THE RITE OF MERCURY
Iam the image of my Father Trnu, Lord of the City of
the Sun
!
The God who commands is in my mouth;
The God of Wisdom is in my heart:
My tongue is the sanctuary of Truth :
And a God sitteth upon my lips!
My word is accomplished each day, and the desire of my
heart realises itself, like that of Ptah when he creates his works.
I am Eternal; therefore everything acts according-to my
designs, and everything obeys my words.
Therefore I say unto Thee: come forth unto me from
thine abode in the Silence, unutterable Wisdom, All—light,
All—power!
Thoth, Hermes,
Mercury, Odin, by whatever
name I call Thee, Thou art still un-named and nameless to
Eternity]
Come thou forth, I say, and aid and guard me in
this Work of Art.
Thou, Star of the East that didst conduct the Magi!
Thou art the same, all present
in Heaven and
in Hell.
Thou that vibratest betwixt the Light and the Darkness.
Rising, descending; changing ever, yet ever the same!
The Sun is Thy Father!
Thy Mother the Moon!
The Wind hath borne Thee in its bosom!
And Earth hath nourished the changeless Godhead of
Thy Youth.
Come Thou forth, I say, come Thou forth
And make all spirits subject unto me!
So that every spirit of the firmament,
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