Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 3)

Line i. Line 2. Line 3. Line 4. Section G. surface of the dew, where his Soûl hides trembling. He takes them to be the first formulation in his consciousness of the nature of His Holy Guardian Angel. The “Gods” include ail the conscious éléments of his nature. The “Universe” includes ail possible phenomena of which he can be aware. The “Winds” are his thoughts, which hâve prevented him from attaining to his Angel. His Angel has made “Voice”, the magical weapon which produces “Words”, and these words hâve been the wisdom by which He hath created ail things. The “Voice” is necessary as the link between the Adept and his Angel. The Angel is “King”, the One who “can”, the “source of author- ity and the fount of honour”; also the King (or King’s Son) who delivers the Enchanted Princess, and makes her his Queen. He is “Ruler”, the “unconscious Will”; to be thwarted no more by the ignorant and capricious false will of the cons¬ cious man. And He is “Helper”, the author of the infallible impulse that sends the Soûl sweeping along the skies on its proper path with such impetus that the attraction of alien. orbs is no longer sufficient to swerve it. The “Hear me” clause is now uttered by the normal human consciousness, withdrawn to the physical bodyj the Adept must deliberately abandon his attainment, because it is not yet his whole being which burns up before the Beloved. The Adept, though withdrawn, shall hâve maintained the Extension of his Symbol. He now repeat the signs as before, save that he makes the Passive Invoking Pentagram of Spirit. He con- 284