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one, from whom
the Hebrews
borrowed
their
holy word "Amen."
This
Crown consists
simply of the plumes of truth.
But into the symbolism
of these it is not necessary
to go, for all this and more
is in the Crown
first described.
The
crimson
cap implies
concealment,
and is also symbolical
of the
flood of glory
that pours upon
the Magician from above.
It is of velvet
for the softness of that divine
kiss, and
crimson
for
that
it
is the very
blood of God which
is its
life.
The band of gold is the eternal
circle
of perfection.
The
three
pentagrams
symbolize
the
Father,
the
Son,
and
the Holy Spirit,
while the hexagram
represents
the Magician
him-
self.
Ordinarily, pentagrams
represent
the
microcosm,
hexagrams
the
macrocosm;
but here the reverse is the case, because
in
this Crown of
Perfection,
that which
is
below
has
become
that
which
is above,
and
that which
is above has become
that which
is below.
If a diamond
be
worn,
it is for the Light which
is
before
all
manifestations
in
form ; if
an opal, it is to commemorate
that sublime
plan of the All, to fold and
unfold in eternal
rapture,
to manifest
as the Many that the Many may
become
the
One
Unmanifest.
But
this
matter
is
too
great
for
an
elementary
treatise on Magick.
The
Serpent
which
is
coiled
about
the
Crown
means
many things,
or, rather,
one thing
in many ways.
It is the symbol
of royalty
and of
initiation, for the Magician is anointed
King and Priest.