Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 4)

APPENDIX VII. A FEW OF THE PRINCIPAL INSTRUCTIONS AUTHORISED BY THE A. % A. •. LIBER HHH SUB FIGURA CCCXLI. CONTINET CAPITULA TRIA: MMM, A AA, ET SSS. I. MMM. “I remember a certain holy day in the dusk of the Year, in the dusk of the Equinox of Osiris, when first I beheld thee visibly; when first the dreadful issue was fought out$ when the Ibis-headed One charmed away the strife. I remember thy first kiss, even as a maiden should. Nor in the dark byways was there another: thy kisses abide.” — Liber Lapidis Lazuli. vu. 15. 16. o. Be seated in thine Asana, wearing the robe of a Néophyte, the hood drawn. 1. It is night, heavy and hot, there are no stars. Not one breath of wind stirs the surface of the sea, that is thou. No fish play in thy depths. 2. Let a Breath rise and ruffle the waters. This also thou shalt feel playing upon thy skin. It will disturb thy méditation twice or thrice, after which thou shouldst hâve conquered this distraction. But unless thou first feel it, that Breath hath not arisen. 3. Next, the night is riven by the lightning flash. This also 362