THE RITE OF LUNA
By the Lord of the Waves and the Waters, the King of the Hosts of the Sea,
The fairest ofall of whose daughters was mother to me ;
By the Lord of the Winds and the Breezes, the King of the Spirits of Air,
In whose bosom the infinite case is that cradled me there ;
By the Lord of the Fields and the Mountains, the King of the Spirits of Earth
That nurtured my life at his fountains from the hour of my birth;
By the Wand and the Cup I conjure ; by the Dagger and Disk I constrain ;
Iam he that is sworn to endure; make thy music again]
I am Lord of the Star and the Seal; I am Lord of the Snake and the Sword ;
Reveal us the riddle, reveal!
Bring us the word of the Lord ;
As the flame of the sun, as the roar of the sea, as the storm of the air,
As the quake of the earth—let it soar for a boon, for a bane, for a snare,
For a lure, for a light, {or a kiss, for a rod, for a scourge, for a sword—
Bring us thy burden of bliss—Bring us the word of the Lord!
TAURUS. In vain thou askest speech from our Lady of
Silence:
CANCER. Bear the Cup of Libation
!
PAN- 333'333—333-
[Recites.
Roll through the caverns of matter, the world’s irremovable bounds!
Roll, ye wild billows of ether! the Sistron is shaken and sounds
!
Wild and sonorous the clamour, vast in the region of death.
Live with the fire of the Spirit, the essence and flame of the breath
!
Sound, O sound!
Gleam in the world of the dark, where the chained ones shall tremble and flee!
Gleam in the skies of the dusk, for the Light of the Dawn is in me!
Light on the forehead, and life in the nostrils, and love in the breast,
Shine, O Thou Star of the Dawning, thou Sun of the Radiant Crest !
Shine, Ο shine]
Flame through the sky in the strength of the chariot-wheels of the Sun
!
Flame, ye young fingers of light, on the west of the morning that run!
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