The Equinox (Volume I, Number III)

THE TEMPLE OF SOLOMON THE KING rounded by a wonderful pearly lustre, and then among great trees between the branches of which bright birds were flying. After this I saw a captain on his ship and also a lover contemplating his bride. The real inhabitants of this land to which I went were as of flame, and the imaginary ones were depicted as we physical beings are. Then the images of my vision sped past me rapidly. I saw a mountaineer; my father preaching with me in his old home; my mother; his mother; a man doing Rajayoga on white god-form. At last a wave of pale light, or rather of a silky texture passed through and over me; then one of the strange inhabitants passed through me unconscious of me, and I returned. Golden Dawn symbol. 14m. Three breaks. May 8th. Position 1. 22m. Seven breaks, Calvary Cross. 50m. Did I go to sleep? 11th. Designed Abrahadabra for a pantacle.* 12th. I performed a Magic Ceremonial at night, followed by attempt at Astral Projection. I prefer the Esoteric Theosophist Society’s seven- fold division for these practical purposes. I think Physical Astral Projection should be preceded by a (ceremonial) “loosening of the girders of the soul.”+ How to do it is the great problem, I am inclined to believe in drugs—if one only knew the right drug. 13th, Drew a pantacle. 16th, Painted wicked black-magic pantacle. Held a magical ceremony in the evening. Lesser banishing Ritual of Pentagram and Hexagram. Invocation of Thoth and the Elements by Keys 1-6} and G.:. D.*. Opening Rituals. Consecrated Lamen Crown and Abrahadabra Wand with great force, 16th, Did the seven w of w Operations. Worked at a Z for 5=6 Ritual.§ 17th. Position 1. 12 m. Not good. Evening Invocation of Mercury, Chokmah and Thoth. 18th. Completed Z for 5 =6 Ritual. * An Eleven pointed Star. + P. at various times used the “Invocation of the Bornless one” as given in “The Goetia”; also the Pentagram rituals in Liber O. t The first six Angelic Keys of Dr. Dee. § The explanation of the 5°=6° Ritual. See Chapter “ The Adept.” 117