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1930 · PDF PAGE 132

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 4)

…r an aeon and an aeon and an aeon. But thou givest not thy sap; thou fallest not. 6. Only in the end shalt thou give up thy sap when the great God F.I.A.T. is enthroned on the day of Be-With-Us. 7. For two things are done and a third thing is begun. Isis and Osiris are given over to incest and adultery. Horus leaps up thrice armed from the womb of his mother. Harpocrates his twin is hidden within him. SET is his holy covenant, that he shall display in the great day of M.A.A.T., that is being interpreted the Master of the Temple of A .\ A whose …

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1930 · PDF PAGE 24

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 4)

…Forces of Life. 22 The Daughter of the Lords of Truth; The Ruler of the Balance. 23 The Spirit of the Mighty Waters. 24 The Child of the Great Transformers. The Lord of the Gâte of Death. 25 The Daughter of the Reconcilers, the Bringer-forth of Life. 26 The Lord of the Gates of Matter. The Child of the forces of Time. 27 The Lord of the Hosts of the Mighty. 28 The Daughter of the Firmament; the Dweller between the Waters. 29 The Ruler of Flux & Reflux. The Child of the Sons of the Mighty. 30 The Lord of the Fire of the World, 31 The Spirit of t…

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1930 · PDF PAGE 45

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 4)

…is the Holy Graal, with roses on each side of it. There is room in front of the Cup for the Paten. On each side beyond the roses are two great candies. Ail this is enclosed within a great veil. Forming the apex of an équilatéral triangle whose base is a line drawn between the pillars, is a small black square altar, of two super-imposed cubes. Taking this altar as the middle of the base of a similar and equal triangle, at the apex of this second triangle is a small circular font. Repeating, the apex of a third triangle is an upright tomb. — 345

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1930 · PDF PAGE 87

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 4)

…o that imagined figure 3 so that it may seem to him that he is seeing with its eyes, and hearing 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 prev…

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1930 · PDF PAGE 126

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 4)

…om thou adorest, as if thou didst unité with Him in the adoration of That which is beyond Him. 7- Thus shalt thou ever be mindful of the Great Work which thou hast undeitaken to perform? and thus shalt thou be strengthened to pursue it unto the attainment of the Stone of the Wise? the Summum Bonum? True Wisdom and Terfect Happmess. — 426 —

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1930 · PDF PAGE 98

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 4)

…méditation. Yet this shall die and be reborn again and again. It may be that thou hast no tinder near. In the end shall corne suddenly a great flame and devouring, and burn thee utterly. Now of these sparks, and of these splutterings of flame, and of these beginnings of the Infinité Fire, thou shalt thus be aware. For the sparks thy heart shall leap up, and thy ceremony or médi¬ tation or toil shall seem of a sudden to go of its own will 3 and for the little fiâmes this shall be increased in volume and intensity; and for the beginnings of the I…

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1930 · PDF PAGE 20

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 4)

…mi ' \ Kama Manipura (Solar Plexus). 8 Prana Svadistthana in »->■ Swiftness. (Navel). 9 ^ Linga 1 Sharira ) Muladhara (Lin- \ 1 y in »-* Great Strength. 10 M/SJ Sthula Sharira j gam and Anus). 1 / ' ï) in »-*• Oppression. \ XCVIII - English of Col. XCVII The Self. . 1 The Intellect. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 The Life Force. 2 The ^nimai Soûl which The Intuition. 3 perceives and feels. . 10 — 320

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1930 · PDF PAGE 61

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 4)

…lighten your minds and comfort your hearts and sustain your bodies. -f- The LORD bring you to the accomplishment of your true wills, the Great Work, the Summum Bonum, True Wisdom and Perfect Happiness. {He goes outy the DEACON and Children followingy into the tomb of the West.) Music. (Voluntary.) NOTE: The PRIESTESS and other officers never partake of the sacramenty they being as it were part of the PRIEST himself. NOTE : Certain secret formules of this Mass are taught to the PRIEST in his ordination. — 361 —

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1930 · PDF PAGE 57

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 4)

… the Sun that travelleth over the Heavens in his name ON. (He closes his hands, hisses the PRIESTESS between the breasts and makes three great crosses over the Paten, the Cup and Himself. He strikes his breast. AU repeat this action.) Hear ye ail, saints of the true church of old time now essentially présent, that of ye we claim heirship, with ye we claim communion, from ye we claim bénédiction in the name of IAQ. (He mahes three crosses on Paten and Cup together. He uncovers the Cup, genuflectSy tahes the Cup in his left hand and the Host in h…

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1930 · PDF PAGE 27

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 4)

…w deep deep deep thy breath clos- ing thy mouth with thy right forefinger prest against thy lower lip. Then dashing down the hand with a great sweep back and out, expelling forcibly thy breath, cry AIIO ÏÏANTOS KAKOAAIMO NOS. With the same forefinger touch thy forehead, and say SOI, thy member, and say Q <I>AAAE 1, thy right shoulder, and say IS" XTPOS, thy left shoulder, and say ETXAPISTOS ; then clasp thine hands, locking the Angers, and cry IAQ. Advance to the East. Imagine strongly a Pentagram, aright, in thy forehead. Drawing the hands to …

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1930 · PDF PAGE 73

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 4)

… their ordinary avocations, so that in no case will your time hâve been wasted. 2. That you may gain some insight into the nature of the Great Work which lies beyond these elementary trifles, however, we should mention that an intelligent person may gather more than a hint of its nature from the following books, which are to be taken as serious and learned contributions to the study of Nature, though not necessarily to be implicitly relied upon. aThe Yi King” (S.B.E. Sériés, Oxford University Press.) “The Tao Teh King” (S.B.E. Sériés.) “Tannh'â…

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1930 · PDF PAGE 127

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 4)

…p. 2. Now these Beasts run wildly upon the earths and are not easily obedient to the Man. 3. Nothing shall be said here of Cerberus, the great Beast of Hell that is every one of these and ail of these, even as Athanasius hath foreshadowed. For this matter 1 is not of Tiphereth without, but Tiphereth within. I. o. The Unicom is speech. Man, rule thy Speech! How else shalt thou master the Son, and answer the Magician at the right hand gateway of the Crown ? 1. Here are practices. Each may last for a week or more. 2. (a) Avoid using some common Wo…

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1930 · PDF PAGE 104

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 4)

Nevertheless, forget not that this practice is dangerous, and may cause the manifestation of evil things, hostile and malicious, to thy great hurt. 45. Concerning a further sacrifice. — Of this it shall be under- stood that nothing is to be spoken; nor need anything be spoken to him that hath wisdom to comprehend the number of the para- graph. And this sacrifice is fatal beyond all,unless it be a sacrificium indeed. Yet there are those who hâve dared and achieved thereby. 46. Concerning yet a further sacrifice. — Here it is spoken of actual mut…

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1930 · PDF PAGE 75

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 4)

…, Pranayama and Dharana. 5. There is little danger that any student, however idle or stupid. will fail to get some resuit ; but there is great danger that he will be led astray, even though it be by those which it is necessary that he should attain. Too often, moreover, he mistaketh the first resting-place for the goal, and taketh off his armour as if he were a victor ere the fight is well begun. — 375 —

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1930 · PDF PAGE 74

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 4)

… the work be accomplished duly; yea, let it be accomplished duly. (If any really important or remarkable results should occur, or if any great difficulty présents itself, the A .*. A .*. should be at once informed of the circumstances.) — 374

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1930 · PDF PAGE 48

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 4)

…ld the water and the salty and mixes them in the font. The PRIESTESS. Let the sait of Earth admonish the Water to bear the virtue of the Great Sea. (Genujlects). Mother, be thou adored! She returns to the Westy -j~ on PRIEST with open hand doth she makey over his foreheady breast and body. Be the PRIEST pure of body and 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 w…

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1930 · PDF PAGE 46

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 4)

… is clothed at first in a plain white robe. The PRIESTESS. Should be actually Virgo Intacta or specially dedicated to the service of the Great Order. She is clothed in white, blue and gold. She bears the sword from a red girdle, and the Paten and Hosts, or Cakes of Light. Ihe DEACON. He is clothed in white and yellow. He bears the Book of the Law. Two Children. They are clothed in white and black. One bears a pitcher of water and a cellar of sait, the other a censer of lire and a casket of perfume. IIP Of the ceremony of the Introit. The DEACON…

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1930 · PDF PAGE 79

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 4)

…ars the name of the God vehemently roared forth, as if by the concourse of ten thousand thunders; and it should appear to him as if that Great Voice proceeded from the Universe, and not from himself. In both the above practices ail consciousness of anything but the God-form and name should be absolutely blotted out$ and the longer it takes for normal perception to return, the better. IV. I. The Rituals of the Pentagram and Hexagram must be committed to memory; they are as follows — The Tesser Ritual of the Pentagram i. Touching the forehead say…

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1930 · PDF PAGE 66

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 4)

…e utmost heaven, into which thou radiatest thy little light. “When Thou shalt know me, O empty God, my flame shall utterly expire in thy great N.O.X.” Liber Lapidis Lazuli. i. 36- 40. o. Be seated in thine Asana, preferably the Thunderbolt. It is essential that the spine be vertical. 1. In this practice the cavity of the brain is the Yonij the spinal cord is the Lingam. 2. Concentrate thy thought of adoration in the brain. 3. Now begin to awaken the spine in this manner. Concen¬ trate thy thought of thyself in the base of the spine, and move it…

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1930 · PDF PAGE 78

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 4)

… must be practised until mastery of the image is attained, and an identity with it and with the God experienced. It is a matter for very great regret that no simple and certain tests of success in this practice exist. 3. The Vibration of God-names. As a further means of identifying the human consciousness with that pure portion of it which man calls by the name of some God, let him act thus : 4. (a) Stand with arms outstretched \ (See illustration, in Equinox No. 2, p. 13.) (b) Breathe in deeply through the nostrils, imagining the name of the G…

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