Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 3)

centrâtes his consciousness within his Twin-Symbol of Self, and endeavours to send it to sleep. But if the operation be performed properly, his Angel shall hâve accepted the offering of Dew, and seized with fervour upon the extended symbol of Will towards Himself. This then shall He shake vehementlv with vibrations of love reverberating with the Words of the Section. Even in the physical ears of the adept there shall resound an écho thereof, yet he shall not be able to describe it. It shall seem both louder than thunder, and softer than the whisper of the night-wind. It shall at once be inarticulate, and mean more than he hath ever heard. Now let him strive with ail the strength of his Soûl to withstand the Will of his Angel, con- cealing himself in the closest cell of the citadel of consciousness. Let him consecrate himself to resist the assault of the Voice and the Vibration until his consciousness faint away into Nothing. For if there abide unabsorbed even one single atom of the false Ego, that atom should stain the virginity of the True Self and profane the Oath; then that atom should be so inflamed by the approach of the Angel that it should overwhelm the rest of the mind, tyrannize over it, and become an insane despot to the total ruin of the realm. But, ail being dead to sense, who then is able to strive against the Angel ? He shall intensify the stress of His Spirit so that His loyal légions of Lion-Serpents leap from the ambush, awakening the adept to witness their Will and sweep him with them in their enthusiasm, so that he consciously partakes their purpose, and sees in its simplicity the solution of ail his perplexities. Thus then shall the Adept be aware that he is being swept away through the column of his Will Symbol, - 285