THE EQUINOX Vol. I. No. III 2nd part
May 19, 1990 e.v. key entry and July 1, 1990 e.v. first proofreading
against the 1st edition done by Bill Heidrick, T.G. of O.T.O.
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On the instructions laid down in the first of these Books ___ Book
HB:Yod , P. drew up a ritual "for the Evocation unto Visible Appearance of
Typhon-Seth," in which, by raising the sigil of Typhon to the grade of 1ø =
10ø, he bewitched a certain refractory brother of the Order, known as
Fra: D.P.A.L., who at this time was worrying Fra: D.D.C.F. by legal
proceedings. We, however, will omit this Evocation, substituting in its
place, as an example of such a working, the Evocation of the Great Spirit
Taphthartharath by Frater I.A.
THE RITUAL
FOR THE
EVOCATION UNTO VISIBLE
APPEARANCE
OF
THE GREAT SPIRIT
TAPHTHARTHARATH
{Illustration on page 170 described:
This is a lineal trace sigil from a magical square. To the eye, it is
composed of three lines. These lines are rounded at the ends, thick black
and arrayed as follows: One line descending from the left at 25 degrees off
the vertical, its top is rounded and its bottom is truncated by the
emergent second line, length 17mm. The second line extends to the right
from the truncated first at about 5 degrees below the horizontal, its right
end is rounded and its length is 16mm. The third and final line emerges
just above the second from the side of the first, extends parallel to the
second, is rounded to the right and 17mm long. This sigil is in the midst
of a circular formation of eight Hebrew letters. In clockwise sequence
from the top: HB:Yod HB:Yod HB:Heh HB:Koph HB:Vau HB:Dalet HB:Heh HB:Aleph . These letters
accordingly form the words Jehovah in a Greek cross and Achad on the
diagonals, "He is One".}
IN THE NAME OF GOD LET THERE BE LIGHT
UNTO THE VOID A RESTRICTION.
"Soror S.S.D.D. altered Frater I.A.'s ritual, making the operation to"
"form a link between Thoth and the Magus. This is absurd; the correct way"
"is as here given, in which the link is formed between the Spirit and the"
"Magus." {170}
" "CONSIDERATIONS."
To be performed on the day and in the hour of Mercury: the Evocation
itself commencing in the magical hour of Tafrac, under the dominion of the
Great Angel of Mercury HB:Lamed HB:Aleph HB:Peh HB:Resh .
On Wednesday, May 13, 1896, this hour Tafrac occurs between 8h. 32' P.M.
and 9h. 16', when Mercury is in 17ø Gemini on the cusp of seventh house
slightly to South of due West.
Moon going to Mars {sic should be Ù} with Mercury 14ø Gemini
Mercury to Ù Neptune, Mercury 150ø Saturn.1
" "OF THE FORM OF THE CIRCLE TO BE EMPLOYED."
{Illustration on page 171 described:
"DIAGRAM 59. The Circle of Art."
1 WEH NOTE: This data contains typographic errors from the first
edition.
This is a duodecagram (twelve sided regular figure). It is oriented
with a vertex to top and all diagonal chords are drawn, except those which
would cross the exact center of the figure. Each vertex surmounts a small
ring-bordered disk, such that the portion under the doudecagram is not
visible. The small ring at top has "S", that at bottom "N", that at right
"W" and that at left "E" ___ these letters are oriented so that they would
be read correctly from the perspective of a person standing at the center
of the figure and looking to each vertex in turn. There are several
letters marking positions within the figure, all oriented with top parallel
to the E-SE line and bottom toward the W-NW line. In a rectangle depending
from the center of the E-SE chord, the letter "C"; in a rectangle depending
from the center of the N-SW chord, the letter "D"; in two circles at the
intersections of the S-NE chord with the W-SE and E-NW chords, "E";
symmetrically to either side of the N-SE and E-SW chord intersection,
parallel to the S-NE chord, two circles with "G"; in the center of the
figure, a circumscribed equilateral triangle, base parallel to the N-SW
chord, with "F" inside. There is a tangent, large ringed circle outside
at the NE vertex, point of tangency obscured by the smaller ringed circle
of that vertex. There is an equilateral triangle circumscribed within,
base parallel to the tangent afore mentioned. There is an "A" within the
apex of this triangle, top to apex direction. Below the "A", within the
triangle, is the sigil from page 170, oriented as the "A".}
The Magical figures of Mercury are to be drawn in yellow-orange chalk
upon the Ground as shown. At the quarter where the Spirit is to appear is
drawn a triangle within a circle: at its points are to be placed three
vessels burning on charcoal the Incense of Mercury. About the great circle
are disposed lamps burning olive oil impregnated with snake-fat. C is the
chair of the chief Operator. D is the altar, E E are the pillars, and G G
handy and convenient tables whereon are set writing materials, the
ingredients for the Hell-broth, charcoal, incense, &c., all as may be
needed for this work. At F is placed a small brazen cauldron, heated over
a lamp burning with spirit in which a snake has been preserved.2 {171}
" "OPERATIONIS PERSONAE."
V.H. Sor: S.S.D.D. addressed Mighty Magus of Art.
V.H. Fra: I.A. " Assistant Magus of Art.
V.H. Fra: AE.A. " Magus of the Fires.
V.H. Fra: D.P.A.L. " Magus of the Waters.
The duties of the Magus of Art will be to perform the actual processes
of Invocation: to rule the Assistants and command them all.
The Assistant Magus of Art shall act as Kerux in the circumambulations;
he shall preside over the Brewing of the Hell-broth in the midst of the
Circle: he shall repeat such Invocations as may be necessary at the command
of the Magus of Art: and he shall prepare beforehand the place of the
working.
The Magus of Fires shall preside over all magical lights, fires,
candles, incense, &c: he shall perform the invoking and consecrating
rituals at the command of the Magus, and he shall consecrate the temple by
Fire, and shall consecrate all Fire used in due form.
The Magus of Waters shall preside over all the fluids used in the
operation; over the Water and the Wine, the Oil and the Milk: he shall
perform all banishing rituals at the opening of the ceremony: he shall
2 WEH NOTE: In other words, the more difficult ingredients were
probably obtained by buying a snake preserved in alcohol ___
moderns be careful, other fluids are sometimes used these days!
purify the Temple by Water: he shall consecrate all watery things used in
due form.
" ""OF THE ROBES AND INSIGNIA."
The Mighty Magus of Art shall wear a white robe, yellow sash, red
overmantle, indigo nemys, upon her breast shall she bear a great Tablet
whereon is the magic seal of Mercury; and over this the lamen bearing the
signature of Taphthartharath, on its obverse the Lamen of a Hierophant.
She shall wear also a dagger in her sash, and a red rose on her heart: and
she shall carry in her left hand the Ankh of Thoth, and in her right the
Ibis Wand.
The Assistant Magus of Art shall wear a white robe, with a girdle of
snake-skin; a black head-dress and a Lamen of the Spirit, on its obverse
the Lamen of the Hiereus. And he shall bear in his right hand a sword; and
in his left hand the Magical Candle; and a black chain about his neck.
The Magus of the Fires shall wear a white robe and yellow sash; and the
rose upon his breast; in his right hand is a sword and in his left a red
lamp.
The Magus of the Waters shall wear a white robe and yellow sash and rose
cross: he shall bear in his right hand a sword and in his left a cup of
water.
" "OPENING"
The Chamber of Art shall be duly prepared by the Assistant Magus of Art
as aforementioned. {172}
He shall draw upon the ground the lineal figures; and shall trace over
them with a magic sword: he shall place the furniture of the Temple in
order.
The Members shall be assembled and robed.
The Chief Magus rises, holding the Ibis wand by its black end, and
proclaims:
" "HEKAS, HEKAS ESTE BEBELOI!"3
Fratres of the Order of the rosy Cross, we are this day assembled
together for the purpose of evoking unto visible appearance the spirit
Taphthartharath. And before we can proceed further in an operation of so
great danger, it is necessary that we should invoke that divine Aid and
Assistance, without which would our work indeed be futile and of no avail.
Wherefore being met thus together let us all kneel down and pray:
[All kneel at the four points.]
From Thy Hands O Lord cometh all good! From Thy Hands flow down all
Grace and Blessing: the Characters of Nature with Thy Fingers hast thou
traced, but none can read them unless he hath been taught in thy school.
Therefore, even as servants look unto the hands of their Masters, and
handmaidens unto the hands of their Mistresses, even so our eyes look unto
thee! For Thou alone art our help, O Lord our God.
Who should not extol Thee, who should not praise Thee, O Lord of the
Universe! All is from Thee, all belongeth unto Thee! Either Thy Love or
Thine Anger, all must again re-enter; for nothing canst Thou lose; all must
tend unto Thy Honour and Majesty.
Thou art Lord alone, and there is none beside Thee! Thou dost what thou
wilt with Thy Mighty Arm, and none can escape from Thee! Thou alone
helpest in their necessity the humble, the meek-hearted and the poor, who
3 WEH NOTE: This is the cry of the Dionysian mysteries. It was
shouted to warn the uninitiated that the new candidates were
about to run amuck. Rough translation: "Look out! Look out! Here
come the Drunks!"
submit themselves unto Thee; and whosoever humbleth himself in dust and
ashes before Thee, to such an one art Thou propitious!
Who would not praise Thee then, Lord of the Universe! Who would not
extol Thee! Unto whom there is no like, whose dwelling is in Heaven, and
in every virtuous and God-fearing heart.
O God the Vast One ___ Thou are in all things.
O Nature, Thou Self from Nothing: for what else shall I call Thee!
In myself I am nothing, in Thee I am all self, and live in Thy Selfhood
from Nothing! Live Thou in me, and bring me unto that Self which is in
Thee! Amen!
[All rise ___ a pause.]
"Magus of Art:" Fratres of the Order of the Rosy Cross, let us purify and
consecrate this place as the Hall of Dual Truth. Magus of the Waters, I
command Thee to perform the lesser banishing ritual of the Pentagram,4 to
consecrate the Water of purification, {173} the wine, the oil, and the
milk; and afterwards to purify the place of working with the Consecrated
Water!
"Magus of Waters:" Mighty Magus of Art! All thy commands shall be
fulfilled, and thy desires accomplished.
[He passes to the North, where are collected in open vessels, the water,
the wine, the oil, and the milk; and makes with his sword over them the
banishing pentagram of water, saying:]
I exorcise ye impure, unclean and evil spirits that dwell in these
creatures of water, oil, wine, and milk, in the name of EL strong and
mighty, and in the name of Gabriel, great Angel of Water, I command ye to
depart and no longer to pollute with your presence the Hall of Twofold
Truth!
[Drawing over them the equilibrating Pentagram of Passives, and the
invoking Pentagram of water, he says:]
In the name of HCOMA,5 and by the names Empeh Arsel Gaiol,6 I consecrate
ye to the service of the Magic of Light!
He places the Wine upon the Altar, the Water he leaves at the North, the
oil towards the South, and the brazen vessel of milk on the tripod in the
midst of the circle.
The Magus of Art silently recites to herself the exhortation of the
Lords of the Key Tablet of Union,7 afterwards saying silently:
I invoke ye, Lords of the Key Tablet of Union, to infuse into these
elements of Water and Fire your mystic powers, and to cast into the midst
of these opposing elements the holy powers of the great letter Shin: to
gleam and shine in the midst of the Balance, even in the Cauldron of Art
wherein alike is fire and moisture.
[After the consecration of the Water, the Magus of Waters takes up the
cup of water, and scatters water all round the edge of the circle, saying:]
So first the priest who governeth the works of Fire, must sprinkle with
the lustral waters of the loud-resounding sea.
[He then passes to the centre of the circle and scatters the water in
the four quarters, saying:]
I purify with water.
[He resumes his place in the North.]
"Magus of Art:" Magus of the Fires, I command you to consecrate this place
by the banishing ritual of the Hexagram,8 to consecrate the Magic fire and
lights; to illumine the lamps and place them about the circle in orderly
4 See "Liber O," THE EQUINOX, vol. i. No. 2.
5 See Spirit Table, and the Elemental Calls of Dr. Dee, as
preserved in the Sloane MSS. in the British Museum: also Diagram
67, which is imperfect.
6 See Tablet of Water, and the Elemental Calls of Dr. Dee.
7 The Spirit Tablet.
8 See "Liber O," THE EQUINOX, vol. i. No. 2.
disposition; and afterwards to consecrate this place with the holy fire.
{174}
"Magus of the Fires:" Mighty Magus of Art! all thy commands shall be
obeyed and all thy desires shall be accomplished.
[He collects together at the South the incense, oil, charcoal, and magic
candle, and performs the lesser banishing ritual of the Hexagram at the
four quarters; then, extinguishing all lights save one, he performs over
these the banishing ritual of the Pentagram of fire, saying:]
I exorcise ye, evil and opposing spirits dwelling in this creature of
Fire, by the holy and tremendous name of God the Vast One, Elohim: and in
the name of Michael, great Archangel of Fire, that ye depart hence, no
longer polluting with your presence the Hall of Twofold Truth.
[He lights from that one flame the Magical candle, and drawing over it
the invoking pentagram of spirit active, he cries:]
BITOM!9
[And then, drawing the invoking pentagram of Fire, he says:]
I, in the names of BITOM and by the names Oip Teaa Pedoce,10 I
consecrate thee, O creature of fire, to the service of the works of the
Magic of Light!
[He lights from the magical candle the eight lamps, and the charcoal for
the incense-burners, after which he casts incense on the coals in the
censer and passes round the circle censing, saying:]
And, when after all the phantasms are vanished, thou shalt see that holy
and Formless Fire, that Fire which darts and flashes through the hidden
depths of the Universe, hear thou the Voice of the Fire.
[He passes to the centre of the circle and censes towards the four
quarters, saying:]
I consecrate with fire.
[He resumes his place in the South.]
[Chief Magus takes fan, and fanning air says:]
I exorcise thee, creature of Air, by these Names, that all evil and
impure spirits now immediately depart.
[Circumambulates, saying:]
Such a fire existeth extending through the rushing of the air, or even a
fire formless whence cometh the image of a voice, or even a flashing light
abounding, revolving, whirling forth, crying aloud.
[Makes banishing air pentagram:]
Creature of Air, in the names EXARP11 Oro Ibah Aozpi,12 I consecrate
thee to the works of the Magic of Light!
[Making invoking Pentagrams in air. All face West.]
[Assistant Magus then casts salt to all four quarters, all over the
circle, and passes {175} to West, faces East, and describes with his chain
the Banishing pentagram of Earth, saying:]
I exorcise thee, creature of Earth, by and in the Divine Names Adonai Ha
Aretz, Adonai Melekh Namen, and in the name of Aurial, Great Archangel of
Earth, that every evil and impure spirit now depart hence immediately.
[Circumambulates, saying:]
Stoop not down unto the darkly splendid world, wherein lieth continually
a faithless depth, and Hades wrapt in gloom, delighting in unintelligible
images, precipitous, winding, a black ever-rolling abyss, ever espousing a
body unluminous, formless and void.
[Making invoking pentagram.]
9 See Tablet of Spirit.
10 See Tablet of Fire.
11 See Tablet of Spirit.
12 See Tablet of Air.
Creature of Earth, in the names of NANTA Emor Dial Hectega,13 I
consecrate thee to the service of the Magic of Light!
"Chief Magus:" We invoke ye, great lords of the Watch-towers of the
Universe!14 guard ye our Magic Circle, and let no evil or impure spirit
enter therein: strengthen and inspire us in this our operation of the Magic
of Light. Let the Mystic Circumambulation take place in the Path of Light.
[Assistant Magus of Art goes first, holding in his left the Magic
Candle, and in his right the Sword of Art, with which latter he traces in
the air the outer limits of the Magic Circle. All circumambulate thrice.
He then, standing at East and facing East, says:
Holy art Thou, Lord of the Universe!
Holy art Thou, whom Nature hath not formed!
Holy art thou, the Vast and the Mighty One!
Lord of the Light and of the Darkness!
"Chief Magus of Art:" Magus of the Fires, I command you to perform at the
four quarters of the Universe the invocation of the forces of Mercury by
Solomon's Seal.
"Magus of Fire:" Mighty Magus of Art, all thy commands shall be obeyed,
and all thy desires shall be accomplished!
[He does it.15]
[The Magus now advances to the centre of the circle, by the Magical
Cauldron, wherein is the milk becoming heated, turns himself towards the
Fire of the spirit, and recites:]
" "THE INVOCATION TO THE HIGHER."
Majesty of the Godhead, Wisdom-crowned Thoth, Lord of the Gates of the
Universe: Thee! Thee we invoke! Thou that manifesteth in Thy symbolic
Form as an Ibis-headed one: Thee, Thee we invoke! Thou, who holdest in Thy
hand the magic wand of Double Power: Thee, Thee we invoke! Thou who
bearest in thy left hand the Rose and Cross of Light and Life: Thee, Thee
we invoke! Thou whose {176} head is of green, whose Nemys is of night sky-
blue; whose skin of of flaming orange, as though it burned in a furnace:
Thee, Thee we invoke!
Behold, I am Yesterday, To-day, and the brother of the Morrow! For I am
born again and again. Mine is the unseen force which created the Gods, and
giveth life unto the dwellers in the watch-towers of the Universe.
I am the charioteer in the East, Lord of the Past and the Future, He who
seeth by the Light that is within Him.
I am the Lord of Resurrection, who cometh forth from the dusk, and whose
birth is from the House of Death.
O ye two divine hawks upon your pinnacles, who are keeping Watch over
the Universe!
Ye who accompany the bier unto its resting-place, and who pilot the Ship
of Rƒ, advancing onwards unto the heights of Heaven!
Lord of the Shrine which standeth in the centre of the Earth!
Behold He is in me and I in Him!
Mine is the radiance in which Ptah floateth over his firmament.
I travel upon high.
I tread upon the firmament of Nu.
I raise a flame with the flashing lightning of mine eye, ever rushing
forward in the splendour of the daily glorified Rƒ, giving life to every
creature that treadeth upon the Earth.
If I say come up upon the mountains,
The Celestial waters shall flow at my word;
13 See Tablet of Earth.
14 The Four Elemental Tablets.
15 Se "Liber O," THE EQUINOX, vol. i. No. 2.
For I am Rƒ incarnate,
Khephra created in the flesh!
I am the living image of my Father Tmu, Lord of the City of the Sun!
The God who commands in 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.
Since I am Eternal everything acts according to my designs, and
everything obeys my words.
Therefore do Thou come forth unto Me from thine abode in the Silence,
Unutterable Wisdom, All-light, All-power. Thoth, Hermes, Mercury, Odin, by
whatever name I call Thee, Thou art still Un-named and nameless for
Eternity! Come thou forth, I say, and aid and guard me in this Work of
Art. {177}
Thou, Star of the East that didst conduct the Magi. Thou art the same,
all present in Heaven and in Hell. Thou that vibratest betwixt the Light
and the Darkness Rising, descending, changing for ever, yet for ever the
same!
The Sun is Thy Father!
Thy Mother the Moon!
The Wind hath borne Thee in its bosom:
And Earth hath ever nourished the changeless Godhead of Thy Youth.
Come Thou forth I say, come Thou forth,
And make all spirits subject unto me!
So that every spirit of the firmament,
And of the Ether of the Earth,
And under the Earth,
On dry land,
And in the Water,
Of whirling Air,
And of rushing Fire,
And every spell and scourge of God, may be obedient unto Me!
[She binds a black cord thrice round the sigil of the Spirit and veils
it in black silk, saying:]
Hear me, ye Lords of Truth in the Hall of Themis, hear ye my words, for
I am made as ye! I now purpose with the divine aid, to call forth this day
and hour the Spirit of Mercury, Taphthartharath, whose magical sigil I now
bind with this triple cord of Bondage, and shroud in the black concealing
darkness and in death! Even as I knot about this sigil the triple cord of
Bondage, so let the Magic power of my will and words penetrate unto him,
and bind him that he cannot move; but is presently forced by the Mastery
and the Majesty of the rites of power to manifest here before us without
this Circle of Art, in the magical triangle which I have provided for his
apparition.
And even as I shroud from the Light of Day this signature of that Spirit
Taphthartharath, so do I render him in his place blind, deaf and dumb.
That he may in no wise move his place or call for aid upon his Gods; or
hear another voice save mine or my companions', or see another path before
him than the one unto this place.
[Sigil is placed outside the circle by the assistant Magus of Art.]
And the reason of this my working is, that I seek to obtain from that
spirit Taphthartharath the knowledge of the realm of Kokab, and to this end
I implore the divine assistance in the names of Elohim Tzebaoth, Thoth,
Metatron, Raphael, Michael, Beni Elohim, Tiriel.
[Chief resumes her seat. The three others pass to the West and point
their swords {178} in menace at the veiled and corded sigil. The Assistant
Magus then lifts the sigil on to the edge of the circle, and says:]
Who gives permission to admit to the Hall of Dual Truth this creature of
sigils?
"Magus of Art:" I, S.S.D.D., Soror of the Order of the Golden Dawn,
Theorica Adepta Minora of the Order of the Rose of Ruby and the Cross of
Gold!
"I.A.:" Creature of Sigils, impure and unconsecrate! thou canst not enter
our Magic Circle!
"D.P.A.L.:" Creature of Sigils, I purify thee with Water.
"AE.A.:" Creature of Sigils, I consecrate thee by Fire.
[Magus of Art in a loud voice cries "seven times" the name of the Spirit,
vibrating strongly, and then says:]
Assistant Magus of Art, I command thee to place the sigil at the foot of
the Altar.
"I.A.:" Mighty Magus of Art, all your commands shall be obeyed and all
your desires shall be fulfilled.
[He does so. The Magus of Art, standing on the throne of the East, then
proclaims:]
" "THE INVOCATION."
O Thou mighty and powerful spirit Taphthartharath, I bind and conjure
Thee very potently, that Thou do appear in visible form before us in the
magical triangle without this Circle of Art. I demand that Thou shalt
speedily come hither from Thy dark abodes and retreats, in the sphere of
Kokab, and that Thou do presently appear before us in pleasing form, not
seeking to terrify us by vain apparitions, for we are armed with words of
double power, and therefore without fear! and I moreover demand, binding
and conjuring Thee by the Mighty Name of Elohim Tzebaoth, that Thou teach
us how we may acquire the power to know all things that appertain unto the
knowledge of Thoth who ruleth the occult wisdom and power. And I am about
to invocate Thee in the Magical hour of TAFRAC, on this day, for that in
this day and hour the great angel of Kokab, Raphael, reigneth ___ beneath
whose dominion art Thou ___ and I swear to Thee, here in the hall of the
twofold manifestation of Truth, that, as liveth and ruleth for evermore the
Lord of the Universe; that even as I and my companions are of the Order of
the Rose of Ruby and the Cross of Gold; that even as in us is the knowledge
of the rites of power ineffable:
Thou SHALT
this day become manifest unto visible appearance before us, in the magical
triangle without this Circle of Art:
[It should now have arrived at the Magical Hour Tafrac, commencing at
8h. 32' P.M. If not, then the Adepti seat themselves, and await that time.
When it is fulfilled, the Assistant Magus places the sigil on the Altar in
the right quarter: the Magus advances {179} to the East of the Altar, lays
her left hand upon it, in her right holding the sword with its point upon
the centre of the sigil.
The Associate Magus holds the Magical Candle for her to read by: and the
Magus of the Fires the Book of Invocations, turning the pages that she may
read continually. She recites:]
Hear ye, ye lords of Truth, hear ye, ye invoked powers of the sphere of
Kokab, that all is now ready for the commencement of this Evocation!
" ""THE POTENT EXORCISM."
[To be said, assuming the mask or form of the Spirit Taphthartharath.]
HB:Taw O Thou Mighty Spirit of Mercury, Taphthartharath! I bind,
command and very potently do conjure Thee:
HB:Peh By the Majesty of the terrible Name of
HB:Taw HB:Vau HB:Aleph HB:Bet HB:Tzaddi HB:Mem-final HB:Yod HB:Heh HB:Lamed HB:Aleph
The Gods of the Armies of the
HB:Mem-final HB:Yod HB:Heh HB:Lamed HB:Aleph HB:Yod HB:Nun HB:Bet
By and in the name of:
HB:Lamed HB:Aleph HB:Koph HB:Yod HB:Mem
Great Archangel of God, that ruleth in the Sphere of Kokab, by
and in the name of:
HB:Lamed HB:Aleph HB:Peh HB:Resh
Great Angel of Mercury; by and in the Name of:
HB:Lamed HB:Aleph HB:Yod HB:Resh HB:Yod HB:Tet
The Mighty Intelligence of Kokab;
By and in the Name of the Sephira Hod
And in the name of that thy sphere
KOKAB
That Thou come forth here now, in this present day and hour,
and appear in visible form before us; in the great magic
triangle without this Circle of Art.
HB:Taw I bind and conjure Thee anew: By the magical figures which
are
traced upon the ground: By the Magic Seal of Mercury I bear upon
my breast: By the Eight Magic Lamps that flame around me: By Thy
seal and sigil which I bear upon my heart: that Thou come forth,
here, now, in this present day and hour, and appear in visible
and material form before us, in the great magic triangle without
this Circle of Art.
HB:Resh I bind and conjure thee anew: By the Wisdom of Thoth the
Mighty God: By the Light of the Magic Fire: By the Unutterable
Glory of the Godhead within me: By all powerful names and rites:
that Thou come forth, here, {180} now, in this present day and
hour, and appear in visible and material form before us, in the
great magical triangle without this Circle of Art.
HB:Taw I bind and conjure Thee anew: By the powers of Word and of
Will: By the Powers of Number and Name: By the Powers of Colour
and Form: By the Powers of Sigil and Seal: That Thou come forth,
here, now, in this present day and hour, and appear in visible
and material form before us in the great magical triangle
without this Circle of Art.
HB:Resh I bind and conjure thee anew: By all the Magic of Light: By
the Ruby Rose on the Cross of Gold: By the Glory of the Sun and
Moon: By the flashing radiance of the Magic Telesmata: By the
Names of God that make Thee tremble every day! That Thou come
forth, here, now, in this present day and hour, and appear in
visible and material form before us in the great Magic triangle
without this Circle of Art!
HB:Taw But if thou art disobedient and unwilling to come:
Then will I curse Thee by the Mighty Names of God!
And I will cast Thee down from Thy Power and Place!
And I will torment Thee with new and terrible names!
And I will blot out Thy place from the Universe;
And Thou shalt "never" rise again!
So come Thou forth quickly, Thou Mighty Spirit
Taphthartharath, come Thou forth quickly from thy abodes and
retreats! Come unto us, and appear before us in visible and
material form within the great Magical triangle without this
Circle of Art, courteously answering all our demands, and see
Thou that Thou deceive us in no wise ___ lest ___
[Take up the veiled sigil and strike it thrice with the blade of the
Magic sword, then hold it in the left aloft in the air, at the same time
stamping thrice with the Right Foot.
Assistant Magus now takes sigil and places it in the North: S.S.D.D.
returns to her seat, takes lotus wand (or Ibis sceptre) and says:]
The voice of the Exorcist said unto me, let me shroud myself in
Darkness, peradventure thus may I manifest in Light.
I am an only Being in an abyss of Darkness, from the Darkness came I
forth ere my birth, from the silence of a primal sleep. And the Voice of
Ages answered unto my soul: "Creature of Mercury, who art called
Taphthartharath! The Light shineth in Thy darkness, but thy darkness
comprehendeth it not!"
Let the Mystic Circumambulation take place in the Path of Darkness, with
the Magic Light of Occult science to guide our way!
[I.A. takes up sigil in left and candle in right. Starting at North
they circumambulate once. S.S.D.D. rises, and passes round the Temple
before them, halting at the Gate of the West. Sigil bared by I.A.,
purified and consecrated: S.S.D.D., as Hiereus, assuming the mask of the
Spirit, strikes the sigil (now partly bared) "once" with the Magic Sword, and
says:] {181}
Thou canst not pass from concealment unto manifestation save by the
virtue of the name Elohim! Before all things are the Chaos and the
Darkness, and the Gates of the Land of Night. I am he whose name is
Darkness; I am the Great One of the Paths of the Shades! I am the Exorcist
in the midst of the exorcism: appear thou therefore without fear before me,
for I am He in whom Fear is not!
Thou hast known me, so pass thou on!
[Magus of Art passes round to the Throne of the East, Assistant Magus
re-veils the sigil and carries it round once more. They halt, bare, purify
and consecrate sigil as before: they approach the Gate of the East. Sigil
unveiled: S.S.D.D. smiting sigil once with lotus wand.]
Thou canst not pass from concealment unto manifestation save by virtue
of the name of I.H.V.H. After the formless and the void and the Darkness
cometh the knowledge of the Light. I am that Light which riseth in the
Darkness: I am the Exorcist in the midst of the exorcism: appear Thou
therefore in Visible Form before me, for I am the wielder of the forces of
the Balance.
Thou hast known me now, so pass Thou on unto the Cubical Altar of the
Universe!
[Sigil re-veiled, and conducted to altar, placed on West of triangle;
S.S.D.D. passes to Altar holding sigil and sword as before. On her right
hand is AE.A. with the Magic Candle: on her left is D.P.A.L. with the
ritual. Behind her to the East of the Magica{l} Cauldron is I.A. casting
into the milk at each appropriate moment the right ingredient. Afterwards,
as S.S.D.D. names each Magical Name, I.A. draws in the perfected Hellbroth
the sigils, &c., appropriate thereunto: at which time S.S.D.D. recites
the:]
" ""STRONGER AND MORE POTENT"
" ""CONJURATION."
Come forth! Come forth! Come forth unto us, Spirit of Kokab
Taphthartharath, I conjure Thee! Come! Accept of us these magical
sacrifices, prepared to give Thee body and form.
Herein are blended the magical elements of Thy body, the symbols of Thy
mighty being.
For the sweet scent of the mace is that which shall purify Thee finally
from the Bondage of Evil.
And the heat of the magical fire is my will which volatilises the gross
matter of Thy Chaos, enabling thee to manifest Thyself in pleasing form
before us.
And the flesh of the serpent is the symbol of Thy body, which we destroy
by water and fire, that it may be renewed before us.
And the Blood of the Serpent is the Symbol of the Magic of the Word
Messiah, whereby we triumph over Nahash.
And the all-binding Milk is the magical water of Thy purification. {182}
And the Fire which flames over all [assistant lights Hell-broth] is the
utter power of our sacred rites!
Come forth! Come forth! Come forth unto us, Spirit of Mercury, O
Taphthartharath. I bind and conjure Thee by Him that sitteth for ever on
the Throne of Thy Planet, the Knower, the Master, the All-Dominating by
Wisdom, Thoth the Great King, Lord of the Upper and the Lower Crowns! I
bind and conjure Thee by the Great Name
IAHDONHI
Whose power is set flaming above Thy Palaces, and ruleth over Thee in
the midst of Thy gloomy Habitations.
And by the powers of the mighty letter Beth: which is the house of our
God, and the Crown of our Understanding and Knowledge.
And by the great Magic Word
StiBeTTChePhMeFShiSS
which calleth Thee from Thy place as Thou fleest before the presence of the
Spirit of Light and the Crown! And by the name
ZBaTh,
which symbolises Thy passage from Mercury in Gemini unto us in Malkuth:
Come forth, come forth, come forth!
Taphthartharath!
In the name of IAHDONHI:
I invoke Thee: appear! appear!
Taphthartharath!
In the name of Elohim Tzebaoth!
I invoke Thee: appear! appear!
Taphthartharath!
In the Name of Mikhƒel:
I invoke Thee: appear! appear!
Taphthartharath!
In the Name of Raphael:
I invoke Thee: appear! appear!
Taphthartharath!
In the Name of Tiriel:
I invoke Thee: appear! appear!
Taphthartharath!
In the Name of Asboga:
I invoke Thee: appear! appear!
Taphthartharath! {183}
In the Name of Din and Doni:
I invoke Thee: appear! appear!
Taphthartharath!
In the Name of Taphthartharath:
I invoke Thee: appear! appear!
O Thou Mighty Angel who art Lord of the 17th Degree of Gemini, wherein
now Mercury takes refuge, send thou unto me that powerful but blind force
in the form of Taphthartharath. I conjure thee by the Names of Mahiel and
Onuel, they who rejoice.
Come forth unto us therefore, O Taphthartharath, Taphthartharath, and
appear thou in visible and material form before us in the great Magical
triangle without this Circle of Art! And if any other Magus of Art, or any
other school than ours, is now invoking Thee by potent spells; or if Thou
art bound by Thy vow, or Thy duties, or the terrible bonds of the Magic of
Hell; then I let shine upon Thee the glory of the symbol of the Rose and
the Cross; and I tell Thee by that symbol that Thou art free of all vows,
of all bonds, for what time Thou comest hither to obey my will!
Or if any other Master or Masters of the Magic of Light of the Order of
the Rose of Ruby and the Cross of Gold is now binding and invoking Thee by
the supreme, absolute and fearful power of this our Art: then I command and
conjure Thee by every name and rite already rehearsed that Thou send unto
us an ambassador to declare unto us the reason of Thy disobedience.
But if Thou art yet disobedient and unwilling to come, then will I curse
Thee by the Mighty Names of God, and I will cast Thee forth from Thy Power
and Place. And I will torment Thee by horrible and terrible rites. And I
will blot out Thy place from the Universe and Thou shalt NEVER rise again!
So come Thou forth, Thou Spirit of Mercury, Taphthartharath, come Thou
forth quickly, I advise and command Thee.
Come Thou forth from Thy abodes and retreats. Come Thou forth unto us,
and appear before us in this Magical triangle without this Circle of Art:
in fair and human form, courteously answering in an audible voice all of
our demands. As is written:
"Kiss the Son lest He be angry!
If His anger be kindled, yea, but a little ___
Blessed are they that put their trust in Him!"
[The Mighty Magus of Art lifts up the sigil towards Heaven, tears off
from it the Black Veil, and cries:]
Creature of Kokab, long hast Thou dwelt in Darkness! Quit the Night and
seek the Day!
[Sigil is replaced to West of the triangle; Magus holds the Sword erect
(point upwards) over its centre, and lays her left hand upon it, saying:]
{184}
By all the names, powers and rites already rehearsed, I conjure Thee
thus unto visible apparition:
KHABS AM PEKHT.
KONX OM PAX.
LIGHT IN EXTENSION.
[Saith the Magus of Art:]
As the Light hidden in Darkness can manifest therefrom,
SO SHALT THOU
become manifest from concealment unto manifestation!
[The Magus of Art takes up the sigil, stands at East of Altar facing
West, and says:]
" "THE CONJURATION OF THE INTELLIGENCE TIRIEL."
Tiriel, Angel of God, in the name of
IAHDONHI
I conjure thee send thou unto us this spirit
TAPHTHARTHARATH.
Do thou force him to manifest before us without this Circle of Art.
Tiriel, in the name of Elohim Tzebaoth, send to us in form material this
spirit Taphthartharath.
Tiriel, in the name of Beni Elohim, send to us in form material this
spirit Taphthartharath.
Tiriel, in the name of Michael, send to us in form material this spirit
Taphthartharath.
Tiriel, in the name of Raphael, send to us in visible form this spirit
Taphthartharath.
Tiriel, in the name of Hod, send to us in visible form this spirit
Taphthartharath.
O Tiriel, Tiriel: in all the mighty signs, and seals, and symbols here
gathered together, I conjure thee in the Name of the Highest to force this
Spirit Taphthartharath unto visible manifestation before us, in the great
triangle without this Circle of Art.
[The Magus now places the sigil between the mystic pillars, and attacks
it as Enterer, directing upon it her whole will: following this projection
by the sign of silence. If he does not yet appear, then repeat the
invocation to Tiriel from the throne of the East. This process may be
repeated thrice. But if not even then the Spirit come, then an error hath
been committed, in which case replace Sigil on altar, holding sword as
usual, and say:]
" ""THE PRAYER UNTO THE GREAT GOD OF HEAVEN."
O ye great Lords of the Hall of the Twofold Manifestation of Truth, who
preside over the weighing of the Souls in the Place of Judgment before
AESHOORI, {185}
Give me your hands, for I am made as ye! Give me your hands, give me your
magic powers, that I may have given unto me the force and the Power and the
Might irresistible, which shall compel this disobedient and malignant
spirit, Taphthartharath, to appear before me, that I may accomplish this
evocation of arts according to all my works and all my desires. In myself
I am nothing: in ye I am all self, and exist in the selfhood of the Mighty
to Eternity! O Thoth, who makest victorious the word of AESHOORI against
his adversaries, make thou my word, who am Osiris, triumphant and
victorious over this spirit:
Taphthartharath
Amen.
[Return to place of the Hierophant, and repeat, charging. He now will
certainly appear.
But so soon as he appears, again let the sigil be purified and censed by
the Magus of Art. Then removing from the middle of the sigil the Cord of
Bondage, and holding that sigil in her left hand, she will smite with the
flat blade of her magic sword, saying:]
By and in the Names of IAHDONHI, Elohim Tzebaoth, Michael, Raphael and
Tiriel: I invoke upon thee the power of perfect manifestation unto visible
appearance!
[I.A. now takes up the sigil in his right hand and circumambulates
thrice. He places sigil on the ground at the place of the spirit.
S.S.D.D., from the place of the Hierophant, now recites (I.A. with sword
guarding the place of the spirit, D.P.A.L. holding the Book; and AE.A.
holding the magical candle for her to read by)]
" ""AN EXTREMELY POWERFUL CONJURATION."
Behold! Thou Great Powerful Prince and Spirit, Taphthartharath, we have
conjured Thee hither in this day and hour to demand of Thee certain matters
relative to the secret magical knowledge which may be conveyed to us from
Thy great master Thoth through Thee. But, before we can proceed further,
it is necessary that Thou do assume a shape and form more distinctly
material and visible. Therefore, in order that Thou mayest appear more
fully visible, and in order that Thou mayest know that we are possessed of
the means, rites, powers and privileges of binding and compelling Thee unto
obedience, do we rehearse before Thee yet again the mighty words; the
Names, the Sigils, and the Powers of the conjurations of fearful efficacy:
and learn that if Thou wert under any bond or spell, or in distant lands or
elsehow employed, yet nothing should enable Thee to resist the power of our
terrible conjuration; for if Thou art disobedient and unwilling to come, we
shall curse and imprecate Thee most horribly by the Fearful Names of God
the Vast One; and we shall tear from Thee Thy rank and Thy {186} power, and
we shall cast Thee down unto the fearful abode of the chained ones and
shells, and Thou shalt never rise again!
Wherefore make haste, O Thou mighty spirit Taphthartharath, and appear
very visibly before us, in the magical triangle without this Circle of Art.
I bind and conjure Thee unto very visible appearance in the Divine and
Terrible Name
IAHDONHI,
By the Name IAHDONHI,
And in the Name IAHDONHI,
I command Thee to assume before us a very visible and material Form.
By and in the Mighty Name of God the Vast One.
ELOHIM TZEBAOTH,
And in the Name ELOHIM TZEBAOTH,
And by the Name ELOHIM TZEBAOTH,
I bind and conjure Thee to come forth very visibly before us.
I bind and conjure Thee unto more manifest appearance, O thou Spirit,
Taphthartharath.
By the Name of MICHAEL,
And in the Name of MICHAEL,
By and in that Name of MICHAEL,
I bind and conjure Thee that Thou stand forth very visibly, endowed with an
audible voice, speaking Truth in the Language wherein I have called Thee
forth.
Let IAHDONHI, ELOHIM TZEBAOTH, MICHAEL, RAPHAEL, BENI ELOHIM, TIRIEL,
ASBOGA, DIN, DONI, HOD, KOKAB and every name and spell and scourge of God
the Vast One bind Thee to obey my words and will.
Behold the standards, symbols and seals and ensigns of our God: obey and
fear them, O Thou mighty and potent Spirit, Taphthartharath!
Behold our robes, ornaments, insignia and weapons: and say, are not
these the things Thou fearest?
Behold the magic fire, the mystic lamps, the blinding radiance of the
Flashing Tablets!
Behold the Magical Liquids of the Material Basis; it is these that have
given Thee Form!
Hear thou the Magical Spells and Names and chants which bind Thee!
Taphthartharath!
Taphthartharath!
Taphthartharath!
Taphthartharath!
Taphthartharath!
Taphthartharath!
Taphthartharath!
Arise! Move! Appear! {187}
Zodƒcar Eca od Zodamerahnu odo kikalŠ Imayah piapŠ piamoel od VAOAN!
[If at this time that spirit be duly and rightly materialized, then pass
on to the request of the Mighty Magus of Art; but if not, then doth the
Magus of Art assume the God form of Thoth, and say:]
Thou comest not! Then will I work and work again. I will destroy Thee
and uproot Thee out of Heaven and Earth and Hell.
Thy place shall be come empty; and the horror of horrors shall abide in
Thy heart, and I will overwhelm Thee with fear and trembling, for "SOUL
mastering Terror" is my Name.
[If at this point he manifest, then pass on to the final Request of the
Mighty Magus of Art; if not, continue holding the arms in the sign of
Apophis.]
Brother Assistant Magus! Thou wilt write me the name of this evil
serpent, this spirit Taphthartharath, on a piece of pure vellum, and thou
shalt place thereon also His seal and character; that I may curse, condemn
and utterly destroy Him for His disobedience and mockery of the Divine and
Terrible Names of God the Vast One.
[Assistant Magus does this.]
Hear ye my curse, O Lords of the Twofold Manifestation of Thmaist.
I have evoked the Spirit Taphthartharath in due form by the formulae of
Thoth.
But He obeys not, He makes no strong manifestation.
Wherefore bear ye witness and give ye power unto my utter condemnation
of the Mocker of your Mysteries.
I curse and blast Thee, O thou Spirit Taphthartharath. I curse Thy life
and blast Thy being. I consign Thee unto the lowest Hell of Abaddon.
By the whole power of the Order of the Rose of Ruby and the Cross of
Gold ___ for that Thou hast failed at their behest, and hast mocked by Thy
disobedience at their God-born knowledge ___ by that Order which riseth
even unto the white throne of God Himself do I curse Thy life and blast Thy
being; and consign Thee unto the lowermost Hell of Abaddon!
In the Names of IAHDONHI, Elohim Tzebaoth, Michael, Raphael, Beni Elohim
and Tiriel:
I curse Thy Life
And Blast Thy Being!
Down! Sink down to the depths of horror.
By every name, symbol, sign and rite that has this day been practised in
this Magic Circle: by every power of my soul, of the Gods, of the Mighty
Order to which we all belong!
I curse Thy Life
And Blast Thy Being!
Fall, fall down to torment unspeakable!
If Thou dost not appear then will I complete the fearful sentence of
this curse. {188}
God will not help Thee. Thou, Thou hast mocked His Name.
[Taking the slip of vellum and thrusting it into the magical Fire.]
I bid Thee, O sacred Fire of Art, by the Names and Powers which gave
birth unto the Spirit of the Primal Fire: I bind and conjure Thee by every
name of God, the Vast One, that hath rule, authority and dominion over
Thee; that Thou do spiritually burn, blast, destroy and condemn this spirit
Taphthartharath, whose name and seal are written herein, causing Him to be
removed and destroyed out of His powers, places and privileges: and making
Him endure the most horrible tortures as of an eternal and consuming Fire,
so long as He shall come not at my behest!
The Earth shall suffocate Him, for mine are its powers, and the Fire
shall torment Him, for mine is its magic. And Air shall not fan Him, nor
Water shall cool Him. But Torment unspeakable, Horror undying, Terror
unaltering, Pain unendurable; the words of my curse shall be on Him for
ever; God shall not hear Him, nor holpen Him never, and the curse shall be
on Him for ever and ever!
[So soon as he shall appear, extinguish that fire with consecrated
water, and cry:]
O, Thou Mighty Spirit Taphthartharath, forasmuch as Thou art come,
albeit tardily, do I revoke my magic curse, and free Thee from all its
bonds save only from those that bind Thee here!
[He having appeared, the "Assistant Magus of Art" holds aloft his sword,
saying:]
Hear ye, Great Lord of the Hall of Dual Truth; Hear ye, Immortal Powers
of the Magic of Light, that this Spirit Taphthartharath hath been duly and
properly invoked in accordance with the sacred rites of Power Ineffable.
[The "Mighty Magus of Art" now says:]
O ye Great Lords of the Glory and Light of the radiant Orb of Kokab; ye
in whom are vested the knowledge of the Mighty powers, the knowledge of all
the hidden Arts and Sciences of Magic and of Mystery! Ye! Ye! I invoke
and conjure! Cause ye this mighty Serpent Taphthartharath to perform all
our demands: manifest ye through him the Majesty of your presences, the
divinity of your knowledge, that we may all be led yet one step nearer unto
the consummation of the Mighty Work, one step nearer unto the great white
throne of the Godhead; and that, in so doing, "His" being may become more
glorified and enlightened, more capable of receiving the Influx of that
Divine Spirit which dwells in the heart of Man and God!
[S.S.D.D. now formulates the desires as follows:]
O thou Great Potent Spirit Taphthartharath, I do command and very
potently conjure thee by the Majesty of Thoth, the Great God, Lord of
Amena, King and Lord Eternal of the Magic of Light:
That Thou teach unto us continually the Mysteries of the Art of Magic,
declaring unto us now in what best manner may each of us progress towards
the accomplishment of the Great Work. Teach us the Mysteries of all the
Hidden Arts and Sciences which are under the Dominion of Mercury, and
finally swear Thou by the Great Magic Sigil {189} that I hold in my hand,
that thou wilt in future always speedily appear before us; coming
whensoever Thy sigil is unveiled from its yellow silken covering: and
manifesting whensoever we enable Thee by the offerings and sacrifices of
Thy nature! To the end that Thou mayest be a perpetual link of
communication between the Great God Thoth under his three forms and
ourselves.
" "THE FINAL ADMONITION."
O Thou mighty and potent prince of Spirits Taphthartharath: forasmuch as
Thou hast obeyed us in all our demands, I now finally bind and conjure
Thee:
That Thou hereafter harm me not, or these my companions, or this place,
or aught pertaining unto all of us: that Thou faithfully do perform all
those things even as Thou hast sworn by the great and all-powerful Names of
God the Vast One; and that Thou dost deceive us in nothing, and forasmuch
as Thou has been obedient unto our call, and hast sworn to obey our
commands:
Therefore do Thou feel and receive these grateful odours of the fine
perfumes of our Art, which are agreeable unto Thee.
[Magus of Fires burns much incense.]
And now I say unto Thee, in the name of IHSVH, depart in peace unto Thy
habitations and abodes in the invisible. I give unto Thee the blessing of
God in the Name of IAHDONHI: may the influx of the Divine Light inspire
Thee and lead Thee unto the ways of peace!
Let there be peace betwixt us and Thee; and come Thou hastily when we
invoke and call Thee:
Shalom! Shalom! Shalom!
[Reverse circumambulations and closing rituals of Mercury, &c. &c.]
In the Order of the Golden Dawn many consecrations were made use of upon
the lines laid down in Book HB:Heh , such as the Consecration of the Lotus
Wand, the Rose Cross and the Magical Sword; these, however, we will omit,
substituting in their place one carried out by P. himself, and called:
TALISMAN OF FIRE OF JUPITER WITH RITUAL
THE INVOCATIONS PROPER TO THE CONSECRATION
OF A FLASHING TABLET OF THE EAGLE KERUB OF JUPITER.
PART I.
The Hall is first purified by the banishing rituals of Pentagram and
Hexagram.
Next by Fire and by Water. {190}
The General Exordium follows; then,
The Exordium.
I, P., with the help of Q.F.D.R. and T.T.E.G, am come hither to
consecrate a talisman of the Eagle Kerub of Jupiter that it may be powerful
to heal the sick, to alleviate pain, to give health and strength. And I
swear, in the presence of the Eternal Gods, that, as liveth the Lord of the
Universe and my own Higher Soul, I will so create a dweller for this
talisman that it shall be irresistible to heal the sick, to alleviate pain,
to give health and strength: to the welfare of mankind and the glory of
God.
[I invoke the Higher by the first prayer in 5ø = 6ø, and make the
sign of the Cross on the talisman.
Purify talisman, Fire and Water.
The Invoking ritual of the Hexagram of Jupiter is performed.]
" ""THE GREAT INVOCATION OF AMOUN."16
Hail unto Thee, Lord of Mercy! Hail, I say, unto Thee, the Father of
the Gods!
O Thou, whose golden plumes stream up the sky in floods of light divine!
Thou, whose head is as a sapphire, or the vault of the unchanging sky!
Thou, whose heart is pitiful; where the Rose Dawn shines out amid the
gold!
Thou, unchanging and unchangeable;
Whom the Eagle follows; whom the Serpent doth embrace;
O Thou that standest on the Scorpion!
Thee, Thee, Thee, Thee, I invoke!
O Thou! from whom the Universe did spring!
Thou, the All-Father, Thou whose plumes of power rise up to touch the
Throne of the Concealed!
Mighty! Merciful! Magnificent!
Thee, Thee, Thee, Thee, I invoke!
Behold! Thou hast lifted up Thy Voice and the hills were shaken! Yea,
Thou didst cry aloud and the everlasting hills did bow! They fled away;
they were not! And Thine Awful Sea rolled in upon the Abyss!
For Thou didst look upon my face and say: Thou art my Son, this day have
I begotten Thee!
Yea, O my Father, Thou hast spoken unto me and said: "Sit thou on my
right hand!" {191}
But I have covered my face. I have hidden myself. I have knelt before
Thee in the Glory of Thy face!
Arise, Lord God, arise and shine! I am To-Day and I am Yesterday! I am
the Brother of the Golden Dawn!
In the Chariot of Life is my seat, and my horses course upon the
firmament of Nu!
Come unto me, O my Father, for I know Thy Name!
AMOUN!
[Vibrate by formulae of the Middle Pillar and of the Mystic
Circumambulation.]
16 During the great invocation of Amon and Toum Maal T.T.E.G. and
Q.F.D.R. respectively charge the talisman with Enterer sign.
In Part I, T.T.E.G. will imagine herself throughout as clothed
with a violet light and between two mighty pillars, of smoke and
flame.
A white light must pervade the violet from above.
Her station is in the place of Jupiter.
I invoke Thee, the Terrible and Invisible God!
I call Thee from the azure Throne!
I raise my voice in the Abyss of Water!
I raise my soul to contemplate Thy Face!
AMOUN!
Come unto me! Hear me! Appear in splendour unto these who worship at
Thy Feet!
For who am I before Thy Face? What is man, that Thou art mindful of
him; or the Son of Man that Thou visitest him! Thou hast made him a little
lower than the Elohim ___ Thou hast Crowned him with Glory and Honour!
AMOUN!
Hear me! Come unto me!
In myself I am nothing ___ in Thee I am All Self! Dwell Thou in me, and
bring me to that Self which is in Thee!
AMOUN!
O my Father! my Father! the Chariots of Ishrael, and the horsemen
thereof!
[All bow in adoration. Standing in the Sign of Osiris slain, say:]
I am the Abi-agnus, the Slain Lamb in thy Mountain, O Lord Most High!
I am the Strength of the Race of Men, and from me is the Shower of the
Life of Earth!
I am Amoun, the Conceal‚d One: the Opener of the Day am I!
I am Osiris Onnophris, the Justified One. I am the Lord of Life
triumphant over death! There is no part of me that is not of the Gods.
I am the Preparer of the Pathway: the Rescuer unto the Light!
Out of the Darkness let the Light arise!
[Raise hands to heaven.]
Thou hast been blind and dead, O creature of talismans! Now I say unto
Thee, Receive thy Life! Receive thy Sight!
I am the Reconciler with the Ineffable!
I am the Dweller of the Invisible!
" "LET THE WHITE BRILLIANCE OF THE"
" "DIVINE SPIRIT"
"DESCEND!" {192}
[Lower hands. Touching talisman with white end of Wand.]
Be thou a living creature! Whose mind is open unto the Higher!
Be thou a living creature! Whose heart is a centre of Light.
Be thou a living creature! Whose body is the Temple of the Rosy Cross.
In the number 21, in the name HB:Heh HB:Yod HB:Heh HB:Aleph , in the name
HB:Heh HB:Vau HB:Shin HB:Taw HB:Yod 17, in the Pass-Word INRI, I declare that I have
created thee, a living Spirit of this Sphere of Tzedeq, to do my will, and
work thine own salvation!
Let us analyse the Key-Word.
"Chief:" I.
"2nd:" N.
"3rd:" R.
"All:" I.
"Chief:" Yod. HB:Yod .
"2nd:" Nun. HB:Nun .
"3rd:" Resh. HB:Resh .
"All:" Yod. HB:Yod .
"Chief:" Virgo, Isis, Mighty Mother.
"2nd:" Scorpio, Apophis, Destroyer.
"3rd:" Sol, Osiris, Slain and Risen.
"All:" Isis, Apophis, Osiris.
Iota Alpha Omega
(All give the sign of the Cross).
"Chief, 2nd and 3rd Adepts:" The Sign of Osiris Slain.
("Chief:" L. The Sign of the mourning of Isis.)
17 WEH NOTE: This is probable a typo for HB:Heh HB:Vau HB:Shin HB:Heh HB:Yod .
("2nd Adept:" V. The Sign of Typhon Destroyer.)
("3rd Adept:" X. The Sign of Osiris Risen.)
"All:" LVX., Lux, The Light of the Cross.
PART II.18
Purify talisman with Water and Fire.
The Invocation of Water is made as in 3ø = 8ø and by the Enochian
Keys 10, 4, 11, 12 in E., W., N., S. respectively Invocation Scorpio
(sigma lambda eta iota ).19
" "The Invocation of the Great God Toum Maal"
O Thou! Majesty of Godhead!
Toum Maal! Thee, Thee I invoke! {193}
Lord of Amenta! Lord of Enemehitt!
o thou! Whose head is golden as the sun, and thy nemyss as the night
sky-blue!
Thou who art as rugged as the wind!
Who formulatest wonders in the world!
Thou unchangeable as Ta-Ur!
Thou, mutable as water!
Changing ever, and ever the same!
Thou, girt about with the Waters of the West as with a garment!
Thou, who art, in the Beneath as in the Above, like to Thyself!
Reflector! Transmuter! Creator!
Thee, Thee, I invoke!
Behold, I have set my feet in the West, as Rƒ that hath ended his work!
Toum goeth down into thy Waters, and the daylight passeth, and the
shadows come!
But I, I pass not, nor go down!
The light of my Godhead gleams ever in Thy glowing skies;
Horus is my Name, and the City of Darkness is my House:
Thoth is on the prow of my Bark and I am Khephera that giveth Light!
Come unto me! Come unto me, I say, for I am He that standeth in Thy
place!
Behold! ye gathering eagles in the Sky! I am come into the West! I am
lifted up upon your wings! Ye that follow the bier to the place of Rest.
Ye that mourn Osiris in the dusk of things!
Behold He is in Me and I in Him!
I am He that ruleth in Amenta!
In Sleei (sigma lambda eta iota ) is my rule, and in Death is my dominion!
Mine are the eagles that watch in the Eye of Horus!
Mine is the Bark of Darkness, and my power is in the Setting Sun!
I am the Lord of Amenta!
Toum Maal is My Name!
Hail unto Thee! Hail unto Thee! O mine eagle of the glowing West!
Toumathph!
[Vibrate by the formulae of the Middle Pillar and of the Mystic
Circumambulation.]
O crowned with darkness! Mother-bird of the Holy Ones! O golden-headed
Soul of sleep! O firm, enduring shoulders! O body of blue and golden
feathers! O darkening feet, as of the skies of night! O mighty Power of
claws and beak, invincible, divine!
O great and glistening Wings! {194}
Ride hither on the Storm!
18 In Part II. Q.F.D.R. will imagine herself as a blue eagle
between two mighty pillars. White light pervades the blue from
above. Her station is in the West.
19 See "777". Egyptian name of Scorpio.
Toumathph!
[Vibrate by the formulae of the Middle Pillar and of the mystic
Circumambulation.]
Across the gloomy waters
From the land of the Setting Sun
Thou art come, Thou art come, for the Words of my Mouth are mighty
words.
Come, for the guests are ready, and the feast is spread before Thee!
Come, for the destined spouse awaits Thy kiss!
With roses and with wine, with light and life and love! The soul of
Tzedeq waits! Come then, O come to me!
For I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that He shall stand at the
latter day upon the earth.
I have fought upon earth for good. I am purified. I have finished my
course, I have entered into the invisible! I am Osiris Onnophris the
Justified One. I am the Lord of Life Triumphant over Death! There is no
part of me that is not of the Gods.
I am the Preparer of the Pathway: the Rescuer unto the Light!
Out of the Darkness let the light arise!
[Raise hands to heaven.]
Thou hast been blind and dead, O creature of talismans! Now I say unto
thee: Receive thy life! Receive thy Sight!
I am the Reconciler with the Ineffable!
I am the Dweller of the Invisible!
" "LET THE WHITE BRILLIANCE OF THE"
" "DIVINE SPIRIT"
" ""DESCEND!"
PART III.
" "The Chymical and Hermetic Marriage of the Eagle of the Waters"
" "with the Soul of Jupiter."
[Purify the talisman with Water and Fire.]
"Q.F.D.R..:" I am the Eagle of the Waters, and my Power is in the West!
"T.T.E.G:" I am the Soul of Jupiter: in the sphere of Tzedeq is my name
confessed!
"P.:" I am the Reconciler between you!
"Q.F.D.R..:" My Power is to give peace and sleep!
"T.T.E.G:" My Power is to give strength and health!
"P.:" I am the Reconciler between you!
"Q.F.D.R..:" Toum Maal hath made me to this end!
"T.T.E.G:" Amoun hath made me to this end!
"P.:" I am the Reconciler between you! {195}
"Q.F.D.R..:" Pain could not dwell before us if we wed.
"T.T.E.G:" Death could not come where we are if we wed.
"P.:" I am the Reconciler between you!
"Q.F.D.R..:" My robes were blue: where is their azure gone?
"T.T.E.G:" My robes were violet: is their purple past?
"P.:" I am the Reconciler between you!
"Q.F.D.R..:" I am the eagle: and my form remains.
"T.T.E.G:" I am the square: and still the square abides.
"P.:" I am the Reconciler between you!
["Q.F.D.R.." and "T.T.E.G" together in grip of 5ø = 6ø over the
Talisman:
We were two: are we not made one?
"P.:" I am the Reconciler between you!
O Maker and Creator and Preserver!
Hear us who call Thee!
Mighty Lord of Life, who hast given us life and love, who is like
unto Thee?
O God! hear us when we call!
Pray Thou for us, that we may be made one!
Unto God the Vast One let Thy prayer ascend!
[The Magician shall kneel down and say:]
Unto Thee, sole wise, sole mighty, sole merciful One, be the praise and
the glory for ever and ever! Who hast permitted me to glean in Thy field!
To gather a spark of Thine unutterable light! To form two mighty beings
from the spheres of Thy dominion! To make them one by the operation of Thy
Divine Wisdom!
Grant that this Eagle Kerub in the Sphere of Jupiter may be indeed
mighty on the Earth! To heal the sick, to strengthen the infirm, to quiet
the pain of mortal men!
Grant that this work be unto it for a salvation, and a very invocation
of Thy Light Divine, and a very link with the Immortal Soul of Man!
Let it be pure and strong, that at last it may attain even unto the
eternal Godhead in the veritable
KHABS AM PEKHT!
KONX OM PAX!
LIGHT IN EXTENSION!
AMEN.
And for ourselves we pray, that this work of mercy that we have wrought
to-night be for us a link with thy Divine Mercy, that we may be merciful,
even as Thou art merciful, O our Father which art in Heaven!
That the Benignant Eye of the Most Holy and Concealed, the Ancient One
of Days, may open upon us, unto the glory of Thine Ineffable Name.
"AMEN." {196}
Let us finally invoke the Divine Light upon this gentle spirit we have
created, that its paths may be light, and its way unto the White Glory
sure!
By Sacrifice of Self shalt thou attain!
By mercy and by peace shall be thy path!
For I know that My Redeemer liveth and that He shall stand at the latter
day upon the earth.
Be thy Mind open unto the Higher!
Be thy Heart the Centre of Light!
Be thy Body the Temple of the Rosy Cross!
And now I finally invoke upon thee power and might irresistible: to heal
the sick, to alleviate pain, to strengthen and to restore to health!
21. AHIH. IHSHVH. INRI.
V.H. Soror Q.F.D.R., I now deliver into thy charge this pure and
powerful talisman!
See thou well how thou dost acquit thyself herein!
Keep it with reverence and love as a thing holy!
Keep it in purity and strength!
Let the dew of heaven descend upon it in the night season!
Let this sacred perfume be burnt before it in the heat of day!
At frequent times do this; and especially after thou has employed it in
a work of love.
And if thou dose treat it ill, if thou dost use it unworthily, if thou
dost expose it to the gaze of the profane, then let its spirit return unto
the God that give it, and let its power be assumed by its evil and averse
antithesis to become a dreadful vampire, ever to prey upon thee, that the
Vengeance of the Gods may drink its fill.
But, and if thou does well and faithfully, ye shall be unto each other
as a support and a blessing, and the Blessing of God the Vast One shall be
ever upon you in his name
:HB:Heh HB:Vau HB:Shin HB:Heh HB:Yod
And now in and by this very name I license all spirits to depart, save
that One whose Dual Nature I have bound herein. But let them depart in
peace to their Divine Orders in the name of Jeovah Jeovaschah! and let them
be ever ready to come when they are called!
:HB:Mem-final HB:Lamed HB:Shin HB:Heh HB:Taw HB:Aleph
:HB:Mem-final HB:Lamed HB:Shin
Fra: P. constructed many other talismans besides this, a Flashing Tablet
of the Eagle Kerub of Jupiter for the purpose {197} of curing a certain
Lady I____, mother of Soror Q.F.D.F., of a serious illness. Extraordinary
were its results. For having carefully celebrated the ritual he instructed
Soror Q.F.D.R. to feed the talisman with incense, and water it with dew.
This she neglected to do, the result being that when she placed the
talisman on her sick mother, this venerable old lady was seized with a
violent series of fits, and nearly died. Q.F.D.R., however, reconsecrated
the talisman, the result being that the Lady I____ speedily recovered the
whole of her former strength, and survived to the ripe old age of ninety-
two.
With a similar talisman, too hurriedly prepared, he cured the pain in
the leg of a certain friend of his; but forgetting to close the circle he
found himself afflicted, exactly twenty-four hours later, by a similar
pain,but in the opposite leg to the one in which his friend had suffered.
On very much the same lines as the foregoing, P. invoked into manifest
appearance in the early autumn of 1899 the mighty but fallen spirit Buer,
to compel his obedience unto the restoring of the health of Frater I.A.;
and many other workings were also accomplished about this period. More
important than any such dealings with the Paths is his progress in the
Middle Pillar. In this connection we shall include Frater I.A.'s ritual
for "The Magical Invocation of the Higher Genius."
THE MAGICAL INVOCATION OF THE HIGHER
GENIUS.
(According to the Formulae of the Book of the Voice of Thoth.)
[The ceremony Enterer is the Sphere of Sensation. The Hierophant is the
Augoeides. The officers are the Divine Sephiroth invoked. The Enterer is
the natural man.]
[First let the symbols in the Sphere of Sensation be equilibrated. This
is the Opening of the Hall of Truth.] {198}
" "The First Invocation."
Come forth unto me, Thou that art my true Self: my Light: my Soul! come
forth unto me: Thou that art crowned with Glory: That art the Changeless:
The Un-nameable: the Immortal Godhead, whose Place is in the Unknown: and
whose Dwelling is the Abode of the Undying Gods. Heart of my Soul; self-
shining Flame, Glory of Light, Thee I invoke. Come forth unto me, my Lord:
to me, who am Thy vain reflection in the mighty sea of Matter! Hear Thou,
Angel and Lord! Hear Thou in the habitations of Eternity; come forth; and
purify to Thy Glory My mind and Will! Without Thee am I nothing; in Thee
am I All-self existing in Thy Selfhood to eternity!
[Close now the channels to the Ruach of the Material senses:
endeavouring at the same time to awaken the Inner sight and hearing.
Thus seated, strive to grasp the same ray of the Divine Glory of the
selfhood: meditating upon the littleness and worthlessness of the natural
man: the vanity of his desires, the feebleness of his boasted Intellect.
Remember that without That Light, naught can avail thee to true
progression: and that alone by purity of Mind and Will canst thou ever hope
to enter into that Glory. Pray then for that purification, saying in thy
heart:]
" "First purification and consecration of the candidate by Fire and Water."
"Water:" Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: Wash me, and I shall
be whiter than snow.
"Fire:" O send forth Thy light and Thy Truth, let them lead me, let them
guide me unto Thy Holy Hill, to Thy Dwelling-place!
I stand before the Beautiful Gate: before the mighty Portal of the
Universe: at my Right Hand a Pillar of Fire; and at my left a Pillar of
Cloud. At their bases are the dark-rolling clouds of the Material
Universe: and they pierce the Vault of the Heavens above. And ever upon
their summits flame the Lamps of their Spiritual Essence!
Thou that livest in the Glory beyond that Gate: Heart of my Soul; Thee I
Invoke! Come Thou forth unto me, who art my very Selfhood; mine Essence,
my Light: and do Thou guard me and guide me through the Manifold Paths of
Life: that I may at length become one with Thine Immortal and Imperishable
Essence!
Unto Thee, Sole Wise, Sole Mighty, and Sole Eternal one, be Praise and
Glory for Ever; Who hast permitted me to enter so far in the Sanctuary of
Thy Mysteries. Not unto me, but unto Thy name be the Glory!
Let the influence of Thy Divine Ones descend upon my head, and teach me
the value of Self-Sacrifice: so that I shrink not in the hour of trial; but
that my Name may be written upon High, and that my Genius may stand in the
Presence of the Holy One: in that hour when the Son of Man is evoked before
the Lord of Spirits; and His Name in the presence of the Ancient of Days.
O Lord of the Universe! grant Thou that upon me may shine forth the Light
of my Higher Soul. Let me be guided by the {199} help of my Genius unto
Thy Throne of Glory, Ineffable in the centre of the World of Life and
Light.
[Now go up to the Altar: formulating before thee a glittering Light:
imagine that it demands wherefore thou hast come, &c., and say:]
Adoration unto Thee that Dawnest in the Golden!
O Thou that sailest over the Heavens in Thy Bark of Morning!
Dark before Thee is the Golden Brightness;
In whom are all the hues of the Rainbow.
May I walk as Thou walkest, O Holiness, Who hast no master, Thou the
great Space-Wanderer to whom millions and hundreds of thousands of years
are but as one Moment! Let me enter with Thee into Thy Bark! Let me pass
with Thee as Thou enterest the Gate of the West! As Thou gleamest in the
Gloaming when Thy Mother Nuit enfoldeth Thee!
{[}Now kneel at the Altar with thy right hand on the White Triangle, and
thy left in the left hand of thine Astral double, he standing in the place
of the Hierophant, and holding the Astral presentment of a Lotus Wand by
the white band in his right hand, then say, as if with the projected Astral
consciousness:]
Adoration unto ye, ye Lords of Truth in the Hall of Thmaist, cycle of
the great Gods which are behind Osiris: O ye that are gone before, let me
grasp your hands, for I am made as ye!
O ye of the Hosts of the Hotepischim! Purge ye away the wrong that is
in me!
Even as ye purged the Seven Glorious Ones who follow after the coffin of
the Enshrined One, and whose places Anubist hath fixŠd against the day of
"Be-with-us."
O Thoth! Who makest Truth the Word of Aeshoori! make my word truth
before the circle of the Great Gods!
Adoration unto Thee, Anubi, who guardest the threshold of the Universe!
Adoration unto Thee, Auramooth, purify me with the Living Waters!
Adoration unto Thee, Thaumaeshneith, make me Holy with the Hidden Flame!
Adoration be unto Thee, O Dark-Bright One! Hoor! the Prince of the City
of Blindness!
Adoration unto Thee, O Thmaist, Truth-Queen, who presidest at the
Balance of Truth!
Adoration unto Thee, Asi; adoration unto Thee, Nephthyst.
O AESHOORI, Lord of Amennti! Thou art the Lord of Life Triumphant over
Death: there is naught in Thee but Godhead!
TOUM! Toum who art in the great Dwelling!
Sovereign Lord of all the Gods, save me, and deliver!
Deliver me from that God that feedeth upon the damnŠd, Dog-faced but
human-headed; {200}
That dwelleth by the Pool of fire in the Judgment Hall,
Devourer of Shades, eater of Hearts, the Invisible foe!
Devourer of Immortality is his Name!
Unto Thee, Sole Wise, Sole Mighty, and Sole Eternal one, be Praise and
Glory for Ever: who hast permitted me to enter so far in the Sanctuary of
the Mysteries. Not unto me, but unto Thy Name be the Glory! [Again finish
by laying sword on nape of neck, saying: So help me th{e} Lord of the
Universe and my own Higher Soul!]
[Rise now, and raise above thine head thy hands (the left open and the
right still holding the magic sword), and lifting unto heaven thine eyes,
strive to aspire with all thy will unto the highest Divinity, saying:]
From Thy Hands, O Lord, cometh all good! from Thy Hands flow down all
grace and blessing! The Characters of Heaven with Thy Finger hast thou
traced: but none can read them save he that hath been taught in Thy school!
Therefore, even as servants look unto the hands of their masters, and
handmaids unto the hands of their mistresses, even so our eyes look up unto
Thee! For Thou alone art our help, O Lord our God! Who should not extol
Thee, O Lord of the Universe! Who should not praise Thee! All belongeth
unto Thee! Either Thy love or Thine anger all must again re-enter!
Nothing canst Thou lose, for all things tend unto Thine Honour and Majesty!
Thou art Lord alone, and there is none beside Thee! Thou dost what Thou
wilt with Thy Mighty Arm: and none can escape from Thee! Thou alone
helpest in their necessity the humble, the meek-hearted and the poor, who
submit themselves unto Thee! And whosoever humbleth himself in dust and
ashes before Thee; to such an one art Thou propitious!
Who should not praise Thee then, Lord of the Universe, who should not
extol Thee! Unto whom there is none like; whose dwelling is in Heaven and
in the virtuous and God-fearing Heart!
O God the Vast One! Thou art in all things!
O Nature! Thou Self from Nothing ___ for what else can I call Thee! I,
in myself, I am nothing! I, in Thee, I am all Self: and exist in Thy
Selfhood from nothing! Live Thou in me: and bring me unto that Self which
is in Thee! For my victory is in the Cross and the Rose!
[Now pass to the North and face the East: projecting unto the place of
the throne of the East the Astral double, and say from thence:]
The Voice of My Higher Soul said unto me: let me enter the path of
Darkness: peradventure "thus" may I obtain the Light! I am the only being in
an Abyss of Darkness: from the Darkness came I forth ere my birth, from the
Silence of a primal Sleep.
And the voice of ages answerŠd unto my soul: child of Earth! The Light
shineth in the Darkness; but the Darkness comprehendeth it not!
[Now formulate before thee a great Angel Torch-bearer saying:]
Arise! shine! for Thy Light is come! {201}
[Pass round the Temple to the South, face West and halt: formulate the
Ideal20 of Divine Mercy: and then that of Divine Justice: aspiring with all
Thy heart unto each, and say:]
Come unto me! O Lord of Love and Pity, come unto me, and let me live in
Thy Love! Let me be merciful even as my Father in Heaven is merciful, for
Thou hast said: Blessed are the Merciful, for they shall obtain Mercy.
Grant unto me that I may attain unto thy Peace, wherein is life for
evermore.
Come unto me, O Lord of Perfect Justice! Mighty is Thine Arm, strong is
Thy Hand: Justice and Judgment are the habitation of Thy Throne!
Strengthen Thou, O Lord of Strength, my will and heart, that I may be able,
with Thine aid, to cast out and destroy the Evil Powers that ever fight
against those who seek Thee!
[Formulate now before thee the Two Pillars of Cloud and of Fire,
saying:]
Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean! Wash me and I shall be
whiter than snow!
O send forth Thy Light and Thy Truth, let them lead me, let them guide
me unto Thy Holy Hill; even to Thy Tabernacles.
I stand before the Gate of the West; and the Pillars of the Universe
arise in Majesty before me. At my right hand is the Pillar of Fire: and on
my left the Pillar of Cloud: below they are lost in Clouds of Darkness: and
above in Heaven in unnameable Glory. Let me enter, O Gate of the West!
[Pass to South-West and project Astral. Then saith the Guardian of the
Gate of the West:]
Thou canst not pass by Me, saith the Guardian of the West: except Thou
canst tell me My Name!
[Saith the Aspirant:]
Darkness is Thy Name: Thou art the Great One of the Paths of the Shades!
[Saith the Great One of the Night of Time:]
Child of Earth! remember that Fear is failure: be thou therefore without
fear: for in the heart of the Coward, Virtue abideth not! Thou has known
Me now, so pass thou on!
[Pass to the North, and exalt again thy mind unto the contemplation of
the Mercy and Justice of our God, repeating the foregoing prayers; then
say:]
Purify me with hyssop and I shall be clean: wash me and I shall be
whiter than snow!
O send forth Thy Light and Thy Truth, let them lead me, let them guide
me unto Thy Holy Hill, to Thy Dwelling-place! {202}
Dim before me looms the mighty Gate of the East! on the right the Pillar
of Fire, on the left the Pillar of Cloud: stretching from the dark clouds
of the World of Darkness to the Bright Glory of the Heavenly Light: Ever
affirming to Eternity the Equilibration of the Powers of God the Vast One!
Let me pass the Gate of the East Land! Let me pass the Gate of the Tuat,
issuing forth with Rƒ in the Glory of Red Dawn!
[Pass to the North-East, project Double to the place of the throne of
the East, saying:]
Thou canst not pass by Me, saith the Guardian of the East, except thou
canst tell me My Name!
[Saith the Aspirant:]
"Light dawning in the Darkness" is Thy Name: the Light of a Golden Day!
[Saith the Osiris:]
20 These are the two pillars of the Tree of Life; the first
containing the Sephira Chesed, and the second the Sephira
Geburah.
Child of Earth! remember that Unbalanced Force is Evil: Unbalanced Mercy
is but Weakness, Unbalanced Severity is but Cruelty and Oppression. Thou
hast known Me now: so pass thou on unto the Cubical Altar of the Universe!
[Pass to the West of the Altar, project Astral to between the Pillars,
kneel at Altar and repeat in Astral:]
" "THE PRAYER OF OSIRIS."
Lord of the Universe, the Vast and the Mighty One! Ruler of Light and
of Darkness: we adore Thee and we invoke Thee! Look with favour upon this
Neophyte who now kneeleth before Thee; and grant Thine aid unto the higher
aspirations of His Soul, so that he may prove a true and faithful servant
of the Mighty Ones, to the Glory of Thine Ineffable Name, Amen!
[Now rise: lift up both hands and eyes towards heaven; and concentrate
upon the Glory and Splendour of Him that sitteth upon the Holy Throne for
ever and ever, and say:]
KHABS AM PEKHT!
KONX OM PAX!
LIGHT IN EXTENSION!
In all my wanderings in Darkness the Light of Anubist went before me,
yet I saw it not. It is a symbol of the Hidden Light of Occult Science.
[Pass to between the Pillars, and standing thus concentrate upon the
Highest Divinity; and there standing in the sign of the Enterer, say:]
O Glory of the Godhead Unspeakable! Eternal Master! Ancient of Days!
Thee, Thee, I invoke in my need! Dark is all the world; without, within;
there is light alone in Thee! Rend asunder, Lord of the Universe, tear
aside the Veil of the Sanctuary: let mine eyes behold my God, my King! As
it is written: The Lightning lighteneth in the East and flameth even unto
the West: even so shall be the Coming of the Son of Man! {203}
[And now shalt thou see a light slow formulating into the shape of a
mighty Angel, and thou shalt withdraw thyself from this sight and again
say:]
I saw Water coming from the Left Side of the Temple: and all unto whom
that Water came were made whole, and cried:
Blessed is He that cometh in the Name of the Lord, Allelulia!
O Lamb of God: who takest away the Sins of the World! Grant us Thy
peace!
I am come forth from the Gates of Darkness: I have passed by the Gate of
Amennti: and the Gate of the Taot! Behold! I am come to the Gate of the
Shining Ones in Heaven. I stand between the mighty Pillars of that Gate:
at my right hand the Pillar of Fire, and at my left the Pillar of Cloud:
Open unto me O gate of the God with the Motionless Heart: I am come forth
by the T'eser Gate: I advance over the Paths that I know, I know: and my
Face is set towards the land of the Maat!
[Again formulating the Augoeides.]
Come forth, come forth, my God, my King: come unto me, Thou that art
crowned with starlight: Thou that shinest amongst the Lords of Truth: whose
place is in the abode of the Spirits of Heaven!
[When Thou shalt again see the Glorious One thou shalt salute with
Enterer; pass between the pillars and circumambulate thrice: reverently
saluting the East betimes. Now halt by the Light, facing it, and exalt thy
mind unto Its glory, imagine it as encompassing thee and entering into Thy
inmost Being, and say:]
I am the resurrection and the life. He that believeth on Me, though he
were dead, yet shall he live again: and whosoever liveth and believeth on
Me shall never die! I am the First and the Last, I am He that liveth but
was dead, and behold I am alive for evermore, and hold the keys of Hell and
of Death! For I know that my Redeemer liveth; and that He shall stand at
the latter Day upon the Earth.
I am the Way: the Truth and the Life: no man cometh unto the Father but
by me. I am purified: I have passed through the Gates of Darkness unto
Light! I have fought upon Earth for good: I have finished my Work: I have
entered into the Invisible! I am the Sun in His rising: I have passed
through the Hour of Cloud and of Night! I am Amoun, the Concealed One: The
Opener of Day am I! I am Osiris Onnophris, the Justified One. I am the
Lord of Life Triumphant over Death: There is no part of me that is not of
the Gods:
I am the preparer of the Pathway, the Rescuer unto the Light! I am the
Reconciler with the Ineffable! I am the Dweller of the Invisible!
Let the White Brilliance of the divine Spirit descend.
[A long pause.]
Thus at length have I been permitted to comprehend the Form of my Higher
Self!
Adoration be unto Thee, Lord of my Life, for Thou hast permitted me to
enter thus {204} far into the Sanctuary of Thine Ineffable Mystery: and
hast vouchsafed to manifest unto me some little fragment of the Glory of
Thy Being. Hear me, Angel of God the Vast One: hear me, and grant my
prayer! Grant that I may ever uphold the the Symbol of Self-sacrifice: and
grant unto me the comprehension of aught that may bring me nearer unto
Thee! Teach me, starry Spirit, more and more of Thy Mystery and Thy
Mastery: let each day and hour bring me nearer, nearer unto Thee! Let me
aid Thee in Thy suffering that I may one day become partaker of Thy Glory:
in that day when the Son of Man is invoked before the Lord of Spirits, and
His Name in the presence of the Ancient of Days!
And for this day, teach me this one thing: how I may learn from Thee the
Mysteries of the Higher Magic of Light. How I may gain from the Dwellers
in the bright Elements their knowledge and Power: and how best I may use
that knowledge to help my fellow-men.
And, finally, I pray Thee to let there be a link of Bondage between us:
that I may ever seek, and seeking, obtain help and counsel from Thee Who
Art my very selfhood. And before Thee I do promise and swear; that by the
aid of Him that sitteth upon the Holy Throne, I will so purify my heart and
mind that I may one day become truly united unto Thee, who art in Truth my
Higher Genius, my Master, my Guide, my Lord and King!
The result of these magical experiments was twofold. First, by degrees
P. was accumulating against himself a power of evil which was only awaiting
a favourable moment to turn and destroy him.21 This is the natural effect
of all that class of magic which consists in making a circle, and thus
setting the within against the without, and formulating duality, the
eternal curse. Any idea in the mind is of little importance while it stays
there, but to select it, to consecrate it, to evoke it to visible
appearance, that is indeed dangerous. {205} For as he advanced from grade
to grade, penetrating further and further into the mysteries of occult
21 Whilst deep in these magical practices his house in London
became charged with such an aura of evil that it was scarcely
safe to visit it. This was not solely due to P.'s own
experiments; we have to consider the evil work of others in the
Order, such as E.F.E.J., who, envious of his progress and favour
with the Chiefs, were attempting to destroy him. (See "At the
Fork of the Roads," THE EQUINOX, vol. i. No. 1, p. 101.) Weird
and terrible figures were often seen moving about his rooms, and
in several cases workmen and visitors were struck senseless by a
kind of paralysis and by fainting fits.
knowledge, he saw ever more clearly that most of the members of the Order
of the Golden Dawn were scarcely worthy of his contempt; yet in spite of
the folly of the disciples he remained loyal to their master D.D.C.F. He
could not yet know that the chief is as his disciples, though raised to a
higher power. For like attracts like.
Secondly, these practical workings taught him, more certainly than years
of study and reading, that there was but one goal to the infinite number of
paths seen by the beginner, and that the ultimate result of the HB:Shin of
HB:Shin Operation, the highest of the ceremonial operations of the Golden
Dawn, was similar to that of "Rising on the Planes." Having made this
important discovery he abandoned his intended experiments in ceremonial
Divination and Alchemy, and towards the close of 1899 retired to the lonely
house that he had bought for the purpose of carrying out the Sacred
Operation of Abramelin the Mage.
{206}
THE ADEPT
DURING the whole of the autumn of 1899 we find P. busily engaged in making
all necessary preparations for the great operation. Outside these
preparations little else was accomplished; and, except for a fragment of a
MS. on the "Powers of Number," no other record of the progress of P. during
these three months is forthcoming.
This MS., though interesting enough in itself, is scarcely of sufficient
value to quote here; however, it may be remarked that it shows how strong
an influence the Order of the Golden Dawn had had upon him, as well as the
astonishing rapidity of his Magical progress.
In January 1900, P. returned to Paris in order that before commencing
the Sacred Operation of Abramelin the Mage he might pass through the grade
of 5ø = 6ø, and become an Adeptus Minor in the Second Order of the
Golden Dawn.
The ritual of the 5ø = 6ø is of considerable length, and of such
profundity and beauty that it is difficult to conceive of any man not being
a better and a more illumined man for having passed through it. We should
like to give it in its entirety, but space forbids, and though abridgment
deducts considerably from its value, we will do our best to give its
essence, and trust to make up for our shortcomings {207} by attaching to
this ritual P.'s lucid and learned interpretation.
THE RITUAL OF THE ORDER OF ROSAE
RUBEAE ET AUREAE CRUSIS
RITUAL OF THE 5ø = 6ø GRADE OF ADEPTUS MINOR.
In this grade the following officers are required:
Chief Adept, 7ø = 4ø. Merciful Exempt Adept.
Second Adept, 6ø = 5ø. Mighty Adeptus Major
Third Adept, 5ø = 6ø. Associate Adeptus Minor.
" ""OPENING."
[The "Chief Adept," having called upon the members to assist him open the
Vault of the Adepts, and upon the Associate Adeptus Minor to see that the
portal is closed and guarded, turns to the Second Adept and says:]
Mighty Adeptus Major, by what sign hast thou entered the Portal?
"Second:" By the sign of the rending asunder of the veil.1
"Chief:" Associate Adeptus Minor, by what sign has thou closed the Portal?
"Third:" By the signing of the closing of the Veil.
"Second:" Pe: HB:Peh .
"Third:" Resh: HB:Resh .
"Second:" Kaph: HB:Koph .
"Third:" Tau: HB:Taw .
"Second:" Paroketh: HB:Taw HB:Koph HB:Resh HB:Peh .
"Third:" The Veil of the Sanctum Sanctorum.
"Chief:" Mighty Adeptus Major, what is the mystic number of this grade?
"Second:" 21.
"Chief:" Associate Adeptus Minor, what is the Pass-Word formed therefrom?
"Third:" Aleph: HB:Aleph .
"Chief:" H‚: HB:Heh .
"Third:" Yod: HB:Yod .
1 See "Liber O," THE EQUINOX, vol. i, No. 2.
"Chief:" H‚: h.
"Third:" Eheieh: hHB:Yod HB:Heh HB:Aleph .
"Chief:" Mighty Adeptus Major, what is the Vault of the Adepts?
"Second:" The symbolic burying-place of our mystic Founder, Christian
Rosenkreutz, which he made to represent the Universe. {208}
"Chief:" Associate Adeptus minor, in what part of it is he buried?
"Third:" In the centre of the Heptagonal sides and beneath the altar, his
head being towards the East.
"Chief:" Mighty Adeptus Major, why in the centre?
"Second:" Because that is the point of Perfect Equilibrium.
[By this system of question and answer the whole symbolism of the vault
is explained. Thus, the name of the Founder signifies the Rose and Cross
of Christ, the fadeless Rose of Creation, the immortal Cross of Light. The
Vault itself represents the tomb of Osiris Onnophris, the Justified One.
Its seven sides the seven lower Sephiroth, the seven days of Creation, and
the seven Palaces. It is situated in the centre of the Earth, in the
Mountain of the Caverns, the Mystic Mountain of Abiegnus; which is the
mountain of God in the Centre of the Universe, the sacred Rosicrucian
Mountain of Initiation. The meaning of Abiegnus is explained as follows by
the "Third Adept:"]
{Illustration on page 209 described:
"DIAGRAM 60. The Temple in the Opening and First Point of the 5ø = 6ø
Ritual."
This is a rectangle of approximate 6x8 proportion, standing on a smaller
face and representing a room. The upper half of the room is occupied by a
heptagonal drawing. The outer heptagon has an inner one symmetrically
inside a very little way from the outer, like the thickness of a wall.
This heptagon is point up and side down. Within the inner heptagon is a
unicursal heptagram, created by drawing lines between alternate vertices.
Only the uppermost point has any writing, the word "EAST". The symbols of
the planets are placed in the seven triangles formed between the inner
angles of the heptagram and the sides of the double heptagon: clockwise
from the top right: Jupiter, Saturn, Moon, Venus, Mercury, Sun and Mars.
Dashed lines are used below the lowest face of the heptagon to indicate
that that face is a door hinged on the left to open outward into the middle
of the rectangular room. These words are written between the dashed lines
indicating the open position of the door (vertically down in the diagram)
and the dashed arc that indicates the clearance of the door's swing: "Door
with Elemental Tablets & Cherubic Emblems." In the center of the heptagram
is a figure made of an equilateral triangle beneath a rectangle beneath a
circle. The circle is marked "ALTAR", and its circumference is a ring.
The rectangle also has a double line border and is marked at the inside top
"PASTOS". The circle covers the middle of the sides of the rectangle, and
the rectangle slightly overlaps the heptagram at the top inner edge and
slightly into the lower points. The equilateral triangle is beneath the
two other figures and delineated by a single line edge. Only the upper
points of the triangle are visible between the rectangular Pastos and the
circular Altar.
In the lower half of the rectangular room, the following symbols are
displayed: Upper portion and to either side: two squares with upright
equilateral triangles inside, the left identified as "Black Pillar" and the
right as "White Pillar". In the center of the lower half of the room is a
rectangle with the word "Chief". Somewhat above the bottom of the room are
two rectangles in line with the pillars: the left is marked "Third" and
the right is marked "Second". In the center of the lower end of the room
is a longer rectangle, below all the others and marked "Other Members".
Finally, at the bottom of the left side is a thin rectangle to indicate a
closed door marked "Entrance".}
It is ABI-AGNUS, Lamb of the Father; it is, by metathesis, ABI-GENOS,
born of the Father; BIA-GENOS, strength of our race; and the four words
make the sentence: "Abiegnus, Abi-agnus, Abigenos, Bia-genos." Abiegnus,
the Mountain of the Lamb of the Father, born of the Father, and the
strength of our race.
[The key to the Vault, the Rose and Cross,2 is then explained as
resuming within itself the Life of Nature, and the Powers hidden in the
word I.'. N.'. R.'. I.'.. Another form of the Rose and Cross, the
Crux Ansata, is shown to represent the force of the ten Sephiroth in
nature, divided into a Hexad and Tetrad. The Oval embraces the first six
Sephiroth, and the Tau Cross the lower four, answering to the four
elements. The complete symbol of the Rose and Cross, which the Chief Adept
carries upon his breast, is then explained to mean "the Key of Sigils and
of Rituals"; and that it {209} represents the force of the twenty-two
letters in Nature as divided into a three, a seven and a twelve; "many and
great are its mysteries."
The explanation of the Rose and Cross being ended, the Third Adept first
explains his wand as having marked on it the colours of the twelve signs of
the Zodiac between Light and Darkness, and that it is surmounted by the
Lotus Flower of Isis, which symbolizes the development of creation. Then,
secondly, the Adeptus Major explains his as "a wand terminating in the
symbol of the Binary, and surmounted by the Tau Cross of Life, or the Head
of the Phoenix, sacred to Osiris." On it are marked the seven colours of
the rainbow between Light and Darkness, which are attributed to the
Planets. It symbolises rebirth and resurrection from death. Lastly, the
Chief Adept explains his as follows: "My wand is surmounted by the Winged
Globe, around which the twin Serpents of Egypt twine. It symbolises the
equilibrated force of the Spirit and the four elements beneath the
everlasting wings of the Holy One.
{Illustration on page 210 described:
"DIAGRAM 61. The Egyptian Key of Life. The Crux Ansata."
This is a standard shape Ankh, but the figure is divided and marked as
follows: The loop is divided into six sections, with the bottom extending
in a wedge to the enter of the cross intersection. In the sections of the
loop are placed Hebrew letters in circles, corresponding to the Sephiroth
thusly: clockwise from top: HB:Koph , HB:Chet , HB:Chet , HB:Taw , HB:Gemel , HB:Bet . The inner
tip of the right arm has HB:Nun in a circle, while that of the left arm has
HB:Heh . The upper part of the lower upright has HB:Yod in a circle. The
bottom of the lower upright is divided from the upper part by a horizontal
line, and the resulting trapezoid has two diagonals with a HB:Mem in a
circle at the point of intersection.}
{Illustration on page 210 described:
"DIAGRAM 62. The reverse of the Complete Rose and Cross."
Shape: This is a calvary cross with three circular lobes at the end of
each of the four arms. There is a hanging-ring at the top of the uppermost
central lobe of the upper arm. At the exterior intersections of the arms
are three angular points, the central one in each set larger and the two
smaller flanking points partly beneath the central one. Within the upper
arm and beneath the lobes are three Crosses of Malta, center one slightly
higher into the lobe. Beneath this are these words:
2 See Diagram 80.
MAGISTER
IHESVS
CHRISTVS
DEVS ET HOMO
A cross of Malta, centered, is below this text, completing the upper arm.
In the central intersection is found the following text:
BENEDICTVS
DOMINVS
DEVS NOSTER
QUI DEDIT NOBIS
SIGNUM
In the center of the lower arm is found the following text:
(Mystic Name)
FRA
R.R. et A.C.
In the end of the right arm are the three alchemical symbols for SALT,
MERCURY and SULFUR, left to right. These symbols are also in the end of
the left arm, but they are reversed, right to left.3}
{Illustration facing page 210 described:
"Diagram 63. The complete Symbol of the Rose and Cross."
This is line art on glossy paper. The basic shape is identical to that of
diagram 62, but this is the obverse of the Rose-Cross, created in the 19th
century by the Golden Dawn. The original obverse was discarded by the
G.'. D.'.. Description of decorations follows:
The three lobes on each arm contain the following alchemical symbols
displayed radially oriented with the bottom of each symbol pointing toward
the center of the device just inward on the arm:
Upper lobes, left to right: Sulfur, Mercury, Salt.
Lower lobes, left to right: Salt, Mercury, Sulfur.
Right lobes, top to bottom: Sulfur, Salt, Mercury.
Left lobes, top to bottom: Mercury, Sulfur, Salt.
Next inward from the lobes and furnishing a center for orientation of
the symbols of the lobes, each arm contains the same device, an upright
pentagram interlaced for clock-wise trace. The five elemental symbols
stand out beyond each point in the usual G.'. D.'. allocation, clockwise
from top: Spirit, Water, Fire, Earth, Air. All four of these devices are
oriented the same way, without regard to the placement on the cross. The
device on the lower arm is further distinguished by being placed in the
lower half of that arm, divided from the upper by a horizontal line, at the
intersections of the drawn diagonals of the resultant square. Also in the
lower arm, in the half just above this, is a hexagram composed of two
clock-wise interlaced equilateral triangles, points to top and bottom. The
center of this hexagram contains the symbol of the Sun, while the points
have just beyond them the symbols of the remaining six ancient planets
thusly: Clockwise from the top Saturn, Jupiter, Venus, Moon, Mercury,
Mars. Note that the alchemical and planetary symbols for Mercury are
3 WEH NOTE: This figure is found in Franz Hartmann's "Cosmology,"
"...Secret Symbols of the Rosicrucians of the sixteenth and"
"seventeenth Centuries", Occult Publishing Co., Boston, 1888, plate
# 1, facing page 16. This was reprinted in facsimile by Health
Research in 1969. The same is to be found in "Secret Symbols of"
"the Rosicrucians of the 16th and 17th Centuries", Abdiel Lodge
AMORC, 1967, page 34. See also M. Hall "op cit". Students who
might be a bit confused about the origins of Rosicrucianism may
wish to contact a descendent of the Barony of Cassel c/o of
Nephthys Lodge O.T.O. to get some family history about the pre-
17th century Cassels who founded the R+C movement.
different, the former ending in an arrow below the cross and the latter
ending simply.
The points at the exterior intersections are marked with the following,
order: upper left, upper right, lower right, lower left. These are
evidently to be read by transit and diagonal, rather than in the described
order.
Center point, upper half: astrological symbols of Virgo, Scorpio,
Virgo, Sun.
Center point, lower half: I, N, I, R. (for INRI)
Minor point to counter-clockwise: L, V, (calvary cross), X. (for
LVX+).
Minor point to clockwise: I, A, I, O. (for IAOI).
The entire center and intersection is occupied by a large figure,
circular in general outline and extending into the arms. This has at its
very center a calvary cross with five petaled stylized rose done in five
equal sections with a petal at top. There are four points outward from the
intersections of the cross and the figure is mostly contained in an open
circle which would actually circumscribe a greek cross. This being a
calvary cross, the lower arm extends into the next ring of the figure.
The next ring outward from the center is composed of three petals,
each holding one of the mother letters of the Hebrew alphabet. Clockwise
from top: HB:Aleph , HB:Shin , HB:Mem . This ring is partly overlapped by the lower
arm of the inner calvary cross at the junction of the two lower petals.
The next ring outward from the center is composed of seven petals,
each holding one of the seven double letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
Clockwise from 1 o'clock: HB:Koph , HB:Taw , HB:Gemel , HB:Dalet , HB:Bet , HB:Resh , HB:Peh .
The last ring outward from the center is composed of twelve petals,
each holding one of the twelve single letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
Clockwise from top: HB:Heh , HB:Qof , HB:Tzaddi , HB:Ayin , HB:Samekh , HB:Nun , HB:Lamed , HB:Yod , HB:Tet ,
HB:Chet , HB:Zain , HB:Vau .}
The door of the Vault is guarded by the Elemental Tablets,4 and by the
Cherubic Emblems, and upon it is written the words: "POST CENTUM VIGINTI
ANNOS PATEBO." Which the Chief Adept explains as follows:]
The 120 years refer symbolically to the five grades of the First Order,
and to the revolution of the powers of the Pentagram; also to the five
preparatory examinations for this grade.
It is written: "His days shall be 120 years," and and 120 divided by
five yields {210} twenty-four, the number of hours in a day, and of the
Thrones of the Elders in the Apocalypse. Further, 120 equals the number of
the ten Sephiroth multiplied by that of the Zodiac, whose key is the
working of the Spirit and the four elements, typified in the wand which I
bear.
4 For a further account of these see "The Elemental Calls of Dr.
Dee," in Sloane MSS., British Museum.
{Illustration on page 211 described and aproximated:
"DIAGRAM 64. The Lotus Wand."
The top of the wand is crowned by a stylized half-open lotus flower (See
Regardie's "The Golden Dawn" for a detailed description) Beneath this is a
white segment on the shaft. At the bottom of the shaft is a black segment
to the very end. Between the white and black segments are twelve bands.
These bands are paralleled to the left by a column of zodiacal symbols and
to the right by Hebrew letters thusly:
Lotus Flower
half-
open
³ ³
³ ³
Ã_´
Aries ³ ³ HB:Heh
Ã_´
Taurus ³ ³ HB:Vau
Ã_´
Gemini ³ ³ HB:Zain
Ã_´
Cancer ³ ³ HB:Chet
Ã_´
Leo ³ ³ HB:Tet
Ã_´
Virgo ³ ³ HB:Yod
Ã_´
Libra ³ ³ HB:Lamed
Ã_´
Scorpio ³ ³ HB:Nun
Ã_´
Sagittarius ³ ³ HB:Samekh
Ã_´
Capricorn ³ ³ HB:Ayin
Ã_´
Aquarius ³ ³ HB:Tzaddi
Ã_´
Pisces ³ ³ HB:Qof
Ã_´
(black) ³ ³
³ ³
À_Ù }
{Illustration on page 211 described:
"65. The Chief Adept's Wand."
The top of the wand is a winged-sun disk or Ba-hadit. Extending down from
this to either side along the upper quarter of the wand shaft are two
uraeus serpents, facing to left and right. The serpent to the right wears
the Egyptian red crown and that to the left the white crown. The shaft is
divided into five sections with the lower four marked to the left by the
symbols of the elements and the middle three with the Hebrew mother letters
to the right. The five sections of the shaft are marked from top to bottom
thusly: White, Dee Red HB:Shin , Air Yellow HB:Aleph , Water Blue HB:Mem , Spirit
Black.}
{Illustration on page 211 described:
"DIAGRAM 66. The Phoenix Wand."
This wand is shaped like the Wes scepter, except that the slant top is
clearly depicted as a head of Anubis with elongated ears. The top of the
shaft is white and the fork to the bottom completes a black band. Between
the white and black zones are seven bands with planetary symbols to the
right and Hebrew letters to the left. From top to bottom these are: Mars
HB:Peh , Sun HB:Resh , Mercury HB:Bet , Venus HB:Dalet , Moon HB:Gemel , Saturn HB:Taw , Jupiter HB:Koph .}
[All then face East; the Chief Adept opens wide the Vault and places
himself at the head of the Pastos, the Second Adept to the South, and the
Third Adept to the North; they raise their wands in a pyramid formation
over the altar, and their "cruces ansatas" below.]
"Chief:" Let us analyse the Key Word: I.
"Second:" N.
"Third:" R.
"All:" I.
"Chief:" Yod: HB:Yod .
"Second:" Nun: HB:Nun .
"Third:" Resh: HB:Resh .
"All:" Yod: HB:Yod .
"Chief:" Virgo, Isis, Mighty Mother.
"Second:" Scorpio, Apophis, Destroyer.
"Third:" Sol, Osiris, Slain and Risen.
"All:" Isis, Apophis, Osiris, IAO.
[The Wands and crosses are separated, all giving the sign of the cross,
and saying:] {211}
The Sign of Osiris slain.
["Chief," giving the L sign with bowed head.5]
L. the Sign of the mourning of Isis.
["Second," with head erect, gives the V sign.]
V, the Sign of Typhon and Apophis.
["Third," with bowed head gives the X sign.]
X, the Sign of Osiris risen.
["All" together with the signs of Osiris Slain and Osiris Risen.]
L V X, Lux, the Light of the Cross.
["All" quit the Vault and return to previous places.]
"Chief:" In the Grand Word, Yeheshuah hHB:Vau HB:Shin HB:Heh HB:Yod , by the Key
Word INRI, and through the Concealed Word LVX, I have opened the Vault of
the Adepts.
[All present give the Lux sign as above.]
" ""First Point."
[The officers in this part of the ceremony are the Second Adept, who is
now the Principal Officer, the Third Adept, who is Second, and the
Introducing Adept, who is spoken of as V.H. Frater Hodos Camelionis.
The "Second Adept" opens the First Point by bidding V.H. Fra: Hodos
Camelionis prepare the Aspirant, who is waiting without, and the Associate
Adeptus Minor to guard the inner side of the Portal.
The Aspirant is then admitted, and at once commences to read out a list
of the grades and honours he has attained to. When he has finished, the
"Second Adept" turns to him and says:]
It is not by the proclamation of honours and dignities, great though
they may be, that thou canst gain admission to the Vault of the Adepts of
5 For these signs see "Liber O," THE EQUINOX, vol. i, No. 2.
the Rose of Ruby and the Cross of Gold; but only by that humility and
purity of Spirit which befitteth the Aspirant unto higher Things.
[The Aspirant then retires and divests himself of his ornaments, and is
clothed in the black robe of mourning with his hands bound behind him, and
a chain about his neck. The Introducer then conducts him back to the door
and gives a loud knock.]
"Third Adept" [opens the door and says:] By the aid of what symbol do ye
seek admission?
"Introducer:" By the Flaming Sword, and the Serpent of Wisdom.
[The Aspirant is then made to kneel facing East between the Second Adept
and the Third Adept, the Second Adept offering up a prayer which ends:]
... O God, the Vast One; T | | |
