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1930 · PDF PAGE 13

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 4)

TABLE I XXXVIIII XXXIX KEY SCALE ANIMALS, REAL AND PLANTS, REAL AND JMAGINARY IMAGINARY 0 1 God. Almond in flower. 2 Man. Amaranth. 3 Woman. Cypress, Opium Poppy. 4 Unicom. Olive, Shamrock. 5 Basilisk. Oak, Nux Vomica, Nettle. 6 Phoenix, Lion, Child. Acacia, Bay, Laurel, Vine. 7 lynx. Rose. 8 Hermaphrodite, Jackal, Twin Serpents. Moly, Anhalonium Lewinii. 9 Eléphant. (Banyan) Mandrake, Da- miana, Yohimba. 10 Sphinx. Willow, Lily, Ivy. 11 Eagleor Man (Cherub of A)* Aspen. 12 Swallow, Ibis, Ape, Twin Serpents. Vervain, Herb Mercury, Marjolane, Pa…

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1930 · PDF PAGE 38

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 4)

…s m the cases of Mary and the Dove; Leda and the Swan, etc. The card is XI, the number of Magick AVD : Aleph the Fool impregnating the woman according to the Word of Yod, the Angel of the Lord ! His sister has seduced her brother Beast, shaming the Sun with her sin; she has mastered the Lion and enchanted the Serpent. Nature is outraged by Magick ; man is bestialized and woman defiled. The conj miction produces a monster; it, affirms régression of types. Instead of a man-God conceived of the Spirit of God by a virgin in innocence, we are asked …

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1930 · PDF PAGE 56

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 4)

… the Eléments. ( The PRIEST makes five crosses. } 3 —i— 1 “T*2 on paten and cup; +4 °n paten alone; -fon cup alone.) The PRIEST. Life of man upon earth, fruit of labour, sustenance of endeavour, thus be thou nourishment of the Spirit! {He touches the Host with the Tance. ) By the virtue of the Rod! Be this bread the Body of God! {He takes the Host.) TOTTO EUTI TO 20MA MOT. {He kneelsy adores, risesy turns y shows Host to the PE O P LE, turnSy replaces Host and adores. IVLusic. He takes the Cup.) Vehicle of the joy of Man upon Earth, solace of l…

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1930 · PDF PAGE 127

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 4)

…ou yoke in a triple yoke that is governed by One Whip. 2. Now these Beasts run wildly upon the earths and are not easily obedient to the Man. 3. Nothing shall be said here of Cerberus, the great Beast of Hell that is every one of these and ail of these, even as Athanasius hath foreshadowed. For this matter 1 is not of Tiphereth without, but Tiphereth within. I. o. The Unicom is speech. Man, rule thy Speech! How else shalt thou master the Son, and answer the Magician at the right hand gateway of the Crown ? 1. Here are practices. Each may last f…

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1930 · PDF PAGE 72

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 4)

…ny other pheno- mena which may présent themselves. Avoid overstrain ; this is very important. 7. Proceed to imagine living objects; as a man, preferably sorne man known to, and respected by, yourself. 8. In the intervals of these experiments you may try to imagine the objects of the other senses, and to concentrate upon them. For example, try to imagine the taste of chocolaté, the smell of roses, the feeling of velvet, the Sound of a waterfall or the ticking of a watch. 9. Endeavour finally to shut out ail objects of any of the sen¬ sés, and pr…

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1930 · PDF PAGE 128

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 4)

… times over the least word that slippeth from thy tongue. Thus bind thyself, and thou shalt be for ever free. IL o. The Morse is Action. Man, rule thine Action. How else shalt thou master the Father, and answer the Fool at the Left Hand Gateway of the Crown ? 1. Here are practices. Each may last for a week, or more. (a) Avoiding lifting the left arm above the waist. (b) Avoid Crossing the legs. Of thine own ingenium devise others. 2. On each occasion that thou art betrayed into doing that thou art sworn to avoid, eut thyself sharply upon the wr…

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1930 · PDF PAGE 11

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 4)

…sis (as Virgin). The Gopi Girls, the Lord of Yoga, 21 Amoun-Ra. Brahma, Indra. 22 Ma. Yama. 23 Tum Athph Auramoth (as V) Asar (as Hanged Man), Hekar, Isis. Soma (apas). 24 Merti goddesses, Typhon, Apep, Khephra. Kundalini. 25 Vishnu (Horse-Avatar). 26 Khem (Set). Lingam, Yoni. 27 Horus. ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦•♦♦♦♦4* 28 Ahephi, Aroueris. 29 Khephra (as Scarab in Tarot Trump). Vishnu (Matsya Avatar). 30 Ra and many others. Surya (as 0). 31 Thoum-aesh-neith, Mau, Ka~ beshunt, Horus, Tarpesheth. Agni (Tejas) Yama, (as God of last Judgment). 32 Sebek, Mako. Brahma…

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1930 · PDF PAGE 133

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 4)

…symbolic things shall be my sacraments. 21. These animais are sacred unto me 5 the goat, and the duck, and the ass, and the gazelle, the man, the woman and the child. 22. Ail corpses are sacred unto me3 they shall not be touched save in mine eucharist. Ail lonely places are sacred unto me; where one man gathereth himself together in my name, there will I leap forth in the midst of him. 23. I am the hideous god, and who mastereth me is uglier than I. 24- Yet I give more than Bacchus and Apolio; my gifts exceed the olive and the horse. 25. Who wo…

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1930 · PDF PAGE 108

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 4)

…racticus of the Zelator, should aid him in his work. Such a disciple should be noiseless, patient, vigilant, prompt, cheerful, of gentle manner and reverent to his master, intelligent to anticipate his wants, cleanly and gracious, not given to speech, devoted and unselfish. With ail this he should be fierce and terrible to strangers and ail hostile influences, determined and vigorous, increasingly vigilant, the guardian of the threshold. It is not désirable that the Zelator should employ any other créature than a man, save in cases of necessity…

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1930 · PDF PAGE 14

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 4)

…ctus. 25 Centaur, Horse, Hippoqriff, Dog. Rush. 26 Goat, Ass. Indian Hemp, Orchis Root, Thistle. 27 Horse, Bear, Wolf. Absinthe, Rue. 28 Man or Eagle (Cherub of A) Peacock. (Olive) Cocoanut. 29 Fish, Dolphin, Crayfish, Beetle. llnicellular Organisms, Q- pium. 30 Lion, Sparrowhawk. Sunflower, Laurel, Hélio¬ trope. 31 Lion (Cherub of A)- Red Poppy, Hibiscus, Nettle. 32 Crocodile. Ash, Cypress, Hellebore, Yew, Nightshade. 32 bis Bull (Cherub of V)- Oak, Ivy. 31 bis Sphinx (if Sworded and Crowned ). Almond in flower.

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1930 · PDF PAGE 43

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 4)

ideasj they hâve not, and never can hâve, any real meaning. If a man in delirium tremens fell into the Hudson River, he might remember the proverb and clutch at an imaginary straw. Words such as “truth” are like that straw. Confusion of thought is concealed, and its impotence denied, by the invention. This paragraph opened with, “We know”: yet, questioned, awe” make haste to deny the possibility of possessing, or even of defining, knowledge. What could be more certain to a parabola-philosopher than that he could be approached in two ways, and t…

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1930 · PDF PAGE 92

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 4)

…g the harmony of the ceremonies: — Let ail these things be rightly considered, and at length, in language of the utmost beauty at the command of the Philosophus, accom- panied, if he has skill, by music, and interwoven, if the particular Deity be jocund, with dancing. And ail being carefully prepared and rehearsed let it be practised daily until it be wholly rhythmical with his aspirations, and as it were, a part of his being. 12. Concernlng the variety of the ceremonies. — Now, seeing that every man differeth essentially from every other man, …

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1930 · PDF PAGE 129

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 4)

… sharply upon the wrist or forearm with a razor ; even as thou shouldst beat a disobedient dog. Feareth not the Ox the Goad of the Floughman ? 3. Thine arm then serveth thee both for a warning and for a record. Thou shalt Write down thy claily progress in these practices, until thou art perfectly vigilant at ail times over the least thought that ariseth in thy brain. Thus bind thyself, and thou shalt be for ever free. I. For instance, let A be a man of strong passions, skilled in the Holy Qabalah, a vegetarian, and a keen “reactionary” politici…

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1930 · PDF PAGE 58

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 4)

… As it is lawful, in thy child! The CHORUS: For of the Father and the Son The Holy Spirit is the norm; Male-female, quintessential, one, Man-being veiled in woman-form. Glory and worship in the highest, Thou Dove, mankind that deifiest, Being that race, most royally run, To spring sunshine through winter storm. Glory and worship be to Thee, Sap of the world-ash, wonder-tree! FIRST SEMICHORUS: MEN. Glory to thee from Gilded Tomb. SECOND SEMICHORUS: WOMEN. Glory to thee from Waiting Womb. MEN. Glory to Thee from earth unploughed! WOMEN. Glory to …

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1930 · PDF PAGE 9

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 4)

…e Chariot Amber 19 Strength Yellow, greenish 20 Hermit Green yellowish 21 Wheel of Fortune Violet 22 Justice Emerald Green 23 The Hanged Man — (Cups) Queens Deep blue 24 Death Green blue 25 Tempérance Blue 26 The Devil Indigo 27 The House of God Scarlet 28 The Star Violet 29 The Moon Crimson (ultra violet) 30 The Sun Orange 31 The Angel orLastJudgment—(Wands) Glowing orange scarlet Kings or Knights 32 The Universe Indigo 32 bis Empresses (Coins) Citrine, olive, russet and black d) 31 bis Ail 22 trumps White merging into grey (1) The Pure Earth …

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1930 · PDF PAGE 53

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 4)

…handmaiden, in thine office of gladness. The PEOPLE. So mote it be. (THE SAINTS) The DEACON. Lord of Life and Joy, that art the might of man, that art the essence of every true god that is upon the surface — 353 —

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1930 · PDF PAGE 55

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 4)

…at in us may be health and wealth and strength and divine pleasure according to the Law of Liberty; let each pursue his Will as a strong man that rejoiceth in his way, as the course of a Star that blazeth for ever among the joyous company of Heaven. The PEOPLE. So mote it be. (BIRTH) The DEACON. Be the hour auspicious, and the gâte of life open in peace and in well being, so that she that beareth children may rejoice, and the babe catch life with both hands. The PEOPLE. So mote it be. (MARRIAGE) The DEACON. Upon ail that this day unité with lov…

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1930 · PDF PAGE 48

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 4)

…PRIESTESS and gives the three penal signs. He then kneels and vsorships the Tance with both hands. Penitential music. The PRIEST. I am a man among men. He takes again the Tance and lowers it. He rises. The PRIEST. How should I be worthy to administer the virtues to the Brethren? The PRIESTESS takes jrom the chïld the water and the salty and mixes them in the font. The PRIESTESS. Let the sait of Earth admonish the Water to bear the virtue of the Great Sea. (Genujlects). Mother, be thou adored! She returns to the Westy -j~ on PRIEST with open han…

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1930 · PDF PAGE 123

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 4)

… before the curse of His Grade is uplifted from Him. Before He attain to that which existeth without Form. 13. And if at this time He be manifested upon earth as a Man, and therefore is this présent writing, let this be His method, that 423

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1930 · PDF PAGE 46

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 4)

…, love under will. The DEACON go es to his place between the altar of incense and the font, faces East, and gives the step and sign of a Man and a Br other. Ail imitât e him. The DEACON and ail the PEOPLE. I believe in one secret and ineffable LORD* and in one Star in the company of Stars of whose fire we are created, and to which we shall return • and in one Father of Life, Mystery of Mystery, in His name — 346 —

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