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…hod, it shall be easy for Him to combine that trinity from its éléments, and further to combine Sat- Chit-Ananda, and Light, Love, Life, three by three into nine that are one, in which méditation success shall be That which was first adumbrated to Him in the grade of Practicus (which reflecteth Mercury into the lowest world) in Liber XXVII, “Here is Nothing under its three Forms.” 18. And this is the Opening of the Grade of Ipsissimus, and by the Buddhists it is called the trance Nerodha-Samapatti. 19* And woe, woe, woe, yea woe, and again woe,…
1930 · PDF PAGE 57
…Father 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 Hos…
1930 · PDF PAGE 59
MEN. Glory to thee, eternal Sun, Thou One in Three, Thou Three in One! CHORUS. Glory and worship unto Thee, Sap of the world-ash, wonder-tree! (These words are to jorm the substance of the anthem; but the whole or any fart thereof shall be set to musicy which may be as elaborate as art can. But even should other mthems be authorised by the Father of the Church, this shall hold its place as the first of its kindy the father of ail other s b) VIII. Of the Mystic Marriage and Consummation of the Eléments. (The PRIEST takes the Paten between the in…
1930 · PDF PAGE 110
…Vesta. It is referred to the path of Virgo and the letter Yod.) L 1. This is the book of drawing ail to a point. 2. Herein are described three methods whereby the conscious- ness of the Many may be melted to that of the One. II. FIRST METHOD O. Let a magical circle be constructed, and within it an upright Tau drawn upon the ground. Let this Tau be devised into io squares (See Liber CMLXIII., Illustration i.) 1. Let the magician be armed with the Sword of Art.1 2. Let him wear the black robe of a Néophyte. 3. Let a single flame of camphor burn a…
1930 · PDF PAGE 48
… Sword. The PRIEST, issuing jrom the Tomby holding the Tance erect with both handsy right over lejty against his breasty takes the first three regular steps. He then gives the Tance to the PRIESTESS and gives the three penal signs. He then kneels and vsorships the Tance with both hands. Penitential music. The PRIEST. I am a man among men. He takes again the Tance and lowers it. He rises. The PRIEST. How should I be worthy to administer the virtues to the Brethren? The PRIESTESS takes jrom the chïld the water and the salty and mixes them in the …
1930 · PDF PAGE 50
… and makes five crosses as bejore. The chïldren replace their weapons on their respective altars. The PRIEST hisses the hook of the JLaw three ti/mes. He kneels for a space in adoration y with joined handsy knuckles closedy thumb in position as aforesaid. He rises and draws the veil over the whole alta-r. Ail rise and stand to order. The PRIEST takes the lance from the DEACON and holds it as beforey as Osiris or Ththah. He circumambulates the Temple three timeSy f ollowed by the DEACON and the children as before. (Thesey when not using their ha…
1930 · PDF PAGE 96
…on, and that his Lord hath appeared to him, and that they converse as may be fitting. 23. Concerning the JVLysterious Triangle. — Now as three cords separately may be broken by a child, while those same cords duly twisted may bind a giant, let the Philosophus learn to entwine these three methods of Magick into a Spell. To this end let him understand that as they are One, because the end is One, so are they One because the method is One, even the method of turning the mind toward the particular Deity by love in every act. And lest thy twine slip…
1930 · PDF PAGE 106
…er is unconscious, but of whose resuit he is aware. This resuit is that the body hops gently from place to place. After the first two or three occurrences of this expérience, Asana is not lost. The body appears (on another theory) to hâve lost its weight almost completely and to be moved by an unknown force. (d) As a development of this stage, the body rises into the air, and remains there for an appreciably long period, from a second to an hour or more. Let him further investigate any mental results w’hich may occur. 6. Third Practice. — In or…
1930 · PDF PAGE 122
…he reason for every incident in his past, and found a purpose for every item of his présent equipment, he cannot truly answer even those Three Questions that were first put to him, even the Three Questions of the Ritual of the Pyramid ; he is not ready to swear the Oath of the Abyss. 38. But being thus enlightened, let him swear the Oath of the Abyss; yea, let him swear the Oath of the Abyss. I. A brother known to me was repeatedly baffled in this méditation. But one day being thrown with his horse over a sheer cliff of forty feet, and escaping…
1930 · PDF PAGE 114
this two or three times, every night and morning, and slowly increase the number of répétitions. (4) Try to transfer ail bodily sensations to the Ajna, e.g., “I am cold” should mean “I feel cold”, or better still, “I am aware of a sensation of cold” — transfer this to the Ajna, “the Ajna is aware”, etc. (5) Pain if very slight may easily be transferred to the Ajna after a little practice. The best method for a beginner is to imagine he has a pain in the body and then imagine that it passes directly into the Ajna. It does not pass through the in…
1930 · PDF PAGE 45
…table emblem. On each side of it should be a pillar or obelisk, with counter- charges in black and white. Below it should be the dais of three steps, in black and white squares. Above it is the super-altar, at whose top is the Stélé of Revealing in reproduction, with four candies on each side of it. Below the stélé is a place for the Book of the Law, with six candies on each side of it. Below this again 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 …
1930 · PDF PAGE 127
… the Lord of the Word Abrahadabra, and Glory unto Him that hath given us the Symbol of the Ankh, and of the Cross within the Circle ! 1. Three are the Beasts wherewith thou must plough the Field; the Unicom, the Horse, and the Ox. And these shalt thou yoke in a triple yoke that is governed by One Whip. 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 …
1930 · PDF PAGE 46
…tend to the admis¬ sion. ) The DEACON advances and bows before the open shrine where the Graal is exalted. He hisses the Book of the Eaw three times, opens ity and places it upon the super-altar. He turns West. The DEACON. Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. I proclaim the Law of Light, Life, Love, and Liberty in the name of IAü. The CONGREGATION. Love is the law, love under will. The DEACON go es to his place between the altar of incense and the font, faces East, and gives the step and sign of a Man and a Br other. Ail imitât e hi…
1930 · PDF PAGE 69
…rnt, according to the numerous tables given in 777. 8. As you progress you will find that you are able to distinguish the suit correctly three times in four and that very few indeed inhar- monious errors occur, while in 78 experiments you are able to name the card aright as many as 15 or 20 times. 9. When you hâve reached this stage, you may be admitted for 369 —
1930 · PDF PAGE 88
…ted experiment is perfectly easy to perform. It is best to learn by “travelling” with a person already experienced in the matter. Two or three experiments should suffice to render the student confident and even expert. See also “The Seer”, pp. 295-333, Equinox I, 2. VI. 1. The previous experiment has little value, and leads to few results of importance. But it is susceptible of a development which merges into a form of Dharana — concentration — and as such may lead to the very highest ends. The principal use of the practice in the last chapter …
1930 · PDF PAGE 77
…lts external to the mind of the seer (objective in the ordinal y common sense acceptation of the term) we are here silent.) 6. There are three important practices connected with ail forms of cérémonial (and the two Methods which later we shall describe). These are: (1) Assumption of God-forms. (2) Vibration of Divine Names. (3) Rituals of “Banishing” and “Invoking”. These, at least, should be completely mastered before the dangerous Methods of Chapter V and VI are attempted. 377 —
1930 · PDF PAGE 112
…ell) and crush sugar in his teeth (taste and hearing) and so on. 3. These twenty-five practices being accomplished, let him combine them three at a time, then four at a time. 4. Lastly, let him combine ail the senses in a single object. And herein may a sixth sense be included. He is then to with- draw himself entirely from ail these stimulations, ferinde ac cadaver, in spite of his own efforts to attach himself to them. — 412 —
1930 · PDF PAGE 133
…he Eye in the Triangle, the Silver Star that ye adore. 18. I am Baphomet, that is the Eightfold Word that shall be equilibrated with the Three. *9- There is no act or passion that shall not be an hymn in mine honour. 20. Ail holy things and ail symbolic things shall be my sacraments. 21. These animais are sacred unto me 5 the goat, and the duck, and the ass, and the gazelle, the man, the woman and the child. 22. Ail corpses are sacred unto me3 they shall not be touched save in mine eucharist. Ail lonely places are sacred unto me; where one man …
1930 · PDF PAGE 51
…ty! There are rituals of the éléments and feasts of the times. A feast for the first night of the Prophet and his Bride! A feast for the three days of the writing of the Book of the Law. A feast for Tahuti and the children of the Prophet — secret, O Prophet! A feast for the Suprême Ritual, and a feast for the Equinox of the Gods. A feast for fire and a feast for water; a feast for life and a greater feast for death! A feast every day in your hearts in the joy of my rapture! — 35i — 4