Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 4)

18. Let him break into the dance, tracing a centripetal spiral widdershins, enriched by révolutions upon his axis as he passeth each quarter, until he corne to the centre of the circle. There let him hait, facing Boleskine. 19. Let him raise the wand, trace the Mark of the Beast, and cry AIWAZ! 20. Let him trace the invoking Hexagram of The Beast. 21. Let him lower the wand, striking the Earth therewith. 22. Let him give the sign of Mater Triumphans (The feet are together; the left arm is curved as if it supported a childj the thumb and index finger of the right hand pinch the nipple of the left breast, as if ofîering it to that child). Let him utter the word 0EAHMA ! 23. Perform the spiral dance, moving deosil and whirling widdershins. Each time on passing the West extend the wand to the Quarter in question, and bow : a. “Before me the powers of LA !” (to West.) b. “Behind me the powers of AL !” (to East.) c. “On my right hand the powers of LA ! ” (to North.) d. “On my left hand the powers of AL !” (to South.) e. “Above me the powers of ShT ! (leaping in the air. ) f. “Beneath me the powers of ShT !” (striking the ground.) g. “Within me the Powers ! ” (in the attitude of Phthah erect, the feet together, the hands clasped upon the vertical wand.) h. “About me fiâmes my Father’s face, the Star of Force and Fire.” i. “And in the Column stands His six-rayed Splendour !” (This dance may be omitted, and the whole utterance chanted in the attitude of Phthah.) The FINAL GESTURE. This is identical with the First Gesture. (Here followeth an impression of the ideas implied in this Paean.) — 334 —