Magick Without Tears

146 MAGICK WITHOUT TEARS you will make up your mind rapidly on this point . This is where your daily practice of the Qabalah will come in useful. You run through in your mind the seven sacred planets . The very first of them seems quite consonant with what you have so far seen. Everything suits Saturn well enough. To be on the safe side, you go through the others; but this is a very obvious case-Saturn is the only planet that agrees with everything. The only other possibility will be the Moon; but there is no trace noticeable of any of her more amiable characteristics. You will therefore make up your mind that it is a Saturn ian god-form that you need. Fortunate indeed for you that you have practised daily the assumption of such forms! Very firmly, very steadily, very slowly, very quietly, you transform your normal astral appearance into that of Sebek. The Chimaera, recognizing your divine authority , becomes less formidable and menacing in appearance. He may, in some way, indicate his willingness to serve you. Very good , so far; but it is of course the first essential to make sure of his integrity. Accordingly you begin by asking his name. This is vital; because if he tells you the truth , it gives you power over him. But if, on the other hand , he tells you a lie, he abandons for good and all his fortress. He becomes rather like a submarine whose base has been destroyed. He may do you a lot of mischief in the meantime , of course , so look out! Well then, he tells you that his name is Ottilia. Shall we try to spell it in Greek or in Hebrew? By the sound of the name and perhaps to some extent by his appearance one might plump for the former; but after all the Greek Qabalah is so unsatisfactory. We give Hebrew the first chance-we start with Let us try this lettering for a start . It adds up to 135. I daresay that you don't remember what the Sepher Sephiroth tells you about the number ; but as luck will have it, there is no need to inquire; for 135 = 3 x 45. Three is the number , is the first number of Saturn, and 45 the last. (The sum of the numbers in the magic square of Saturn is 45.) that corresponds beautifully with everything you have