THE EQUINOX
Initiation, and it will be noticed that even in the 22nd AZthyr
the Samahdi of Atmadarshana occurs, while in the 21st A2thyr
is the vision of Kether, and in the 20th Shivadarshana,
although not perfect.
In the 19th, then, the Angel of Initiation appears, and in
the 18th, Shivadarshana, in its new and higher form—“ Shiva”
being replaced by “Horus ””—takes place. In the 17th the
Initiation continues.
The Angel took him into the Pylon of the threshold in
the 19th. In the 17th he is balanced. In the 16th is the
first dim dawn of the Great Ones of Liber Legis as Lords
of the Initiation, and something of the nature of the ceremony
is foreshadowed. In the 15th the Adept is examined, and
permission is given to pass him fully to the grade of Magister
Templi, but admission to any further grade refused.
It will be noticed, further, that this all takes place in a
Temple of the Rosy Cross.
In the 14th A:thyr we get the initiation itself. Fra. P.
and his Chela, who was acting as his scribe, were upon
Da'leh Addin, a mountain in the desert a few miles from
Bou-Saada. It was found impossible to reach that A2thyr,
and the Angel said, “ Depart, for thou must invoke me only
in the darkness, for the mystery cannot be spoken in sight of
the sun.” Frater Perdurabo therefore withdrew from the
Vision.
It was then that a strange thing happened. Impelled by
some instinct or inspiration, it came to them that they must
then and there build a Temple to the Most Holy Exalted
One, and in this Temple invoke Him. The top of the
mountain was covered with large loose stones entirely suitable
for this purpose. In the course of an hour or so it was built,
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