1944 · CLOSE READING
The Book of Thoth
The Book of Thoth (1944), PDF p. 254
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XVI
Break down the fortress of thine Individual Self,
that thy Truth may spring free from the ruins.
Quarrel, combat, danger, ruin, destruction of plans, sudden death, escape from prison.
XVII
Use all thine energy to rule thy thought: burn up
thy thought as the Phnix.
Hope, unexpected help, clearness of vision, realization of possibilities, spiritual insight,
with bad aspects, error of judgment, dreaminess, disappointment.
XVIII
Let the Illusion of the World pass over thee, un
heeded, as thou goest from the Midnight to
the Morning.
Illusion, deception, bewilderment, hysteria, even madness, dreaminess, falsehood, er‐
ror, crisis, “the darkest hour before the dawn”, the brink of important change.
XIX
Give forth thy light to all without doubt; the clouds
and shadows are no matter for thee.
Make Speech and Silence, Energy and Stillness,
twin forms of thy play.
Glory, gain, riches, triumph, pleasure, frankness, truth, shamelessness, arrogance, van‐
ity, manifestation, recovery from sickness, but sometimes sudden death.
XX
Be every Act an Act of Love and Worship.
Be every Act the Fiat of a God.
Be every Act a Source of radiant Glory.
Final decision in respect of the past, new current in respect of the future; always repre‐
sents the taking of a definite step.
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