THE VISION AND THE VOICE
his hand is a sword that is a book. In his hand is a spear
that is a cup of fornication. Upon his mouth is set the great
and terrible seal. And he hath the secret ofV. His ten horns
spring from five points, and his eight heads are as the
charioteer of the West. Thus doth the fire of the sun temper
the spear of Mars, and thus shall he be worshipped, as the
warrior lord of the sun. Yet in him is the woman that
devoureth with her water all the fire of God.
Alas! my lord, thou art joined with him that knoweth not
these things.
When shall the day come that men shall flock to this my
gate, and fall into my furious throat, a whirlpool of fire? This
is hell unquenchable, and all they shall be utterly consumed
therein. Therefore is that asbestos unconsumable made pure.
Each of my teeth is a letter of the reverberating name. My
tongue is a pillar of fire, and from the glands of my mouth
arise four pillars of water. TAOTZEM is the name by which
Iam blasphemed. My name thou shalt not know, lest thou
pronounce it and pass by.
And now the Angel comes forward again and closes his
mouth.
All this time heavy blows have been raining upon me from
invisible angels, so that I am weighed down as with a burden
greater than the world. I am altogether crushed. Great mill-
stones are hurled out of heaven upon me. I am trying to
crawl to the lion, and the ground is covered with sharp knives.
I cut myself at every inch.
And the voice comes: Why art thou there who art here?
Hast thou not the sign of the number, and the seal of the
name, and the ring of the eye? Thou wilt not.
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