Book 4 (Part II)

71 There is the lotus of three petals in the Sacrum, in which the Kunda- lini lies asleep. This lotus is the receptacle of reproductive force. There is also the six-petalled lotus opposite the navel — which receives the forces which nourish the body. There is also a lotus in the Solar plexus which receives the nervous forces. The six-petalled lotus in the heart corresponds to Tiphereth, and receives those vital forces which are connected with the blood. The sixteen-petalled lotus opposite the larynx receives the nourish- ment needed by the breath. The two-petalled lotus of the pineal gland receives the nourishment needed by thought, while above the junction of the cranial structures is that sublime lotus, of a thousand and one petals, which receives the in- fluence from on high; and in which, in the Adept, the awakened Kunda- lini takes her pleasure with the Lord of All. All these lotuses are figured by the Magick Cup. In man they are but partly opened, or only opened to their natural nourishment. In fact it is better to think of them as closed, as secreting that nourishment, which, because of the lack of sun, turns to poison. The Magick Cup must have no lid, yet it must be kept veiled most carefully at all times, except when invocation of the Highest is being made.