THE EQUINOX
reveal the alphabet thereof, perceived not one ten-thousandth
part of the fringe that is upon its vesture.
Come away! for the clouds are gathered together, and the
Aire heaveth like the womb of a woman in travail. Come
away! lest he loose the lightnings from his hand, and unleash
his hounds of thunder. Come away! For the voice of the
Aethyr is accomplished. Come away! For the seal of His
loving-kindness is made sure. And let there be praise and
blessing unspeakable unto him that sitteth upon the Holy
Throne, for he casteth down mercies as a spendthrift that
scattereth gold. And he hath shut up judgment and hidden
it away as a miser that hoardeth coins of little worth.
All this while the Angel hath been pushing me backwards,
and now he is turned into a golden cross with a rose at its
heart, and that is the red cross wherein is set the golden shew-
stone.
Bou-SAapa.
December 1, 1909. 2.30-4.10 p.m.
Tue Cry OF THE 17TH AETHYR, WHICH IS CALLED TAN.
Into the stone there first cometh the head of a dragon, and
then the Angel Madimi. She is not the mere elemental that
one would suppose from the account of Casaubon. I enquire
why her form is different.
She says: Since all things are God, in all things thou seest
just so much of God as thy capacity affordeth thee. But
behold! Thou must pierce deeply into this Aethyr before
true images appear. For TAN is that which transformeth
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