The Equinox (Volume I, Number VIII)

Owing to the unnecessary strain thrown upon Neophytes by unprepared persons totally ignorant of the groundwork taking the Oath 01 a Probationer, the Imperator of A.". Ax., under the seal and by the authority of V.V.V.V.V., ordains that every person wishing to become a Probationerof A,". A.". must first pass three months as a Student of the Mysteries. He must possess the following books :— 13. 14. .00 ?[??? (.'-MN? THE EgUINox, from No. I to the current number. " Raja Yoga,“ by Swami Vivekananda. ”The Shiva Sanhita,” or “The Hathayoga Pradipika." “ Konx Om Fax." “The Spiritual Guide," by Miguel de Molinos. “ Rituel et Dogme de la haute Magie," par Eliphaz Levi, or its translation, by A. Ε. Waite. “The Goetia 01 the Lemegeton of Solomon the King.” . HTannhäuser, by Α. Crowley. . "The Sword of Song,” by A. Crowley. I I. 12. ”Time,” by A. Crowley. “ Eleusis,” by A, Crowley. [These four last items are to be found in his Collected Works] ”The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abra-melin the Mage.” The Tao Teh King and the Writings 01 Kwany Tzu) (Sacred Books of the East, Vols. XXXIX, XL. An examination in these books will be made. The Student is expected to show a thorough acquaintance with them, but not necessarily to understand them in any deeper sense. On passing the examination he may be admitted to the grade 01 Probationer. iii