The method of consécration is very simple. Takc thc 
wand, or the holy oil, and draw upon the object to be 
consec rated the suprême symbol of the force to which y on 
dedicate it. Confirm this dedication in words, invoking the 
appropriate God to indwell that pure temple which you hâve 
prepared for Him. Do this with fervour and love, as if to balance 
the icy detachment which is the proper mental attitude for 
banishing.1 
The words of purification are: Asperges me, Therion, hyssopo, 
et mundabor; lavabis me, et super nivem dealbabor. 
Those of consécration are: Accendat in nobis Therion ignem 
sui amoris et flammam aeternae caritatis. 2 
These, as initiâtes of the VIT of O.T.O. are aware, mean more 
than appears. 
II 
It is a strange circumstance that no Magical writer has hitherto 
treated the immensely important subject of the Magical Link. 
It might almost be called the Missing Link. It has apparently 
always been taken for granted; only lay writers on Magick like 
Dr. J. G. Frazer hâve accorded the subject its full importance. 
Let us try to make considérations of the nature of Magick in 
a strictly scientific spirit, as well as, deprived of the guidance of 
antiquity, wc may. 
What is a Magical Operation? It may be defined as any event 
in Nature which is brought to pass by Will. We must not exclude 
potato-growing or banking from our définition. 
1. The Hebrew legends furnish us with the reason for the respective 
virtues of water and lire. The world was purified by water at the Deluge, 
and will be consecrated by lire at the last Judgment. Not until that is 
fmished can the real ceremony begin. 
2. These may now advantageously be replaced by (a) “pure will 
unassuaged of purpose, delivered from the lust of resuit, is every way 
perfect” (CCXX, I, 44) to banish; and (b) “I am uplifted in thine 
heart; and the kisses of the stars rain hard upon thy body.” (CCXX, 
II, 62) to consecrate. For the Book of the Law contains the Suprême 
Spells. 
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