The Vision and the Voice

THE EQUINOX I was saved from that Horror bya black shining Triangle, with apex upwards, that came upon the face of the sun. And now the shew-stone is all clear and beautiful again. The pure pale gold of a fair maiden’s hair, and the green of her girdle, and the deep soft blue of her eyes. Note.—In this the gold is Kether, the blue is Chokmah, the green is Binah. Thus she appeareth in the Aethyr, adorned with flowers and gems. It seems that she hath incarnated herself upon earth, and that she will appear manifest in a certain office in the Temple. I have seen some picture like her face; I cannot think what picture. It is a piquant face, with smiling eyes and lips; the ears are small and pink, the complexion is fair, but not transparent; not as fair as one would expect from the hair and eyes. It is rather an impudent face, rather small, very pretty; the nose very slightly less than straight, well-proportioned, rather large nostrils. Full of vitality, the whole thing. Not very tall, rather slim and graceful; a good dancer. There is another girl behind her, with sparkling eyes, mis- chievous, a smile showing beautiful white teeth; an ideal Spanish girl, but fair. Very vivacious. Only her head is visible, and now it is veiled by a black sun, casting forth dull rays of black and gold. Then the disk of the sun is a pair of balances, held steady; and twined about the central pole of the balance is the little green poisonous snake, with a long forked tongue rapidly darting. And the Angel that hath spoken with me before, saith to me: The eye of His benignancy is opened; therefore veileth 146