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…planet Mercury j the paths of "1 and are attributed to this degree. For other attributions see “777”, lines 8 and 23). The Pentagrams of Air. Name I H V H (Ye-ho- wau). The signs of 2°=9D. Stretch both arms upwards and outwards, the elbows bent at right angles, the hand bent back, the palms upwards as if supporting a weight. (See illustration). (The Grade of 20 = 9D is particularly attributed to the element Air j it refers to the Moon, the path of n is attributed to this degree. For other attributions see “777” lines 9 and 11). 381 -
1930 · PDF PAGE 107
…b), (c), (d), occur. 9. A note concerning the depth and fullness of the breathing. In ail proper expiration the last possible portion of air should be expelled. In this the muscles of the throat, chest, ribs, and abdomen must be fully employed, and aided by the pressing of the upper arms into the flanks, and of the head into the thorax. In ail proper inspiration the last possible portion of air must be drawn into the lungs. In ail proper holding of the breath, the body must remain absolutely still. Ten minutes of such practice is ample to induc…
1930 · PDF PAGE 6
…Mars 6 urnu; Sphere of Sol 7 “VU Sphere of Venus 8 M'a Sphere of Mercury 9 n:r' Sphere of Luna 10 rmio1 nbn Sphere of the Eléments 11 rm Air 12 (Planets following Sephiroth corresponding) Mercury 13 Luna 14 V enus 15 nbto Aries A 16 y\w Taurus V 17 D1D1N n Gemini A 18 ]tno Cancer V 19 rmx Léo A 20 nVira Virgo V 21 Jupiter 22 Libra A — 306
1930 · PDF PAGE 108
…akarn as in the case of the other. 14. A note concerning the conditions of these experiments. The conditions favourable are dry, bracing air, a warm climate, absence of wind, absence of noise, insects and ail other disturbing influences,1 a retired situation, simple food eaten in great modéra¬ tion at the conclusion of the practices of morning and afternoon, and on no account before practising. Bodily health is almost essential, and should be most carefully guarded (See Liber CLXXXV, Task of a Néophyte). A diligent and tractable disciple, or th…
1930 · PDF PAGE 83
…m has the apex of the lower triangle pointing downwards, and it should be capable of inscription in a circle. (X). Trace the Hexagram of Air in the West, “saying ARARITA”. This Hexa¬ gram is like that of Earth ; but the bases of the triangles coincide, forming a diamond. 6
1930 · PDF PAGE 80
… six-rayed Star, xvii-xxi. Repeat (i) to (v), the Qabalistic Cross. The Greater Ritual of the Pentagram The Pentagrams are traced in the air with the sword or other weapon, the name spoken aloud, and the signs used, as illustrated. The Pentagrams of Spirit. Equilibrium of Actives. Name : A H I H (Eheieh) Equilibrium of Passives, Name A G L A (Agla). The signs of the Portai (See illustrations) : Extend the hands in front of you, palms outwards, separate them as if in the act of rending asunder a veil or curtain (actives), and then bring them tog…
1930 · PDF PAGE 21
…VI TITLES AND ATTRIBUTIONS OF THE COIN, DISC, OR PANTACLE SUIT (DIAMONDS) 0 1 The Root of the Powers of Water. The Root of the Powers of Air. The Root of the Powers of Earth. 2 9 in 0 Love. ü in ^ The Lord of Peace restored. ¥■ in VS The Lord of Harmonious Change. 3 5 in G Abundance. ï) in laa Sorrow. cf in VJ Material Works. 4 © in 8 Blended Pleas- ure. ,}f in aa Rest from Strife. © in le? Earthly Power. 5 0* in nj, Loss in Pleasure. 9 in ^ Defeat. 5 in y Material Trouble. 6 Q in m. Pleasure. $ in ^ Earned Success. U in y Material Success. 7 9…
1930 · PDF PAGE 19
TABLE II LIV THE LETTERS OF THE NAME LV THE ELEMENTS AND SENSES LXIII THE FOUR WORLDS LXIV SECRET NAMES OF THE FOUR WORLBS 11 1 A Air, Smell. Yetzirah, Formative rra Mah World. 23 n V Water, Taste. Briah, Creative 30 Seg World. 31 A Fire, Sight. Atziluth, Archétypal 22T Ob World. 32 bis n V Earth, Touch. Assiah, Material *1)2 Ben World. J 31 bis © Spirit, Hearing. i LXVII LXIX LXX LXXV LXXVI THE PART THE ATTRIRUTTON OF ALCHEMICAL OF THE FIVE ELEMENTS THE FIVE THE SOUL ELEMENTS PENTAGRAM (tatwas) SKANDHAS 11 rm $ Left Upper Vayu - The Blue Sankh…
1930 · PDF PAGE 44
…Inmost is one with the Inmostj yet the form of the One is not the form of the otherj intimacy exacts fitness. He therefore who liveth by air, let him not be bold to breathe water. But mastery cometh by measure: to him who with labour, courage, and caution giveth his life to under- stand ail that doth encompass him, and to prevail against it, shall be increase. “The Word of Sin is Restriction” ; seek therefore Righteousness, enquiring into Iniquity, and fortify thyself to overcome it. 344
1930 · PDF PAGE 32
…s to the North; there let him hait, and turn his face to the North. 5. Let him trace with his wand the Averse Pentagram proper to invoke Air (Aquarius). 6. Let him bring the wand to the centre of the Pentagram and call upon NUIT ! 7. Let him make the sign called Puella, standing with his feet together, head bowed, his left hand shielding the — 332 —
1930 · PDF PAGE 55
(THE EARTH) The DEACON. Mother of fertility on whose breast. lieth water, whose cheek is caressed by air, and in whose heart is the sun’s fire, womb of ail life, recurring grâce of seasons, answer favourably the prayer of labour, and to pastors and husbandmen be thou propitious. The PEOPLE. So mote it be. (THE PRINCIPLES) The DEACON. Mysterious energy triform, mysterious Matter, in fourfold and sevenfold division ; the interplay of which things weave the dance of the Veil of Life upon the Face of the Spirit, let there be harmony and beauty in y…
1930 · PDF PAGE 34
…nd the powers of LA ! ” (to North.) d. “On my left hand the powers of AL !” (to South.) e. “Above me the powers of ShT ! (leaping in the air. ) f. “Beneath me the powers of ShT !” (striking the ground.) g. “Within me the Powers ! ” (in the attitude of Phthah erect, the feet together, the hands clasped upon the vertical wand.) h. “About me fiâmes my Father’s face, the Star of Force and Fire.” i. “And in the Column stands His six-rayed Splendour !” (This dance may be omitted, and the whole utterance chanted in the attitude of Phthah.) The FINAL G…
1930 · PDF PAGE 48
…nd soûl! The PRIESTESS takes the censer jrom the childy and places it on the small altar. She puis incense therein. Let the Pire and the Air make sweet the world! Genujlects. Father, be thou adored ! She returns W est y and makes with the censer -f- bejore the PRIEST, thrice as bejore. Be the PRIEST fervent of body and soûl ! (The children résumé their weapons as they are done with.) The DEACON now takes the consecrated Robe jrom the High Altar and brings it to her. She robes the PRIEST in his Robe oj scarlet and gold. Be the flame of the Sun t…
1930 · PDF PAGE 47
CHAOS, the soie viceregent of the Sun upon Earth; and in one Air the nourisher of ail that breathes. And I believe in one Earth, the Mother of us ail, and in one Womb wherein ail men are begotten, and wherein they shall rest, Mystery of Mystery, in Her name BABALON. And I believe in the Serpent and the Lion, Mystery of Mystery, in his name BAPHOMET. And I believe in one Gnostic and Catholic Church of Light, Love and Liberty, the Word of whose Law is 0EAHMA. And I believe in the communion of Saints. And, forasmuch as méat and drink are transmute…
1930 · PDF PAGE 130
… dumb, and thy heart beat no more, and ail thy life shall go from thee; and thou shalt be cast out upon the midden, and the birds of the air shall feast upon thy flesh, and thy bones shall whiten in the sun. 5. Then shall the winds gather themselves together and bear thee up as it were a little heap of dust in a sheet that hath four corners, and they shall give it unto the guardian of the Abyss. 6. And because there is no life therein, the guardian of the Abyss shall bid the angels of the winds pass by. And the angels thereof shall be no more. …
1930 · PDF PAGE 87
…ing with its ears. This will usually be the great difficulty of the operation. 4. Let him then cause that imagined figure to rise in the air to a great height above the earth. 5. Let him then stop and look about him. (It is sometimes difficult to open the eyes.) 6. Probably he will see figures approaching him, or become conscious of a landscape. Let him speak to such figures, and insist upon being answered, using the proper pentagrams and signs, as previously taught. 7. Let him travel at will, either with or without guidance from such figure or…
1930 · PDF PAGE 78
… Horus, and at the same time imagine the Name as rushing up and through the body, while you breathe it out through the nostrils with the air which has been till then retained in the lungs. Ail this must be done with ail the force of which you are capable. (e) Then withdraw the left foot, and place the right forefinger I 2 I* This injunction does not apply to gods like Phthah or Harpocrates whose natures do not accord with this gesture. Or the thumb, the hngers being closed. The thumb symbolises spirit, the forefinger the element of water. ~ 378…
1930 · PDF PAGE 113
…in the Equinox Vol. i, No. 4, p. ioi must next be practised, always with the idea that Ajna is breathing. Try to réalisé that power, not air, is being drawn into the Ajna, is being concentrated there during Kumbhakam, and is vivifying the Ajna during expiration. Try rather to increase the force of con¬ centration in Ajna than to increase so excessively the length of Kumbhakam as this is dangerous if rashly undertaken. (2) Walk slowly in a quiet place ; réalisé that the legs are moving, and study their movements. Understand thoroughly that these…
1930 · PDF PAGE 120
…uld it be annihilated) would cause that body to move, although so imper- ceptibly. Also the résistance of the floor, the pressure of the air, and ail other external conditions. Secondly, the internai forces which sustain it, the vast and complex machinery of the skeleton, the muscles, the blood, the lymph, the marrow, ail that makes up a man. Thirdly the moral and intellectual forces involved, the mind, the will, the consciousness. Let him continue this with unremitting ardour, searching Nature, leaving nothing out. 28. Next, let him take one o…
1930 · PDF PAGE 36
…ted in “love under will.” A is “the Fool”, Naught in Thought (Parzival), Word (Harpo- crates), and Action (Bacchus). He is the boundless air, the wander- ing Ghost, but with “possibilités”. He is the Naught that the Two hâve made by “love under will”. LA thus represents the Ecstasy of Nuit and Hadit conjoined, lost in love, and making themselves Naught thereby. Their child is begotten and conceived, but is in the phase of Naught also, as yet. LA is thus the Universe in that phase, with its potentialities of manifestation. AL, on the contrary, t…