The Vision and the Voice

THE VISION AND THE VOICE the rst Aethyr to the 15th Aethyr, there is no vision and no voice, save for him that is called NEMO. And he that seeketh the vision and the voice therein is led away by dog-faced demons that show no sign of truth, seducing from the Sacred Mysteries, unless his name be NEMO. And hadst thou not been fitted, thou too hadst been led away, for before the gate of the 15th Aethyr, is this written: He shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe alie. And again it is written: The Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart. And again it is written that God tempteth man. But thou hadst the word and the sign, and thou hadst authority from thy superior, and licence. And thou hast done well in that thou didst not dare, and in that thou dost dare. For daring is not presumption. And he said moreover: Thou dost well to keep silence, for I perceive how many questions arise in thy mind; yet already thou knowest that the answering, as the asking, must be vain. For NEMO hath all in himself. He hath come where there is no light or knowledge, only when he needeth them no more. And then we bow silently, giving a certain sign, called the Sign of Isis Rejoicing. And then he remaineth to ward the Aethyr, while I return unto the bank of sand that is the bed of the river near the desert. THE RIVER-BED NEAR Bou-SAaDa. December 4, 1909. 2.10-3.45 p.m. THE Cry OF THE 12TH AETHYR, WHICH IS CALLED LOE. There appear in the stone two pillars of flame, and in the midst is a chariot of white fire. This seems to be the chariot of the Seventh Key of the IV g 81