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THE RITES OF ELEUSIS MERCURY. Come, Sister, no Divine Being can be reached, save through Mei [He descends, and joins Με PROBATIONERS, leading SOROR GEMINI by Με hand] [VIRGo, left now alone before the empty shrine of MERCURY, walks slowly infront of ll.] VIRGO. Hail unto the Lord Mercury! [A þanse, during which all PROBATIONERS bend their heads low. MERCURY slanols »?₪/! with SOR. GEMINI VIRGO stands slz'll before the shrine, hooded] MERCURY. And this word I speak unto ye: [He is heardwhl¢erlng StiBeTTChePhMeFShiSS [A flame. MERCURY (loudly). Ko…
1911 · PDF PAGE 282
…ry land, And in the Water, Of whirling Air, And of rushing Fire, And every spell and scourge of God, may be obedient unto Me! [A pause. [MERCURYgoes to his throne. FR. GEMINI. 1. Brother Virgo, didst thou hear the Voice? VIRGO. Ay, Brother. FR. GEMINI. Tell me, Brother, is not Mercury a great God .< VIRGO. Indeed, Son of Maia, the greatest of all Gods that tread upon the Milky Way. FR. GEMINI. It is so. SOR. GEMINI. Yet, Brother, there is the Sun-God! VIRGO. Is not Mercury the Sun-God, when hidden during the Night, among the souls of the dead? …
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THE RITE OF MERCURY MERCURY. 22-333—333. [Full light The Speech in the Silence. The Words against the Son of Night. The Voice of Mercury in the Universe in the Presence of the Eternal Gods. The Formulas of Knowledge. The Wisdom of Breath The Radix of Vibration. The Shaking of the Invisible. The Rolling Asunder of the Darkness. The Becoming Visible of Matter. The Piercing of the Coils of the Stooping Dragon. The Breaking Forth of the Light. [All being seated, the FOUR PROBATIONERS rise from among the alher PROBATIONERS and march to the allow] FI…
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THE RITE OF MERCURY Power of the making of fair things. Sing ye unto your Shepherd! FR. GEMINI. [Rises and stands 62/07/12 MERCURY.] 0 Spirit, Ο Divine Messenger, Mighty One, most mighty circling and all comprehending Divine Bearer of the Wand, hail! Coelestial, aethereal, inter-aethereal, water like, air like, fire like, earth like, like unto light, like unto darkness, shining as do the Stars, moist, hot, cold Spirit, hail to Thee, ever laughing Child-God, all-knowing. Through Thee alone can we hope to reach Light and Truth. [Returns to his sea…
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THE RITE OF MERCURY Worship, and liberty, and love. So be my grave without a name That earth may swallow up my shame! [50R. GEMINI ;5103/5 her saddest yet swiflest melody. * [A þause. VIRGO. O, who art Thou, most lovely form that killeth me with the pleasure of Thy Vision? MERCURY. 1 am thyself—that which is of thyself and dependent upon thyself. VIRGO. Sister and Brother Gemini, kneel ye before the greatest of all Gods. FR. GEMINI. Alas, Brother! 15 the Speech greater than the Silence? VIRGO. I. Brethren, kneel ye before the greatest of all God…
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OFFICERS MERCURY. V7012! Ruhe. FR. and SOR. GEMINI. White Dancing Rab: andB/ack Raäe. VIRGO. Gnm Robe, FOUR PROBATIONERS. Mercury is thi/med Z'etween the??שולטAt the west ofllle Altar Ζ': Virgo, and ?!ןו`צ/?ווחattendants. 95
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THE RITE OF MERCURY Verily, O thou littlest babe, too weak Το stir or speak, Capable hardly of a thought, yet seed Of word and deed ! Το thine assured fruition we may trust This weary dust. We who are old, and palsied (and so wise !) Lift up our eyes To little children, as the storm~tossed bark Hails in the dark Some hardly visible harbour light; we hold The hours of gold To our own breasts, whose hours are iron and brass :— So swift they pass And grind us down :—we hold the wondrous light Our scattering sight Yet sees, the one star in a night …
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…rping tyrant falls, Can purge that wilderness of wills and wits, Let spring that fountain in eternal halls. And this: Sulphur, Salt, and Mercury: Which is master of the three? Salt is Lady of the Sea; Lord of Air is Mercury. Now by God’s grace here is salt Fixed beneath the violet vault. Now by God’s love purge it through With our right Hermetic dew. Now by God wherein we trust Be our sophic salt combust. Then at last the Eye shall see Three in One and One in Three, Sulphur, Salt, and Mercury, Crowned by Heavenly Alchemy!
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THE RITE OF MERCURY A citadel ; And the winged heels are fiery with enormous speed, One spurning heaven ; the other trampling hell ; And thon—recede ! Ο Hermes! Messenger of inmost thought! Descend ! Abide ! Swift coursing in my veins Shoot dazzling pains, The Word of Selfhood integrate of Nought, The Ineffable Amen! the Wonder wrought. Bring death if life exceed! Bid thy pale Hermit bleed, Yet life exude; And Wisdom and the Word of Him Drench the mute mind grown dim With quietude! Fix thy sharp lightnings in my night! My spirit free! Mix with m…
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II. III. IV. VI. VII. THE RITE OF SATURN. THE RITE OF ]UPITER. THE RITE OF MARS, THE RITE OF SOL. THE RITE OF VENUS. THE RITE OF MERCURY. THE RITE OF LUNA.
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THE RITE OF MERCURY Iam the image of my Father Trnu, Lord of the City of the Sun ! The God who commands is in my mouth; The God of Wisdom is in my heart: My tongue is the sanctuary of Truth : And a God sitteth upon my lips! My word is accomplished each day, and the desire of my heart realises itself, like that of Ptah when he creates his works. I am Eternal; therefore everything acts according-to my designs, and everything obeys my words. Therefore I say unto Thee: come forth unto me from thine abode in the Silence, unutterable Wisdom, All—ligh…
1911 · PDF PAGE 276
…ms [he Banishing Ritual of the Hexagrain. While he a’aes so, Με FOUR PROBATIONERS standfaeing the assembly] FR. GEMINI. Let the rites of Mercury be celebrated. [Τhey turn ronna’,facing Με allar again. [MERCURY reads Gemini ana’ Virgo sections fram 963 at altar.) [The big lights are put aut; only a small þnnþle light remains] FIRST PROBATIONER. 0 Thou Lord of Harmony! Master of the Right Will, Thou who hast brought unto us the divine seeds of self-knowledge—we, the humble Servants of the children of Thy voice, we call on Thee to lead us out of o…
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SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT NOTE The Rites were written and produced by ALEISTER CROWLEY except parts of the Rites of Mars and of Mercury which were written by an adept who wishes to remain anonymous. The solos were chosen from her repertoire by Miss Leila Waddell. [In view of the absurd statements as to the character of these rites which have been made in certain quarters, it has been thought that the best reply is the publication of the text in full. ΕΒ.]
1911 · PDF PAGE 278
ΙΟΟ MERCURY. II The Temf/e in Darkness Ο Light in Light! Ο flashing wings of fire ! The swiftest of the moments of the sea 15 unto thee Even as some slow-foot Eternity With limbs that drag and wheels that tire. Ο subtle-minded flame of amber gyre, It seems a spark of gold Grown purple, and behold! A flame of gray! Then the dark night-wings glow With iridescent indigo, Shot with some violet ray ; And all the vision flames across the horizon The millionth of no time—and when we say: Hail !—Thou art gone! The Moon is dark beside thy crown ; the Sun See…
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…. TAURUS. Within the veil? VENUS. There is no veil before my Shrine! [She anfastens his mbe. As it falls he leafs up with Με Cadmeia, as MERCURY, and (!?₪/!15125 her beneath hisfeeL] TAURUS. In the Beginning was the Word; and the Word was with God; and the Word was God! [All eomeferwam’; SATURN and LIBRA linked; LUNAana' PISCES linked; and?!לעשla him,] LUNA. The Treason is accomplished. PISCES. The mind is nobler than the body. SATURN. Friendship is holier than love. LIBRA. Nature is overcome by wit. PISCES. How shall we adore thee? TAURUS. As …
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THE EQUINOX Magus, the card numbered ι, the first departure from 0, but referred to Beth, 2, Mercury, the god of Wisdom, Magic and Truth. And this Magus has the twofold aspect of the Magician himself and also of the “ Great Magician " described in Liber 418 (EQUINOX, No. V., Special Supplement, p. 144). Now the formula of the mystic is much simpler. Mathematically, it is 1- 1 :0. He is like a grain of salt cast into the sea; the process of dissolution is obviously easier than the shock of worlds which the magician contemplates. “ Sit down, and f…
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…nemmes, in the latter a silver nemmes, should be worn, The Practicus’ robe is fitted for all rituals involving I I, and for the rites of Mercury. In the former case an Uraeus crown and green nemmes, in the latter a nemyss of shot silk, should be worn. The Philosophus’ robe is fitted for all rituals involving O O, and for the rites of Venus. In the former case an Uraeus crown and azure nemmes, in the latter a green nemimes, should be worn, ‘The Dominus Liminis’ robe is fitted for the infernal rites of Sol, which must never be celebrated. The Ade…