The Equinox (Volume I, Number II)

THE TEMPLE OF SOLOMON THE KING Fire pouring forth its beams upon the lower world: Life-giving, Life-producing.” Then Axiokersos, the second Kabir, says: “I am the left-hand basal angle of the Triangle of Flame: I am Fire, Volcanic and Terrestrial, flashing and flaming through the deep abysses of Earth: Fire rending, fire penetrating, tearing asunder the curtains of Matter ; fire constrained ; fire tormenting ; raging and whirling in lurid storm!” And lastly, Axiokersa, the third Kabir, says: ft fri ft «I am the right-hand basal angle of the Triangle of Flame. I am Fire, Astral a and Fluid, winding through the firma- ofAte ment of Air. I am the life of Being, the rome Pact vital heat of Existence.” i \ ve rene il Seals | The Hierophant then takes the solid [FZ me else . triangular pyramid and explains : Zz 2 fFRtavens) “The solid triangular Pyramid is an atts, | st jes Asovap) appropriate hieroglyph of fire. It is ‘nr oe — formed of four triangles, three visible and aad ae eatssor one concealed: which latter is the syn- thesis of the rest. The three visible tri- cfs bone Ropers angles represent Fire, Solar, Volcanic and Hiereus] Hegemon] Astral; while the fourth represents latent Calict @ Ay tony heat. The three words: 3) JIN DN rey refer to three conditions of heat: Aud, PAT ake, awake Se Active ; Aub, Passive ; * Aur, the Equili- brated; while wy (Ash) is the name of Fire.” “ The Thirty-first Path of the Sepher Yetzirah, which answereth to the letter yy, is called the Perpetual Intelligence ; and it is socalled because it regulateth the motions of the Sun and Moon in their proper order ; each in an orbit convenient for it. Itis, therefore, the reflection of the sphere of Fire; and the path connecting the material universe, as depicted in Malkuth, with the Pillar of Severity and the side of Geburah through the Sephira Hod.” He then explains to the Theoricus the twentieth Key of the Tarot. It is a glyph of the powers of Fire. The angel crowned with the Sun is Michael, the ruler of Solar Fire. The serpents which leap in the rainbow are symbols of the fiery Seraphim. The trumpet represents the influence of the Spirit descending upon Binah ; and the banner with the cross refers to the four rivers of Paradise. Michael is also Axieros; the left-hand DIAGRAM 26. Arrangement of the Temple for the 31st Path in the 3° = 8° Ritual, * Hence: Odic force ; and Obi or Obeah, witchcraft. 271