Chapter II A Verses 5—7
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Nor is this thought, here conveyed, more than one ray of my Orb; 
and even that whole Orb is but the garment of Me. The analogy is 
precise; therefore when one becomes “the knower”, it involves 
the “death” of all sense of the Ego. One perceives one’s personal­
ity precisely as I now do these printed letters; and they are forgot­
ten, just as, absorbed in my thought, the trained automatism of 
my mind and body expresses that thought in writing, without 
attention on my part, still less with identification of the extremes 
involved in the process.
7. I am the Magician and the Exorcist. I am the axle of the 
wheel, and the cube in the circle. “Come unto me” is a 
foolish word: for it is I that go.
Commentary: “it is I that go.” The Book Aleph must be 
consulted for a full demonstration of this truth. We may here 
say briefly that Hadit is Motion, that is, Change or “Love.” The 
symbol of Godhead in Egypt was the ankh, which is a sandal­
strap, implying the Power to Go; and it suggests the Rosy Cross, 
the Fulfilment of Love, by its shape.
The Wheel and the Circle are evidently symbols of Nuit; this 
sentence insists upon the conception of liriga-yoni. But beyond the 
obvious relation, we observe two geometrical definitions. The 
axle is a cylinder set perpendicularly to the plane of the wheel; 
thus Hadit supplies the third dimension to Nuit. It suggests that 
Matter is to be conceived as two-dimensional; that is, perhaps, as 
possessed of two qualities, extension and potentiality. To these 
Hadit brings motion and position. The wheel moves; manifesta­
tion now is possible. Its perception implies three-dimensional 
space, and time. But note that the Mover is himself not moved. 
The “cube in the circle” emphasizes this question of dimensions. 
The cube is rectilinear (therefore phallic no less than the axle); its 
unity suggests perfection projected as a “solid” for human percep­
tion; its square faces affirm balance, equity, and limitation; its six- 
sidedness sets it among the solar symbols. It is thus like the Sun in 
the Zodiac, which is no more than the field for His fulfilment in 
His going. He, by virtue of his successive relations with each 
degree of the circle, clothes Himself with an appearance of