of signs in the zodiac, of the apostles, of the tribes of israel, of the gates of jerusalem. this theory of numbers agrippa applied to the casting of horoscopes. divination by numbers was one of the favorite methods employed in the middle ages. in magical rites, numbers played a great part. the power of the number three is found in the magic triangle, in the three prongs of the trident and fork, and in the three-fold repetition of names in conjurations. seven was also of great influence, the seven days of the week each representing the period most suitable for certain evocations, and these corresponding to the seven magical works (1) works of light and riches (2) works of divination and mystery (3) works of skill, science, and eloquen

cott, w. wynn. numbers: their occult power and mystic virtues. london: theosophical publishing society, 1890. magical union of cologne a society stated in a manuscript of the rosicrucians (under the pseudonym omnis moriar) at cologne, germany, to have been founded in that city in the year 1115. in the rosenkreutzer in seiner blosse (1786) of f. g. e. weise, it was stated that the initiates wore a triangle, symbolizing power, wisdom, and love. the more exalted orders among them were called mage or wise masters, and these held the greater mysteries of the fraternity. they were masters of secret sciences and achieved feats that seemed supernatural. magical vestments and appurtenances the practice of magic generally prescribes various items of clothing and accessories as needful adjuncts to ma

he shape of a house. readers of the sunday mirror were asked to tune in to these images and send their results on a postcard. of the 2,500 readers who responded, 575 scored the right color, 1 in 44 got the threefigure number right, and about 1 in 30 identified a house-like shape. there were some 30 interesting near-misses in which readers reported the color green, the figure 123, and a shape of a triangle on top of a square, or the color green, the number 132, and a house. michael haslam, deputy honorary secretary of the institute of statisticians in london, confirmed that the results were significantly higher than chance expectation. manning was also the subject of a canadian documentary movie, a study of a psychic, made by the bruce a. raymond company between 1974 and 1977. president bru

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ll, traumatic episodes in which humanoids took them against their will into apparent spacecraft. the early 1970s, the period when most observers date the beginning of the new age movement, saw a boom in channeling again nothing new (spirits have spoken through humans forever) but jarring and shocking to rationalists and materialists. the same decade spawned such popular occult fads as the bermuda triangle and ancient astronauts (prehistoric or early extraterrestrial visitors, based on the notion of otherworldly influences benign, malevolent, or indifferent on human life. as cable television became ubiquitous, television documentaries or pseudodocumentaries (some, such as a notorious fox network broadcast purporting to show an autopsy performed on a dead extraterrestrial, were thinly concea

. at first he thought he had entered a utopia, but soon he realized that the inhabitants, for all their advanced spiritual knowledge and supernatural powers, were cannibals. illion wrote that his reported experiences proved the existence of agharti. in 1946 vincent h. gaddis, a regular contributor to amazing stories who later achieved a degree of fame as the inventor of the concept of the bermuda triangle, picked up on the theme, depicting agharti as a city of evil that was linked to tunnels all over the world. he incorporated agharti into the shaver mystery, the subject of a series of tales amazing stories was running about an alleged underground realm populated by deros, demonic entities in possession of a fantastic atlantean technology, which they used to torment surface humans. in a va

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 and cities. it is said, the department reports, that one of these antimatter rays is still operating in the bermuda triangle and has been causing planes and ships to disappear. today that ray is out of control (omar, 1996. for all the allure of the atlantis legend, nothing of substance has come to light in the nearly twenty-five centuries that separate us from plato s account to lead reasonable people to conclude that such a lost continent ever graced the atlantic ocean. in imagining at- lantis (1998) richard e

ea in a great cataclysm, and every remnant of it de- atlantis 33 stroyed. like the iliad and the odyssey, it has managed to survive for more than two millennia. but unlike homer s epic poems, plato s tale rarely considered an important part of his voluminous output has not only survived as a demonstration of the storyteller s art, but also has become a part of our own mythology. see also: bermuda triangle; channelings; hollow earth; lemuria; mount shasta; shaver mystery further reading cayce, edgar, 1968. edgar cayce on atlantis. new york: paperback library. de camp, l. sprague, 1970. lost continents: the at- lantis theme in history, science, and literature. new york: dover publications. donnelly, ignatius, 1882. atlantis: the antediluvian world. new york: harper. ellis, richard, 1998. ima

nge of subjects, from sex and aids to prayer and ego surre n d e r. be f o re his popularity waned, he was the subject of two books by mo o re. see also: channeling further reading moore, mary-margaret, 1984. i come as a brother: a remembrance of illusions. taos, nm: high mesa press, 1987. from the heart of a gentle brother. taos, nm: high mesa press. bashar after two close encounters with large, triangle- shaped ufos over the course of one week in 1973, californian darryl anka the brother of singer and composer paul anka began reading ufo literature in search of answers. through his reading about ufos, he b 39 was led to paranormal subjects such as psychic phenomena, channeling, and spirit communication. in 1983, anka sat in with a channeler and spent several months absorbing information

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rly sumerian and canaanite dynasties. 6 torah b reshith 4:26. 7 torah b reshith 12:8. 8 torah b reshith 26:25. 9 torah shmoth 20:2. 10 torah shmoth 15:26, and many other places. 11 torah doverim 6:4. 12 isaiah 21:11. 13 torah shmoth 3:4. 14 the vast face name od (eternity) is composed of the letters ayin dalet. in the sinatic hebrew alphabet, the letter ayin is a circle, and the letter dalet is a triangle. in the vaishnavic hindu tradition, there is an ancient sacred image called the footprints of vishnu. this image depicts a pair of left and right footprints, covered with a variety of mystical symbols. among the symbols that appear on both feet are six-pointed stars, a circle and a triangle. 15 maimomades, moses, a guide for the perplexed. 16 zohar 285a,b. unify the holy name means to see

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l. we must place ourselves, i say, first in the intellectual heaven which is within us, and then in this sensible and corporeal heaven which presents itself to our eyes. let us remove from the heaven of our minds the bear of deformity, the arrow of detraction, the horse of levity, the dog of murmuring, the little dog of flattery. let us banish the hercules of violence, the lyre of conspiracy, the triangle of impiety, the bootes of inconstancy, the cepheus of cruelty. may the dragon of envy be far from us, and the swan of imprudence, the cassiopeia of vanity, the andromeda of laziness, the perseus of vain anxiety. let us chase away the ophiuchus of evil-speaking, the eagle of arrogance, the dolphin of lust, the horse of impatience, the hydra of concupiscence. let us put far from us the cetu

these may not have something to do with the controversy about a compass in paris under the league. the whole of the book de mensura appended to the de triplici minimo seems to me very peculiar. though he does seem to be going through the different types of geometrical figures, why should such figures "give a way for the charites (graces) of hermes ?2 or why should a "charitis domus" be found in a triangle formed of bacchus, diana, and hermes ?3 when the diagrams in the three latin poems published by wechel at frankfort are examined in the original editions, the discovery is made that the diagrams in the de triplici minimo et mensura differ greatly from those in the other two works, being sprinkled with large numbers of stars, flowers, leaves, and other fantasies (pi. 14 a, b. the editors o

by bruno in the spaccio (dial. i) under the northern constellation of the bear "there where the magicians of the steel mirror seek for the oracles of floron, one of the great princes of the arctic spirits (dial, ital, p. 617. 323 giordano bruno in germany all-out' egyptianism" means that he returns to an old style frankly "demonic" conjuring. the final figure in bruno's de monade (pi. 14 d)1 is a triangle tilted sideways, with three curious looking curly things, rather like worms, outside the triangle. i am inclined to think that these may be intended to represent "links" with demons. there is another little curly one in one of the figures in the articuli adversus mathematicos (pi. 13 b).2 compare this with john dee's conjuring with kelley, in which they are so nervous about demons and so

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rce your whole system to collapse. at best, nothing will happen at all; at worst, however, the bailiff might suddenly turn his/her calculator. but, here again, personal experience is better than a thousand cookbooks. incidentally, it is advisable (at least sometimes, when using all the methods of sigil construction discussed here, for you to place a border round the sigil, either in the form of a triangle, circle, square or something similar. see figures 4, 5, and 6. figure 4 figure 5 figure 6 further exploration of the word method/ 23 does not need a te the arousal f the inner psychic elemental forces (magis. if we look at the subject in greater depth, mandalas (cf. tibetan thangkas and yantras) are basically somewhat more complicated sigils that transport philosophical, mythical, ilar co

efore. oh, yes, there is one thing, though: avoid thinking of the monkey. h very pleased, the man thanked his guru and returned home. but while on his way home, his thoughts began circling remorselessly: gi must not think of the monkey, i must not think of the monkey. h5 why forgetting a sigil is of such prim t too much of a problem, unless the glyph fs design is too simple (to forget a square or triangle could prove rather difficult) forget the contents of the sigil and the sentence of desire. if sigils or sentences of desire unexpectedly pop up into consciousness, recharge and banish them again4 most of the time it fs enough to simply distract your attention from the gmonkey h by laughter, for exam the magical trance/ activating the sigils/ 37 (wh ne of t with t right until you get so ac

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clymer, writing in the mysteries of osiris, 1951, explains "when they [pagans] desired to express the renewal, or beginning, of the year, they represented it in the form of a door-keeper. it could easily be distinguished by the attributes of a key. at times, they gave it two heads, back to back. in time, this [back-to-back key symbol] became the double-headed eagle of symbolic masonry [p. 42] the triangle one of the most utilized occultic symbols is the triangle. a triangle with its point downward represents the deity and is called the deity's triangle, or the water triangle. with one point up, it is called the earthly triangle, pyramid triangle, or the fire triangle. these two definitions of the triangle are standard occult belief. they came from a masonic book, symbolism of the eastern s

triangle, or the fire triangle. these two definitions of the triangle are standard occult belief. they came from a masonic book, symbolism of the eastern star, by shirley plessner, cleveland, ohio, gilbert publishing co, 1956, p. 18. robert macoy said the same thing in adoptive rite ritual [virginia: macoy publishing and masonic supply co, 1897, p. 237. however, this latter representation of the triangle, with the point upward, is the symbol of the perfect or divine man. notice this occult symbol portrays "perfect man and woman" within a circle, which is within a square [representing creation, which is within a triangle [godhood, which is surrounded by the largest circle. notice that the triangle here is with its point upward, signifying the divinity of man. another masonic writer who sta

red into the world, who confess not that jesus christ is come in the flesh. this is a deceiver and an antichrist" in addition to denying that jesus is the christ come in flesh, this statement also teaches that man can save himself. obviously, freemasonry cannot be considered christian in any way, shape, or form when it teaches this heresy straight out of the pit of satan's hell. going back to the triangle pointing upward which represents the perfect or divine man; masonic writer albert churchward states standard occult belief when he further identifies the upright triangle. with the point up churchward writes that this triangle represents set "set" is one of the infernal names of satan, as listed in the satanic bible written by satanic high priest, anton lavey [churchward's book was, signs

elief when he further identifies the upright triangle. with the point up churchward writes that this triangle represents set "set" is one of the infernal names of satan, as listed in the satanic bible written by satanic high priest, anton lavey [churchward's book was, signs and symbols of primordial man, london: george allen and company, ltd, 1913, second edition, p. 189, 309, 471] in india, this triangle was worn in the foreheads of the followers of shiva. masonic authors william meyer and j.s.m. ward, also wrote that this type of triangle was worn in india by followers of shiva, who wear it in their foreheads. shiva is another infernal name listed in the satanic bible as another name for satan! meyer wrote this in, the order of the eastern star, p. 20; ward wrote this information in, fre

is another infernal name listed in the satanic bible as another name for satan! meyer wrote this in, the order of the eastern star, p. 20; ward wrote this information in, freemasonry and the ancient gods, london: simpkin, marshall, hamilton, kent and co, ltd, 1921, p. 10-11. occult writer, r.p. lawrie krishna said the same thing in the lamb slain- supreme sacrifice. the hexagram uniting the water triangle with the fire triangle, the hexagram is formed. it forms a six pointed star also known as the seal of solomon. this symbol is a counterfeit star of david, the national symbol of israel(god's chosen nation. the difference between the star of david and the occult seal is the triangles which make up the occult seal interlock and the two triangles of the star of david lie flat against each ot

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

an victors, connected astronomy with their funereal and religious ceremonies, they seem in this to be not far astray, if we but extend the application to their sacred bulls and other animals, and not merely to their kings, as herodotus would have us suppose"[55 [55] the round towers of ireland, p. 159. according to the testimony of inman, the pyramid is an emblem of the trinity--three in one. the triangle typifies the flame of sacred fire emerging from the holy lamp. with its base upwards it typifies the delta, or the door through which all come into the world. with its apex uppermost, it is an emblem of the phallic triad. the union of these triangles typifies the male and female principles uniting with each other, thus producing a new figure, a star, while each retains its own identity.[5

GILBERT THE GOLDEN DAWN TWILIGHT OF THE MAGICIANS

ner in whichitis drawn.the method i havegivenis the correct one for banishing: equally important,butmore subjective, was the subjectofastral travelling by means of tattwa vision.thetattwas are coloured symbolsofthe elements asused-oras the golden dawn occultistsbelievedthem to beused-byhinduadepts, who recognized five elements rather than the four accepted inthewest.theyare: teias,aredequilateral triangle; apas, a horizon255 tal silver crescent; vayu, a blue circle; prithivi, a yellow square; and akasa, a black egg. by superimposing thesesymbolsupon each other in various waysitis possible to obtain thirty different symbols, eachofwhich produces a different typeofvision, appropriate to the elements concerned, when used as a focus for occult meditation. firstorderstudents learned the theoryo

tues may awake to a momentary life in foolish and wicked hearts, they cannot subsist in any unless the natural virtues are their throne. he who is the foundationofspirits comes not to break but to fulfil the law. are you ready to take this pledge?'candidate:'i am ready.'thehierophant proceeds to the e. of the altar,thehiereus to the n.w, and the hegemon to the s.w, thethreeofficers thus forming a triangle.thecandidate is close to the altar on the w. members of all grades rise and remain standing while the obligation is taken.hierophant(to candidate 'you will kneel on both knees (the candidate is assisted accordingly 'give me your right hand which i place on this holy symbol; put your left hand in mine; bowyour head; repeat your full name and say after me:hierophant(followed by candidate 'i

is a double cube because the things which are below are a reflection of those which are above, as we are told by the emerald tablet; the worldofman and womanappendixc119born to sorrow is a reflectionofthe world above where dwell beings created for joy.thealtar is black because the fires of created things arise from darkness and obscurity, which divine beings unfold in an element of light.thewhite triangle is placed on the altar as an image of the triune light which moved in the darkness, forming the world in darkness and out of darkness.thereare two contending powers and one always uniting them.thesethree are imaged in the triple flame of ones being and in the triplicity of the world of sense.theyare thetriadof life.thered cross above the triangle is.asymbolofhim who is unfolded in the lig

in order to investigate clairvoyantly the symbolismofthe sword. we sat in a semi-circle at the north side of the altar, facing the south, when mars was in virgo at the time. deo date then made the invoking hexagramsofmarsround the room, and the pentagram of virgo and themarssymbol towards the south. we then mentally formulated the hexagramofmars in red light at that point of the compass.theupper triangle appeared flaming, and an armed figureofsomewhat earthy type seemed to look through it.theearthiness we ascribed to the fact that the sign virgo had been invoked.thefigure probably represented the energy of mars (who is the planet of outward manifestation) bringing the hidden lifeofthe earth to the surface, only to be destroyed and consumed as soon as it reached outward perfection, as in t

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we kneeled altogether down, and gave thanks to the sole wise, sole mighty, and sole eternal god,whohath taught us morethanallmen'swit could have foundout,praised be his holy name.thevault was parted in three parts: theupperpartor ceiling, the wall or side, the ground or floor.oftheupperpart,you shall understand no more of it, at this time,butthatit was divided according to the seven sides in the triangle, which was in the bright centre;butwhat therein is contained, you shall (god willing (that are desirous ofoursociety) behold the same with your own eyes,butevery side or wall ispartedintotensquares,everyonewith their several figures and sentences, as they are truly showed and set forthconcentratumhere in our book. now as yet we had not seen the dead body of our careful and wise father; we

s of this illumination into a crown of glorified radiance, and we recognisekether- the first sephira, first emanation of deity, the first conceivable attribute of immanent manifested godhead. the devout rabbi bows his head and adores the sublime conception.theconscious god having arisen in his energy, there follow immediately two further emanations, the trio subsiding into the symbol of a radiant triangle.chokmah,wisdom, is the name of the second sephira;binah,understanding, is the third sephira- the supernal triad is demonstrated. then followchesed,mercy; and its contrastgeburah,severity; and the reflected triangle is completed by the sixth sephiratiphereth,beauty: considered as a triangle of reflection with the apex below. the third triangle may be considered as a second reflection with

eived i amnotat liberty to disclose;butthe several kabalistic treatises give several groupings which are all relevant one to the other, the most usual one being a triple division into nephesh, the passions referred tomakuth;ruach themind,reason,andintellect referred to the group of six sephiroth lying around the sun of tiphereth; and neshamah the spiritual aspirations associated with the supernal triangle. frequently quoted kabalistic words are:arikhanpin,thekabalah93macroprosopus, the vast countenance which is a title of the crown- deity supreme.zauiranpin,microprosopus, the lesser countenance is the central tiphereth; a conception that has much in common with that of the christian christ, the son of god. binah is the supernal mother -aima,malkuth is the inferior mother, the bride of the

preferred, the divine name of the nature of man.[od,the creative activity of wisdom. he, the incomprehensible understanding. vau, the equilibrated union of the two. iod is chocmah, he is binah, the vau is tiphereth, the second he is malkuth, the kingdom, in which we see the reflection, or rainbow of the crown, kether. such is the divine ideal in the three worlds: three triangles which are as one triangle, three complete ideals, three complete and absolute conceptions of the one god, three in one, and three in each of the triads, nine and one; the circle, and the axis around which the circle revolves; the essence and the existence of the two hieroglyphic signs of number, of the decad,the volatile and the fixed, the moveable and the stable, form variable to infinity, and being unchangeable

ach is the demonstration of binah, as malkuth is the peremptory reason for the existence of kether.thelaw of creation proves the existence of a law-giving creator.112themagical masonthekingdom proves the existence of a king, of whom we can only comprehend and affirm the works.'confessumem.etdecoreminduistiamictusluminesicutvestimento.'netsach, hod, and j esod, are the three angles of the reversed triangle in the seal of solomon, which correspond to the three angles of the erect triangle, that refer to kether, chokmah, and binah: and between these two triangles as a mediatorial mirage or reflection we find chesed, geburah, and tiphereth. kether is the crown of wisdom, intelligence, and mercy. chokmah is the wisdom of the crown, and the intelligence of mercy; and so on of the others. thus is

GILBERT THE SORCERER AND HIS APPRENTICE

eagle blazoned therein on whose breast is the cross. she is the symbol ofaction,the result of the union of science and will.58 the sorcererand his apprentice4. the emperor.he is crowned (and leaning against a throne, his legs form a cross, and besidehim,beneath his left hand,ifa shield blazoned with an eagle. in his right hand hebearsasceptre similar to that of the empress. hisbodyand arms form a triangle, of which his head is the apex, so that the whole figure represents a triangle above a cross. he represents:realisation.5.the hierophant or pope.he is crowned with the papal tiara, and seated between the two pillars of hermes andofsolomon, with his right hand he makes the sign of esoterism, and with his left he leans upon a staff surmounted by a triple cross (beforehimkneel two ministers)

woman crowned with crown and cap of maintenance, who calmly, and without effort, closes the jaws of a furious lion. she representsstrength. 12. the hanged man.this extraordinary symbol is almost unintelligible in the double-headed cards. properly, it repre255 sents a man hung head downwards from a sort of gibbet by one foot (his hands areboundbehind his back in such a manner that his body forms a triangle with the point downwards, and his legs a cross above it (two sacks or weights are attached to his armpits) he symbolisessacrifice. 13. death.a skeleton armed with a scythe (wherewith he mows down heads in a meadow like grass. he signifiestransformation,orchange. 14. temperance.an angel with the sign of the sun on her brow pouring liquid from one vessel into another. she representscombinat

unted by an azure and star-decked canopy. within the chariot and between the four columns stands a conqueror crowned with a circlet, from which rise and shine three pentagrams of gold. on his cuirass are three right angles; and on his shoulders the urim and thummim symbolised by the two crescents of the moon in increase and decrease. in his hand is a sceptre surmounted by a globe, a square, and a triangle. his attitude is proud and tranquil. to the chariot is attached a double sphinx, or rather two sphinxes joined together; one of them turns its head, and they both look in the same direction. the sphinx which turns its head towards the78thesorcerer and his apprenticeother is black and menacing, the otheriswhite and calm. on the square which forms the front of the chariot we see the indian

he is the passive, the receptive, the water- the spirit of god moving on the face of the water, the fire moving on the water. hence we get warmth and moisture, which are the basis of all168 the sorcererand his apprenticelife, and without which life is impossible; also the male and female principles which pervade all nature; and we get the letter vau, which is the union of the two, completing the triangle, and making the divine sign. but the second he is the term of transition, the passing from one world to another. the plant grows and flowers, but concealed within the flower lies the seed wherein is the potentiality of an infinite series of plants of the same kind. that seed is the second he. the metaphor may be carried as far as we please, to any manifestation of life, either spiritual

n, the passing from one world to another. the plant grows and flowers, but concealed within the flower lies the seed wherein is the potentiality of an infinite series of plants of the same kind. that seed is the second he. the metaphor may be carried as far as we please, to any manifestation of life, either spiritual, psychic, or material, and the analogy is found to be perfect. there must be the triangle- the two opposing forces, active and passive, energising and receptiveand the third which unites them, and the term of transition. the figure 4 itself symbolises this, for it is composed of the straight stroke with the triangle on top of it- symbolising the triad of life and the term of transition coming from it, symbolising also the man standing erect, or figure 1, and bearing on his hea

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ith the greatest attention and splendor, and showed many similarities to masonic ceremonies.67 let us examine a few examples of the relationship between ancient egypt and masonry: the pyramid under the eye the most well known masonic symbol is found on the seal of the united states of america, also found on the one-dollar bill. on this seal there is a half pyramid above which sits an eye within a triangle. this eye within the triangle is a symbol constantly found in masonic lodges and all masonic publications. a great number of the writings that deal with the subject of masonry stress this fact. the pyramid below the eye in the triangle attracts relatively little notice. however, this pyramid is extremely meaningful and enlightening for the understanding of the philosophy of masonry. an am

and that they, therefore, espoused the humanist philosophy. the connection of this philosophy with ancient egypt is symbolized by the pyramid placed in the center of the seal. this pyramid is a representation of the pyramid of cheops, the largest of the pharaoh's tombs.68 the eye and the pyramid among the most important masonic symbols taken from ancient egypt is the pyramid with an eye within a triangle. the pyramid on the great seal of the usa (left) is the great pyramid of cheops. the eye is a frequent symbol on ancient egyptian engravings (bottom) lc global freemasonry the masonic meaning of the six pointed star another well-known symbol of masonry is the six pointed star, formed by the imposition of one triangle over another. this is also a traditional symbol of the jews, and today a

for the first time. therefore the six-pointed star is a seal of a prophet, a sacred symbol. but, masons have a different conception. they do not accept the sixpointed star as a symbol of the prophet solomon, but as a symbol of ancient egyptian paganism. an article in mimar sinan entitled "allegory and symbols in our rituals" relates a number of interesting facts about this matter: an equilateral triangle with three points equidistant from one another show that these values are equivalent. this symbol adopted by the masons is known as the star of david; it is a hexagram formed by the imposition of one equilateral triangle on another. today it is known as the symbol of judaism and appears on the flag of israel. but actually, the origin of this symbol is in ancient egypt .this emblem was fir

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e early verse in the beginning was the logos. the logos was known as spenta mainyu in the zoroastrian tradition in mythology it is sometimes the pre existed state of the son of god. there are many positions in the great chain of being for the logos and sophia and as we study further complex myths and legends of their power will be discussed. however, in their most primal form they work within the triangle of force in the upper world. what about jesus? one of the major debates in christianity has been about the nature of jesus. however, when we examine the new testament in a critical manner some important facts come to light. jesus over and over again claimed to be the messiah and a son of god, but not god himself. he prayed to the father and spoke of god as a separate entity to whom he was

is alien to many western gnostics and yet when we clearly study the bible in the light of the gnosis, we find she is an integral part of divinity. when we consider how often the concept of sophia is linked to the concept of wisdom, we can achieve a deeper understanding of the power and beauty of the pleroma. the polarity of the god and the goddess while the three principles (sometimes called the triangle or triune principle (singular) work in unison, in many traditions there is a strong emphasis placed on the polarity between the logos and sophia. while many gnostics would tend to avoid overt anthropomorphism and see these more as principles, other traditions place a strong emphasis on the god/goddess nature of the polarity. these traditions range from those of paganism and heathenism to

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outlined a meticulous system which charted the movement from divine depth, to the dyad of depth and silence, to the four principles, to the ogdoad and then onto the decad and dodecad. as time progressed the kabbalistic form of mysticism became codified and the resulting structure came to be called the tree of life. the tree of life being a geometrical progression from the point, to the line, to a triangle (two dimensions) and to a pyramid (three dimensions. it is the development of life in a geometrical form (fig 23. the story of its form begins with no-thing. this is the state beyond all comprehension, it can have no attributes or form. it is absence, since to be some-thing is to be defined. in some sense it is even beyond no-thing, for no-thing is a negation of a thing. in the secret gos

it include love, majesty and magnificence. the fifth centre is geburah. it is known as severity or radical intelligence. while it is seen as feminine, it has characteristics not of passiveness but of strength and force. it is martial in tone. the sixth centre is tiphareth. it is known as beauty or mediating intelligence. it has characteristics of harmony and equilibrium. it forms the point of the triangle of chesed, geburah and itself. between tiphareth and netzach and hod is another abyss known as the lesser veil or paroketh. this forms the dividing line between the mind (and the astral worlds) and the higher dimensions of consciousness. the lower pyramid is formed of netzach, hod, yesod and malkuth. their characteristics are: netzach. victory, occult intelligence. emotion or generation

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he vampyre, the lady of the crimson caul, the mother of cain and the creator of succubi) these names as scribed around the circle are in the witch-language commonly known as theban. this provides a yet known but unseen sigillic formula not indifferent from the alphabet of desire, as suggested by austin osman spare (see the book of pleasure, 93 publishing, quebec canada. 22 23 the evocation circle/triangle in regard to the goetic triangle of evocation, a distinction should be presented. the three points of the triangle refers to the three aspects of hekate, being a meeting place of spirits often symbolized as the crossroads. the historical triangle in ceremonial magic is the materializing point of the daimon. while the present work explores the path of invoking such forces, the triangle its

three points of the triangle refers to the three aspects of hekate, being a meeting place of spirits often symbolized as the crossroads. the historical triangle in ceremonial magic is the materializing point of the daimon. while the present work explores the path of invoking such forces, the triangle itself served to unite the demonic (chthonic/atavistic) with the angelic (celestial/empyrean. the triangle contains in the center a circle, this is the summoning point of which solomon was said to bind such spirits. the inside of the triangle contains the name azazel, being a significant change from the traditional michael. the purpose of this is to have the circle blessed with the deific power of azazel, who is also more commonly recognized as lucifer. as the sorcerer of the left hand path se

cation that the daimon is controlled within the circle by the focused will of the magician, rather than a holy force. this is a psychological approach in which the sorcerer fully relies on the will to control the ritual, thus adding a real sense of danger to the rite. care should be practiced however with this distinction, as the djinn of this book are both ancient and cunning. traditionally, the triangle should be 2 feet distant from the magic circle and three feet across. the triangle should be place towards which quarter where the spirit evoked 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, tetragramma

e so mote it be! the black hilted knife (evocation dagger) the black hilted knife is the blade of barbarous evocation, the knife dedicated to shaitan of midnight and banal, the daemonic adversarial blade of lucifer, the sacred weapon of banishing and commanding the fulgaris lightning bolt of the fallen djinn. the black hilted knife is used for making the circle and commanding the spirits into the triangle, the sacred circle within the meeting place of spirits. the blade may be consecrated in the hour of saturn. as well when the moon is waning create a distilled water container and fill with blackened pepper, hecate oil and a few drops of your own blood. with the flame burning, hold the blade within. envision the fires of the underworld, of hecate-lilith and banal, of the daemonic gods belo

ithin the tetragrammaton represent the power of will that the magicians holds in the working, thus within the pentagram which ascends towards the luciferian realm of air. tetragrammaton is the formula of the holy guardian angel or higher self/daimon (genius. 26 soluzen in the center represents the shade or spirit which is summoned to come forth in the point, the very meeting place of spirits (the triangle and circle. bellatar is to speak that we may hear and understand thee (instinct and impulse, realization. bellonoy is to show us the treasures of which we seek (initiation, awakened and renewed, developed perception. halliza is to appear in a human shape, or that which we may wish to view. abdia is to will this spirit or daimon to join with us in ascended union, that the luciferian spirit

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adeptus minor be aware that in all workings of our order, in group or privately, the classical hexagram is preferred. all invoking hexagrams are to be traced following the course of the sun. therefore, trace the line from left to right. banishing hexagrams are traced contrary to the course of the sun. when the adept is invoking a planet using the hexagram, it is traced in two triangles. the first triangle commences from the angle of the planet. put simply, begin from the sephira the planet is assigned to. the second triangle of the hexagram commences from the opposite angle of the first triangle. the symbol of the planet is traced in the center. the order has a very specific way of tracing the planetary symbols. this information appears in unpublished material written by s.l. macgregor mat

m commences from the opposite angle of the first triangle. the symbol of the planet is traced in the center. the order has a very specific way of tracing the planetary symbols. this information appears in unpublished material written by s.l. macgregor mathers, g.h. frater s.r.m.d. l k f a c b y y q p as stated earlier, the two triangles are traced from opposite angles on the tree. 8 for the first triangle begin with: for the second triangle begin with: saturn l luna y jupiter k mercury b mars f venus c venus c mars f mercury b jupiter k luna y saturn l note: l takes the place of the tud on the tree. a and the supernals are treated differently. method of invoking or banishing a the sun is treated in a different manner. when thou wishes to invoke the sun, all of the six invoking hexagrams of

h the work undertaken. the four forms these are the four good forms created by tracing the two triangles of the hexagram. the lesser ritual of the hexagram is based on these four forms. l y f k b c this is the fire hexagram. its affinity is with the eastern quarter, the position of fire in the zodiac (notice f, and k do not change sides. to achieve this from the basic hexagram, lower the inverted triangle, then reverse it by throwing the lunar angle up to the top from being lowest. l k y f b c the second form is the classical hexagram with the attribution of the angles as usual. the hexagram has an affinity with earth and is traced in the southern quarter. this is the position of earth in the zodiac, and the sun at noon when it is at its culmination. 16 l b c y f k the third form has its a

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rrect to pick up your wand by the lotus itself. it is really the most pure part of the wand. it is the crown, if you will, of kether. in spiritual or sephirotic workings, or even in workings where you are rising up in the planes, the lotus is to be inclined toward the forehead. consecration of the lotus wand the tools necessary for the consecration of the lotus wand are! a private room! the white triangle! the red cross of six squares! incense (frankincense or myrrh! a rose, representing m! a cup of wine, representing n! a lamp, representing o! bread and salt, representing l! the altar draped in black. it is also important to get an astrological figure of the position of the heavens at the time of consecration. however, the zodiacal wheel is also appropriate for the consecration of the lot

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aiaoai) commanding cacodemons of earth of air. iaod: the beginning/ the beginning of. iaodaf: in the beginning. iaola: demonic name (reversal of aloai) commanding cacodemons of fire of air. iaom/ iasom: angel ruled by the angel hiaom, spmnir, and llpiz. iarry: providence. iass: subservient angel of air angle of air tablet. ibah: four lettered holy name of god, ruling the element of air. i-be-da: triangle. ich: name of the eleventh aethyr. ichisge: i am not (probable translation. icorsca: is such as. 30 iczhihal: elemental king of earth, associated with sol. id: always. idalam: demonic name (reversal of maladi) commanding cacodemons of earth of water. idalugame: i dlugam, is given. idap: subservient angel of fire angle of water tablet. idir: subservient angel of water angle of air tablet

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year, for example, on the solstice, to reconsecrate and re-empower their tools. others have been known to empower and reconsecrate their tools up to a hundred times and even more. it only makes sense that the more you empower a tool, the more effective it will be for you in your magical workings. the adept should have an altar that is draped in black. upon the altar is the red cross and the white triangle as in the neophyte grade in the hall of the neophyte. in addition to the cross and triangle upon the altar a rose is placed as a symbol of m, a lamp or small censer as a symbol of o a chalice to symbolize n, and bread and salt to represent types of l. the chalice filled with wine representing the element of n should be placed between the triangle and the cross as the mystical repast of th

amber blend) and a second chalice of nplaced in the south and north part of the temple or working area (our rosicrucian order highly recommends the use of a pure rose incense mixed with amber. it should be about a fifty/fifty blend) in addition to the tools mentioned, the adept will also need his or her consecrated lotus wand. step 1 the new unconsecrated rose cross lamen should be placed in the triangle on the altar. the adept, holding the black band of the lotus wand, goes to the northeast portion of the temple and says "hekas, hekas, este bebeloi" the adept will then circumambulate back to behind the altar in the center of the temple. step 2 perform the l.b.r.p. step 3 perform the b.r.h. at the conclusion of the b.r.h, the adept should place his lotus wand on the altar. 3 note: when th

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of the third river is hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of assyria. and the fourth river is euphrateitg empowerment and consecration ritual for the four elemental weapons of the adeptus minor 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 necessary requirements 1. all four newly made elemental weapons to be placed on the altar in their respective quarters. 2. the cross and triangle of the neophyte grade. 3. the tablet of union. 4. a rose, incense, candle, chalice of water and paten of salt and bread. 5. the four elemental tablets placed in their proper quarter in the working area. 6. the adept's regalia of the second order, wearing the rose cross lamen, holding and utilizing the consecrated lotus wand and magical sword of the art. it is possible to consecrate all fo

ion, move to the northeast section of the temple and vibrate "hekas, hekas, este bebeloi" 3 step 2 setting down the wand and picking up the magical sword of the art, the adept shall now perform the l.b.r.p. step 3 laying down the sword, let the adept take up the chalice of water and purify the temple in all four quarters by the formula of tracing a cross and sprinkling thrice in the form of the n triangle. recite the following "so therefore first, the priest who governeth the works of fire must sprinkle with the lustral waters of the loud and resounding sea" step 4 replacing the chalice, let the adept take the incense (we recommend that our rosicrucian fraternity use the traditional rose and amber incense blend. consecrate the four quarters by o, tracing a cross in each quarter and waving

efore first, the priest who governeth the works of fire must sprinkle with the lustral waters of the loud and resounding sea" step 4 replacing the chalice, let the adept take the incense (we recommend that our rosicrucian fraternity use the traditional rose and amber incense blend. consecrate the four quarters by o, tracing a cross in each quarter and waving the censer thrice in the form of the o triangle. recite the following "and when after all the phantoms have vanished, thou shalt see that holy and formless fire, that fire which darts and flashes through the hidden depths of the universe, hear thou the voice of fire" step 5 setting down the censer, let the adept hold the lotus wand by the white portion and circumambulate, desoiling three times, giving the signs of the neophyte when pas

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ss is attributed to hnyb. title of card: priestess of the silver star. compare the position of the path of g on the tree of life. hnyb completes the supernal triad and acts as the "high priestess" to the inferior sephiroth. c and tarot key 3, the empress, is attributed to dsj. title of card: daughter of the mighty ones. dsj is the first of the inferiors below hnyb, and as it were, the base of the triangle of the supernals. f and tarot key 16, the blasted tower, is attributed to hrwbg. title of card: lord of the hosts of the mighty. hrwbg represents strength and fiery power. a and tarot key 19, the sun, is attributed to trapt. title of card: lord of the fire of the world. even as trapt is the heart and center of the sun of life. the four squares that remain haveth no planetary or astrologic

a shall be completely colored yellow, but every square in the a tablet in every angle has at least one yellow side denoting its airy nature. thus, every square is tinted with the element of a,while some greater and some to a lesser degree. observe the diagram of the truncated pyramid below. this diagram illustrateth a standard reference. the position of the numbers should be memorized. section or triangle number two pointeth to the top of the tablet. thou mayest work out a pyramid of any square by knowing the attributions of the four triangles and the element of each. each tablet is comprised of four separate and distinct divisions. thou must consider each of these independently so as to produce a specific type of pyramid akin to the nature of that section. here be the rules for analyzing

knowing the attributions of the four triangles and the element of each. each tablet is comprised of four separate and distinct divisions. thou must consider each of these independently so as to produce a specific type of pyramid akin to the nature of that section. here be the rules for analyzing a pyramid. the rules are concise and direct and should be memorized. truncated pyramid great cross 24 triangle no. 1 sign of the zodiac, small card of the tarot. triangle no. 2 m triangle no. 3 the planet of the decan triangle no. 4 element symbol of the tablet the no. 2 square of the great cross is always m and painted white, indicating the operation of m within the element. triangle no. 4 is to be colored in the element of the tablet, thus we have yellow for a, blue for c red for d, and black fo

the zodiac, small card of the tarot. triangle no. 2 m triangle no. 3 the planet of the decan triangle no. 4 element symbol of the tablet the no. 2 square of the great cross is always m and painted white, indicating the operation of m within the element. triangle no. 4 is to be colored in the element of the tablet, thus we have yellow for a, blue for c red for d, and black for b. thou shall color triangle no. 1 according to the triplicity of the sign attributed to it. in other words, earthy, firey, watery, or airy nature. triangle no. 3 is to be colored by that of the element ruled by the planet and attributed to it. let the adept take note that the elemental attributions are significantly different in the enochian system. here they are: a and k rule the element of d. l and b rule the elem

hian system. here they are: a and k rule the element of d. l and b rule the element of a. c and y rule the element of b. f rules the element of c. while the coloring of the truncated pyramids in other attributed forms has been given, consideration is not acceptable to deteriorate the elemental nature of the tablets by painting them in anything other than the prescribed manner. sephirotic cross 25 triangle no. 1 elemental emblem of the tablet. triangle no. 2 emblem of m. triangle no. 3 elemental emblem of the lesser angle. triangle no. 4 sephiroth, letter of the tetragrammaton, tarot card. kerubic squares of the lesser angle triangle no. 1 tarot card of the lesser angle. triangle no. 2 elemental emblem of the tablet. triangle no. 3 kerubic symbol answering to letter of the name. triangle no

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shall be completely colored yellow, but every square in the a tablet in every angle has at least one yellow side denoting its airy nature. thus, every square is tinted with the element of a, while some greater and some to a lesser degree. observe the diagram of the truncated pyramid below. this diagram illustrateth a standard reference. the position of the numbers should be memorized. section or triangle number two pointeth to the top of the tablet. thou mayest work out a pyramid of any square by knowing the attributions of the four triangles and the element of each. each tablet is comprised of four separate and distinct divisions. thou must consider each of these independently so as to produce a specific type of pyramid akin to the nature of that section. here be the rules for analyzing

amid of any square by knowing the attributions of the four triangles and the element of each. each tablet is comprised of four separate and distinct divisions. thou must consider each of these independently so as to produce a specific type of pyramid akin to the nature of that section. here be the rules for analyzing a pyramid. the rules are concise and direct and should be memorized. great cross triangle no. 1 sign of the zodiac, small card of the tarot. triangle no. 2 m triangle no. 3 the planet of the decan triangle no. 4 element symbol of the tablet the no. 2 square of the great cross is always m and painted white, indicating the operation of m within the element. triangle no. 4 is to be colored in the element of the tablet, thus we have yellow for a, blue for c red for d, and black fo

the zodiac, small card of the tarot. triangle no. 2 m triangle no. 3 the planet of the decan triangle no. 4 element symbol of the tablet the no. 2 square of the great cross is always m and painted white, indicating the operation of m within the element. triangle no. 4 is to be colored in the element of the tablet, thus we have yellow for a, blue for c red for d, and black for b. thou shall color triangle no. 1 according to the triplicity of the sign attributed to it. in other words, earthy, firey, watery, or airy nature. triangle no. 3 is to be colored by that of the element ruled by the planet and attributed to it. let the adept take note that the elemental attributions are significantly different in the enochian system. here they are: a and k rule the element of d. l and b rule the elem

enochian system. here they are: a and k rule the element of d. l and b rule the element of a. c and y rule the element of b. f rules the element of c. while the coloring of the truncated pyramids in other attributed forms has been given consideration is not acceptable to deteriorate the elemental nature of the tablets by painting them in anything other than the prescribed manner. sephirotic cross triangle no. 1 elemental emblem of the tablet. triangle no. 2 emblem of m. triangle no. 3 elemental emblem of the lesser angle. triangle no. 4 sephiroth, letter of the tetragrammaton, tarot card. kerubic squares of the lesser angle triangle no. 1 tarot card of the lesser angle. triangle no. 2 elemental emblem of the tablet. triangle no. 3 kerubic symbol answering to letter of the name. triangle no

ot card of the lesser angle. triangle no. 2 elemental emblem of the tablet. triangle no. 3 kerubic symbol answering to letter of the name. triangle no. 4 elemental emblem of lesser angle. thou will note that no. 1 and no. 3 always match in color in the kerubic square. no. 2 showeth us the elemental color of the tablet, while no. 4 showeth the elemental color of the lesser angle. servient squares: triangle no. 1 element of the great tablet with astrological attributions. triangle no. 2 elemental emblem of letter ruling the column with the tarot trump. triangle no. 3 elemental emblem of the lesser angle with geomantic figure. triangle no. 4 elemental emblem of letter ruling rank with hebrew letter corresponding to the tarot trump to be found in triangle no. 2. note: thou shalt paint these py

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rom his abode in nogah that life and power may be imparted to this bowl of desire, and that hagiel shall live in this bowl for a period and perform his work apoun petitions placed within, and to the end that i may be assisted to perform the great work, and that i may be better able to assist my fellow men. may the powers of netzach witness my solemn pledge" step 15 place the talisman on the white triangle on the altar. stand west of the altar and face east "ye powers of nogah which i have invoked to this temple, know that all is now in readiness to consecrate this talismatic bowl of desire. aid me with your power that i may cause the great angel haniel to give life and strength to this creature of talismans in the name of yhvh tzboath" step 16 go to the east of altar, face west. place the

the void and the darkness, then cometh the knowledge of the light. i am that light which ariseth in darkness. i am the exorcist in the midst of the exorcism. take on, therefore, manifestation before me for i am the wielder of the forces of the balance. thou hast known me now, pass thou on unto the cubical altar of the universe" step 23 reveil the talisman, pass to the altar, place it on the white triangle, and stand east, facing west, with the left hand on talisman, and the sword held over it with the right hand. retrace all the sigils etc. say: 8 "thou intelligence of nogah named hagiel, i invoke thee in the divine name of yhvh tzboath. o thou, who art the lord of hosts, lift me up, i beseech thee, and manifest through me thy power and grace and thy generosity of spirit. grant unto me the

erfully by the name of yhvh tzboath a (vibrate by formula of middle pillar and mystical circumambulation. thus, do i potently conjure and exorcise thee to charge this talisman, thou intelligence hagiel" step 24 lift the talisman, remove the veil leaving the cord underneath, and cry "creature of talismans, long hast thou dwelt in darkness. quit the night and seek the day" step 25 replace it on the triangle upon altar, hold the pommel of the sword immediately over it, and say "by all the names, powers, and rites already rehearsed, i conjure upon thee power and might irresistible. khabs am pekht, konx om pax, light in extension. as the light hidden in darkness can manifest therefrom, so shalt thou become irresistible" step 26 pause, and using the hathor, invoke hathor as follows "o thou,who a

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the proper mantle of office of the imperator is the flame, scarlet robe of o and severity, as on him do the energy and stability of the temple depend. if he has subofficers to assist him, they partake of his symbolism. his mantle is the symbol of unflinching authority, compelling the obedience of the temple to all commands issued by the second order. upon the left breast thereof, is the cross and triangle of the golden dawn, both white, representing the purification of the temple in the outer order by o. he may wear a lamen similar to that of hierophant. his place in the temple is at the extreme right of the dais, and at the equinox, he takes the throne of hierophant when that office is vacated. the proper mantle of office of the praemonstrator is the bright blue robe of n, representing th

second order from the outer order. he superintends the working of the outer order, seeing that in it nothing be relaxed or profaned, and duly issues to the temple any instruction regarding the ritual received by him from the greatly honoured chiefs of the second order. he is therefore to the temple the reflector of the wisdom beyond. his sub-officers partake of his symbolism. the white cross and triangle on his left breast on the robe represents the purification of the outer order by n. he may wear a lamen like that of the hierophant, but blue upon an orange field and depending from a collar of orange. he may bear a sceptre surmounted by a maltese cross in the elemental colors. the proper mantle of office of the cancellarius is the yellow robe of m. upon him depend the records of the temp

order, and more immediately than either of the preceding chiefs, the representative of the executive authority of the second order over the outer. his duty is to see that in no case knowledge of a grade be given to a member who has not properly attained to it. he is the immediate circulator of all communications from the second order. his sub-officers partake of his symbolism. his white cross and triangle represent the purification of 4 the outer order by m. cancellarius may wear a lamen like that of hierophant, but of yellow on a purple field, and depending from a purple collar; and he may bear a sceptre surmounted by a hexagram of amber and gold. the sceptres of the chiefs should be of the same color as their mantles, with a gold band to represent trapt, being the first grade of the inne

, is placed in the eastern part of twklm as far as the neophyte is concerned. but to the adeptus minor, its blackness will veil on the east, citrine, on the south, olive, on the north, russet, while the west side and the base will be black, while the summit is of a brilliant whiteness. the symbols upon the altar represent the forces and manifestation of the divine light, concentrated in the white triangle of the three supernals as the synthesis. wherefore, upon this sacred and sublime symbol, is the obligation of the neophyte taken as calling therein to witness the forces of the divine light. the red cross of trapt (is here placed above the white triangle, not as dominating it, but as bringing it down and manifesting it unto the outer order as though the crucified one, having raised the sy

e throne on the path s is fitting for the "inductor to the mysteries" as there is placed in that balanced and central position that knowledge of the light in trapt. being placed before paroketh at the point of its rending marks the shining forth of the light through the veil, and the translation of the three supernals to the outer order, which is represented by the red calvary cross and the white triangle upon the altar. thus, the station of hierophant's throne fitly represents the rising of the sun of life and light upon our order. the robe of scarlet represents the flaming energy of the divine light, shining forth into infinite worlds. upon the left breast is a white cross to represent purification unto the light, and this cross may be one of the following forms: in which case it alludes

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re-veiled and passed on. 14. n circumambulation. barred in north. third baptism. speech of hegemon allowing candidate to approach unto the gate of the east. 15. o hoodwink slipped up for the second time. hierophant challenges. hegemon answers for candidate. speech of hierophant. candidate passes on. 16. p candidate led to west of altar. hierophant advances by the path of samekh. officers form the triangle. prayer of hierophant. 17. q candidate rises. hierophant addresses him, long has thou dwelt in darkness. quit the night and seek the day. hoodwink finally removed. scepters and swords joined. we receive thee, etc. then the mystic words. 18. r hierophant indicates lamp of kerux. he commands that the candidate be conducted to the east of the altar. he orders hiereus to bestow signs, etc. hi

spirit, summoning him to appear, stating for what purpose the spirit is evoked: what is desired in the operation; why the evocation is performed at this time, and finally, solemnly affirming that the spirit shall be evoked by the ceremony. i. announcement aloud that all is prepared for the commencement of the actual evocation. if it be a good spirit, the sigil is now to be placed within the white triangle on the altar. the magician places his left hand upon it, raises in his right hand the magical implement employed (usually the sword) erect and commences the evocation of the spirit n, to visible appearance. the magician stands in the place of the hierophant during the obligation, irrespective of the particular quarter of the spirit. but, if the nature of that spirit be evil, then the sigi

nd upon it, raises in his right hand the magical implement employed (usually the sword) erect and commences the evocation of the spirit n, to visible appearance. the magician stands in the place of the hierophant during the obligation, irrespective of the particular quarter of the spirit. but, if the nature of that spirit be evil, then the sigil must be placed without and to the west of the white triangle, and the magician shall be careful to keep the point of the magical sword upon the center of the sigil. j. now, let the magician imagine himself as clothed outwardly with the semblance of the form of the spirit to be evoked, and in this let him be careful not to identify himself with the spirit, which would be dangerous: only formulate a species of mask worn for the time being. and, if he

ly arranged within the circle. if it be actually necessary to interrupt the process, then let him stop at that point, veil and record the sigil if it had been unbound or uncovered, recite a license to depart or a banishing formula, and perform the lesser banishing rituals both of the pentagram and hexagram. thus, only may he in comparative safety quit the circle. note: get the spirit into a white triangle outside the midheaven, then shall he speak the truth of necessity. h consecration of talismans a. the place where the operation is done. b. the magical operator. c. the forces of nature employed and attracted. d. the telesmata or material basis. e. in telesmata, the selection of the matter to form the talisman; the preparation and arrangement of the place. the drawing and forming of the b

placing the talisman or material basis at the foot of the altar, state aloud the object to be attained, solemnly asserting that it will be attained, and the reason thereof. i. announcement aloud that all is prepared and in readiness, either for charging the talisman, or for the commencement of the operation to induce the natural phenomena. place a good talisman or material basis within the white triangle 8 on the altar. place bad to the west of same, holding the sword erect in the right hand for a good purpose, or its point upon the center of the triangle for evil. j. now follows the performance of an invocation to attract the desired spirit to the talisman or material basis, describing in the air above it the lineal figures and sigils, etc, with the appropriate instrument. then, taking u

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ld be performed by the sentinel, the watcher without, to show that this preparation must be accomplished before the establishment of equilibrium can occur. therefore, does the hegemon superintend the preparation rather than perform it actually. a triple cord is bound round the body of the neophyte, symbolising the binding and restriction of the lower nature. it is triple in reference to the white triangle of the three supernals. then, also, are the eyes bandaged to symbolize that the light of the material world is but darkness and illusion compared with the radiance of the divine light. the preparation also represents a certain temporary binding and restriction of the natural body. the hierophant, being a member of the second order and therefore initiated into the secret knowledge of the s

supernals upon the altar. again, before doing so, he has been bidden to kneel in adoration of that symbol, as if the natural man abrogated his will before that of the divine consciousness. as he kneels in the presence of the triad of aroueris, thmaa-est and horus, he places his left hand in that of his initiator as affirming his passive reception of the ritual, but his right hand is on the white triangle to symbolise his active aspiration towards his higher self. his head is bowed to represent the voluntary submission of the human will to the divine, and for this latter reason, he repeats in the obligation his name in the outer world. the hierophant gives one knock, affirming that the submission unto the higher is perfect. only at this moment, does the invisible and colossal figure of tho

her soul is not the only divine light, but rather a spark from the ineffable flame. the kerux, in his turn, is but the watcher of the gods. after the kerux comes the hegemon, the translator of the higher self, leadng the candidate. then comes the goddesses of the scales of the balance, the stolistes and the dadouchos. they move once around; the formation in darkness of the hnyb angle of the white triangle of the three supernals. the hierophant knocks once as they pass him in affirmation of mercy, the hiereus in affirmation of severity. the invisible assessors each give the sign of the enterer as the candidate passes on his way. at the second passing by the hierophant, the knock affirms the commencement of the angle of hmkj. the kerux bars the candidate s approach to the west to mark that t

n only is the hoodwink removed definitely. the hierophant, hiereus, and the hegemon join sceptres and sword above the candidate s head, thus formulating the supernal triad, and assert his reception into the order. they recite the mystic words to seal the current of the flowing light. the higher self remains in the station of harpocrates. at this point, the spiritvision should see a gleaming white triangle formulated over the candidate s head. the hierophant now calls forward the kerux, cautioning the candidate that the light has preceded him without his knowledge. it represents to him here, a vague formulation of ideas which as yet he can neither grasp nor analyze. this light is not a symbol of his higher self, but a ray from the gods to lead him thereto. only after having thus been brough

time this creates a link between them and the corresponding forces of the macrocosm. this being done, the hierophant commands the removal of the rope which has hitherto been purposely retained, symbolically to restrain the actions of the natural man, whose temptation is towards the evil persona. the four pillars being thus firmly established, the candidate is invested with the badge of the white triangle of the three supernals formulating in darkness. now, also, the higher self is enabled in reality to form a link with him, if the human will of the natural man be in reality consenting thereto. the free-will of the natural man is never obsessed either by the higher soul or by the ceremony, but, the will consenting, the whole of the ceremony is directed to strengthening its action. as the b

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specific group or individual, so that i may remain in the light of day, yet remain hidden as if in the night to my enemies or those i choose not to see, feel, or know, as long as the black cord remains around the parchment. and i declare that all is now ready for the due fulfillment of this ceremony of the magic of light" step 15 go to the east of the altar, facing west, with the left hand on the triangle, and the right hand holding the black band of the lotus wand upright. say "come unto me, o shroud of darkness and of night, by the power of the name hwchy, hcwhy, formulate about me, thou divine egg of the darkness of light. i conjure ye, o particles of astral darkness, to enfold me as an unseen guard and shroud of utter silence and of mystery. in and by the names hyha, alga, and \yhla hw

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force implanted in any magical weapon by consecration, the adept requires to be healthy, pure, strong in mind, free from anxiety and apart from disturbances. he requires also to have mastered the details of the ceremony and to be familiar with the proper pentagrams and other symbols. the consecration ritual of the sword prepare: the chamber, the central altar draped in black, red cross and white triangle, rose and incense, cup and n, lamp, plate and salt, white robe, sash, consecrated rose cross and lotus wand, new sword, red cloak, hierophant's lamen, an invocation to f and hrwbg. in addition, prepare an astrological figure to show the position of f at the time. in wording and in formulating the invocation to the forces of hrwbg, force and strength are to be specially requested. step 1 p

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crate in due ceremonial form this k talisman. and i assert, that with divine aid, i shall invoke the intelligence layphy from his abode in qdx that life and power may be imparted to this talisman to the end that i may be assisted to perform the great work, and that i may be better able to assist my fellow men. may the powers of dsj witness my solemn pledge" step 15 place the talisman on the white triangle on the altar. stand west of the altar and face east "ye powers of dsj which i have invoked to this temple, know that all is now in readiness to consecrate this talisman. aid me with your power that i may cause the great angel layphy to give life and strength to this creature of talismans in the name of la, ab" step 16 go to the east of altar, face west. place the left hand on the talisman

the void and the darkness, then cometh the knowledge of the light. i am that light which ariseth in darkness. i am the exorcist in the midst of the exorcism. take on, therefore, manifestation before me for i am the wielder of the forces of the balance. thou hast known me now, pass thou on unto the cubical altar of the universe" step 23 reveil the talisman, pass to the altar, place it on the white triangle, and stand east, facing west, with the left hand on talisman, and the sword held over it with the right hand. retrace all the sigils etc. say: 8 "thou intelligence of qdx named layphy, i invoke thee in the divine name of la. o thou, who art the father of all things, source of the mighty waters, thou whose heart is mercy and whose being is love, lift me up, i beseech thee, and manifest thr

oke thee powerfully by the name of la (vibrate by formula of middle pillar and mystical circumambulation. thus, do i potently conjure and exorcise thee to charge this talisman, thou intelligence layphy" step 24 lift the talisman, remove the veil leaving the cord underneath, and cry "creature of talismans, long hast thou dwelt in darkness. quit the night and seek the day" step 25 replace it on the triangle upon altar, hold the pommel of the sword immediately over it, and say "by all the names, powers, and rites already rehearsed, i conjure upon thee power and might irresistible. khabs am pekht, konx om pax, light in extension. as the light hidden in darkness can manifest therefrom, so shalt thou become irresistible" step 26 pause, and using the amoun god form, invoke amoun as follows "o tho

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n altogether, and gave thanks to the sole wise, sole mighty, and sole eternal god, who hath taught us more than all men's wits could have found out, praised be his holy name. this vault we parted into three parts, the upper part or ceiling, the wall or side, the ground or floor. of the upper part you shall understand no more at this time but that it was divided according to the seven sides in the triangle which was in the bright center; but what therein is contained you (that are desirous of our society) shall, god willing, behold the same with your own eyes. every side or wall is parted into ten squares, every one with their several figures and sentences, as they are truly shewn and set forth concentratum here in our book. the bottom again is parted in the triangle, but because therein is

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darkness and of fear. for fear is failure, and except i be without fear, i cannot cast out the evil ones into the earth. i have conquered thee, so i pass on" go around, saying: 9 "o lord of the universe, thou art above all things, and thy name is in all things, and before thee the shadows of the night roll back and the darkness hasteth away (vibrate hyha, wrffm) thus, have i formulated the white triangle of the light divine that, rising and expanding, may shine within my heart, a center of the supernal splendor" step 23 stop in the north, form the pillars, and aspire. pass east, say "after the formless and the void and the darkness, cometh the knowledge of the light. so in the place of the guardian of the gate of the east, i draw thee into my heart, o vision of the rising sun. thou dwelle

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e intelligence, laykn, and under the mastery of laykn, the spirit of the sun, trws, from their abode in cmc that life, power and spirit may be imparted to this talisman to the end that i may be able to perform the great work and that i may be better enabled to aid my fellow human beings. may the powers of a and the holy one, blessed be he, witness my pledge. step 9 place the talisman on the white triangle upon the altar. stand west of the altar and face east. say: o ye powers of trapt which i have now invoked within this temple, know that all is now in readiness to duly and completely consecrate this talisman of a. i call upon ye now, ye powers of trapt, to aid me with your might and power that i may cause the great angel lakym to give life and strength to this creature of talismans, and t

he void and the darkness cometh the knowledge of the light. i am the light that ariseth in the darkness. i am the exorcist in the midst of exorcism. therefore, take on manifestation before me, for i am the wielder of the forces of the balance. thou hast known me, pass thou on to the cubical altar of the universe. step 6 cover the talisman, bring to the cubical altar, and place it within the white triangle. leave the cord bound, but remove the black cover. move to the east, place left hand on the talisman with right hand holding sword. retrace all sigils (point upward, pommel downward. say: thou intelligence, laykn, i invoke thee in the divine names tudw hwla hwhy, in the letters i.n.r.i, in the grand word hwchy, and the concealed word lvx. thou who art the holy one, blessed be he, the refl

llar, tudw hwla hwhy, and circumambulate thrice and return to your position. say: i do potently conjure and exorcise thee to charge this talisman, thou intelligence laykn. step 8 lift up the talisman, and remove veil, leaving the cord underneath. exclaim loudly: light! creature of talismans, long hath thou dwelt in darkness, quit the night and seek the day. step 9 replace it upon the altar in the triangle. hold pommel of sword immediately over it. say: by all the names, powers and rites already rehearsed, i conjure upon the power and might irresistible. khabs om pekht, knox om pax. light in extension. as the light hidden in the darkness can manifest there from, so shall thou become irresistible. step 10 pause, and then invoke ra as follows, utilizing the ra god form as well: o thou, the gi

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ther, upon the earth and under the earth, on dry land and in the water, of whirling air and of rushing fire, and every spell and scourge of god, the vast one, obedient unto mtolineal figures 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 examine the number of hebrew letters in the sephirotic names on the qabalistic tree of life. rtk consists of three letters. this could be equated to the triangle that has three sides. in addition, rtk is pure unity, and thus, the triangle relates because it is a symbol of absolute unity of opposing forces. hmkj and hnyb both have four letters. for each of them we can ascribe the square. hlwdg, hrwbg, trapt and twklm each have five letters in their name. thus, we could ascribe the pentagram to these sephiroth. dsj, djp (pachad, jxn and dwh each hav

10 x 5= 50, 50= n. djp and means "fear" in hebrew. this is expressed in the passage "the lord is the beginning of wisdom" hlwdg relates to dsj. its definition in hebrew is magnificence. this alludes to god's magnificence, and it is an expression of his mercy and love. a more esoteric definition of dsj is "love" three basic classes now sum up the sephiroth, including tud. the three classes are the triangle, the square, and the pentagram. 4 draw a line connecting the sephiroth. in actuality, we will draw twenty-two lines. in this diagram, we do not connect the sephiroth in the usual manner as in the minutum mundum diagram. rather, likes are connected to likes; pentagram to pentagrams, triangles to triangles, etc. there are thirteen lines that join initially those sephiroth under the triangle

al of all things and of no thing. all things emanate from the primordial point, and all things end at the primordial point. the cross within the circle is attributed to hmkj. here, we have the root of wisdom according to the sepher yetzirah. thus, the cross within the circle is a representation of all things and no thing in perfect harmony and balance, as well as unity. hnyb is represented by the triangle inside the circle. the triangle is the only lineal figure in which all the surfaces can be reduced. what we are saying here is that every polygon can be divided into triangles by simply drawing lines from its angles to its center. the triangle is the simplest of all lineal figures, therefore, it is the first of all lineal figures. in the neophyte initiation of the hermetic order of the go

hich operates in all things, especially the supernals. it would also refer to hnyb, the third sephira. we see clearly that hnyb is an amalgamation of the top three supernals. this is emphasized in the lesson "understanding of the human personality in the world of the qabalah" the top three sephiroth are referred to as the greater neschamah, whereas hnyb is referred to as the lesser neschamah. the triangle would also refer to the planet of l and to the element of o. the color of l is black and that of o is red. therefore, the black triangle would represent l and a red triangle would represent the element of o. note also that a white triangle represents the supernals. we also have another triad, the three principles of nature: p, 3, and q. all of these symbols can be exemplified in the trian

GRAHAM HANCOCK FINGERPRINTS OF THE GODS

espectively to the north-east and north-west, until they reach the northern ends of the two outermost parallel lines. finally link those parallel lines directly with horizontal lines running east to west at the northern and southern ends of the diagram. the shape produced is a meridional rectangle (oriented north-south. this rectangle is seven inches long by just under three inches wide and has a triangle demarcated at its northern (lower) end. the triangle represents the nile delta and the dot at the apex of the triangle represents the apex of the delta a point on the ground at 30 06 north and 31 14 east, very close to the location of the great pyramid. graham hancock fingerprints of the gods 414 map showing the geometric conception of egypt, with the great pyramid at the apex of the nile

t drawn up in the modern age. when they had finished, they were intrigued to note that the great pyramid s meridian sliced the nile delta region into two equal halves. they also found that if the diagonals running from the pyramid s apex to its north-eastern and north-western corners were extended (forming lines on the map running north-east and northwest until they reached the mediterranean, the triangle thus formed would neatly encapsulate the entire delta area.3 let us now return to our map, which also incorporates a triangle representing the delta. its other main components are the three parallel meridians. the eastern meridian is at longitude 32 38 east the official eastern border of ancient egypt from the beginning of dynastic times. the western meridian is at longitude 29 50 east, t

lourished during the last ice age. now here was the great pyramid proving to have a cartographic function vis -vis the northern hemisphere and also incorporating a sophisticated projection. as one expert explained: each flat face of the pyramid was designed to represent one curved quarter of the northern hemisphere, or spherical quadrant of 90 degrees. to project a spherical quadrant on to a flat triangle correctly, the arc, or base, of the quadrant must be the same length as the base of the triangle, and both must have the same height. this happens to be the case only with a cross-section or meridian bisection of the great pyramid, whose slope angle gives the pi relation between height and base..14 was it possible that surviving copies and compilations of ancient maps like the piri reis m

GREENFIELD ALLEN SECRET CIPHER OF THE UFONAUTS

barker, the silver bridge. ufologist gray barker got his one and only best-selling book in detailing the albert k. bender story and the world-wide wave of silencings. they knew too much about the flying saucers was an international success. it was widely assumed that the men in black were either government agents or extraterrestrials, but as researchers wilgus and keel have shown, the eye in the triangle was sometimes their only insignia, while my own research showed startling parallels to certain black magick rituals in medieval times which provoked visitations by what was often called the man in black- widely understood to be the devil himself. even barker noted that albert k. bender s experiments were more like a magical conjuration than an attempt at extraterrestrial communication. an

bsequent history. some suggested sourcebooks: in search of tbe masters behind the occult myth by paul johnson ufos: operation trojan horse by john a. keel passport to magonia by jacques vallee the lliuminoids by neal wilgus the nine unknown by talbot mundy the morning of the magicians by pauwels and bergier the occult reich by j.h. brannan the spear of destiny by trevor ravenscroft the eye in the triangle by israel regardie the confessions of aleister crowley by aleister crowley the autobiography of malcolm x as told to alex haley magick without tears by aleister crowley, edited by regardie thus spoke zarathustra by friedrich nietzche the last testament by greg rickman valis by philip k. dick 84 allen h. greenfield the transmigration of timothy archer by philip k. dick radio free albemuth

GRERALD SCHUELER AN ADVANCED GUIDE TO ENOCHIAN MAGICK

eat cross are: aries, leo, sagittarius= firey= red cancer, scorpio, pisces= watery= blue gemini, libra, aquarius= airy= yellow taurus, virgo, capricorn= earthy= black 49 the colors of the sephirothic crosses are determined using each truncated pyramid as: the colors of the kurubic squares are determined as: 50 where, t_ color of tablet k= color of element of the court card of the kerub s= same as triangle no. 1 a= color of angle wands= fire, yod, red cups= water, he, blue swords= air, vau, yellow pantacles= earth, he, black the colors of the lesser watchtower squares are determined from the astrological and planetary signs as follows: red= firey= sun, jupiter, aries, cancer, libra, capricom blue= watery= mars, taurus, leo, scorpio, aquarius yellow= airy= saturas, mercury, gemini, virgo, sa

e ritual of the pentagram a typical magick circle is shown in figure 4. the four triangles outside the circle represent the four watchtowers. when conducting magical operations on the watchtowers, sit or stand in a green circle (in general, green is appropraite for most operations. however, the color to use should correspond with the magical operation in which it is used) and face the appropriate triangle as follows: fire is a red bitom in the south earth is a black nanta in the north water is a blue hkoma in the west air is a yellow exarp in the east. possible embellishments include: 1) placing lamps in the triangles. 2) burning incense. 3) enscribing the appropriate deity name in the appropriate triangle. 4) enscribing the magical formula within the circle or triangle as appropriate. if

want to assume its identity. you will evoke a deity when you want to communicate with that dei ty whi le retaining your own serse of identity. a circie should be drawn around you to protect you during an operation as well as to symbolically remirad you that you are a microcosm. to attract an enochian deity into this circie (and hence into the microcosmn of the magician) requires an invocation. a triangle should be drawn outside your circle in order to attract an enochian deity finto your macrocosm (but not your microcosm. this attraction requires an evocation. one example of an evocation is crowley's well-known materialization of the demon khoronzon from the tenth aethyr, zax. to invite such a being into your circie could be harmful and should not be done lightly. when invoking, use the c

am. the golden dawn's the ritual of the hexagram when invoking, evoking, or banishing deities of the watchtowers you should always include tracing the proper hexagram. in addition to the hexagrams describeci in enochian magic, the following may also be used: fire. face toward the south and trace the hexagram of fire as follows: 102 notes: trace two equal triangles pointing upward. trace the upper triangle first in the direction shown for invoking or banishing. the second triangle begins at the center of the first and is traced in the sanee direction. earth. face the north and trace the hexagram of earth as follows: notes: trace the upper triangle first in the direction shown. the second triangle intersects the first and points downward. air face the east and trace the hexagram of air as fo

own for invoking or banishing. the second triangle begins at the center of the first and is traced in the sanee direction. earth. face the north and trace the hexagram of earth as follows: notes: trace the upper triangle first in the direction shown. the second triangle intersects the first and points downward. air face the east and trace the hexagram of air as follows: 103 notes: trace the upper triangle first in the direction shown. the second is inverted and the bases coincide. water pace the west and trace the hexagram of water as follows: 104 notes: the first triangle is traced the same way for all of the hexagranas. here the second triangle is inverted and the apexes coincide. 105 an enochian hexagram ritual use the following ritual in your magical operations for banishing or invokin

GRIFFIN DAVID MAGICAL EVOCATION OF THE AVERSE FORCES

in response to stimuli in the environment, and independently of our will and awareness. it is the task of the major adept to grow in awareness of, to make conscious, and to master these forces. from this perspective, magical evocation bears a certain resemblance to the process of psychotherapy, since it involves the bringing of unconscious contents to light. by evoking the averse forces into the triangle of art, the magician brings them into the light of consciousness, virtually comes to see them, and attempts learn about their nature, function, and mode of operation in the process. before the evocation, this had remained completely unconscious or, so to speak, in the darkness. with time, the adept learns to quickly recognize these forces whenever they manifest in his or her day-to-day li

rough it, with proper insulation electricity may nonetheless light up an entire city. likewise, although they are extremely dangerous, the magician with proper insulation may safely handle the averse forces. 8 ibid, p. 36. 6 in a ritual of magical evocation, the magician organizes his or her defenses to provide sufficient insulation for complete safety. the magician's first line of defense is the triangle of art. this is the space wherein to evoke the demon to visible appearance and to constrain it during the ritual. according to rosicrucian tradition, another alternative instead of a triangle is to employ polygons whose numbers of angles correspond to the nature of the force. for example, the evocation of the qlippoth of hod could employ an octagon, that of the spirit of jupiter, a square

e demon to visible appearance and to constrain it during the ritual. according to rosicrucian tradition, another alternative instead of a triangle is to employ polygons whose numbers of angles correspond to the nature of the force. for example, the evocation of the qlippoth of hod could employ an octagon, that of the spirit of jupiter, a square, and so forth. in practice, however, the traditional triangle of art, specially prepared for the ritual, is generally quite sufficient. the adept may nonetheless wish to experiment with polygons other than a triangle for use as constrainment devices, since there exists historical precedent in the rosicrucian tradition for this variation. place the triangle of art in the east of the temple or in the direction usually associated with the force. for ex

itual, is generally quite sufficient. the adept may nonetheless wish to experiment with polygons other than a triangle for use as constrainment devices, since there exists historical precedent in the rosicrucian tradition for this variation. place the triangle of art in the east of the temple or in the direction usually associated with the force. for example, to evoke the demon of air, set up the triangle of art in the west, the quarter toward which the magician should face to skry to the plane of air. one line of tradition then suggests the use of vast amounts of thick, smoky incense for the entity to use as a material basis to appear. in recent decades, however, research has suggested that the smoke method is but a blind, or "smokescreen" for the actual procedure, which is to place a mir

in the west, the quarter toward which the magician should face to skry to the plane of air. one line of tradition then suggests the use of vast amounts of thick, smoky incense for the entity to use as a material basis to appear. in recent decades, however, research has suggested that the smoke method is but a blind, or "smokescreen" for the actual procedure, which is to place a mirror inside the triangle of art.9 for the latter method, arrange the triangle vertically so that the magician can easily see his or her reflection therein. although the adept should experiment with both methods, research reveals the latter to be more effective. there is a distinct advantage to using a mirror in the triangle instead of smoke, since the entity appears together with the reflection of the seer, thus

GRIMM JACOB TEUTONIC MYTHOLOGY VOL 3

keep on friendly terms with men, and make them presents. they often help at haymaking, feed cattle, and sit down to table with men. at flax-harvest the countryman leaves tjiree liandfuls of fiax lyinc) in the field for the holzweibel (conf. pp. 448. 509; and in felling trees, during the brief time that the noise of the falling tree lasts, lie marks three crosses on the trunk with his axe: in the triangle formed by these crosses the holzweibel sit and have respite from the wild hunter, who at all times is shy of the cross (conf. deut. sag. no. 47. but voigtland tradition makes the wild hunter himself have the figure of a small man hidi-ou^hi orerip'own with moss, who mamed about in a narrow glen a league long (jul. schmidt 140. in the iliesengebirg the nispirit is said to chase before

H SPENCER LEWIS ROSICRUCIAN MANUAL AMORC 1990

t desire to come hither" hence, it is the place or point in the lodge where the seeker for light (applicant) dwelleth, and the neophyte (new initiate) enters the lodge in search of more light. the shekinah in the center of the lodge, where lines from the four points of the horizon would meet, is the heart of the soul of the temple. this point.the fifth point of the lodge.is occupied by the sacred triangle, called the shekinah (pronounced she-ky-nah, with accent on the middle syllable. the shekinah is the symbolical place, representing "the presence of god in our midst" it is "the point within the inner circle (the outer circle is the temple; the inner circle is the lodge) thus, it is "the triangle within the two circles" it indicates, therefore, that god is in all places (lodges.meeting pl

ustom. and we likewise keep from identifying ourselves with any of the commercial propositions that use the term rosy cross as titles for written-to-sell books which have nothing to do with our work, or as the name for colonization schemes, classes, etc (see pp. 72-76 for further information on this symbol [43] the triangles there has been much discussion as to why we use as a symbol the inverted triangle. just why the triangle with point downward is called inverted has not been explained to us. there is no reason, except mystically, why a triangle, such as ours, should have any definite position. a triangle is always a triangle, regardless of position, and to use the word inverted is to presume that the triangle has a proper position of some kind which can be inverted. we are not unaware

not been explained to us. there is no reason, except mystically, why a triangle, such as ours, should have any definite position. a triangle is always a triangle, regardless of position, and to use the word inverted is to presume that the triangle has a proper position of some kind which can be inverted. we are not unaware of the fact that certain organizations in the united states have used the triangle with the point upward as a mystical sign, but this did not give to that position of the triangle any proper or just position which should not be varied. but the very best.and truthful.explanation for our use of the triangle in this fashion is the fact that it was used by the old mystics of egypt and possibly atlantis, to represent the divine (or so-called spiritual) creations of the unive

he point upward as a mystical sign, but this did not give to that position of the triangle any proper or just position which should not be varied. but the very best.and truthful.explanation for our use of the triangle in this fashion is the fact that it was used by the old mystics of egypt and possibly atlantis, to represent the divine (or so-called spiritual) creations of the universe, while the triangle with the point upward was used to represent the material creations of the world (the pyramids of egypt typify the material triangle) the doctrine of the trinity is an after-creation of the old mystical law of the triangle. by comparing the laws given in our temple lectures regarding the two triangles (in the first degree temple monographs) with this doctrine, one will find at once the sim

resent the material creations of the world (the pyramids of egypt typify the material triangle) the doctrine of the trinity is an after-creation of the old mystical law of the triangle. by comparing the laws given in our temple lectures regarding the two triangles (in the first degree temple monographs) with this doctrine, one will find at once the similarity, as well as an explanation of why the triangle with the point downward represents divine or spiritual creations. throughout the work of the higher degrees, the triangle or the "law of three points" helps to solve many problems. in fact, in the work being done at the supreme grand lodge in the laboratory or out of it, in chemistry, electricity, healing, music, and even in the more subtle manifestations of nature's laws, the triangle in

HINE PHIL ASPECTS OF EVOCATION

spirits in books such as the lesser key have bizarre names, even more bizarre appearances, yet their powers are directly functional and useful. for example, raum appears as a blackbird, and can create love, reconcile enemies, or destroy cities and reputations. the standard approach to summoning these spirits is to use the time-honoured magical ritual, wherein the entities are called forth into a triangle, and ceremonially bound to the magician.s will. however, there is also another possibility, which is simply that of summoning a spirit when you find yourself in an appropriate situation. the following example illustrates this process. all of us, at one time or another, suffer from being stuck in traffic, from freeway jams to slow-moving queues of people. wouldn.t it be nice to be able to

eries of .traditional. grimoires and, following assessments and analysis of our findings, create a general approach to goetia suitable for our post-modern era. needless to say, things did not go exactly as we planned. our first series of workings was drawn from the lesser key of solomon. our first evocation, of the spirit vassago, was performed without using the traditional arrangement of circle, triangle, etc .just to see what happened, as it were. the result was that the working lacked clear definition; visions of the spirit called forth were hazy at best, and we both experienced a lowering of vitality (a feeling of being .drained, headaches and pre-flulike symptoms for a couple of days following. in view of this, we constructed a permanent circle and triangle, according to the .rules. i

, and all workings were conducted in the fashion outlined in the lesser key. using the long conjurations and constraints to the spirit given in the lesser key itself is exhilarating. the long sentences, punctuated by the old testament names of god and biblical quotations, quickly raises excitement to a fever pitch, and once the spirit can be discerned, it must then be abjured to remain within the triangle of art. the shapes which the spirits assumed were rarely exactly that described within the lesser key (hereafter lk, but generally similar. we found that once a spirit had appeared to us in a particular form, then it more or less took that shape in subsequent evocations. once evoked, a spirit would then be questioned bout its nature, qualities, and how we could improve upon the evocatione

e the conjuration of spirits such as haures or andromelius easier. during an evocation of glasyglabolas, we preceded the conjurations with an invocation of chaos .the unsealing of the vortices, which was originally designed for a series of eris workings. as we did this, a windstorm blew up about the house we were working in, but the spirit we were attempting to conjure flickered in and out of the triangle. it seemed to us that the .energies. created by the vortices was impeding the spirit.s ability to manifest, so we closed them, the windstorm dropped away, and the spirit came through into the triangle. incidents such as these led us to postulate that the lk spirits tended to a certain degree of conservatism over the parameters within which they could he cal led forth. the visions that the

HINE P OVEN READY CHAOS

by talons; self-love& hatred knotting my guts. howling frustration into the night, the broken dream heaped around my bed. later. a shaft of light burns through the brooding darkness; my cloak of night, my self-sewn shroud. knowledge. insight. wild laughter. a strange way into gnosis. a self-wounding, stretching back into my personal time. i crawl into my centre, my circle, and with my pen etch a triangle. and force the monster into it, and unloosen the skeins of form; moments of weakness, wanting and waiting, desire ignited by imagination. manufacturing my own junk, my own addiction. if this is wading through qlipothic muck then so be it. but out of this muck i wove a conversation, a story with no chance of a happy ending. a story which clouded my will, which blurred my eye. i made this m

HOWE THE ALCHEMIST OF THE GOLDEN DAWN

reat satisfaction. a letter from. k[ohn] this morning says "i have no more of rotalo either copied or printed. i had a german ms but that is lost or hopelessly mislaid. i remember i attempted to make a complete rotalo out of the two mss, the printed book and [word illegible, but this is at least 15 or 20 years ago and i have quite forgotten all about it. i have no triangular wheel, but remember a triangle was in the german ms which i have hunted in vain thro' the dust of ages. i must have disposed of it when i left my lodgings or else it is gone astray in some unaccountable manner" from this it appears you are right as to there being a 6 missing. i have a kabbalistic ms on numbers, which contains a circular wheel, which may help to elucidate the matter. i will 97 285 uxbridge road 3 februa

HP LOVECRAFT A DARK LORE

ot afraid. had it not been brilliantly accomplished again and again? for the first time one of the inert, wasted hands raised itself and pointed stiffly to a high shelf on the farther side of the room. there, in a neat row, stood more than a dozen cylinders of a metal i had never seen before- cylinders about a foot high and somewhat less in diameter, with three curious sockets set in an isosceles triangle over the front convex surface of each. one of them was linked at two of the sockets to a pair of singular-looking machines that stood in the background. of their purport i did not need to be told, and i shivered as with ague. then i saw the hand point to a much nearer corner where some intricate instruments with attached cords and plugs, several of them much like the two devices on the sh

HP LOVECRAFT AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS

t bottom of torso, rough but dissimilarly functioning counterparts of head arrangements exist. bulbous light-gray pseudo-neck, without gill suggestions, holds greenish five-pointed starfish arrangement "tough, muscular arms four feet long and tapering from seven inches diameter at base to about two and five-tenths at point. to each point is attached small end of a greenish five-veined mem branous triangle eight inches long and six wide at farther end. this is the paddle, fin, or pseudofoot which has made prints in rocks from a thousand million to fifty or sixty million years old "from inner angles of starfish arrangement project two-foot reddish tubes tapering from three inches diameter at base to one at tip. orifices at tips. all these parts infinitely tough and leathery, but extremely fl

INITIATION INTO HERMETICS

trance with the help of the akasa principle. then with the help of imagination he will eliminate the concept of time and space between himself and the receiver and thus have the feeling of standing next to his partner. later on this sensation will occur quite automatically, as we know already from experience with previous experiments. try at first to transmit simple shapes and patterns such as a triangle or a circle together with the desire that the partner on the other end will be able to see them in his mirror. the receiver has nothing to do but load his mirror with akasa before the transmission, to trance himself with the help of the akasa principle and to concentrate on the fact that he will distinctly see everything in the mirror that his partner is transmitting. provided both partne

tem concerning the snake power that is in accordance with the systems of the egyptian mysteries i have quoted. in kundalini yoga the scholar is exhorted to meditate on the muladhara center, the seat of which is the coccyx, and to perform pranayama exercises there. if we look closely at the symbolism of the muladharaa chakra we shall find tht this center has the shape of a yellow square with a red triangle in it. the center of it is a phallus wrapped three and a half times with a snake. the muladhara chakra is the first, most primitive and gross center that is symbolized by an elephant placed in a corner together with the respective goddess. this symbolic expression, called laya-yoga in india, is unequivocal and means the key for the first stage of yoga. there are several explanations of th

es with a snake. the muladhara chakra is the first, most primitive and gross center that is symbolized by an elephant placed in a corner together with the respective goddess. this symbolic expression, called laya-yoga in india, is unequivocal and means the key for the first stage of yoga. there are several explanations of this sign, but the correct one is that the square represents the earth, the triangle the three kingdoms of the material, astral and mental world, the phallus the generative power or the imagination, and the serpent the path and the knowledge. the fact is well known to the scholar that the earth principle is composed of four elements, and it does not need any comment. the growing yogi first has to learn to know and control the three worlds. consequently, the muladhara chak

ISIS UNVEILED

possession of its key nearly the equal of brahmft himself. the brahmdltna alone possessed this key, and transmitted it in a sealed casket to his successor "this unknown word, of which no hunuw power could, even today, when the brahmanical authority has been crushed under the mongolian and european invasions, today, when eacb pagoda has its brahmatma* force the digdosure, was engraved in a golden triangle and preserved in a sanctuary of the temple of aagartha, whose brahmdtma alone held the keys. he also bore upon his tiara two crotted keyt supported by two koeeting brfihmanas, symbol of the precious depo t of which he had the keeping. this word and this triangle were engraved upon the tablet of the ring that this religious chief wore as one of the signs of his dig- nity; it was also frame

nces. in their totality and unity they represent the archetypal man, adam kadmon, the vpiat6yortk, who in his individuahty or unity is yet dual, or bisexual (the greek didumos, lor he is the prototype of all humanity. thus we obtain three trinities, each contxuned in a 'head' in the first head, or face (the three-faced hindft tnmiitti, we find kether, the first androgyne, at the apex of the upper triangle, emitting 'bokhmah, or wisdom, a masculine and active potency also called yah, n\ and binah, ru'3, or inteuigence, a female and passive po- tency, represented by the name yehaoah, mn. these three form the first trinity or 'face' of the sephiroth. this triad emanated 'hesed, tdd, or mercy, a masculine active potency, also called eloah, from which emanated geburah, n"1133, or justice, ijso

rm ain-soph the 'crown; idedtify it with sephira, or kether; call am-soph 'an emanation from god' and make ibe ten s^birctb comprise 'ain^ph' as a unity. iley also very cmneously retcrae tlie first two emanations of sephira 'hokhm^ and fiinah. he greatest kabaliitf have always held 'hokhmah (wisdom) as a male and active intelligence, yall. r\ and placed it under the no. 2 on the right side of the triangle, whoee apex it the crown, while binab (intelligence) or ru''3. is under no. 3 on the le/t hand. but the latter, being rqiresented by its divine name as yehovah, mv, vny naturally showed the god of ime! as only a third emanation, as well a* a feminine, passive principle. hence when the time came for the talmudists to. transform their multifarious dattes into one living god, they resorted t

fore the wind [the argha, or a fish* was the good father, when writing this sentence, laboring under the recollection of joshua, son of nun (called jesus in the greek and slavonian versions? or had he forgotten the real interpretation of these pagan symboup 663. king (tlui gno>tic0. l l edit) gives the figure of chrutimi symbol, wry tonunon during the middle agei, of three gohes idterlaced into a triangle, and having the nvz lettero (a moat racred pythagoread number) i x 8 t 2 engravedon it. the number five relates to the same kabalbtic computation. 601. paedagogu, iii, xi. digitizecoy google the hindc noachian legend 257 joshua, son of nun, or nave (nans, could have with perfect propriety adopted the image oi a thip, or even of a fish, for joshua means jesus, son of the fish-god; but it w

ight side and the basc^ are com- and adm a the father and the son" poied of unbroken lines; the third, the "who will pve ui back to the great aditi, left aide, it dotted. it ii throng the that i may aee father and mother* latter that emerges sephira. spreading in it ia in conjunctun with the btt r female, every direction, ihe finally encompaaaet the force, that the divine but latent thought whole triangle. in thii emanation of the [moducea the gk t' deep' wats. female active principle from the left aide "water ia bom from a transfomuition of the mystic tiian^ is foreshadowed the of tight. and from a vuid^kalion of creation of eve from adam'a left rib. the water is bom the earth" aays mmu adam ii the hicrocoam of the uacrocoam, i, tuca 78. and ii created in the image at the elohim "ye are b

ISRAEL REGARDIE A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO GEOMANTIC DIVINATION

aribaldi, and say that "a priest knows himself to h an impostor, unless he be a fool, or htue been tavght to lie from boyhood" digitizecoy google digilizocb, google digilizocb, google !cb, google digilizocb, google digilizocb, google digilizocb, google digilizocb, google i digilizocb, gooesby the same author the golden dawn the tree of life the middle pillar the philosopher's stone the eye in the triangle a garden of pomegranates in this series how to make and use talismans a practical guide to geomantic divination by israel regardie the aquarian press 37/38 margaret street, london, w.e first published june 1972 israel regardie 1972 contents introduction 1. the gcomantic symbols 2. method 3. the judge and two witnesses 4. the question 5. the i louse 6. the presiding genius 7. summary of di

JENNINGS HARGRAVE ROSICRUCIANS RITES MYSTERIES

untries of which we in reality know very little, or nothing at all; for all history reads doubtfully, being written for popular purposes. in the temple-herren of nicolai there is an account of a gnostic gem, or talisman, which represents a cynocephalus, with a lunar disc on his head, standing in the act of adoration, with sceptrum displayed, before a column engraved with letters, and supporting a triangle. this latter architectural figure is, in fact, an obelisk. all the egyptian, obelisks were phalli. the triangle symbolises one of the pillars of hermes (hercules. the cynocephalus was sacred to him. the pillars of hermes have been judaiscd into solomon's jachin and boaz. so says herz, in regard to masonic insignia. we will explain fully, later in our book, of these interesting sexual imag

. the same two things, a cross and a strange-looking animal, half mammal, half fish or reptile, but called by mr. hodgson, of newcastle-upon-tyne, a basilisk, appear together on a mitliraic sculptured slab of the roman period, found in the north of england. what is more remarkable still, the star and crescent, or sun and moon, also appear, the whole being enclosed in what has been called the fire-triangle, or triangle with its face upwards. 134 the rosicrucians. the builder, london architectural journal, of june 6th, 1863, has some valuable observations on geometrical and other symbols. in regard to the word alhambra, we may associate another word appropriated to druidical stones in england men-amber. a famous logan-stone, commonly called men-amber, is in the parish of sethney, near penden

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, and air. that viewpoint has mostly changed with advances of science, but the four elements are still accepted in magick, for they are more closely linked with the emotions than modern explanations of the world. many occultists think of the magical elements as forces, or as *qualities* of energy; especially within the astral world. each element has a symbol and color (common symbols are- fire: a triangle pointing up; air: a triangle pointing up and with a horizontal line through the middle of it; water: a triangle pointing down; earth: a triangle pointing down and with a horizontal line through the middle of it) colors of the elements are- earth: brown and green; water: blue; fire: red; air: yellow..the eastern tattvic system uses different symbols and colors. the elements are often used

has a sound (letter) and a pitch which is sometimes used to invoke it. the tattvas some occultists prefer to describe the magical elements as tattvas according to the eastern system. notice that these symbols and colors are generally different than the western symbols and colors for the elements. element tattva tattvic symbol= earth prithivi yellow square water apas silver crescent fire tejas red triangle air vayu blue circle (spirit) akasa black oval yoga yoga originated in india. it is a physical or mental discipline designed to condition and invigorate the mind and body. there are many kinds of yoga, but they may be generally divided into three main types. hatha yoga- affect the mind through the body using physical exercises; improve physical health and endurance. raja yoga- affect the

KNOWLEDGE LECTURE FIVE

m kether through tiphareth to yesod and the upper quadrant of malkuth. water is relfected cross-wise from binah through chesed to hod. fire is reflected cross-wise from chokmah through geburah to netzach. malkuth therefore becomes the receptacle of the other three elements. the reflection of the elements down the tree meditation number five let the philosophus meditate upon the symbol of the fire triangle in all its aspects. let him contemplate the symbol of the planet venus until he realises the universal love which would express itself in perfect service to all mankind and which embraces nature both visible and invisible. let him identify himself with the powers of fire, consecrating himself wholly until the burnt sacrifice is consummated and the christ is conceived by the spirit. let hi

KNOWLEDGE LECTURE FOUR

y veiled in cloun iv- fourth knowledge lecture below are the geomantic figures and their zodiacal attributions! p puer& o puella@ v amissio* rubeus# albus( u acquisitio$ m populus) x carcer$ n via_ z tristitia% s fortuna major+ y laetitia% t fortuna minor q caput draconis^ w conjunctio r cauda draconis lineal figures of the planets below are the numbers and lineal figures of the planets: saturn 3 triangle jupiter 4 square mars 5 pentagram sun 6 hexagram venus 7 heptagram mercury 8 octagram moon 9 enneagram this topic is considerably elaborated in a very important document entitled polygons and polygrams. there are a number of drawings to illustrate each point made. the magical squares of the planets they are formed of the squares of the number of the planet, arranged so as to yield the sam

planet. for example the number of the planet saturn is 3, square 9, the sum of all columns vertical, horizontal and diagonal is 15. the total sum of all numbers is 45. these numbers are then formed into divine and spirit names. the solid greek cubical cross it is the admission badge for the path of tau, and is composed of 22 squares which answer to the 22 letters of the hebrew alphabet. the solid triangle or tetrahedron this figure is also known as the pyramid of fire. it is the admission badge for the path of shin, representing the simple fire of nature and the latent or hidden fire. the three upper triangles (note figure is in 2 dimensional space) refer to fire- solar, volcanic and astral. the lowest or basal triangle represents the latent heat. the greek cross this admission badge for t

the greek cross this admission badge for the path of resh has thirteen squares. it is referred to the sun in the twelve signs of the zodiac, arranged in triplicities. the cup of stolistes it is the admission badge to the grade of practicus. it is referred to the tree of life as shown in the diagram. it embraces nine of the sephiroth exclusive of kether. yesod and malkuth are referred to the lower triangle the former to the apex and latter to the base. like the caduceus, it furthers represents water, fire and air, but in a different combination. the crescent refers to the waters above the firmament, the sphere to the firmament, and the basal triangle to the consuming fire, which is opposed to the fire symbolized by the upper part of the caduceus. the symbol of mercury on the tree of life it

LAITMAN M KABBALAH ATTAINING THE WORLDS BEYOND

waning of the feeling of mutual love in our world. we have been created egoists in order to give us the capacity to expand the boundaries of our own feelings by allowing us to increasingly sense the creator s unveiling love. it is only by sensing the creator s love, by desiring to unite with him, that we yearn to be freed of egoism the common enemy. it can be said that egoism is the third in the triangle of creation (the creator, us, and egoism, allowing us to choose the creator. moreover, all the acts of the creator, the ultimate goal of creation and all his actions, irrespective of the way we see them, are formed on the basis of this absolute and constant love. the light that emanates from the creator which constructed all the worlds and which created us, a microdose of which is found i

LEADBEATER C W THE HIDDEN LIFE IN FREEMASONRY 2E

x (chapter ix in first edition) two wonderful rituals the workings in egypt. the form of the temple of amen-ra. the building of the temple of amen-ra. the unveiling of the hidden light. the offerings. the descent of osiris. the distribution of the sacrament. the re-union of osiris. the shining of the light. the pledge and the blessing. the ceremony of the holy angels. the lodge and officers. the triangle of adepts. the arrival of the angels. the building of the temple of the angels. the ceremony in the temple. the effect of the festival. chapter xi (chapter x in first edition) closing the lodge the greetings. preparation for closing. the closing. plates 0. the masonic temple (coloured) i. an egyptian apron (coloured) ii (a) an egyptian initiation (b) osiris on the square iii. the plan of

ards armed with knives; the outer was called the watcher, the inner was known as the herald(*ibid, p. 47) the candidate was divested of most of his clothing, and entered with a c c t c and h c w c he was led to the door of the temple, and there asked who he was. he replied that he was shu, the gsuppliant h or gkneeler, h coming in a state of darkness to seek for light. the door was an equilateral triangle of stone, which turned on a pivot on its own centre. 11. as the candidate entered he trod on the square, and, in so doing, it was supposed that he was treading on, and leaving, the lower quaternary or personality of man, in order to develop the higher triad, the ego or soul (in modern masonry the same idea is expressed in the first lecture, where it is stated that a mason comes to the lod

beauties of the ionic and the corinthian. it has the same number of flutings and the same proportions as the latter, but combines with the acanthus ornament the volutes of the ionic style. 134. the three columns are part of the greek or classic style of architecture, which has always a flat or very slightly sloping roof, no arches, and many pillars arranged in rows, generally with a large shallow triangle, the pylon, at the front of the building (see plate v) 135. in the religious architecture of europe we find mainly the gothic style. the guilds of freemasons in the middle ages travelled over europe in wandering bands, which were engaged in building churches. all the great gothic building was cone, broadly speaking, about the same period, and at that time the famous cathedrals of europe w

he volume of the sacred law is to illumine our minds. so in the three articles of furniture we have the v.s.l. to enlighten the mind, the square to regulate our actions, and the compasses to keep us within due bounds in our relations with all, and especially with our brn. in freemasonry. yet at the same time all these objects have much larger meanings. 229. with the egyptians the compasses were a triangle and the square was a geometrical square- the ordinary figure with four equal sides and all its angles right angles. in modern days we use the tool that a working mason calls a square, by means of which he tests the two adjacent sides of any flat stone to find out whether they are at right angles to each other. in freemasonry when the candidate is now asked, gwhat is a square? h he replies

existence, from the implement which is worn by the r.w.m. it was originally a mathematical square, but it has lost its full shape, and is now represented only by one corner of the square. it is usually considered identical with the carpenter fs or mason fs tool of that name, which is worn by the r.w.m. as the symbol of his office, but the two ideas are in reality quite distinct. 231. in egypt the triangle represented the triad of spiritual will, intuitional love and higher intelligence in man; while the square typified the lower quaternary, that is, his body with its visible and etheric divisions, his emotional nature, and his lower mind. thus the triangle stool for the individuality or soul, and the square; fur the personality, the two together constituting septenary man. 232. the three a

LEADBEATER CW GLIMPSES OF MASONIC HISTORY

s of tradition have crossed and recrossed one another throughout the ages, and have influenced each other to a greater or less degree. the seating of the principal officers in a craft lodge, for instance, differs in english and continental masonry. english masonry follows the old egyptian method of arranging them, while continental masonry follows the chaldaean plan and seats them in an isosceles triangle. 48. the powers of the succession of i.m.s in these two systems are in essence the same, but since in the continental lodges the ceremony of installation is reduced to the merest vestige, only the minimum of power necessary for the actual transmission of the degrees is conferred, and very much less is done for the r.w.m. than under the english plan. but this is a question of imperfection

ite masonry in the mysteries 179. the highest and last of the great sacramental powers of the mysteries which have been transmitted to us is that which is now conferred in the 33, that of the sovereign grand inspector-general. in ancient egypt, at the time when i knew it, there were only three who held the equivalent of that supreme degree, the pharaoh and two others, who formed with him an inner triangle which was the heart of the whole system of the mysteries, and the channel to them of the hidden light from the white lodge behind. these three were all high initiates of the great white brotherhood, and the pharaoh possessed an even higher level of power than is usually given in the 33, it being that of a crowned and anointed sovereign. 180. the brn. of this high order may be said to have

in- there is no evidence upon the point- but french masonry has diverged very considerably from the english workings. 647. the symbolic or blue degrees of the ancient and accepted scottish rite appear in many ways to preserve a fuller tradition, and they probably represent another line of descent, for they employ the ancient chaldaean method of seating the three principal officers in an isosceles triangle. as in the regular grand lodge of england prior to 1810, there is no degree of i.m. worked on the continent, except in bodies deriving authority from the grand lodge in london. the elected master is placed in the chair without ceremony, as in the older english working. the grand lodge of scotland recognized the ceremonial degree only in 1872. it was derived from sources accessible to the

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ook] is, wch called, artem novam& ars notaria &c. these bookes were first found in the chaldean& hebrew tongues at hierusalem, by a jewish rabbi& by him put into the greeke language& from thence into ye latine, as it is said &c. appendix- other examples of some of the drawings sigil for baal, from harl. 6483. sigil for agares, from harl. 6483. sigil for vasago, from harl. 6483. magical circle and triangle, from sloane 3648. hexagram to be worn as a lamin, from the hebrew manuscript of the clavicula salomonis (sepher mafteah shelomoh, fol. 38a. gollancz, fol. 38a. or. 14759 pentagram, from harl. 6483. the magic ring, from sloane 2731. brass vessel, from sloane 2731: sigil for carmasiel, from harl. 6483. sigils for some of carmasiel's dukes, from harl. 6483. the seal of solomon, from harl. 6

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

given a magic cane, the performer not only becomes a big star, but is able to put all his rival acts out of business.when the devil demands payment in the form of marrying his old hag of a daughter and making a baby with her, the performer disappears. the minions from hell find him and return him to the down under. as the movie ends, he is driving off in the limo that says, just married. devil s triangle the devil s triangle also known as the bermuda triangle is a watery area whose boundaries are florida, bermuda, and puerto rico. in an associated press article on september 16, 1950, reporter e. v. w. jones wrote that ships were disappearing mysteriously between florida and devil s triangle 71 bermuda. a fate piece in 1952 was the first to advance the notion of a triangle. throughout the

tween florida and devil s triangle 71 bermuda. a fate piece in 1952 was the first to advance the notion of a triangle. throughout the 1950s writers such as m. k. jessup, frank edwards, and donald e. keyhoe speculated that extraterrestrial spacecraft were snatching planes and ships (or their crews. in the february 1964 issue of the men s magazine argosy, vincent h. gaddis invented the term bermuda triangle and popularized it further when he incorporated the article into a chapter of his book invisible horizons (1965. the 1970s saw the legend peak with the best-selling the bermuda triangle (1974, by charles berlitz with j. manson valentine. the most famous devil s triangle story concerned the disappearances of five navy avenger torpedo boats on the afternoon of december 5, 1945, off the coas

. manson valentine. the most famous devil s triangle story concerned the disappearances of five navy avenger torpedo boats on the afternoon of december 5, 1945, off the coast of florida (in the climactic scene of steven spielberg s 1977 film close encounters of the third kind, the missing crew is returned to earth in an alien spacecraft) a rescue aircraft sent after it also vanished. according to triangle literature, all of this occurred in perfect weather. other cases went back to the nineteenth century. in each instance, triangle writers insisted, no conventional explanation could be found. they then went on to propose their own unconventional explanations. for example, in his 1970 book invisible residents, ivan t. sanderson theorized that an undetected advanced civilization lives under

other cases went back to the nineteenth century. in each instance, triangle writers insisted, no conventional explanation could be found. they then went on to propose their own unconventional explanations. for example, in his 1970 book invisible residents, ivan t. sanderson theorized that an undetected advanced civilization lives under the earth s oceans; one of its major bases is in the devil s triangle. other theorists held that the triangle is a gateway to another dimension. some have speculated that the lost continent of atlantis lies under the devil s triangle and atlantean superscience is responsible for the mysterious events there. if so, it is not the only one, according to some. there is also the devil s sea, southeast of japan. sanderson expanded the concept, claiming that there

iming that there are ten v lie vortices, as he called them, stretched in parallel bands at equal distances above and below the equator, 72 degrees apart. in these lozenge-shaped regions oints other intelligences operate freely, grabbing ships and aircraft, moving freely through space and time in machines we call ufos. sanderson did hold these entities in high regard: the oints, he claimed bermuda triangle: were the missing ships sucked into a giant whirlpool (dezs sternoczky/sufoi/fortean picture library) 72 diabolus in musica (his italics, are, at least from our present point of view and as of this date, incredibly and abysmally stupid. might it not be that at least some oints are so far ahead of our present status that they have completely lost control of themselves and just plain given

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e "portal" is particularly attributed to the element of spirit; it refers to the sun; the paths of s, r and z are attributed to this degree. see 777 lines 6 and 31 bis. the pentagrams of fire. i' b n* a name: myhla v\ n o- i (elohim. k\ s i\ h n# i g n g -380- the signs of 4= 7. raise the arms above the head and join the hands, so that the tips of the fingers and of the thumbs meet, formulating a triangle (see illustration (the grade of 4= 7) is particularly attributed to the element fire; it refers to the planet venus; the paths of q, z and p are attributed to this degree. for other attributions see 777 lines 7 and 31. the pentagrams of water. i' b n\ a v# n o- i name: la (el. k' s i\ h n\ i g n g the signs of 3= 8. raise the arm till the elbows are on a level with the shoulders, bring th

lement fire; it refers to the planet venus; the paths of q, z and p are attributed to this degree. for other attributions see 777 lines 7 and 31. the pentagrams of water. i' b n\ a v# n o- i name: la (el. k' s i\ h n\ i g n g the signs of 3= 8. raise the arm till the elbows are on a level with the shoulders, bring the hands across the chest, touching the thumbs and tips of fingers so as to form a triangle apex downwards (see illustration (the grade of 3= 8) is particularly attributed to the element of water; it refers to the planet mercury; the paths of r and s are attributed to this degree. for other attributions see 777, lines 8 and 23. the pentagrams of air. i' b n\ a v* n name: hvhy o- i (ye-ho-wau. k' s i\ h n\ i g n g the signs of 2= 9. stretch both arms upwards and outwards, the elb

n (vi) saying "l.v.x, lux, the light of the cross (viii. with the magical weapon trace the\ 1 hexagram of fire in the east, saying "ararita (atyrara- this word consists of the initials of a# sentence which means "one is his beginning\ one is his individuality: his permutation is\ 2 one* this hexagram consists of two equilateral triangles, both apices pointed upwards. begin at the top of the upper triangle and trace it in dextro- rotary direction. the top of the lower triangle and trace it in dextro- rotary direction. the top of the lower should coincide with the central point of the upper triangle (ix. trace the hexagram of earth in the 2\ south, saying "ararita. this hexagram *1 has the apex of the lower triangle pointing- downwards, and it should be capable of/ inscription in a circle\ 1

g "ararita. this hexagram *1 has the apex of the lower triangle pointing- downwards, and it should be capable of/ inscription in a circle\ 1 (x. trace the hexagram of air in the 2/ west, saying "ararita. this hexagram/ is like that of earth; but the bases of the/ triangles coincide, forming a diamond -383 (xi. trace the hexagram of water in the/ north, saying "ararita# this hexagram has the lower triangle placed\ above the upper, so that their apices coincide (xii. repeat (i-vii. the banishing ritual is identical, save that the direction of the hexagrams must be reversed. the greater ritual of the hexagram. invoking banishing- 2 *2 *1 1# 1 2 *1* 2* 1 *2- 2# 1/ 4:9# 6:7-*5:8 3:10- 2:4* 2:11/*1:12^ 1:12- 6:7* 4:9 3:10 5:8-*2 *1- 1# 2/ to invoke or banish planets or zodiacal signs. the hexagr

g banishing- 2 *2 *1 1# 1 2 *1* 2* 1 *2- 2# 1/ 4:9# 6:7-*5:8 3:10- 2:4* 2:11/*1:12^ 1:12- 6:7* 4:9 3:10 5:8-*2 *1- 1# 2/ to invoke or banish planets or zodiacal signs. the hexagram of earth alone is used. draw the hexagram, 385- beginning from the point which is attributed to the planet you are dealing with (see 777 col. lxxxiii. thus to invoke jupiter begin from the right hand point of the lower triangle, dextro-rotary and complete; then trace the upper triangle from its left hand point and complete. 1\ 2# trace the astrological sigil- of the planet in the centre of/ your hexagram\ for the zodiac use the- hexagram of the planet which *2-*1 rules the sign you require (777, col. xxxviii) but draw\ the astrological sigil of the- sign, instead of that of the 1 *1 planet *2 2# for caput and ca

LIBER 777

n. vitriol 4 amethyst, sapphire[[lapis lazuli] the wand, sceptre, or crook ihvh 5 ruby the sword, spear, scourge, or chain agla. alhim 6 topaz, yellow diamond the lamen or rosy cross abrahadabra. iao: inri 7 emerald the lamp and girdle ararita 8 opal, especially fire opal the names and versicles and apron. 9 quartz the perfumes and sandals[[the altar] alim 1010 rock crystal the magical circle and triangle vitriol 11 topaz the dagger or fan. 12 opal, agate the wand or caduceus. 13 moonstone, pearl, crystal bow and arrow alim 14 emerald, turquoise the girdle agaph 15 ruby the horns, energy, the burin. 16 topaz the labour of preparation[[the throne and altar. 17 alexandrite, tourmaline, iceland spar the tripod. 18 amber the furnace[[the cup or holy graal] abrahadabra 19 cat s eye the discipli

rks of malediction and death khbn 32 bis alchemy, geomancy, making of pantacles[[travels on the astral plane] kbn 31 bis invisibility, transformations, vision of the genius. table i (continued) 15 xlvii. kings and princes of the jinn. xlviii. figures related to pure number. xlix* lineal figures of the planets &c, and geomany. 0. the circle 1. the point 2. the cross the line, also the cross 3. the triangle the plane, also the diamond, oval, circle, and other yoni symbols 4 tetrahedron or pyramid, cross the solid figure 5 the rose the tesseract 6 calvary cross, truncated pyramid, cube. 7 a rose (7 x 7, candlestick 8. 9. 1010 altar (double cube, calvary cross sephirothic geomantic figures follow the planets. caput* and cauda draconis* are the nodes of the moon, nearly= neptune and herschel re

m 14. heptagram 15. puer* 16. amissio* 17 swastika albus* 18. populus and via* 19. fortuna major and fortuna minor* 20. conjunctio* 21. square and rhombus 22 greek cross solid, the rose (3+ 7+ 12) puella 23. those of cy triplicity 24. rubeus* 25 the rose (5 x 5) acquisitio* 26 calvary cross of 10, solid carcer* 27. pentagram 28. tristitia* 29. laetitia* 30. hexagram 31. those of by triplicity 32. triangle 32 bis. those of ey triplicity 31 bis. table of correspondences 16 l* transcendental morality [10 virtues (1-10, 7 sins (planets, 4 magick powers (elements] li. the coptic alphabet. numeration of col. li. english equivalent of col. li. 0. 1 pyrrho-zoroastrianusm (accomplishment of great work# 6 st 2 devotion. sz 3 silence. tt 4 obedience/ 8 5 energy v v 500 ph 6 devotion to great work w w

3rd quadrant. the princess of the echoing hills. the lotus of the palace of the earth. rules a 4th quadrant of the heavens about kether. 31 bis the root of the powers of air the root of the powers of water. lxxv. the five elements (tatwas. lxxvi. the five skandhas. clxxxviii. the body. 11 vayu the blue circle sankhara breath 23 apas the silver crescent vedana chyle, lymph 31 agni or tejas the red triangle sa a blood 32 bis prithivi the yellow square rupa solid structures, tissues 31 bis akasa the black egg vi nanam semen, marrow cxci. the four noble truths (buddhism) clxxxix. cxc. bodily functions. 11 sorrow s cause speaking though 23 sorrow s ceasing holding nutrition 31 noble eight-fold path moving moving 32 bis sorrow excreting matter 31 bis. generating magick table iii 20 lxxvii. the p

book, ars almadel, is probably of medieval origin: it divides up the powers it summons into four altitudes, seemingly referred to the cardinal points of the zodiac. the fifth book of the lemegeton, ars nova, is rather a kind of appendix which appears in one ms. where it occupies one and a half sides of a single folio leaf: it contains an extended prayer associated with the names on the circle and triangle of the goetia, possibly intended to be spoken while drawing these, along with a short and garbled conjuration containing some highly corrupt hebrew names, probably also connected with the goetia as it mentions the brazen vessel; and finally, a lengthy curse targetted at anyone who steals the book. the ars nova is sometimes confused with the ars notoria (notary art) attributed to solomon

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asier to tell the live snake from the dead snake. 16. also concerning vows. be obstinate, and be not obstinate. understand that the yielding of the yoni is one with the lengthening of the lingam. thou art both these; and thy vow is but the rustling of the wind on mount meru. 17. now shalt thou adore me who am the eye and the tooth, the goat of the spirit, the lord of creation. i am the eye in the triangle, the silver star that ye adore. 18. i am baphomet, that is the eightfold word that shall be equilibrated with the three. 19. there is no act or passion that shall not be a hymn in mine honour. 20. all holy things and all symbolic things shall be my sacraments. 21. these animals are sacred unto me; the goat, and the duck, and the ass, and the gazelle, the man, the woman, and the child. 22

ess in the bazar, sucked up by her slyness and smiles, so art thou wholly and no more in part before the symbol of the beloved, though it be but a pisacha or a yantra or a deva. 35. and in all shalt thou create the infinite bliss, and the next link of the infinite chain. 4 liber a fash vel capricorni pnevmatici 36. this chain reaches from eternity to eternity, even in triangles.is not my symbol a triangle?.ever in circles.is not the symbol of the beloved a circle? therein is all progress base illusion, for every circle is alike and every triangle alike! 37. but the progress is progress, and progress is rapture, constant, dazzling, showers of light, waves of dew, flames of the hair of the great goddess, flowers of the roses that are about her neck, amen! 38. therefore lift up thyself as i a

LIBER ALEPH

tions concerning this formula) ehold moreover, my son, the .conomy of this way, how it is according to the tao, fulfilling itself wholly within thine own sphere. and it is utterly in tune with thine own will on every plane, so that every part of thy nature rejoiceth with every other part, communicating praise. now then learn also how this formula is that of the word abrahadabra. first, had is the triangle erect upon twin squares. of hadit need i not to write, for he hath hidden himself in the book of the law. this substance is the father, the instrument is the son, and the metaphysical ekstacy is the 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

thine heart, o my son, this mystery that i shall next unveil before thine eyes, o eagle that art undazzled by the brilliance of light, that soarest continually with virile flight to thine august inheritance. behold the beatific vision is of two orders, and in the formula of the rosy cross it is of the heart and is called beauty; but in the formula of the silver star (id est, of the eye within the triangle) it is of the mind, and is called wonder. otherwise spoken, the former is of art, a sensuous and creative perception; but the latter of science, and intellectual and intelligible insight. or again, in our holy qabalah, the one is of tiphereth, the other of binah, and in pure philosophy, this is a contemplation of the cosmos, causal and dynamic, and that of its effect in static presentatio

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ity from a third, its purity from a fourth, its peace from yet a fifth. so then thy love being made perfect, it shall be worthy of that perfect love of his. 22. further concerning meditation. moreover, let the philosophus imagine to himself that he hath indeed succeeded in his devotion, and that his lord hath appeared to him, and that they converse as may be fitting. 23. concerning the mysterious triangle. now then as three cords separately may be broken by a child, while those same cords duly twisted may bind a giant, let the philosophus learn to entwine these three methods of magic into a spell. to this end let him understand that as they are one, because 1 [one of crowley.s pseudonyms, a fictitious persian islamic mystic to whom was attributed a curious work known as the scented garden

amadhi. all samadhi is defined as the ecstatic union of subject and object in consciousness, with the result that a third thing arises which partakes in no way of the nature of the two. it would seem at first sight that it is of no importance whatever to choose an object of meditation. for example, the samadhi called atmadarshana might arise from simple concentration of the thought on an imagined triangle, or on the heart. but as the union of two bodies in chemistry may be endothermic or exothermic, the combination of oxygen with nitrogen is gentle, while that of oxygen with hydrogen is explosive; and as it is found that the most heat is disengaged as a rule by the union of bodies most opposite in character, and that the compound resulting from such is most stable, so it seems reasonable t

LIBER CLXV A MASTER OF THE TEMPLE

i (or if i) lived longer upon this planet it would have been my life work, indeed it must have been, to help others to the path. therefore to those who follow after are these lines written in the hope that they may be saved one drop of the anguish i now suffer. whatever may have happened in this last three days, the results of my thoughts amount to this. i who have found the heart of the shining triangle, who have indeed become one with the great white brotherhood, who have heard the voice of god in all its sweetness, who have made that message a part (nay all) of my being, who have held my beloved in my arms, who have become my beloved and lost myself therein, who have for ever given up my lower self, who have conquered death, who have felt the pain of the whole world, who have found wis

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iod, a london robemaker called william northam was (according to advertisments in the equinox) entrusted with the manufacture of robes and other ceremonial apparel for the a a according to various extant contemporary photographs and descriptions, the robe of a probationer was a white tau robe with no hood. on the breast is an upright pentagram; on the back a hexgram consisting of an ascending red triangle and a descending blue triangle, with a golden tau in the midst. according to gliber vesta vel paroketh sub figura dcc, h an account of the outer order robes by a modern a a group based on some early crowley notes and sketches and published in equinox iv (1, the pentagram is scarlet and the base, neck and cuffs of the robe are edged in gold. the robe of a neophyte was black, with a hood. a

he midst. according to gliber vesta vel paroketh sub figura dcc, h an account of the outer order robes by a modern a a group based on some early crowley notes and sketches and published in equinox iv (1, the pentagram is scarlet and the base, neck and cuffs of the robe are edged in gold. the robe of a neophyte was black, with a hood. according to gliber vesta, h the robe also has a descending red triangle (in outline) on the breast, and an eye in a triangle design (gold on silver) on the brow. the same text describes the symbols added in subsequent grades as follows: zelator: purple square affixed to front of robe at level of knees. practicus: orange sash affixed to left sleeve. philosophus: green sash affixed to right sleeve. dominus liminis: replace black hood with a white hood, with the

rom a typescript prepared by f.i. regardie while he was crowley's secretary in the late 1920s, was published in the journal of the college of thelema, black pearl, in the late 1990s, and in an appendix to james eschelman fs book the magical and mystical system of the a a according to this the neophyte robe was plain black with a hood and the symbols added were as follows: zelator: silver eye in a triangle on the forehead; practicus: hexagram of 48 rays (silver) around the triangle; philosophus: calvary cross of six squares (in various colours) on the breast; dominus liminis: rose emblem at the centre of this cross. contra this, it has been suggested that the dark-coloured hooded robes with a rose cross on the breast and the eye in a triangle surrounded by a 48-rayed hexagram on the forehea

LIBER CXLVIII SOLDIER AND THE HUNCHBACK

ce is true; and faith is foolish. practically, 3 1= 3 is the truth; and 3 1= 1 is a lie; though, sceptically, both statements may be false or unintelligible. practically, franklin fs method of obtaining fire from heaven is better than that of prometheus or elijah. i am now writing by the light that franklin fs discovery enabled men to use. practically, gi concentrated my mind upon a white radiant triangle in whose centre was a shining eye, for 22 minutes and 10 seconds, my attention wandering 45 times h is a scientific and valuable statement. gi prayed fervently to the lord for the space of many days h means anything or nothing. anybody who cares to do so may imitate my experiment and compare his result with mine. in the latter case one would always be wondering what gfervently h meant and

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al rituals as may be taught) should take place actually in an open temple. followeth the ceremony of admitting a neophyte to the mysteries, which is to be performed upon him before he is admitted to an ordeal] the ritual called "passing through the tuat (the officers are three in number, invisible are ta-nech for nuit, bes-n-maut for hadit. thence cometh forth visable, the lowest point of the red triangle of our order, ankh-f-n-khonsu for ra- hoor-khuit. the ceremony is to join the candidate, or ego, with him. the officer is also tem, to open, ra to close; kephra, to admit, and ahathoor, to seal the grade. he is thus the pentagram in himself. the hierophant. his dress is that of the magus described by abramelin. the wand is in his hand; but the spear and sword are ready. the candidate, dre

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at hath performed all things and endured all things! the first operation of ritual 671 is the preparation of the place. there are two forces; that of death and that of natural life.1 death begins the operation by a knock, to which life answers. then death, banishing all forces external to the operation, declares the speech in the silence. both officers go from their thrones and form the base of a triangle whose apex is the east. they invoke the divine word, and then death slays with the knife, and embalms with the oil, his sister life. life, thus prepared, invokes, at the summons of death, the forces necessary to the operation. the word takes its station in the east and the officers salute it both by speech and silence in their signs; and they pronounce the secret word of power that riseth

s a journey in his new house, and perceives at stated times, each time preceded by a new ordeal and equilibration, the forces that surround him. death he sees, and the life of nature whose name is sorrow, and the word that quickeneth these, and his own self.and when he hath recognised these four in their true nature he passes to the altar once more and as the apex of john st. john 33 a descending triangle is admitted to the lordship of the double kingdom. thus is he a member of the visible triad that is crossed with the invisible. behold the hexagram of solomon the king! all this the hiereus seals with a knock and at the hegemon fs new summons he.to his surprise.finds himself as the hanged man of the tarot. each point of the figure thus formed they crown with light, until he glitters with

seemed almost to outstrip the possible of glory. the flood of the chitta is again being heaped up by the dam of discipline. there is less headache, and more sense of being on the path.that is the only way one finds of expressing it. 11.45. worse and worse; though pose even better held. in despair returned to a simple practice, the holding of the mind to a single imagined object; in this case the triangle surmounted by the cross. it seems quite easy to do nowadays; why shouldn.t it lead to the result? it used to be supposed to do so. might be worth trying anyway; things can hardly be worse than they are. or, one might go over to the hammam, and have a long bath and sleep.but who can tell whether it would refresh, or merely destroy the whole edifice built up so laboriously in these ten days

LIBER DCLXXI VEL PYRAMIDOS

l! asi! hail, hoor-apep! let the silence speech beget! two strokes on bell. banishing spiral dance: the words against the son of night tahuti speaketh in the light. knowledge and power, twin warriors, shake the invisible; they roll asunder the darkness; matter shines, a snake. sebek is smitten by the thunder. the light breaks forth from under. he goes to the west, in the centre of the base of the triangle of (m, asi (a, and hoor (c: o thou, the apex of the plane, with ibis head and phoenix wand and wings of night! whose serpents strain their bodies, bounding the beyond. thou in the light and in the night art one, above their moving might! he lays the wand, etc, on the altar, uses the scourge on his buttocks, cuts a cross with the dagger upon his breast and tightens the chain of the bell ab

gn that closes up the veil. m. m 12 2. the sealing of the pyramid proceed as in the building, unto the word .suns. the magus with wand] in his left hand the bell he taketh: hail! asi! hail, hoor-apep! let the silence speech beget! two strokes on bell. banishing spiral dance: the words against the son of night (etc, to .breaks forth from under) he goes to the west, in the centre of the base of the triangle of (m, asi (a, and hoor (c: o thou, the apex of the plane (etc, to .art one, above their moving might) he lays the wand, etc, on the altar, uses the scourge on his buttocks, cuts a cross with the dagger upon his breast and tightens the chain of the bell about his forehead, saying: the lustral water! smite thy flood (etc) anointing the wounds, say: the fire informing! let the oil (etc) the

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fulness, and regularity of breathing. 9. various remarkable phenomena will very probably occur during these practices. they must be carefully analysed and recorded. v dharana.control of thought 1. constrain the mind to concentrate itself upon a single simple object imagined. the five tatwas are useful for this purpose; they are: a black oval; a blue disk; a silver crescent; a yellow square; a red triangle. 2. proceed to combinations of simple objects; e.g, a black oval within a yellow square, and so on. 3. proceed to simple moving objects, such as a pendulum swinging, a wheel revolving &c. avoid living objects. 4. proceed to combinations of moving objects, e.g, a piston rising and falling while a pendulum is swinging. the relation between the two movements should be varied in different exp

LIBER LVII

divine names, hy, yah, and hwhy; and among the angelic hosts by \ynpwa, auphamim, the wheels. it is also called ba, the father. the third sephira, or triad, is a feminine passive potency, called hnyb, binah, the understanding, who is co-equal with chokmah. for chokmah, the number 2, is like two straight lines which can never enclose a space, and therefore is powerless till the number 3 forms the triangle. thus this sephira completes and makes evident the supernal trinity. it is also called ama, ama, mother, and amya, aima, the great productive mother,15 who is eternally conjoined with ba, the father, for the maintenance of the universe in order. therefore she is the most evident form in which can know the father, and therefore is she worthy of all honour. she is the supernal mother, co-eq

ch alternate letter] 205= rbg, mighty 213= ryba, mighty this shows abrahadabra as the word of double power, another phrase that meant much to me at the time. a a a a r a d b h b (3) baa at the top of the hexagram gives ba, amya, b, father, mother, child. rdh by yetzirah gives horus, isis, osiris, again father, mother, child. this hexagram is again the human triad. dividing into 3 and 8 we get the triangle of horus dominating the stooping dragon of 8 heads, the supernals bursting the head of daath. also a r b a a a a h d r b the supernals are supported upon two squares: daba= dd, love, 8. arha= rwa, light, 207. now 8 207= 1656= 18= yj, living, and 207= 9 23, hyj, life. at this time .licht, liebe, leben. was the mystic name of the mother- temple of the g d. the five letters used in the word

LIBER LXVII THE SWORD OF SONG

to raise the alf laylah wa laylah into its proper place once more. i am not concerned to deny the objective reality of all .magical. phenomena; if they are illusions, they are at least as real as many unquestioned facts of daily life; and, if we follow herbert spencer, they are at least evidence of some cause* now, this fact is our base. what is the cause of my illusion of seeing a spirit in the triangle of art? every smatterer, every expert in psychology, will answer .that cause lies in your brain. english children are taught (pace the education act) that the universe lies in infinite space; hindu children, in the akasa, which is the same thing. those europeans who go a little deeper learn from fichte, that the phenomenal universe is the creation of the ego; hindus, or europeans studying

ent on changes in the brain* we must include illusions, which are after all sense-impressions as much as .realities. are, in the class of .phenomena dependent on brain-changes. magical phenomna, however, come under a special sub-class, since they are willed, and their cause is the series of .real. phenomena called the operations of ceremonial magic. these consist of (1) sight. the circle, square, triangle, vessels, lamps, robes, implements, etc (2) sound. the invocations (3) smell. the perfumes (4) taste. the sacraments (5) touch. as under (1 (6) mind. the combination of all these and reflection on their significance. these unusual impressions (1-5) produce unusual brain-changes; hence their summary (6) is of unusual kind. its projection back into the apparently phenomenal world is therefo

way of getting truth .true. replied the sage .but precious little they get. learn, o mahabrahma (for i penetrate this disguise, that all existin things, even from thee unto this grain of sand, possess three characteristics. these are mutability, sorrow, and unsubstantiality .all right for the sand, but how about me? why, they define me as unchangeable .you can define a quirk as being a two-sided triangle. retorted the saviour .but that does not prove the actual existence of any such oxymoron.1 the truth is that you.re a very spiritual sort of being and a prey to longevity. men.s lives are so short that yours seems eternal in comparison. but .why, you re a nice one to talk! you.ll be dead in a week from now .i quite appreciate the force of your remarks. said the seeming cowherd .that about

an. he bade sternly .be still. cleave that with thy sword: or that must i well work. but she cleft the cords, bitter-faced, smiling goddess as she was; 1 the sacrifices are the ten sephiroth. 2 see table. 3 ancient form of the key of s. 4 considered as the agent of resurrection. 5 in the true key of m the tree is shaped like the letter d= venus or love. the figure of the man forms a cross above a triangle, with apex upwards, the sign of redemption. adest rosa secreta eros. hermaphroditus. mors janua vitae. adeptus. terrae ultor anima terrae. ambrosii magi hortis rosarum 81 and he went on .leave thine ox-goad,.1 quoth he .till i come back an ox. and she laughed and let him pass. now is our father come to the unstable lands .od wot, for the wheel whereon he poised was ever turning. sworded w

he was well received, and from whom he gat great gifts. and the emperor (who is solomon) told him of sheba.s land and of one fairest of women there enthroned. so he journeyed thither, and for four years and seven months abode with her as paramour and light-of-love, for she was gracious to him and showed him those things that the emperor had hidden; even the cubical stone and the cross beneath the triangle that were his and un-revealed. and on the third day he left her and came to her who had initiated him before he was initiated; and with he he abode eight days and twenty days :3 and she gave him gifts. 1 lamed means ox-goad; aleph, an ox. lamed aleph means no, the denial of aleph lamed, el, god. 2 read reverse, the star= the will and the great work] is to fold up the sephiroth; i.e. to at

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wavering and inconsistent. fortunate in journeying. argumentative. chokmah of (pleasant change, visit to friends. herein the angels labkl and hyrcw have rule. xxxvii the lord of material works three of pentacles a white-winged angelic hand, as before, holding a branch of a rose tree, of which two white rosebuds touch and sur-mount the topmost pentacle. the pentacles are arranged in an equilateral triangle. above and below the symbols% and j. working and constructive force, building up, creation, erection; realization and increase of material things; gain in commercial transactions, rank; increase of substance, influence, cleverness in business, selfishness. commencement of matters to be established later. narrow and prejudiced. keen in matters of gain; sometimes given to seeking after impo

f chalices a white radiating hand, as before, holds a group of lotuses or water-lilies, from which two flowers rise on either side of, and overhanging the top cup; pouring into it the white water. flowers in the same way pour white water into the lower cups. all the cups overflow; the topmost into the two others, and these upon the lower part of the card. cups are arranged in an erect equilateral triangle# and d above and below. abundance, plenty, success, pleasure, sensuality, passive success, good luck and fortune; love, gladness, kindness, liberality. binah of h (plenty, hospitality, eating and drinking, pleasure, dancing, new clothes, merriment. therein the angels lahar and hymby are lords. lvi the lord of blended pleasure four of chalices four cups: the two upper overflowing into the

LIBER MMCMXI NOTE ON GENESIS

that one planet whose symbol alone embraceth the 10 sephiroth; the entrance to the shrine of* as above, so below; wherefore saith the holy qabalah that alone amongst the shells is nogah, the sphere of venus, exalted unto holiness (venus is the goddess of love) liber mmcmxi 8 our father c.r.c, the tomb of osiris; the god revealer, coming, moreover, by the central path of s through the midst of the triangle of light. and the lock which guards that door is as the four gates of the universe. and the key is the ankh, immortal life.the rose and cross of life; and the symbol of venus. 4. 1. 2. 3. 6. 5. 7. fig. iii.third symbol. by producing the paths whereby the forces of the three (see second symbol) were concentrated into four, we find they read 1+ 4= 5, 2+ 4= 6, 3+ 4= 7. and thus is revealed t

f light. and the lock which guards that door is as the four gates of the universe. and the key is the ankh, immortal life.the rose and cross of life; and the symbol of venus. 4. 1. 2. 3. 6. 5. 7. fig. iii.third symbol. by producing the paths whereby the forces of the three (see second symbol) were concentrated into four, we find they read 1+ 4= 5, 2+ 4= 6, 3+ 4= 7. and thus is revealed the second triangle of the hexagram of creation* further, this reflected triangle showeth forth the evol-ution of the four worlds and their consolidation: for 1+ 2+ 3+ 4= 10= y= atziluth 1+ 2+ 3+ 4+ 5= 15= hy= briah 1+ 2+ 3+ 4+ 5+ 6= 21= why= yetzirah 1+ 2+ 3+ 4+ 5+ 6+ 7= 28= 2+ 8= 10 assiah the number 28, the total numeration, therefore represents malkuth, the tenth sephira: assiah made manifest.the work of

baptism of the christ the s.s. appeareth as a dove, emblem of$ and the mother: whilst the s.s. that descended upon the apostles at pentecost was in reality the spirit of the christ, and therefore symbolised by the c (see lecture on microcosmos in mss. of r.r. et a.c* in theosophical nomeclature this latter was the ad m u anas or jeheshua: the third principle. for the same reason i have drawn the triangle with the 3 uppermost 1d 3 2 instead of 3 c 1 2 [see note at end. t.s] 11 part ii it was necessary that i should go thus somewhat at length into this mystery of the opening of the numbers, because without this explanation much of the meaning of the verse must necessarily remain obscure. now let us consider this most mystic verse! the first thing that strikes us is that it contains seven wo

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have been, you must persist with it. eventually the sound may seem to repeat itself automatically and may even occur in sleep. these are encouraging signs. sound concentration is the key to words of power and certain forms of spell casting. image concentration the part of the mind in which pictorial thoughts arise is brought under magical control by image concentration. a simple shape, such as a triangle, circle, square, cross, or crescent, is chosen and held in the mind s eye, without distortion, for as long as possible. only the most determined efforts are likely to make the imagined form persist for any time. at first the image should be sought with the eyes closed. with practice it can be projected onto any blank surface. this technique is the basis of casting sigils and creating inde

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).11 (the grade of the .portal. is particularly attributed to the element of spirit; it refers to the sun; the paths of s, n, and o are attributed to this degree. see .777. lines 6 and 31 bis. the pentagrams of fire invoking aa banishing name: a l h i m (elohim. the sign of 4 =7: raise the arms above the head and join the hands so that the tips of the fingers and of the thumbs meet, formulating a triangle (see illustration (the grade of 4 =7 is particularly attributed to the element fire; it refers to the planet venus; the paths of q, x, and p are attributed to this degree. for other attributions see .777. lines 7 and 31. the pentagrams of water invoking aa banishing name: a l (el. liber o vel manvs et sagitta 8 the sign of 3 =8: raise the arms till the elbows are on a level with the shoul

refers to the planet venus; the paths of q, x, and p are attributed to this degree. for other attributions see .777. lines 7 and 31. the pentagrams of water invoking aa banishing name: a l (el. liber o vel manvs et sagitta 8 the sign of 3 =8: raise the arms till the elbows are on a level with the shoulders, bring the hands across the chest, touching the thumbs and tips of fingers so as to form a triangle apex downwards (see illustration (the grade of 3 =8 is particularly attributed to the element of water; it refers to the planet mercury; the paths of r and c are attributed to this degree. for other attributions see .777. lines 8 and 23. the pentagrams of air invoking aa banishing name: i h v h (ye-ho-wau. the sign of 2 =9: stretch both arms upwards and out-wards, the elbows bent at right

e light of the cross (viii) with the magical weapon trace the hexagram of fire in the east, saying .ararita (atyrara) which word consists of the initials of a sentence which means .one is his beginning; one is his individuality: his permutation is one. e liber o vel manvs et sagitta 10 this hexagram consists of two equilateral triangles, both apices pointing upwards. begin at the top of the upper triangle and trace it in a dextro-rotary direction. the top of the lower triangle should coincide with the central point of the upper triangle (ix) trace the hexagram of earth in the south saying .ararita. this hexagram has the apex of the lower triangle pointing downwards, and it should be capable of inscription in a circle. e (x) trace the hexagram of air in the west, saying .ararita. this hexag

e south saying .ararita. this hexagram has the apex of the lower triangle pointing downwards, and it should be capable of inscription in a circle. e (x) trace the hexagram of air in the west, saying .ararita. this hexagram is like that of earth; but the bases of the triangles coincide, forming a diamond. e (xi) trace the hexagram of water in the north, saying .ararita. this hexagram has the lower triangle placed above the upper, so that their apices coincide. e (xii) repeat (i-vii) the banishing ritual is identical, save that the direction of the hexagrams must be reversed.12 svb figvra vi. 11 the greater ritual of the hexagram to invoke or banish planets or zodiacal signs. the hexagram of earth alone is used. draw the hexagram, beginning from the point which is attributed to the planet yo

dentical, save that the direction of the hexagrams must be reversed.12 svb figvra vi. 11 the greater ritual of the hexagram to invoke or banish planets or zodiacal signs. the hexagram of earth alone is used. draw the hexagram, beginning from the point which is attributed to the planet you are dealing with (see .777. col. lxxxiii) thus to invoke jupiter begin from the right-hand point of the lower triangle, dextro-rotary, and complete; then trace the upper triangle from its lefthand point and complete. trace the astrological sigil of the planet in the centre of your hexagram. for the zodiac use the hexagram of the planet which rules the sign you require(.777. col. cxxxviii; but draw the astrological sigil of the sign instead of that of the planet. for caput and cauda draconis use the lunar

LIBER SAMEKH

wild beast! hail, i a o! h* sacred to ahathoor. the idea is that of the female conceived as invulnerable, reposeful, of enormous swallowing capacity, etc. the word that goeth from (a) free breath (u) through willed breath (m) and stopped breath (gn) to continuous breath, thus symbolizing the whole course of spiritual life. a is the formless zero; u is the sixfold solar sound of physical life, the triangle of soul being entwined with that of body; m is the silence of gdeath h; gn is the nasal sound of generation and knowledge. liber samekh svb figvra dccc 8 section ff. 1. this is the lord of the gods. 2. this is the lord of the universe. 3. this is he whom the winds fear. 4. this is he, who having made voice by his commandment is lord of all things, king, ruler and helper. hear me, and make

one part of lignum aloes, or of cedar, or of sandal. and this is enough. and he shall also keep ready in a flask of crystal within the altar, holy anointing oil made of myrrh and cinnamon and galangal.39 and even if he be of higher rank than a probationer, he shall yet wear the robe of the probationer, for the star of flame showeth forth ra-hoor-khuit openly upon the breast, and secretly the blue triangle that descendeth is nuit, and the red triangle that ascendeth is hadit. and i am the golden tau in the midst of their marriage.40 also, if he choose, he may insread wear a closeliber viii 42 fitting robe of shot silk, purple and green, and upon it a cloak without sleeves, of bright blue, covered with golden sequins, and scarlet within. and he shall make himself a wand of almond wood or of

he shall pray seven times daily during the last week of the eleven weeks. and during all this time he shall have composed an invocation suitable, with such wisdom and understanding as may be given him from the crown, and this shall he write in letters of gold upon the top of the altar. for the top of the altar shall be of white wood, well polished, and in the centre thereof he shall have placed a triangle of oak-wood, painted with scarlet, and upon this triangle the three legs of the censer shall stand. liber viii 43 moreover, he shall copy his invocation upon a sheet of pure white vellum, with indian ink, and he shall illuminate according to his fancy and imagination, that shall be informed by beauty. and on the first day of the twelfth week he shall enter the chamber at sunrise, and he s

s ton theon in the goetia version, read as twn qewn (genetive plural. 11 liddel-scott intermediate greek-english (sic) lexicon glosses qoroj as gsemen genitale. h however the original greek has diacanna corun here. 12 the reference is presumably to the design for a magic circle given in book 4, part 2 (it appears on the dust jacket of the symonds& grant edition of magick; see also the figure gthe triangle of the universe h illustrating liber cmlxiii in equinox i (3. in liber samekh& liber viii 52 the centre is an inverted tau of ten squares for the sephiroth (the upright representing kether, chokmah, binah, tiphareth, and yesod, with malkuth in the centre of the base; this is enclosed within a notional equilateral triangle, indicated only by three lozenges at its corners; the circle is cir

se h illustrating liber cmlxiii in equinox i (3. in liber samekh& liber viii 52 the centre is an inverted tau of ten squares for the sephiroth (the upright representing kether, chokmah, binah, tiphareth, and yesod, with malkuth in the centre of the base; this is enclosed within a notional equilateral triangle, indicated only by three lozenges at its corners; the circle is circumscribed about this triangle, thus the tiphareth square is at the centre of the figure. the design is somewhat impractical unless one has the regular use of a room some thirty feet or more in both horizontal dimensions, since you are supposed to have a double cube altar. traditionally 44 inches high with a 22 inch square base. standing exactly on the malkuth square. 13 in a copy of the goetia with notes to the prelim

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d one part of lignum aloes, or of cedar, or of sandal. and this is enough. and he shall also keep ready in a flask of crystal within the altar, holy anointing oil made of myrrh and cinnamon and galangal. and even if he be of higher rank than a probationer, he shall yet wear the robe of the probationer, for the star of flame showeth forth ra hoor khuit openly upon the breast, and secretly the blue triangle that descendeth is nuit, and the red triangle that ascendeth is hadit. and i am the golden tau in the midst of their marriage. also, if he choose, he may instead wear a close-fitting robe of shot silk, purple and green, and upon it a cloak without sleeves, of bright blue, covered with golden sequins, and scarlet within. and he shall make himself a wand of almond wood or of hazel cut by hi

he shall pray seven times daily during the last week of the eleven weeks. and during all this time he shall have composed an invocation suitable, with such wisdom and understanding as may be given him from the crown, and this shall he write in letters of gold upon the top of the altar. for the top of the altar shall be of white wood, well polished, and in the centre thereof he shall have placed a triangle of oak-wood, painted with scarlet, and upon this triangle the three legs of the censor shall stand. moreover, he shall copy his invocation upon a sheet of pure white vellum, with indian ink, and he shall illuminate it according to his fancy and imagination, that shall be informed by beauty. and on the first day of the twelfth week he shall enter the chamber at sunrise, and he shall make h

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

her again as nanna nepsdottir and says that when she, baldr fs wife, saw his body on the pyre, she gburst from grief h and was placed there alongside him. she accompanied him to hel and sent back with hermod some linen cloth for frigg and a finger ring for fulla, just as baldr returned the ring draupnir to odin. in the gesta danorum of saxo grammaticus, nanna is a human woman, the pivot of a love triangle involving the demigod balderus and the human king hotherus. hotherus gets the girl, and balderus dies, still presumably loving her, killed by hotherus. voluspa, stanza 30, refers to valkyries as gnannas of odin. h i have used a capital letter, as though it were a name, but it is also possible that there was a common noun, nanna, which would have meant something like gwoman. h there is an

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any time. there is great bathos in this search for our unknown self and our labour to create..q i ]7 g- 4= 2..q 9=h h. e( k !7 g 9= in a maze of re-recollection of and re-acting to the past, hence our dithering i. all dimensions are equations of time and relate to shape in space. conception is only possible through form, and ego is our dimensional span. time, emotion, and relationship. an eternal triangle. all that was once unconscious, intuitive or spontaneous, slowly becomes conscious, deliberate, or arbitrary. the casual (free) is the ideal. verbal revelation always births harmful and specious dogmas. we worship most our unfulfilled emotional reflection. the full life is extremely partitive; the best things come unsought by complete acceptance of a particular thing. t..1 k. 5! o 2..1( d

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rmetic circle of the different representations and egyptian god forms are highly suggested for a development of association. once one is able to move through these well balanced aspects, may the potential be view therein. the colors within the center are of particular significance. in the center there are four small triangles representing the four elements as described later. they are: upper west 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

e in the funerary cult. in the union of the circle, djed is the holy aspect in union with the shadow of the magician, the very aspect of initiation towards the great work. evocation the act of calling the spirit into and area, out from the self. evocation generally involves servitors, familiars, and daemons. a potent and dangerous aspect of ritual magick and sorcery is to evoke the force into the triangle, and then enter the triangle and invoke the force, calling it in. this results in an aspect of possession and leads to higher developments of the consciousness and psyche. familiar- the servitor or animal spirit which is associated with the sorcerer. the familiar may be evoked and bound, or may be created by the individual to assist in the workings of sorcery. called also the famulus (lat

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he universe, to the sun and the moon- sometimes to fortune and to hope. the circle, and all circular figures, to eternity--to the celestial movements; to the circles and zones of the heavens. the section of circles, to the phases of the moon; and pyramids and obelisks, to the igneous principle, and through that to the gods of heaven. a cone expresses the sun, a cylinder the earth; the phallus and triangle (a symbol of the matrix) designate generation (from essay on the mysteries of eleusis by m. ouvaroff) the eleusinian mysteries, according to heckethorn, survived all others and did not cease to exist as an institution until nearly four hundred years after christ, when they were finally suppressed by theodosius (styled the great, who cruelly destroyed all who did not accept the christian f

ctual man, and the 3 the spiritual man. infant humanity walks on four legs, evolving humanity on two legs, and to the power of his own mind the redeemed and illumined magus adds the staff of wisdom. the sphinx is therefore the mystery of nature, the embodiment of the secret doctrine, and all who cannot solve her riddle perish. to pass the sphinx is to attain personal immortality. p. 42 a dazzling triangle of light. since that time, all but two of these casing stones have disappeared. investigation has resulted in their discovery, recut and resurfaced, in the walls of mohammedan mosques and palaces in various parts of cairo and its environs. pyramid problems c. piazzi smyth asks "was the great pyramid, then, erected before the invention of hieroglyphics, and previous to the birth of the egy

e great pyramid face the four cardinal angles, the latter signifying according to eliphas levi the extremities of heat and cold (south and north) and the extremities of light and darkness (east and west. the base of the pyramid further represents the four material elements or substances from the combinations of which the quaternary body of man is formed. from each side of the square there rises a triangle, typifying the threefold divine being enthroned within every quaternary material nature. if each base line be considered a square from which ascends a threefold spiritual power, then the sum of the lines of the four faces (12) and the four hypothetical squares (16) constituting the base is 28, the sacred number of the lower world. if this be added to the three septenaries composing the su

y. the tenet of a triune divinity is not peculiar to christian or mosaic theology, but forms a conspicuous part of the dogma of the greatest religions of both ancient and modern times. the persians, hindus, babylonians, and egyptians had their trinities. in every instance these represented the threefold form of one supreme intelligence. in modern masonry, the deity is symbolized by an equilateral triangle, its three sides representing the primary manifestations of the eternal one who is himself represented as a tiny flame, called by the hebrews yod. jakob b hme, the teutonic mystic, calls the trinity the three witnesses, by means of which the invisible is made known to the visible, tangible universe. the origin of the trinity is obvious to anyone who will observe the daily manifestations o

eefold human spirit of man. all three of these spiritual natures are said to be radiant and transcendent; united, they form the divinity in man. man's threefold lower nature--consisting of his physical organism, his emotional nature, and his mental faculties--reflects the light of his threefold divinity and bears witness of it in the physical world. man's three bodies are symbolized by an upright triangle; his threefold spiritual nature by an inverted triangle. these two triangles, when united in the form of a six-pointed star, were called by the jews "the star of david "the signet of solomon" and are more commonly known today as "the star of zion" these triangles symbolize the spiritual and material universes linked together in the constitution of the human creature, who partakes of both

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arging" see further on in this chapter) the bracelet: this is usually made of copper or silver an is worn by witches of either sex, again as a form of identity sign. however, unlike the necklace, it is engraved with the witch name of the bearer, the coven symbol (which is often an animal such as an owl, cat, or serpent, and his rank in it. there are usually only two "degrees" of rank, that of the triangle and the more advanced one of the pentacle. if male, the leader of the coven is sometimes known as the magister or master, the female as the high priestess. these are generally honorary ranks and titles, however, and simply indicate seniority of membership for the most part. very occasionally are they indications of power (see chapter 7 "the coven and how to form one" for more on this) som

, the leader of the coven is sometimes known as the magister or master, the female as the high priestess. these are generally honorary ranks and titles, however, and simply indicate seniority of membership for the most part. very occasionally are they indications of power (see chapter 7 "the coven and how to form one" for more on this) sometimes coven members will wear the bracelet to signify the triangle, and the garter, the pentacle grade. should you not belong to a properly formed coven, your name in witch runes will be all you need to have, plus any other amuletic symbols of good luck you may choose, such as your zodiac birth sign and planet. similar to the bracelet are the ring and the pendant. these are usually the only witch jewels bar the necklace that actually possess gems or ston

would only demagnetize it and nullify all your previous effort) and seal it with the triple cross and the injunction "so mote it be" as in the square of mercury consecration. either keep your completed wand in a new box of its own or wrap it in linen or silk. in all the following rituals of intelligence you will have cause to use it, whether they be those of seeing stone or mirror, necromancy, or triangle of manifestation (see page 52 for the wand runes) the magical lamps at this point, it would be a good time to mention some important artifacts, which you will need, often improvised the last minute, but in actuality as needful of proper preparation and consecration as your athame or wand. the are the candlesticks or lamps of art. quite apart from magical significance of light itself in yo

for the average witch. or, if a show stone, be it glass or crystal, was too difficult or expensive to obtain, a witch would resort to a magical mirror, or speculum, which is economical to make and every bit as effective as the former. whether you, as a beginner witch, choose to use one or another of these items, what you will need is a black cloth or board to cover your table of practice, with a triangle of manifestation either painted on in white or stitched on in white tape. the triangle's sides should each measure about twelve inches. the triangle is a very old witch symbol, and represents the crystallization of form out of chaos. you will find it employed throughout witchcraft whenever some type of physical or magnetic manifestation is required. some cabalistically inclined witches su

manifestation either painted on in white or stitched on in white tape. the triangle's sides should each measure about twelve inches. the triangle is a very old witch symbol, and represents the crystallization of form out of chaos. you will find it employed throughout witchcraft whenever some type of physical or magnetic manifestation is required. some cabalistically inclined witches surround the triangle with a double circle, and between the two circles they inscribe the names and seals of the seven planetary angels and the demon kings of the four quarters of the earth, while others seek to enhance the potency of the figure by fortifying the sides of the triangle with the hebraic divine names primeumaton, anaphaxeton, tetragrammaton and placing the name of michael, leader of the heavenly

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uchiah, and anazachia, written in hebrew. figure 14. the fourth pentacle of saturn. this pentacle serveth principally for executing all the experiments and operations of ruin, destruction, and death. and when it is made in full perfection, it serveth also for those spirits which bring news, when thou invokest them from the side of the south. editor s note. the hebrew words around the sides of the triangle are from deut. vi.4 "hear, o israel, ihvh alhinvh is ihvh achd" the surrounding versicle is from psalm cix. 18 "as he clothed himself with cursing like as with a garment, so let it come unto his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones" in the center of the pentacle is the mystic letter yod. figure 15. the fifth pentacle of saturn. this pentacle defendeth those who invoke the spirit

12 "he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. they shall bear thee up in their hands" figure 37. the sixth pentacle of the sun. it serveth excellently for the operation of invisibility, when correctly made. editor s note. in the center is the mystical letter yod, in the celestial alphabet. the three letters in the "passing of the river" writing, in the angles of the triangle, form the great name shaddai. the words in the same characters round its three sides are, in my opinion, from genesis i. 1 "in the beginning the elohim created, etc; but the characters are sadly mangled in the mss. the versicle is from psalms lxix. 23, and cxxxv. 16 "let their eyes be darkened that they see not; and make their loins continually to shake. they have eyes and see not" figure

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s to raise the alf laylah wa laylah into its proper place once more. i am not concerned to deny the objective reality of all magical phenomena; if they are illusions, they are at least as real as many unquestioned facts of daily life; and, if we follow herbert spencer, they are at least evidence of some cause.4 now, this fact is our base. what is the cause of my illusion of seeing a spirit in the triangle of art? every smatterer, every expert in psychology, will answer: that cause lies in your brain. english children (pace the education act) are taught that the universe lies in infinite space; hindu children, in the akasa, which is the same thing. those europeans who go a little deeper learn from fichte, that the phenomenal universe is the creation of the ego; hindus, or europeans studying

ial sub-class, since they are 4 this, incidentally, is perhaps the greatest argument we possess, pushed to its extreme, against the advaitist theories. 5 thought is a secretion of the brain (weissmann. consciousness is a function of the brain (huxley. willed, and their cause is the series of real phenomena, called the operations of ceremonial magic. these consist of (1) sight. the circle, square, triangle, vessels, lamps, robes, implements, etc (2) sound. the invocations (3) smell. the perfumes (4) taste. the sacraments (5) touch. as under (1 (6) mind. the combination of all these and reflection on their significance. these unusual impressions (1-5) produce unusual brain-changes; hence their summary (6) is of unusual kind. its projection back into the apparently phenomenal world is therefo

the thirteenth spirit is called beleth (or bileth, or bilet. he is a mighty king and terrible. he rideth on a pale horse with trumpets and other kinds of musical instruments playing before him. he is very furious at his first appearance, that is, while the exorcist layeth his courage; for to do this he must hold a hazel wand in his hand, striking it out towards the south and east quarters, make a triangle, without the circle, and then command him into it by the bonds and charges of spirits as hereafter followeth. and if he doth not enter into the triangle, at your threats, rehearse the bonds and charms before him, and then he will yield obedience and come into it, and do what he is commanded by the exorcist. yet he must receive him courteously because he is a great king, and do homage unto

gdom to another, at the will and pleasure of the exorcist. he ruleth over 66 legions of spirits, and he was of the order of potentates. his seal is this to be made and to be worn as aforesaid, etc (34) furfur- the thirty-fourth spirit is furfur. he is a great and mighty earl, appearing in the form of an hart with a fiery tail. he never speaketh truth unless he be compelled, or brought up within a triangle. being therein, he will take upon himself the form of an angel. being bidden, he speaketh with a hoarse voice. also he will wittingly urge love between man and woman. he can raise lightnings and thunders, blasts, and great tempestuous storms. and he giveth true answers both of things secret and divine, if commanded. he ruleth over 26 legions of spirits. and his seal is this, etc (35) marc

in the form of a stock-dove, speaking with a voice hoarse, but yet subtle. his office is to take away the sight, hearing, or understanding of any man or woman at the command of the exorcist; and to steal money out of the houses of kings, and to carry it again in 1,200 years. if commanded he will fetch horses at the request of the exorcist, or any other thing. but he must first be commanded into a triangle, or else he will deceive him, and tell him many lies. he can discover all things that are hidden, and not kept by wicked spirits. he giveth good familiars, sometimes. he governeth 30 legions of spirits, and his seal is this, etc (45) vine- the forty-fifth spirit is vine, or vinea. he is a great king, and an earl; and appeareth in the form of a lion,20 riding upon a black horse, and bearin

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iddle of the presentation, for no obvious reason. it seems more reasonable to conclude that this blank comes at the end of the section, and thus at the end of the entire lemegeton; it is blank because the work is finished at that point. most of the text of ars nova clearly relates to the first book of the lemegeton, the goetia, and the tools of the trade described therein: the magickal circle and triangle, the hexagrams within the circle and the pentagrams surrounding it. it lists the divine names written in each of these, and adds a short prayer, with one line of prayer per name. this list takes up the entire first page. i believe that the prayers were to be spoken either while drawing the divine names and figures, or later while consecrating the place of the work. on the opposite side of

on thou art, to come unto this circle: halliza and appear in human shape: bellator and speak unto us audibly in our mother-tongue: bellonoy (or bellony) and show, and discover unto us all treasure that thou knowest of, or that is in thy keeping, and deliver it unto us quietly: hally fra and answer all such questions as we may demand without any defect now at this time. an explanation of solomon s triangle. anephezeton. thou great god of all the heavenly host: tetragrammaton. thou god of almighty power, be ever present with us to guard and protect us, and let thy holy spirit and presence be now and always with us: primeumaton. thou who art the first and last, let all spirits be subject unto us, and let the spirit be bound in this triangle, that disturbs this place: michael. by thy holy ange

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ntry into a lodge is symbolical of his first entry upon the science of knowing himself. his organism is symbolised by a four-square or four-sided building. this is in accordance with the very ancient philosophical doctrine that four is the arithmetical symbol of everything which has manifested or physical form. spirit, which is unmanifest and not physical, is expressed by the number three and the triangle. but spirit which has so far projected itself as to become objective and wear a material form or body, is denoted by the number four and the quadrangle or square. hence the hebrew name of deity, as known and worshipped this outer world, was the great unspeakable name of four letters or tetragrammaton, whilst the cardinal points of space are also four, m of and every manifested thing is a

e sacred volume, is the symbol of the human soul as it was generated out of the divine word which underlies it. that soul was created" square" perfect, and like everything which proceeded from the creator's hand was originally pronounced" very good" though invested with freedom of choice and capacity for error. the builder's square, however, used as a craft symbol, is really an approximation of a triangle with its apex downwards and base upwards, which is a very ancient symbol of the soul and psychic constitution of man and is known as the water triangle (3) the compasses interlaced with the square are the symbol of the spirit of the soul, its functional energy or fire. of itself the soul would be a mere inert passivity, a negative quantity unbalanced by a positive opposite. its active pro

and inspiring divine basis, as modified by the good or evil tendencies of the soul itself. god" breathed into man the breath of life and man became--no longer a soul, which he was previously--but a living (energizing) soul" this product, or fiery energy, of the soul is the spirit of man (a good or evil force accordingly as he shapes it) and is symbolized by what has always been known as the fire triangle (with apex upward and base downward, which symbol is approximately reproduced in the compasses. to summarize; the three greater lights emblematize the inextricably interwoven triadic groundwork of man's being (1) the divine word or substance as its foundation (2) a passive soul emanated therefrom (3) an active spirit or energizing capacity generated in the soul as the result of the intera

ng from the basic divine substance. observe that in the first degree the points of the compasses are hidden by the square. in the second degree, one point is disclosed. in the third both are exhibited. the implication is that as the candidate progresses, the inertia and negativity of the soul become increasingly transmuted and superseded by the positive energy and activity of the spirit. the fire triangle gradually assumes preponderance over the water triangle, signifying that the aspirant becomes a more vividly and spiritually conscious being than he was at first. opening and closing the lodge first or entered apprentice degree if the lodge with its appointments and officers be a sacramental figure of oneself and of the mechanism of personal consciousness, opening the lodge in the success

ond, a more advanced opening, adapted to those who are themselves more advanced in the science and capable of greater things than apprentices. this opening is proclaimed to be" upon the square" which the first degree opening is not. by which is implied that it is one specially involving the use of the psychic and higher intellectual nature (denoted, as previously explained, by the square or water triangle. third, a still more advanced opening, declared to be" upon the centre" for those of master mason's rank, and pointing to an opening up of consciousness to the very centre and depths of one's being. how far and to what degree any of us is able to open his personal lodge determines our real position in masonry and discloses whether we are in very fact masters, craftsmen or apprentices, or

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ls as a crescent moon and your personal power sign are always recommended. please be aware though, by doing such a rite you are invoking a very dangerous part of yourself, which the mind does not normally consciously occupy. the beast itself will rise to the surface in response to the call. one should not attempt this shaman-witch rite until considerable will and self control has been attained. a triangle should be prepared in the room of choice, taking care to make certain unwanted individuals do not come visiting- this bestial state of mind is not the safest for those not of close kinship. the triangle should be painted in black, with blood-red lines around the outside. this shape should be large enough for your body to fit in while sitting or upon all fours. those not wanting to paint u

e visiting- this bestial state of mind is not the safest for those not of close kinship. the triangle should be painted in black, with blood-red lines around the outside. this shape should be large enough for your body to fit in while sitting or upon all fours. those not wanting to paint up the floor- because of carpetting or such- may wish to purchase a large piece of material and then paint the triangle upon it. at each point of the triangle a red candle should be placed. it is wise to prepare musick which involves rapid beats- perhaps voudon inspired musick or rhythm based recordings. a rather violent flavor should be present in the sounds which will pulsate through the air of the chamber. the sorcerer shall then paint upon his body such sigils as represent the beast and its lunar natur

d unit. your sight shall then become much more focused, everything transforming into a fire spiral of self realization. clear your mind so it may enter into spheres of rapid and lustful inspiration. the red and black colors about your chamber should heighten the sense of the forces invoked. if you are able to have assistance in this lunar rite, have the assistants sitting at opposite sides of the triangle with you in the middle. the flames should be lit. the task of the assistants is to carry your voice further into the astral plane, calling to the animal spirits from which you came into flesh, hidden away from the ages of growing humanity. the sigil should be consecrated in advance of the rite with sexual fluid, the result of focus upon the object until climax. once this is done, several

rite of the werewolf this rite is ideal for drawing in of energy in its raw, physical form. the shadow shapes, which will inhabit the self and thus have their being, are of your darkest desires, the gray wolf of the subconscious made flesh. the finest degree of control must be practiced, as all is dependent on your individual strength. the sigil should be upon the altar which is located near the triangle. if this is a solitary rite, it is advised to begin a working of dream control shortly after. by this means the goal of the rite may develop even further into atavistic exploration. you may wish to devise a banishing ritual which suits your workings. banishing rituals in enochian are most useful, since this is an ancient and barbaric magickal language. within its angelic alphabet are phon

d occur until orgasm. while masturbating, focus upon this sigil and the life you are bringing forth merely by the choice of will. feel a beast rise within you, a new source of immense energy and excitement is at your disposal. upon climax, visualize the sigil in all ways and forget its purpose. it is at this point that all is possible because of pure will and focused intent. focus now within this triangle "beast of the latent aethyrs! demon of my darkest desires! abiding within the forgotten caverns of the earth! i give thee awakening! i give thee my own being! my extension, we are one! by the blood dripping witch moon i do invoke thee! my form on the astral plane becomes this essence! burning in the embers of life, marchosias! with me, thou art. oh strength and joy" it is of the first imp

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he nations who knewyou are appalled at you; you have come to a horrible end and will be no more. 8. 605-562 b.c. babylon was the predominant city in the ancient world during the reign of nebuchad-nezzar ii.9. circa 29 a.d. at caesarea philippi, near the 33rd parallel, jesus christ predicted his own death(matthew 16:22).10.1492 as the nina, the pinta, and the santa maria sailed through the bermuda triangle in 1492,columbus's compass went haywire and that he and his crew saw weird lights in the sky. this couldhave been a bermuda triangle paranormal event or a sign from god. these events, however, havemundane explanations. columbus's compass's slight inaccuracy may have stemmed from nothingmore than the discrepancy between true north and magnetic north. as for the lights, columbus wroteof see

e five avengers were inexperienced trainees, with the exception of their patrol leader, lt. charlestaylor. taylor was perhaps not at the height of his abilities that day, as some reports indicate that hehad a hangover and failed in his attempts to pass off this flight duty to someone else. a search party was dispatched, which included the martin mariner that many claim disappeared intothe bermuda triangle along with flight 19. while it is true that it never returned, the mariner did notvanish. twenty-three seconds after takeoff, it exploded in the sight of several witnesses at the base.unfortunately, this was not an uncommon occurrence, because mariners were known for their faultygas tanks. no known wreckage from flight 19 has ever been recovered. one reasonable explanationis that taylor l

been recovered. one reasonable explanationis that taylor led the planes so far into the atlantic that they were past the continental shelf. therethe ocean abruptly drops from a few hundred feet deep to several thousand feet deep. planes andships that sink to such depths are seldom seen again. the deepest point in the atlantic ocean, the30,100-foot-deep puerto rico trench, lies within the bermuda triangle. combining the circumstances of the failing compass, the difficulty of radio transmissions, and theabsence of wreckage, tales of mysterious intervention befalling flight 19 began to take form. theo-ries involving strange magnetic fields, time warps, atlantis, and alien abduction began to appear.even an official navy report intimated that the avengers had disappeared as if they had flown t

also wrote, during the past few decades certain of the epidemic childrens disease, measles inappendix f: general chronology of events382atlantis, alien visitation, and genetic manipulation particular, have shown an increased tendency to attack the central nervous system. after the 1920's alarge number of cases involving cns damage were reported. 1953 alcoa's oscar ewing builds 7,300 acre research triangle corporation. 1954 wilhelm reich begins cloudbuster experiments in maine. 1954 smith, kline, and french puts thorazine on the market. by 1975, doctors would write200,000,000 prescriptions annually for psychotropic drugs for people not hospitalized. 1954 first recorded bilderberger meeting in oosterbeek, holland. 1954 attempted assassination of several congressmen by puerto rican nationalis

convention to restrict development, production and stockpiling of biologicalweapons. 1972 rochdale college in toronto, canada, becomes a main center for illicit drug consumption and dis-tribution point for marijuana and hallucinogens in eastern canada. after this became public knowledge,it was shut down. 1972 turkish opium production nearly eliminated. southeast asia heroin crackdown. 1972 golden triangle in asia yields bumper harvest. peasants told to increase their acreage by 50-100. u.s. soldiers in vietnam increase consumption. 1972 soft drink consumption 30 gallons per year per person (ref: sugar as an addictive physical degen-erant) 1972 drs. barton ingraham and gerald smith advocate implantation of brain transmitters to monitorand manipulate the minds of probationers and the techniq

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s lucifer and ahriman, lilith and the darkness of night. i will cast aside doubt and illusion and devour the hindering light of god until i am unchallenged! moving the astral body sit in a chair, legs directly in front of you and finger tips touching each other. your hand from the thumb to the forefinger should be raised to your solar plexus level and your two hands touching should form a type of triangle shape with you looking downward at them. 29 start a careful breathing technique, one, two, three and then add a few more seconds between breathes. you will notice you will soon be able to control your heart rate. if you are ever in a situation of being nervous you will be able to utilize this to make yourself think clearly. pressing your fingers together you will want with each exhale to

jection. necheshethiron scorpio (october 23 nov 21 -fixed water a copper dark brown, bloodied color their forms are demonic human headed insects. death becomes transformation. use the necheshethiron when their veil of the living and the dead is thin. nachashiron sagittarius (nov 22 december 21 -mutable fire these demons appear as dog-headed serpents. they are swift and seem to emanate fire in the triangle. drink deep from them in evocation, drawing in the fire of the spark of the abyss, if binding them to a sigil after evoking, send them forth to burn your target with inner desire then 59 arising to drain them sexually. you may guard yourself from attacks in the reverse manner. dagdagiron capricorn (december 22nd jan 19th -active earth their colors are reddish and bright, they appear as de

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e projecting themselves as people who once occupied the same location. these non-human spirits clothing themselves in a human form that it uses to interact with our world. regardless of which theory one tend to accept regarding ghosts, the fact that certain locations are predisposed to paranormal activity is clear. some hotspots of paranormal activity have become famous, like the infamous bermuda triangle where many have vanished mysteriously. and naturally, there are those in the occult who say that a ghost truly is the dead spirit of a strong-willed person or warlock, both of which are said to be more likely to survive the transition into death. ancient man also understood the inherent power of location. in is believed by occultists, both modern and otherwise, that there are some points

itually neutral. for example, in order to activate the spirits of the realm of venus, one would draw a green (the color of venus) hexagram facing all four directions, essentially enclosing your ritual space in imaginary, green hexagrams. the hexagrams, being invoking hexagrams, should begin at the bottom-right corner of the hexagram (the point assigned to venus) and move clockwise until the first triangle of the hexagram is drawn. from there, beginning at the opposite side of venus (the point of the hexagram assigned to mars, the second triangle is drawn, also in a clockwise fashion. and, being an odor of venus, ideally the room should smell of rose. the spirits associated with the 7 planets are invoked and banished with the hexagram; for spirits of the 5 elements, the pentagram is used. s

p, the alter, and the scrying mirror. the first of these, the wand, is used to direct energy and draw invoking symbols in the air. the element associated with the wand is fire, and fire represents the spark of life; in other words, the ability to give life. the wand is a phallic symbol and represents the active force; the male s ability to jump-start life. fire, whose symbol is an upward-pointing triangle, is also associated with the lion, the south, the color red, and arch-angel michael. fire also represents the will (desire. the second main implement is the dagger, or sword. the dagger represents the element of air, and is used to draw banishing symbols in the air (as opposed to the wand, which invokes. air represents the mind and intellect. air, whose symbol is an upward-pointing triang

isobedient spirits. the cup, or goblet, is associated with the element of water. water is symbolic for the passive force, and feminine quality of the womb, and its ability to bear life. water is likewise symbolic for blood and, more specifically, the previously discussed life-force. in magic, fire and water represent the polar opposites of male and female. water, who symbol is a downward-pointing triangle, is also associated with the eagle, the west, the color blue, and arch-angel gabriel. in magic, water corresponded to dreams, emotions, and psychic work. the last major magical tool is the scrying mirror. the scrying mirror is related to the moon, rather than one of the elements. since a spirit can more easily reveal itself in a mirror--michael wynn's "the soul travelers" 56 an object cal

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

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if utilized, they can be made manifest through the process of will-desire-belief, thus inspiring and producing inner change and development. akhtya is considered an ancient sorcerer, by immortal essence does this spirit remain, and upon earth the vessel of ahriman is akhtya the enfleshed wizard of the left hand path. instruments and preparation create in black cloth a circle, painted in white the triangle- or a circle with your designed 21 letters of the sacred alphabet of desire. in front of the circle (facing north) a black candle (face this direction while reciting- in lore north is the location of the gates of hell-arezura, in egyptian lore north is the direction of set) and in the south a white candle. you may also only have the cardinal points of the circle marked with a letter of yo

MORALS AND DOGMA

s of the sun, moon, and mercury, were represented "the sun and moon" says the learned bro. delaunay "represent the two grand principles of all generations, the active and passive, the male and the female. the sun represents the actual light. he pours upon the moon his fecundating rays; both shed their light upon their offspring, the blazing star, or horus, and the three form the great equilateral triangle, in the centre of which is the omnific letter of the kabalah, by which creation is said to have been effected" the ornaments of a lodge are said to be "the mosaic pavement, the indented tessel, and the blazing star" the mosaic pavement, chequered in squares or lozenges, is said to represent the ground-floor of king solomon's temple; and the indented tessel "that beautiful tesselated borde

the god mercury. it became the sacred and potent sign or character of the magi, the pentalpha, and is the significant emblem of liberty and freedom, blazing with a steady radiance amid the weltering elements of good and evil of revolutions, and promising serene skies and fertile seasons to the nations, after the storms of change and tumult. in the east of the lodge, over the master, inclosed in a triangle, is the hebrew letter yod [hebrew] or [hebrew. in the english and american lodges the letter g. is substituted for this, as the initial of the word god, with as little reason as if the letter d, initial of dieu, were used in french lodges instead of the proper letter. yod is, in the kabalah, the symbol of unity, of the supreme deity, the first letter of the holy name; and also a symbol of

meaning sufficiently wide: for although the vast surveys of great spaces of the earth's surface, and of coasts, by which shipwreck and calamity to mariners are avoided, are effected by means of triangulation--though it was by the same method that the french astronomers measured a degree of latitude and so established a scale of measures on an immutable basis; though it is by means of the immense triangle that has for its base a line drawn in imagination between the place of the earth now and its place six months hence in space, and for its apex a planet or star, that the distance of jupiter or sirius from the earth is ascertained; and though there is a triangle still more vast, its base extending either way from us, with and past the horizon into immensity, and its apex infinitely distant

ination between the place of the earth now and its place six months hence in space, and for its apex a planet or star, that the distance of jupiter or sirius from the earth is ascertained; and though there is a triangle still more vast, its base extending either way from us, with and past the horizon into immensity, and its apex infinitely distant above us; to which corresponds a similar infinite triangle belo _what is above equalling what is below, immensity equalling immensity--yet the science of numbers, to which pythagoras attached so much importance, and whose mysteries are found everywhere in the ancient religions, and most of all in the kabalah and in the bible, is not sufficiently expressed by either the word"_geometry" or the word"_trigonometry" for that science includes these, wi

seven_ heads and _ten_ horns. so also has the beast that rises up out of the sea _seven_ thunders uttered their voices _seven_ angels sounded _seven_ trumpets _seven_ lamps, of fire, the _seven_ spirits of god, burned before the throne; and the lamb that was slain had _seven_ horns and _seven_ eyes. eight is the first cube, that of _two. nine is the square of _three, and represented by the triple triangle. ten includes all the other numbers. it is especially _seven_ and _three; and is called the number of perfection. pythagoras represented it by the tetractys, which had many mystic meanings. this symbol is sometimes composed of dots or points, sometimes of commas or yods, and in the kabalah, of the letters of the name of deity. it is thus arranged, the patriarchs from adam to noah, inclusi

MOTTA MARCELO THE COMMENTARIES OF AL

rror, the fault is the reader's. such writings are like mirrors in which each one sees his or her face, and no other. if thou dislikest what is seen, change thyself. marcelo ramos motta, 1975 e.v. the title liber al vel legis sub figura ccxx as delivered by xciii= 418 to dclxvi title: in the first edition, this book was called l. l is the sacred letter in the holy twelvefold table which forms the triangle that stabilizes the universe. see liber 418. l is the letter of libra, balance, and 'justice' in the taro. this title should probably be al "el, as the 'l' was heard of the voice of aiwaz, not seen. al is the true name of the book, for these letters, and their number 31, form the master key to its mysteries. with regard to the above note by a.c, serious students should consult liber v vel

oul. this soul being a monistic consciousness, it is unable to appreciate itself and its qualities, as explained in a previous entry; so it realizes itself by the device of duality, with the limitations of time, space and causality. the 'happiness' of wedded love or eating marrons glaces is a concrete external non-eternal expression of the corresponding abstract internal eternal idea, just as any triangle is one partial and imperfect picture of the idea of a triangle (it does not matter whether we consider 'triangle' as an unreal thing invented for the convenience of including all actual triangles, or vice-versa. once the idea triangle has arisen, actual triangles are related to it as above stated) one does not want even a comparatively brief extension of these 'actual' states; wedded love

NAGEL CARL AMAZING SECRETS OF OCCULT POWER

help to others in days gone by. thank them for being with you on this day and at this hour. remove the image from your mind. face east. visualize a blue circle in front of you. this is the symbol of air. thank the spirits of the air for all their help to others in days gone by. thank them for being with you on this day and at this hour. remove the image from your mind. face south. visualize a red triangle in front of you. this is the symbol of fire. thank the spirits of fire for all their help to others in days gone by. thank them for being with you on this day and at this hour. remove the image from your mind. face west. visualize a silver crescent. this is the symbol of water. thank the spirits of water for all their help to others in days gone by. thank them for being with you on this d

NAUDON PAUL THE SECRET HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY

jesus holding a compass and measuring a drawing given to him by saint joseph. the livre des confreries also mentions an organization of stonecutters "brotherhood of the ascension of our lord, erected in the parish church of notre dame de bonne nouvelle for the brotherhood of journeymen stonecutters, having then in charge philippe hubert and pierre jouanne in 1663" its coat of arms "was a compass, triangle, plumb line, hammer, and chisels" the ascension depicted on the coat of arms of the community of masons("an acension of the son of god, all in gold) compels us to accept the fact that it refers to the craft of masonry.12 certain craftmen in the building trade, such as roofers, worshipped saint anne. in fact, in the temple there was an altar dedicated to her. finally, saint john was worshi

NEW WORLD ORDER OR OCCULT SECRET DESTINY

efered to as lucifer, the angel of light. in occult doctrine it is thought that from the union of spirit and matter (the pyramid is made of stone, rock, and earth and represents the unconscious. the capstone is made of an immaterial substance light or spirit and is conscious, a new being a transformed being is created. the seal s reverse depicts a separation state in the separation of the eye the triangle. the pyramid exemplifies the initiation stage. it is the house of initiation, in which the candidate confronts the world of darkness and enters the world of spirit. by passing the tests of the elements, the candidate is initiated into the realm of higher consciousness (heironimus ibid, p.92) after succesfully completing the initiation process, the candidate is reborn, and joins the single

ONYX TABLET OF SET

ve unto the care of the first priesthood of set the great keys to the shining trapezoid that is the gate to the abyss, saying "herein lies the geometric inspiration for the existence of set, whose names shall be many in the aeons and ages to come. observe that it doth shape and define that which is the pentagram of set, which is itself our seal and the key to all beauty of proportion "even as the triangle and trihedron shall be as drugs to lure men-beasts to blind labor towards the worship of an apex of self-extinction, so we of the pentagram and the trapezoid author ever-unfolding memorials to the creative genius of man. think not that because the first sights before your opened eyes are these sacred keys, that they shall be reverenced. indeed with the passage of time they shall be change

PHOSPHORUS

consciousness of self. it is nearly identical to what austin osman spare called self love. 4. the grand luciferian circle is the center of deific self-immolation, the initiate invoking and becoming as lucifer. the original foundation of this design was circulated in some vampyric covens focused on nightside dream sorcery in the mid-1990 s, thus a sinister atmosphere may come forth with use. this triangle-circle should be meditated upon to bring forth a calm and serpentine consciousness, concentrate on the essence of lucifer as shadow, for a minimum of ten minutes and then as light for an equal time. relate both to you personally and how you are becoming in this light reflect on who you were and where you are going. 5. the algol sigil is the fiery and diabolic essence of isolate consciousn

REGARDIE ISRAEL THE COMPLETE GOLDEN DAWN

. on the other hand, there was a long letter from the late captain j. langford garstin, under his order sacramental name, chiding me severely for publishing the secret teachings of the order, and asking me in the future never again to refer to the order by name. and, strangely enough, one of the last letters received from aleister crowley before we became estranged (as described in the eye in the triangle) stated two things. first, in connection with my statement that one of the officiating officers had hurried through an initiatory ritualas though reading a batch of grocery bills-he remarked that i should have rudely told him to go to jericho, or words to that effect. and secondly, relative to the material itself, he roundly scolded me, stating i had absolutely no right whatsoever to have

or it is by that light that the golden banner of the inner life may be exalted; it is in light where lies healing and the power of growth. some vague intimation of the power and splendour of that glory is first given to the 24 the golden dawn aspirant in the neophyte grade when, rising from his knees at the close of the invocation, the light is formulated above his head in the symbol of the white triangle by the union of the implements of the three chief officers. by means of the adeptus minor ritual, which identifies him with the chief officer, he is slain as though by the destructive force of his lower self. after being symbolically buried, triumphantly he rises from the tomb of osiris in a glorious resurrection through the descent of the white light of the spirit. the intervening grades

n the supernal clear light of the void, and this also is represented by the number of the circumambulations about the confines of the temple. the white cord bound thrice about the waist has reference to the same set of ideas. even upon the altar of the temple are symbols indicating the rise of light. a red calvary cross of six squares as symbolic of harmony and equilibrium is placed above a white triangle -the emblem of the golden dawn. they form the symbol of the supernal sephiroth which are the dynamic life and root of all things, while in man they constitute that triad of spiritual faculties which is the intrinsically pure essence of mind. hence the triangle is a fitting emblem of the light. and the place of the cross above the triangle suggests not the domination of the sacred spirit

our careful and wise father, we therefore removed the altar 'aside; then we lifted up a strong plate of brass, and found a fair and worthy body, whole and unconsumed" around this fundamental symbolism, the golden dawn adepts, displaying a genius of extraordinary insight and synthesis, had built a most awe-inspiring superstructure. the usual order symbolism of the light was represented by a white triangle centred by the rose- this placed upon the ceiling. the floor design was so painted as to represent the red dragon and the forces of the primitive archetypes upon which the candidate trod as emblematic of his conquest. placed in the centre of the vault was the pastos of rosenkreutz- though the pastos is also referred to as the tomb of osiris the justified one. both of these beings may be c

here mind rules over matter, and let him meditate upon the ideas of appearance and reality <135> fourth knowledge lecture the figures of geomancy and their zodiacal attribuhons .a. populus via* fortuna minor conjunctio ci& 0 q 4. caudq dracoms sp carcer tristitia letitia d* i.3 x 52 70 the golden dawn: volume i book one <136> the numbers and lineal figures appropriate to the planets are: saturn 3 triangle jupiter ;square mars 5 p e n t a g r a m sun 6 l e x a g r a m venus 7 l e p t a g r a m mercu y 8 odagram moon 9 enneagram the magical squares of the planets are formed of the squares of the number of the planet, arranged so as to yield the same number each way. the number of the sum of each column of figures and the number of the total of all the numbers of the square, are also numbers

REGARDIE TALISMANS

s, a talisman could be prepared which would balance out the unfavourable chart aspects. a saturn talisman could, in these circumstances, be most useful. saturn is not merely the grim reaper, the tester, the burden of life to be carried patiently on the shoulders. it also represents balance, equilibrium, and stability. it is the third sephirah on the tree of life, binah, the symbol of which is the triangle, the basic geometric figure representing harmony and order. the mind of the father said into three, and immediately all things were so divided. so stated the chaldean oracles. then there is the cardinal tenet of the golden dawn: there are always two contending forces, and a third which eternally reconciles them. thus, logically, a saturn talisman would be a superb characterological correc

owsoever they are interpreted. the symbols for these five elements may be of several kinds, though for the purpose of this interpretation, i have conveniently selected the tattvic system of the east, as follows- earth: prithivi, a yellow square. heh (final) of tetragrammaton. air: vayu, a blue circle. vav of tetragrammaton. water: apas, a silver crescent. heh of tetragrammaton. fire: tejas, a red triangle. yod of tetragrammaton. ether (spirit: akasa, a black egg. shin of pentagrammaton. this immediately provides an artistic schema for the creation of talismans. a fire talisman could be constructed out of bright red-coloured papers, similar to the japanese origama, in the form of an upright triangle. appropriate inscriptions, writings, and sigils could be written on it in green ink or paint

ashings, as a little experimental work will prove. an earth talisman could be made out of a yellow square of coloured paper, with the writing in purple or mauve, depending on the intensity and hue of the yellow. liberties or artistic licence can be taken with the shapes, depending on the number and size of sigils or barbarous words of power or phrases that one wishes to use. for example, a double triangle for tejas could be cut with a connecting slip or tab of red paper. opened out, it would yield four triangular sides, thus providing more space on which to write. when finished, it could be folded together on the tab as follows: once the student becomes familiar with the schema by working at it, and reflecting on it for a while, he will gain an enormous amount of data to be used in this wa

s for scorpio is pantently an evil sign, it is best omitted, leaving only populus for cancer and laetitia for pisces. populus is drawn thus: and from it several little emblematic designs may be drawn with ease. laetitia is thus: and its emblems may be drawn so: these symbols therefore may be placed around the circumference of the circle, together with the traditional symbol of water, the inverted triangle. we would also include what the golden dawn called the kerub of water, the eagle s head, representing the sublimation of the intrinsic energy of scorpio as the active power of god operating through the element water. thus: all of these symbols, including the silver crescent of apas, should be placed on side four of the talisman. incidentally, i suggest several rough drafts should be attem

RITUALS OF THE SOCIETAS ROSICRUCIANIS IN ANGLIA

yer is wafted by the wingedmessenger 'celestial light' lead on. my pass is 'mil nisi luce (naught but the light).the conductor repairs with theoricus direct from the south to the 4th ancient in the north, crossinghis path when passing from the east to the west, and thereby completing in his travel the form of across. the 4th ancient has three tapers burning in front of him placed in position of a triangle and asmall cross in the centre thereof, representing the divine lux.4th ancient:to me is awarded the impressive duty of explaining the divine essence of fire: the holy andperpetual fire which was under the constant care of the virgin priestesses, whose services of puritywere preserved in the doctrines taught in persia, egypt, greece and italy, and were termed 'perpetualwatches' or 'watch

tions from the great central aeon. the four elements, earth, air, fire and water,embraced the three principles body, soul, and spirit; these exerted seven influences over the animalcreation: there were seven virtues with corresponding vices. seven was the sacred number in alltheoginies and all symbols. it represents the magical power in its full force through its compositionof three and four, the triangle and the cube. it is the spirit assisted by all the elementary powers, thesoul served by nature. it is symbolised by a warrior crowned, bearing a triangle on his cuirass, andstanding on a cube, to which are harnessed. two sphinxes, one white and the other black, makingcontrary exertions, and turning the head to look backward.you will now return to the chief adept and be mindful of his fina

them, it is essential you should be provided with our secret investiture.sign: look upward, sweep a circle over the head with right forefinger and point to its centre.token: make a circle on opponent222s forehead with right forefinger and point to its centre.password: har-ra-tum (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 reve

nd 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 of these fraters, and in conformity with our society. we do proclaim our new initiatea philosophus entitled to all the rights, powers, privileges end prerogatives of the fourth grade of thefirst order of

ng of the herald, our converse must soon close for this day marks an era with thephilosophers of hermes, it is their triumph of gualdi over death.how intimately our science of astronomy is connected and harmonises with alchemy. our zodiacalcircle inclosing the square causes its four angles to represent the four elements as it represents thecommencement of the four seasons; and again the embracing triangle is typical of the threeprinciples, all surrounding the central point, or sun, or source of light ad life, the celestial andglorious soul.it is not without some force that the 'emerald tablet' of hermes trismegistus receives considerationand importance. the three principles of elementary matter being body, soul and spirit, arerepresented by alchemists as sulphur, mercury and essential salt

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

ine of transcendental magic mental realities by primitive characters; the trinity of words, letters and numbers; a philosophy simple as the alphabet, profound and infinite as the word; theorems more complete and luminous than those of pythagoras; a theology which may be summed up on the fingers; an infinite which can be held in the hollow of an infant's hand; ten figures and twenty-two letters, a triangle, a square and a circle: such are the elements of the kabalah. such also are the component principles of the written word, reflection of that spoken word which created the world! all truly dogmatic religions have issued from the kabalah and return therein. whatsoever is grand or scientific in the religious dreams of the illuminated, of jacob bohme, swedenborg, saint-martin and the rest, is

sents a man extending one hand towards heaven and the other to earth. it is an expression of the active principle in everything; it is creation in heaven corresponding to the omnipotence of the word below. this letter is a pantacle in itself that is, a character expressing the universal science. it is supplementary to the sacred signs of the macrocosm and microcosm; it explains the masonic double-triangle and five-pointed blazing star; for the word is one and revelation is one. by endowing man with reason, god gave him speech; and revelation, manifold in its forms but one in its principle, consists entirely in the universal word, the interpreter of absolute reason. this is the significance of that term so much misconstrued, catholicity, which, in modern hieratic language, means infallibili

of the kabalistic keys which unlock the temple of unity and of universal philosophy, too long occult and reserved solely for the elect, who perish at the hands of the world. but we have said that the reproduction of the monad by the duad leads of necessity to the conception and dogma of the triad, so we come now to this great number, which is the fullness and perfect word of unity. 13 iii g c the triangle of solomon plenitudo vocis binah physis the perfect word is the triad, because it supposes an intelligent principle, a speaking principle and a principle spoken. the absolute, revealed by speech, endows this speech with a sense equivalent to itself, and in the understanding thereof creates its third self. so also the sun manifests by its light and proves or makes this manifestation effica

e absolute, revealed by speech, endows this speech with a sense equivalent to itself, and in the understanding thereof creates its third self. so also the sun manifests by its light and proves or makes this manifestation efficacious by heat. the triad is delineated in space by the heavenly zenith, the infinite height, connected with east and west by two straight diverging lines. with this visible triangle reason compares another which is invisible, but is assumed to be equal in dimension; the abyss is its apex and its reversed base is parallel to the horizontal line stretching from east to west. these two triangles, combined in a single figure, which is the six-pointed star, form the sacred symbol of solomon's seal, the resplendent star of the macrocosm. the notion of the infinite and the

for his daughter; as son, he has the virgin for his mother and the church for his bride; as holy spirit, he regenerates and fructifies humanity. hence, in the trigrams of fohi, the three inferior yin correspond to the three superior yang, for these trigrams constitute a pantacle like that of the two triangles of solomon, but with a triadic interpretation of the six points of the blazing star. the triangle of solomon 15 dogma is only divine inasmuch as it is truly human that is to say, in so far as it sums up the highest reason of humanity. so also the master, whom we term the man-god, called himself the son of man. revelation is the expression of belief accepted and formulated by universal reason in the human word, on which account it is said that the divinity is human and the humanity div

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

longer murdered on the faith of a few distraught fanatics or hysterical girls. for the rest, let it be understood clearly that our undertaking is concerned with curious studies and not with an impossible propaganda. those who may blame us for daring to term ourselves magician have nothing to fear from the example, it being wholly improbable that they will ever become sorcerers. 22 chapter iii the triangle of pantacles the abbot trithemius, who in magic was the master of cornelius agrippa, explains, in his steganography, the secret of conjurations and evocations after a very natural and philosophical manner, though possibly, for that very reason, too simply and too easily. he tells us that to evoke a spirit is to enter into the dominant thought of that spirit, and if we raise ourselves mora

he is an old man? the very traces which we believe to be effaced from our memory are not in reality blotted out, for a fortuitous circumstance may evoke and recall them. but after what manner do we see them? as we have already said, it is in the astral light, which transmits them to our brain by the mechanism of the nervous system. on the other hand, all forms are proportional and analogical the triangle of pantacles 23 to the idea which has determined them; they are the natural character, the signature of that idea, as the magi term it, and so soon as the idea is evoked actively the form is realized and bodied forth. schroepffer, the famous illumine of leipzig, terrified all germany with his evocations, and his audacity in magical experiments was so great that his reputation became an in

sented nature doomed to anathema but ransomed by the sign of light. the gnostic agapae and pagan priapic orgies which followed in its honour sufficiently revealed the moral consequence which the adepts drew from the exhibition. all this will be explained, together with the rites, decried and now regarded as fabulous, of the great sabbath and of black magic. within the grand circle of evocations a triangle was usually traced, and the side towards which the upper point should be directed was a matter for careful observation. if the spirit were supposed to be from heaven, the operator placed himself at the top, and set the altar of fumigations at the bottom; but if the spirit came from the abyss this method was reversed. moreover, the sacred symbol of two interlaced triangles, forming the six

, forming the six-pointed star, known in magic as the pantacle or seal of solomon, must be worn upon the forehead and the breast, and graven 24 the ritual of transcendental magic in the right hand. independently of these signs, the ancients, in their evocations, made use of those mystical combinations of divine names which we have reproduced in our gdoctrine h from the hebrew kabalists. the magic triangle of pagan theosophists was the celebrated abracadabra, to which they attributed extraordinary virtues and represented as follows: abracadabra abracadabr abracadab abracada abracad abraca abrac abra abr ab a this combination of letters is a key of the pentagram. the initial a is repeated five and reproduced thirty times, thus giving the elements and numbers of the two following figures: the

that key of the christian kabalah, composed the number of the beast, that is to say, of idolatry, by adding a 6 to the double senary of abracadabra, which gives 18 kabalistically, the number attributed in the tarot to the hieroglyphic sign of night and of the profane. the moon, together with the towers, dog, wolf and crab. a mysterious and obscure number, the kabalistic key of which is 9, the the triangle of pantacles 25 number of initiation. on this subject the sacred kabalist says expressly: ghe that hath understanding h that is, the key of kabalistic numbers. glet him count the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and his number is six hundred three score and six. h it is, in fact, the decade of pythagoras multiplied by itself and added to the sum of the triangular pantac

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our own minds" we cannot have factual knowledge of anything which can be conceived otherwise. since it is possible to think that the sun will not rise tomorrow, we cannot know that it necessarily will. the laws of nature which say that it will might change between now and then. mathematics and geometry are examples of things in which principles cannot be conceived otherwise. one cannot think of a triangle whose internal angles do not add to 180. classification: v2- 102- 14 author: michael a. aquino vi date: october 1, xix revision: january 1, xxiv html revision: oct 13, 1997 ce subject: philosophy reading list: 16a, 16l, 16m what hume is getting at is that much of what previous philosophers had considered necessary cause-and-effect relationships is not that at all, but simply habit "all re

.o, and the church of satan are but three organizations which opened the way for us and many more groups and individuals have contributed. you will find the pentagram of the greatest of these worn about your neck. footnotes 1. the magicians of the golden dawn, howe, e. 2. the degrees of initiation, m. aquino vi the ruby tablet of set 3. the magicians of the golden dawn, howe, e. 4. the eye in the triangle, regardie, i. 5. magick in theory and practice, crowley, a (9=[2] 6. letter to m. aquino vi from bill heidrick of the california o.t.o, march 8, 1981 ce. aeonic topics true will working this ritual was designed to provide initiates with a tool with which to seek greater clarity on and understanding of their inner destinies as individual black magicians. the self-unifying purpose at the co

dentified with lovecraftian neters, or forms, establishing the fundamental character of our consciousness: azathoth's chaos, the dualistic and dimensional ordering defined by yog- sothoth, nyarlathotep's message of consciousness and the endurance of shub-niggurath who defines temporal perspective. the connection between these concepts and pythagorean numerical philosophy- the point, the line, the triangle and the solid tetrahedron- is evident. these latter powers- self-consciousness and temporal perspective- have triggered an unfolding of various non-natural historical events: the raising of the pyramids under the rule of initiatory schools and the sleep "not dead but dreaming, of those schools during the rule of an aggressive and imperial monotheism. with the aeon of horus (and with the t

new moon. darkness: the darkness of night is a doorway into the mysteries of existence. it is a symbol of apep, the serpent who devours the sun, set, and all other manifestations of the dark lord. o temple setup. spirits, especially daemonic ones, are traditionally supposed to enter our world through angles and points. since this is a ritual to invite set in, a polygon is used. crowley chose the triangle in liber 418 and this proved efficacious. the magician should be in a triangle, big enough to be comfortable and to hold the necessary tools. in the case of a desert setting, the triangle could be made large enough for considerable movement, like dancing. one point should face south, the direction of set. alternatively it can face the constellation of the great bear, associated with set

ge enough for considerable movement, like dancing. one point should face south, the direction of set. alternatively it can face the constellation of the great bear, associated with set, or the country egypt. another alternative is to try a trapezoid with the short side facing south. it can be designed with rope, drawn in the sand or dirt, or drawn with chalk. another possibility is to make a iron triangle large enough to sit on. the base of heaven was alleged to have been made of iron, implying that divinity rested on set. it could also be implied by the position of the candles. there will be three candles, one at each corner. if outdoors, lamps can be used. if more lights are need, then nine is an appropriate number. there can be a truncated pyramid around the magician. this symbolizes th

SALMANRUSHDIE THESATANICVERSES

men wrapped ponchas around their forearms, drew their knives, circled, fought. juan died. martin de ia cruz picked up the dead man's hat and threw it at the feet of aurora del sol. she picked up the hat and watched him walk away. rosa diamond at eighty-nine in a long silver sheath dress with a cigarette holder in one gloved hand and a silver turban on her head drank gin-and-sin from a green glass triangle and told stories of the good old days "i want to dance" she announced suddenly "it's my birthday and i haven't danced once" o o o the exertions of that night on which rosa and gibreel danced until dawn proved too much for the old lady, who collapsed into bed the next day with a low fever that induced ever more delirious apparitions: gibreel saw martin de la cruz and aurora del sol dancing

's that. can you imagine if i told gibreel" chamcha at the railway station wished allie luck "we'll have to be in london for a couple of weeks" she said through the car window "i've got meetings. maybe you and gibreel can get together then; this has really done him good "call any time" he waved goodbye, and watched the citro n until it was out of sight. o o o that allie cone, the third point of a triangle of fictions- for had not gibreel and allie come together very largely by imagining, out of their own needs, an "allie" and a "gibreel" with whom each could fall in love; and was not chamcha now imposing on them the requirements of his own troubled and disappointed heart- was to be the unwitting, innocent agent of chamcha's revenge, became even plainer to the plotter, saladin, when he foun

, in and out of the shops, desperate for food" gibreel snorted "now i know this is a sinking ship" he cried, and chamcha felt furious at having given him the opening "even the bloody rats are off" and, after a pause "what they needed was a pied piper, no? leading them to destruction with a tune" when he wasn't insulting the english or describing allie's body from the roots of her hair to the soft triangle of "the loveplace, the goddamn yoni" he seemed to wish to make lists: what were spoono's ten favourite books, he wanted to know; also movies, female film stars, food. chamcha offered conventional cosmopolitan answers. his movie--list included _potemkin _kane _otto e mezzo _the seven samurai _alphaville _el angel exterm inador "you've been brainwashed" gibreel scoffed "all this western art

SATANGEL

y, some blessed incense and camphor, and four nails from the coffin of a dead child. all these must be carried to the place chosen for the great work, where everything hereinafter laid down must be described in an accurate manner. you must begin by forming a circle with strips of kid s skin, fastened to the ground by means of your four nails. then with the stone called ematille you must trace the triangle within the circle, beginning at the eastern point. a large a, a small e, a small a, a small j must be drawn in like manner, as also the sacred name of jesus between the two crosses. by this means the spirits will have no power to harm you from behind. the warlock and his assistants may then fearlessly proceed to their places within the triangle, and, regardless of any noises, may set the

e, a small a, a small j must be drawn in like manner, as also the sacred name of jesus between the two crosses. by this means the spirits will have no power to harm you from behind. the warlock and his assistants may then fearlessly proceed to their places within the triangle, and, regardless of any noises, may set the two candlesticks and the two vervain crowns on the right and left sides of the triangle within the circle. this being done, the two candles may be lighted, taking care that there is a new brazier in front of the warlock, piled with newly consecrated charcoal. this must be kindled by the warlock casting a small quantity of the brandy therein and a part of the camphor, the rest being reserved to feed the fire periodically, in proportion to the length of business. having punctu

he precepts of the lord, thy god, now i, who am the servant of the most high, and imperial lord, god of hosts, jehovah, having his celestial power, and permission, for this, thine averseness, and contempt, will destroy thy name, which i have in this box, will burn them with unquenchable fire, and bury them in unending oblivion, unless thou comest immediately, here, before this circle, within this triangle, assuming a fair and comely form, without harm to any creature, but giving reasonable answers to my requests, and performing my desire in all things: if he appear not at this point, say as follows: thou art still pernicious, willing not to appear and informing me upon that which i desire to know, now therefore, in the name and by the power and dignity of the omnipotent and immortal lord

SINISTER TAROT

nergies according to the greater wyrd and destinies of those directly and indirectly involved- thus, the presence of unforeseen factors and the pitfalls implicit in this which may create errors of judgement. the maintaining of an ethos or tradition via timeless acts. v the depths of the sea a tunnel of knives there is a union here while he directs the chosen rage in the eye of the goat the golden triangle stands against a sky of fire master- atazoth manipulation- actions based on a knowledge of the sinister dialectic as revealed by practical experience: a rational, to some cold, observation beyond the stage of adeptship/individuation. control of all the many and varied factors within a situation- in other words, the achievement of a stage in individual evolution that goes beyond the person

SIX ANGLED RITE OF THE ROYAL SUN OF THE GOAT LORD

who undertake this rite. i will proceed in good faith that my reader is familiar, through and through, with the "witches dance" rite, and the simple yet exacting instructions that accompany it, chie fly the element of awareness, and how it is to be used in the performance of these rites to summon the old one himself. to begin with, this rite does not require an altar, but does use a circle with a triangle in it, with one tip of the triangle pointing east. the circle is to be 9-13 feet in diameter, a fine, comfortable size. along with the circle and triangle, six sigils, shown in the two charts accompanying this ritual record, should be drawn inside the circle, as shown. if you want to use an altar, it should be created just as in the witches dance, and be east of the circle. the x marks on

altar, it should be created just as in the witches dance, and be east of the circle. the x marks on the chart below show the positions of candles, which can be used if the operants wish it. if you choose not to surround the area with six candles, at least try to have one, to the east. six "implements" are needed for this rite, and are to be placed arranged close to each other in the center of the triangle before the beginning of the rite: a candle or lantern/lamp (which is apart from the optional six candles that can be used as mentioned above; a cord; an arthame; a cup or bowl; a phallic stone; and a three-tined wooden fork (such as a branch) or a two tined wooden fork, or some other instrument that is not too long, but has three tines. if your circle is big enough, a full sized pitchfork

ur body, just pureness of light. then, slowly open your eyes, and allow the light to "melt into" your surroundings- see the ritual area you have prepared; see and know that the light you came into has turned into the setting you now find yourself in. walk towards the circle and stop at the western edge, and bow your head once to the east, and say: nunc scio tenebris lux. go into the center of the triangle, still facing east, and if you are using an altar with a goat or buck's skull, bow to it. if the skull is in the circle with you, kneel and kiss it. if you have none of those things, simply go down to one knee before your implements. at this point you will begin the consecration of the area by carrying, in the proper manner, the implements, one at a time, around the circle, and to a certa

of craft or "magic; the sharing and offering of ale or wine with the master, or the petition. both methods can be used to achieve favors or bring about change; but the wise witch will use these methods to further cement closeness with the master, as opposed to always just securing boons. the sharing of the ale or wine is accomplished by bringing the cup or bowl from the west to the center of the triangle, and filling it with ale or wine, and chanting any of the names of the secret lord over it, before silently communing with the master in your head, revealing to him what you desire, and, most importantly, what you will "give back" to him, should your desires be met. you, and your devotion and service to him, are the most powerful offerings you can make; some give these things, asking only

SPENSER THE CULT OF THE ALL SEEING EYE 1960

tar or stone can be likened to the ancient stone of foundation, which, according to the same authority cited above, was supposed"'to have been. placed at one time within the foundations of the temple of solomon, and afterwards, during the building of the second temple, transported to the holy of holies. it was in the form of a perfect cube, and had inscribed upon its upper face, within a delta or triangle, the sacred tetragrammaton, or ineffable name of god -13- in a "scurrilous book of the middle ages. the life of jesus" there waa another account of the stone''at that time there was in the temple the ineffable name of god, inscribed upon the stone of foundation" this scandalous book proceeded to state that our saviour "cunningly obtained a knowledge of the tetragrammaton from the stone of

ttedly symbols "by symbolism the simplest, the commonest objects are transformed, idealized, and acquire a new and, so to say, an illimitable value."18 an expert19 on these subjects has written "under occult dominion art, music and politics all lend to the same end: confusion, a calculated and inducted confusion: for minds that are confused will obey and bow to the hidden masters "the rule of the triangle and the ellipse, together with a crude geometry in modern art, is the rule. in aesthetics "standing before a meaningless cubist canvas at an art exhibition one day, a puzzled amateur asked 'but what does it mean' to which the painter replied 'it's not a question of what it means, it's a question of what is its effect on the observer "consciously or unconsciously the artist spoke the truth

lluded to in the text. and these are called the shemhamforesh" seventy-two is also the number of the quinaries or sets of five degrees in the 360 degrees of the zodiac.21 the number of triangles in the mural are difficult to count. there are 22. isosceles, equilateral, scalene, right-angled. triangles. there are also 22 numbered letters in the ancient hebrew alphabet, with values of 1 to 400. the triangle is an ancient emblem of deity; it is also a sign of the female element. however, if the apex of the triangle is pointed down it becomes the male element; thus inverted it may also represent lucifer, particularly if it is black in color. the spiral figure intertwined with the mural-length diagonal line symbolizes the caduceus of hermes (mercury, which mythologically is represented as two s

seen in the mural. the caduceus is also the symbol of peace, the propaganda term associated with the u.n. the serpents are male and female; the sun-god and the moon-god; and are symbols of generation. buddha was symbolized by the serpent and in mythology is identical with mercury. the center sphere and the outer circles around it form the all-seeing eye. this bisected sphere overlays an isoceles triangle bounded on one side by the diagonal line. according to manly palmer hall, in his occult treatise -18- on the secret destiny of america,24 the all-seeing eye is that of the great architect of the universe (whenever it appears as a symbol of god. his explanation is that which is generally accepted. it is, however, erroneous. a full commentary on the meaning of this all-important symbol appe

et of the room the mural was described as having been designed to give a feeling of space by the opening up of the wall. all right, let us be literal about this and open up the wail behind the mural. the meditation room is constructed in the shape of a wedge. if the reader in his mind's eye looks at the room from -19- above, in terms of its shape as a plane figure he will see at once that it is a triangle (pyramid) with the apex (capstone) cut off (see part ii of this study) if the two converging lines of the sides of the triangle are extended past the sides of the mural into the empty space beyond the wall, they meet to form the apex of the triangle (capstone of the pyramid. and what have we learned is the overall meaning of the mural? it is that it represents the tetragrammaton which is

SYMBOLISM OF THE BANNERS

f the east. the banners change to different positions with each grade initiation. yet, the true symbolism of the banners remains hidden and unknown until the candidate reaches the grade of 5=6. the mystical symbolism of the banners can only be fully recognized when a greater understanding of the minor symbols are comprehended. the banners are composed of specific arrangements of the cross and the triangle. on the banner of the east, the triangles come together in the form of a hexagram, thus containing the power of the equilibrium while maintaining their individual meaning. so first, as brethren of the fraternity, we shall look at various arrangements of those simple geometrical figures and their mystical meanings. the first symbol would be that of the cross. this symbol is upheld very hig

s apt for linking twklm and dwsy. the full descent of the into matter is exemplified by the crucifixion, the beautiful naked hermaphrodite of dwsy on the t or cross of the thirty-second path. on the card we notice the female figure naked, except for a k-shaped scarf, dancing within a wreathed oval. her attitude, with arms extended downwards and outwards, and her legs forming a cross, suggests the triangle over a cross, the sign of q. having taken a look at correspondences of the cross with the feminine principle of both h and h final, we need to look at w. w is the letter attributed to the world of hryxy, and to the element of m, and the sephira of trapt. one of the most important symbols of trapt is the cross, whether in its form of the calvary cross of black with three black 5 steps lead

itiation in the hermetic order of the golden dawn international, we notice variable usage of the calvary cross with various number of squares. these crosses have varied meanings than those on the banners, but their meaning allows a deeper understanding. thus, here is a list: a f b j d h l i e a g k c a c b k d h e f g i j l 6 rtk hnyb hrwbg trapt dsj hmkj jxn dwh dwsy twklm 10 9 8 7 3 5 6 4 2 1 7 triangle and the hexagram taking a look at the symbology of the triangles on the banners, we notice that they also represent various rosicrucian concepts. these concepts represent the trinity of creation in various forms. also, they represent a microcosmic/macrocosmic relationship. the various diagrams below provide a simple example of those concepts. for i am the alpha and omega, the beginning an

tionship. the various diagrams below provide a simple example of those concepts. for i am the alpha and omega, the beginning and the end' saith the lord, god who liveth in light, since none can come to him, or near him" hwchy hwhy 8 this is the manifestation of the three mother letters in the equilbrium of the hexagram, as could also be seen on the banner of the east with o represented by the red triangle, n by the blue triangle, and m by the golden cross of trapt. a m c in looking at the triangles and the microcosmic and macrocosmic man, see the following "o man, know god and thyself, so thou mayest know what is in heaven and on earth" what god was before the beginning in eternity: what man was before the beginning in eternity: 9 what god was in the beginning \yhla what man was in the beg

1 alchemical triangles and the hexagrams b a 5 symbolism of the banner of the east the field of the banner of the east is white, the color of light and purity. the calvary cross of six squares is the number six of trapt, the yellow cross of solar gold, and the cubical stone, bearing in its center the sacred t of life, and having bound together upon it the form of the macrocosmic hexagram, the red triangle of o and the blue triangle of n "the \yhla jwr and the waters of creation" in addition to this explanation, it affirms the mode of action employed by the divine light in its operation by the forces of nature. upon it is the symbol of the 12 macrocosm so colored as to affirm the action of the o of the through the waters of creation under the harmony of the golden cross of the reconciler. w

SZYMANSKI GREG SEARCHING FOR THE ILLUMINATI DEEP WITHIN THE BOWELS OF THE VATICAN

in the world "the illuminati have groups in every major city of the united states. they originally entered the u.s. through pittsburgh, pa, and from there, spread across the u.s. there are 18 cities across the u.s, which are considered major "power centers" for illuminati power and/or influence. these include: washington, dc and the surrounding areas; albany, new york; pittsburgh, pa; the "golden triangle" of the winston salem, raleigh, nc area; minneapolis, minn; ann arbor, mich; wichita, kan; phoenix, az; portland, or; flagstaff, az; seattle, wash; houston, tx; los angeles, ca. and surrounding areas; atlanta, ga; new orleans, la, springfield, miss. other cities are important to the illuminati, as well, but these cities funnel money for them, conduct research, and often regional councils

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

i's 241 double-headed eagle 1 3 the riddle of the great seal of the united states, and the all-seeing eye 265 of the serpent of wisdom 14 "silence, slaves, or we'll cur your throat from ear to ear' 285 15 up to their necks in mischief 295 16 hand on heart sign of devotion to the chiefs 307 17 triangles up, triangles down, triangles, triangles all around 327 18 black magic, masonic witchcraft, and triangle powers 361 19 part devil, part angel 393 20 the merovingian dynasty, the priory of sion, and the spear of longinus 405 21 magical signs of the jewish cabala the six-pointed star, babylonian 419 witchcraft, and the hollywood perdition of jerry seinfeld and associates 22 scorched by the sun solar signs, circles, and serpents 459 23 "i fell in to a burning ring of fire" arnold schwarzenegger

? this book, authored by a mother of a young man who was a member of a rock band, was intended to defend christian rock music. but perhaps tellingly, the cover seems to show one person giving the horned devil sign and a couple more displaying the f..k you! sign (finger in middle of hand upraised) all at a christian rock concert! also, lights displayed in three triangles are in the background. the triangle has three sides. three plus three equals nine. the number nine in occult numerology conceals the number 666, the number of the beast, since adding the digits 6+6+6=18=9. whether the cover artist and the author were aware of these oddities is unknown "el diablo" shows his horns- the devil rides out 1 33 134 codex magic a helen keller (1880-1968, shown here at her desk, creator of the deaf

n masonic grip with red chinese counterpart in beijing, china in march, 1992 as a bemused official looks on. u.s. president clinton receives masonic grip from united nations secretary-general kofi annan at opening of the un general assembly. in this staged photo opportunity, aides for the two world leaders arranged the national flags so that nicaragua's illuminatidesigned flag, which has a (male) triangle, a solar image, and all-seeing eye as its focus would be most prominently displayed. kofi annan is married to a white woman, a rothschild heiress.(photo: usa today, september 22, 1998, p. 11a) secret handshakes of the illuminati 167 great britain's duke of kent, head of the united lodge, the largest masonic fraternity in england, holds the title, the most worshipful grand master. the duke

laksmi struck in honor of the historic occasion of the first hindu diwali ritual ever conducted in the white house. it happened under president george w. bush, in 2003. 262 codex magica double-headed eagle pendant owned by the czarina. the word "czar" in russian means "caesar. a horse cloth used in the royal stables of the russian czar (circa 1795) bears the symbols of the double-headed eagle, a triangle, and diamonds, all llluminist signs. russia's president vladimir putin (left) meets with the ceo of lukoil, russia's biggest oil company. on the desk between the two men are desk accessories bearing the emblem of the double-headed eagle (photo: agence france-presse) that ravenous dark bird 263 vladimir zhirinovsky, flamboyant russian politician, holds in his hand the double-headed eagle i

't complaining? usually, they go nuts complaining about confederate monuments and statues on government land. could their silence be attributed to the fact that jackson and farrakhan are themselves 3 3rd degree masons? in any case, at the foot of pike's justice department statue is a masonic female figure representing lady justice, holding a banner with the 33rd degree double-headed eagle and the triangle of freemasonry. the androgyne, a combination creature of male and female, symbolizes the hermaphrodite principle of the two-faced entity or two-headed eagle. in the jewish cabala, this strange creation of the feminine and masculine principle is known as "adam kadmon" both adam and eve, a golem. this conjunction of opposites is part of the science of alchemy, or hermeticism, and is especia

THE CRAFT GRIMOIRE OF ECLECTIC VERSION 2

required skill in the art of spell casting! h color in your sitting posture, establish your breathing pattern. once you have stilled your thoughts, begin visualizing color as you breath in and another as you breath out. complimentary colors work the best. red: cyan green: magenta blue: yellow white: black h the tatwas these are: a black oval; a blue disk; a silver cresent; a yellow square; a red triangle. h motion start with simple objects, like a spinning wheel, a swinging pendulum, or a bouncing ball. avoid using living objects! again, record the results in your journal. to think, is to create! meditation comes in three basic flavors passive, active, and chant. passive, is the form most people think about when they hear the word meditation. this is the art of sitting with your mind stil

THE GALE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE UNUSUAL UNEXPLAINED VOL 1

e resemblance to grace s murderous boyfriend, jake. all of the above makes for an exciting evening in front of the television set, but it was based on an actual case researched and documented by renowned hypnotherapist dr. bruce goldberg and reported in detail in his book the search for grace: a documented case of murder and reincarnation (1994. ivy s past-life regression revealed an eternal love triangle, a terrifying karmic dance of passion and murder, culminating in the short tragic career of one grace doze, a headstrong flapper from buffalo, new york, whose reckless love life ended in murder, goldberg states in his book. exhaustive research enabled goldberg to discover that even the smallest details of grace s life and death could be explicitly documented through contemporary newspaper

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with a heavy-headed hammer. is this superstition just plain common sense? going back to ancient egypt, when the priests placed ladders in the tombs for the dead so they might ascend upward if they chose to do so, it was believed that spirits collected in the space that formed in the area between the ladder and the wall that it leaned against. when a ladder leans against a wall, it forms a natural triangle, and that particular geometric shape has been regarded as sacred since the most ancient of times. and since it is a region to be venerated, it is also a space to be avoided. evil, as well as benign, spirits may be resting there. those people who have somehow walked under a ladder can placate the disturbed spirits by immediately placing their thumb between their index and middle finger. th

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nd presided over the dedication of the united states capitol. the flip side of the bill displays the great seal of the united states. the front side of the seal depicts the spread eagle, arrows in one claw, olive branch in the other, and a banner proclaiming e pluribus unum in its beak. opposite the spread eagle, the backside of the seal, is an incomplete pyramid with an eye floating in a glowing triangle where the capstone should be. above the eye is the caption annuit coeptis, commonly translated as ghe has favored our undertaking, h and in a scroll beneath is the slogan novus ordo seclorum, ga new order of the ages. h congress first authorized the creation of a great seal of the united states in 1792, but no real effort was made to have anyone design one. nearly 100 years later, in 1884

he ritual tools, including salt water, incense, candles, and herbs appropriate to his specific undertaking. lighted candles would also be placed around the outside circle. each tool was carefully consecrated and wrapped in white linen. in the circle with him, the magician would have prepared the proper talismans. inscribed also within the circle were the seals of the spirits to be evoked. next, a triangle was drawn to the side of the magic circle, and it was in this triangle that the spirit would manifest. the magician then commenced with the conjuration, the first order of business being the evocation of the magician fs own guardian spirit. this was a further assurance of protection. then the evocation of the planetary spirit was attempted. still other rites demanded that the magician dra

talismans are often used by members of secret societies. kabbalists, for example, combined a complicated system of knowledge that utilized elements of numerology and astrology to create magic squares that protect against sorcery. magic squares feature letters that spell out the name of god or numbers arranged in rows and columns that produce an equal sum when added in various sequences. the magic triangle, another talisman, is based on the belief that systematic reductions of an inscription, line by line, create power that can ward off evil spirits and heal maladies. the mystical word gabracadabra, h for example, was used in medieval europe as a chant to reduce fever. each time the word was spoken in the chant, a letter was dropped. as the chant reduced, the fever was dispelled. such talis

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 211 chapter 9 places of mystery and power this chapter visits many sites sacred to world religions, examines the theories of lost civilizations, and evaluates places that harbor ancient mysteries.both legendary and real. 213 chapter exploration angkor wat mt. ararat atlantis avalon the bermuda triangle chartres cursuses and leys el dorado easter island glastonbury hollow earth jerusalem karnak lemuria and mu lourdes machu picchu mayan temples mecca the nazca lines the great pyramid (of kfhufu, at giza sphinx stonehenge taos pueblo tiahuanaco introduction throughout their history of cultural and religious development, humans have always discovered or created places that are special to th

n buildings. in the ensuing centuries, no evidence of atlantis has been found, but its attributes have expanded to include engineering and technological feats that enhance its legendary status in the popular imagination. atlanteans are commonly thought by enthusiasts to have had cosmic connections with extraterrestrial life. the truth behind such alleged places of mystery and power as the bermuda triangle, an area off the coast of florida where ships and aircraft are said to vanish without a trace; el dorado, the city of gold which drove the spanish conquistadors on endless fruitless searches; and avalon, the mystical place where the legendary king arthur was taken after receiving mortal wounds in battle are also examined. although the stories of camelot, arthur, and the knights of the rou

THE KEY TO THE MYSTERIES

the vau symbolizes the union of the two, or the lingam, and the final he is the image of the second reproductive principle; that is to say, of the passive reproduction in the world of effects and forms. the twelve simple letters, hb:qof hb:tzaddi hb:ayin hb:samekh hb:nun hb:lamed hb:tet hb:chet hb:zain hb:vau hb:heh and hb:yod or hb:mem, divided into threes, reproduce the notion of the primitive triangle, with the interpretation, and under the influence, of each of the letters of the tetragram. one sees that the philosophy and the religious dogma of the qabalah are there indicated in a complete but veiled manner. let us now investigate the allegories of genesis "in the beginning (iod the unity of being) elohim, the equilibrated forces (jakin and boaz, created the heaven (spirit) and the e

s, who drank the poison generated by the churning of the 'milk ocean (see bhagavata purana skandha viii, chaps. 5- 12) levi therefore means in this passage the exact contrary of what he pretends to mean. otherwise this "be good, and you will be happy" chapter would scarcely deserve the title "arcanum arcanorum- o.m> illustration on page 286 described: this is a pentagram with an upright isosceles triangle in the midst, lower angles touching the two lower inner angles of the pentagram. there are white disks touching the points from the outside. the pentagram is white and circumscribed by a nimbus having five white wedge-rays coming from the inner angles and opening at the outer edge of the nimbus. the white disks have each a thin nimbus without rays and the following words, clockwise from t

outer edge of the nimbus. the white disks have each a thin nimbus without rays and the following words, clockwise from top "charite "mystere "sacrifice "providence "perfection. the points have the following text inside, set in script type, same order "au dessus de tout etre "au dessus de toute science "au dessus de toute justice "au dessus de toute raison "au dessus de toute idee. in the central triangle are three lines with the words "dieu est yod-heh-vau-heh-aleph-heh- yod-heh. it is to put on the consuming robe of deianira. it is to devote one's self to the promptest and most terrible of all deaths. woe to him who wishes to know too much! for if excessive and rash knowledge does not kill him it will make him mad. 286 to eat the fruit of the tree of