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… to ail men in 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. Sér…
1930 · PDF PAGE 102
…ested to the Philosophus, that although his work will be harder his reward will be greater if he choose a Deity most remote from his own nature. This method is harder and higher than that of Liber E. For a simple object as there suggested is of the same nature as the commonest things of life, while even the meanest Deity is beyond uninitiated human understanding. On the same plane, too, Venus is nearer to man than Aphrodite, Aphrodite than Isis, Isis than Babalon, Babalon than Nuit. Let him décidé therefore according to his discrétion on the on…
1930 · PDF PAGE 42
…mply to jump. I should hâve destroyed my will in the act of fulfilling it, or what I mistook for it; for the true will has no goal ; its nature being to Go. Similarly a paraboia is bound by one law which fixes its relations with two straight lines at every point ; yet it has no end short of infinity, and it continually changes its direc¬ tion. The initiate who is aware Who he is can always check his conduct by reference to the déterminants of his curve, and calculate his past, his future, his bearings and his proper course at any assigned momen…
1930 · PDF PAGE 90
… First concermng the ch01 ce of a particular Deity. Fhis matter is of no import, sobeit that thou choose one suited to thine own highest nature. Howsoever, this method is not so suitable for gods austere as Saturn, or intellectual as Thoth. But for such deities as in them- selves partake in anywise of love ît is a perfect mode. 2. Concerning the frime method of this Magick Art : — Let the devotee consider well that although Christ and Osiris be one, yet the former is to be worshipped with Christian, and the latter with Egyptian, rites. And this…
1930 · PDF PAGE 94
…om my Deity, in order that I may he refreshed for new dévotion to Him.” Or: reading. Let him say: “I read this book that I may study the nature of my Deity, that further knowledge of Him may inspire me with deeper dévotion to Him.” Or: working. Let him say: “I drive my spade into the earth that fresh flowers (fruit, or what not) may spring up to His glory, and that I, purified by toil, may give better dévotion to Him.” Or: whatever it may be that he is doing, let him reason it out in his mind, drawing it through circumstance and circumstance to…
1930 · PDF PAGE 92
…— The Wand and Cup are to be chosen for this Art 3 never the Sword or Dagger, never the Pantacle, unless that Pantacle chance to be of a nature harmonious. But even so it is best to keep to the Wand and the Cup, and if one must choose, the Cup. For the'Robes, that of a Philosophus, or that of an Adept Within is most suitable3 or the robe best fitted for the service of the particular Deity, as a bassara for Bacchus, a white robe for Vesta. So also for Vesta, one might use for instrument the Lampj or the sickle, for Chronos. 10. Concernlng the In…
1930 · PDF PAGE 117
…ses him ato appear in the Heaven of Jupiter as a morning star or as an evening star” 1 In other words he should discover what may be the nature of his work. Thus Mohammed was a Brother reflected into Netzach, Buddha a Brother reflected into Hod, or, as some say, Daath. The présent manifestation of Frater P. to the outer is in Tiphereth, to the inner in the path of Léo. IL First Method. Let the Exempt Adept first train himself to think backwards by external means, as set forth here following.— (a) Let him learn to write backwards, with either ha…
1930 · PDF PAGE 35
…ion for my mirror; I hâve decreed for my delight that Nothingness should figure itself as twain, that I might dream a dance of names and natures, and enjoy the substance of simplicity by watching the wanderings of my shadows. I am not that which is not; I know not that which knows not; I love not that which loves not. For I am Love, whereby division dies in delight; I am Knowledge, whereby ail parts, plunged in the whole, perish and pass into perfection; and I am that I am, the being wherein Being is lost in Nothing, nor deigns to be but by its…
1930 · PDF PAGE 99
… made concrète thereby. 32. Considérations of further danger to those not purged of material thought. — Let it be remembered that in the nature of the love itself is danger. The lust of the satyr for the nymph is indeed of the same nature as the affinity of quicklime for water en the one hand, and of love of Ab for Ama on the otherj so also is the triad Osiris, Isis, Horus like that of a horse, mare, foal, and of red, blue, purple. And this is the foundation of Correspondences. But it were false to say “Horus is a foal” or “Horus is purple”. On…
1930 · PDF PAGE 61
…ude of Résurrection; “There is no part of me that is not of the Gods.” The exceptions to this part of the ceremony are when it is of the nature of a célébration, in which case none but the Priest communicatey of a weddingy in which noney save the two to be marriedy partake; part of the ceremony of baptism when only the child baptised partakesy and of Confirmation at puberty when only the persons confirmed partake. The Sacrament may be reserved by the PRIEST, for administra¬ tion to the sick in their homesf) The PRIEST closes ail withm the veil.…
1930 · PDF PAGE 57
…(He replaces the Host and the Cup and adores.) VIL Of the Office of the Anthem. The PRIEST. Thou who art I, beyond ail I am, Who hast no nature, and no name, Who art, when ail but thou are gone, — 357
1930 · PDF PAGE 72
… the consciousness. The moving Systems must be regular and harmonious. 6. Note carefully the duration of the experiments, the number and nature of the intruding thoughts, the tendency of the object itself to départ from the course laid out for it, and any other pheno- mena which may présent themselves. Avoid overstrain ; this is very important. 7. Proceed to imagine living objects; as a man, preferably sorne man known to, and respected by, yourself. 8. In the intervals of these experiments you may try to imagine the objects of the other senses,…
1930 · PDF PAGE 76
…ook 777, especially of the columns printed elsewhere in this Book. When these are committed to memory, he will begin to under- stand the nature of these correspondences. (See Illustrations in “The Temple of Solomon the King” in Equinox No. 2. Cross references are given.) 2. If we take an example, the use of the tables will become clear. Let us suppose that you wish to obtain knowledge of some obscure science. In column xlv1, line 12, you will find “Knowledge of Sciences.” By now looking up line 12 in the other columns, you will find that the Pl…
1930 · PDF PAGE 87
…tudent should use a general invocation, such as the “Preliminary Invocation” in the “Goetia” as well as a spécial invocation to suit the nature of his working. 5. Success in these verbal invocations is so subtle a matter, and its grades so delicately shaded, that it must be left to the good sense of the student to décidé whether or not he should be satisfied with his resuit. V. 1. Let the student be at rest in one of his prescribed positions, having bathed and robed with the proper décorum. Let the place of working be free from ail disturbance,…
1930 · PDF PAGE 115
…It is even said that in certain circumstances it is possible to 1. This book tells how to enquire “Who am I? ” “What is my relation with nature ? ” 2. One must destroy one’s false notions about who and what one is before one can hnd the truth of the matter. One must therefore under- stand those false notions before giving them up. Unless this be done perfectly, one will get the True mixed up with the remains of the False. 3. One’s life has hitherto been guided by those false notions. There¬ fore on giving them up, one has no standard of control…
1930 · PDF PAGE 120
… 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 of the immédiate causes of his position, and trace out its equilibrium. For example, the will. What détermines the will to aid in holding the body erect and motionless ? 29. This being discovered, let him choose one of the forces which determined his will, and trace out that in similar fashion; and let this process be continued for many days until the int…
1930 · PDF PAGE 36
… two equal weights in opposite scales. The indicator still points to zéro. ShT is equally 31 with LA and AL, but it expresses the secret nature which opérâtes the Magick or the transmutations. ShT is the formula of this particular aeon; another aeon might hâve another way of saying 31. S h is Fire as T is Force; conjoined they express Ra-Hoor-Khuit. “The Angel” represents the Stélé 666, showing the Gods of the Aeon, while “Strength” is a picture of Babalon and The Beast, the earthly emissaries of those Gods. ShT is the dynamic équivalent of LA …
1930 · PDF PAGE 103
…religions, and so the cause of more misery than ail other errors combined. The Philosophus is peculiarly liable to this because from the nature of the Method he cannot remain sceptical; he must for the time believe in his particular Deity. But let him (1) consider that this belief is only a weapon in his hands, and (2) affirm sufficiently that his Deity is but an émanation or reflection or eidolon of a Being beyond him, as was said in Paragraph 2. For if he fail herein, since man cannot remain permanently in Samadhi, the memorised Image in his …
1930 · PDF PAGE 101
… as the ecstatic union of subject and object in consciousness, with the resuit that a third thing arises which partakes in no way of the nature of the two. It would seem at first sight that it is of no importance whatever to choose an object of méditation. For example, the Samadhi 401 —
1930 · PDF PAGE 43
… energy isolated with each aspect of Her receptivity, delight developing delight continuous from complex to complex. It was the voice of Nature awakening at the dawn of the Aeon, as Aiwaz uttered the Word of the Law of Thelema. 343