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1930 · PDF PAGE 78

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 3)

Section C. Section D. Section E. their tendencies. They do not crave hydrogen; therefore combination with that gas is an event which does not happen. Ail expériences contribute to make us complété in ourselves. We feel our- selves subject to them so long as we fail to recognise this; when we do, we perceive that they are subject to us. And whenever we strive to évadé an expérience, whatever it may be, we thereby do wrong to ourselves. We thwart our own tendencies. To live is to change; and to oppose change is to revoit against the law which we …

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1930 · PDF PAGE 69

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 3)

…ir “Heli” 2 by the love of his Angel) leaps up; it leaps forth!3 DIATHARNA “Lo! the out-splashing of the seeds of THORON. Immortaiity! ” Section Gg. The Attainment. 1. I am He! the Bornless Spirit! having sight in the feet: Strong, and the Immortal Fire! 2. I am He! the Truth! 3. I am He! Who hâte that evil should be wrought in the World! 4. I am He, that lighteneth and thundereth! 5. I am He, from whom is the Shower of the Life of Earth! 6. I am He, whose mouth ever flameth! 7. I am He, the Begetter and Manifester unto the Light! 8. I am He, T…

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1930 · PDF PAGE 62

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 3)

…Magically restored, with the signifïcance of the BARBAROUS NAMES Etymologicaily or QabalisticalJy determined and paraphrased in English. Section A. The Oath. 1. Thee I invoke, the Bornless One. 2. Thee, that didst create the Earth and the Heavens. 3* Thee, that didst create the Night and the Day. T Thee, that didst create the darkness and the Light. 5. Thou art ASAR UN-NEFER (aMyself made Perfect”) : Whom no man hath seen at any time. 6. Thou art IA-BESZ (“the Truth in Matter”). 7. Thou art IA-APOPHRASZ (athe Truth in Motion”). 8. Thou hast dis…

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1930 · PDF PAGE 67

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 3)

Section Ff. 1. This is the Lord of the Gods: 2. This is the Lord of the Universe : 3. This is He whom the Winds fear. 4. This is He, Who having made Voice by His commandment is Lord of ail Thingsj King, Ruler and Helper. Hear Me, and make ail Spirits subject unto Me : so that every Spirit of the Fir¬ mament and of the Ether : upon ther.Earth and under the Earth : on dry Land and in the Water: of Whirling Air, and of rushing Fire : and every Spell and Scourge of God may be obedient unto Me. Section G. Spirit. Hear Me :— IEOU “Indwelling Sun of M…

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1930 · PDF PAGE 64

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 3)

Section C. Fire. I invoke Thee, the Terrible and Invisible God: Who dwellest in the Void Place of the Spirit: — AR-O-GO-GO-RU-ABRAO “Thou spiritual Sun! Satan, Thou Eye, Thou Lust! Cry aloud! Cry aloud! Whirl the Wheel, O my Father, O Satan, O Sun!” “Thou, the Saviour!” “Silence! Give me Thy Secret!” “Give me suck, Thou Phallus, Thou Sun!” “Satan, thou Eye, thou Lust!” “Satan, thou Eye, thou Lust!” “Satan, thou Eye, thou Lust!” “Thou self-caused, self-determined, ex- alted, Most High!” The Bornless One. (Vide supra). (The conception is of Fire,…

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1930 · PDF PAGE 79

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 3)

Section F. Section Ff. his will with majestic and irrésistible motion, mindful of its impulse gravitation, yet with a suave and tranquil appearance of weakness. Again, he may apply the formula of water to its peculiar pur- pose as it surges back into his sphere, using it with conscious skill for the cleansing and calming of the réceptive and emotional éléments in his character, and for the solution or sweeping away of those tangled weeds of préjudice which hamper him from freedom to act as he will. Similar applica¬ tions of the remaining invoca…

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1930 · PDF PAGE 83

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 3)

…d thereby enlighten his mind and heart in a sense as superior to fanatical enthusiasm as Beethoven’s music is to West African war-drums. Section Gg. The adept should hâve realised that his Act of Union with the angel implies (i) the death of his old mind save in so far as his unconscious éléments preserve its memory when they absorb it, and (2) the death of his unconscious elementa themselves. But their death is rather a going forth to renew their life through love. He then, by conscious compréhension of them separatefy and together, becomes th…

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1930 · PDF PAGE 73

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 3)

Line 2 Line 3 Section B the meanings and correspondences of 9, 15, 24, 45, 300, 345-) 45 is moreover A D M, man. “Mosheh” is thus the name cf man as a God-concealing Form. But in the Ritual let the Adept replace this “Mosheh” by his own motto as Adeptus Minor. For “Ish- rael” let him prefer his own Magical Race, according to the obligations of his Oaths to Our Holy Order! (The Beast 666 Himself used “Ankh-f-n-khonsu” and aKhem” in this section.) The Adept reminds his Angel that He has created That One Substance of which Hermes hath written in t…

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1930 · PDF PAGE 85

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 3)

…ngel is the justifica¬ tion of the device of création. 1 Line 9. This line must be studied in the light of Liber LXV (Equinox XL p. 65). Section H, This récapitulation demands the going forth together of the Adept and his Angel ato do their pleasure on the Earth among the living.” Section J. The Beast 666 having devised the présent method of using this Ritual, having proved it by his own practice to be of infallible puissance when properly performed, and now having written it down for the World, it shall be an ornament for the Adept who adopts …

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1930 · PDF PAGE 5

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 3)

CURRICULUM OF A A.-. COURSE I. General Reading. SECTION i. — Books for Serious Study: The Equinox. The standard Work of Reference in ail occult matters. The Encyclopædia of Initiation. Collectée! Works of A. Crowley. These Works contain many mystical and magical secrets, both stated clearly in prose, and woven into the Robe of sublimest poesy. The Yi King. (S.B.E. Sériés, Oxford University Press.) The “Classic of Changes”; gives the initiated Chinese System of Magick. The Tao Teh King. (S. B .E. Sériés.) Gives the initiated Chinese System of My…

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1930 · PDF PAGE 65

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 3)

…e Earth: on dry Land and in the Water: of Whirling Air, and of rushing Fire: and every Spell and Scourge of God may be obedient unto Me. Section E. Earth. I invoke Thee: — MA BARRAIO IOEL KOThA “O Mother ! O Truth ! ” “Thou Mass!”1 “Hail, Thou that art!” “Thou hollow one!” I. “Mass”, in the sense of the word which is used by physicists. The impossibility of defîning it will not deter the intrepid initiate (in view of the fact that the fundamental conception is beyond the normal categories of reason.) — 269 —

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1930 · PDF PAGE 10

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 3)

…any helpful lines of thought. It has been impossible to do more, in this list, than to suggest a fairly comprehensive course of reading. SECTION 3. — Official publications of the A A Liber 7. Liber B vel Magi. An account of the Grade of Magus, the highest grade which — 214 —

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1930 · PDF PAGE 63

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 3)

Air. Section B. Hear Me: — AR ThIAF 1 RhEIBET A-ThELE-BER-SET A BELAThA ‘ ABEU EBEU Phl-ThETA-SOE aO breathing, flowing Sun!” “O Sun IAF! O Lion-Serpent Sun, The Beast that whirlest forth, a thunder- bolt, begetter of Life!” aThou that flowest! Thou that goest!” aThou Satan-Sun Hadith that goest without Will!” “Thou Air ! Breath ! Spirit ! Thou without bound or bond ! ” “Thou Essence, Air Swift-streaming, Elasticity! ” aThou Wanderer, Father of Ail!” “Thou Wanderer, Spirit of Ail!” “Thou Shilling Force of Breath! Thou Lion-Serpent Sun! Thou Sav…

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1930 · PDF PAGE 72

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 3)

Line 9 Line 10 Line 11 Section Aa. Line 1 Dyad, Chokmah) to apprehend the formula of Equilibrium which is now His own, being able to apply Himself accurately to His self-appointed environment. He acclaims His Angel as having laid down the Law of Love as the Magical formula of the Universe, that He may résolve the phénoménal again into its noumenal phase by uniting any two opposites in ecstasic passion. He acclaims His Angel as having appointed that this formula of Love should effect not only the dissolution of the separateness of the Lovers int…

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1930 · PDF PAGE 70

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 3)

…by awine and strange drugs5’ if he so will. 1 He préparés the circle by the usual formulæ of Banishing and Consécration, etc. He recites Section A as a rehearsal before His Holy Guardian Angel of the attributes of that Angel. Each phrase must be realized with full concentration of force, so as to make Samadhi as perfectly as possible upon the truth proclaimed. Line i He identifies his Angel with the Ain Soph, and the Kether thereof; one formulation of Hadit in the boundless Body of Nuith. Lines 2, 3, 4 He asserts that His Angel has created (for…

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1930 · PDF PAGE 80

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 3)

Line i. Line 2. Line 3. Line 4. Section G. surface of the dew, where his Soûl hides trembling. He takes them to be the first formulation in his consciousness of the nature of His Holy Guardian Angel. The “Gods” include ail the conscious éléments of his nature. The “Universe” includes ail possible phenomena of which he can be aware. The “Winds” are his thoughts, which hâve prevented him from attaining to his Angel. His Angel has made “Voice”, the magical weapon which produces “Words”, and these words hâve been the wisdom by which He hath created…

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1930 · PDF PAGE 81

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 3)

…extended symbol of Will towards Himself. This then shall He shake vehementlv with vibrations of love reverberating with the Words of the Section. Even in the physical ears of the adept there shall resound an écho thereof, yet he shall not be able to describe it. It shall seem both louder than thunder, and softer than the whisper of the night-wind. It shall at once be inarticulate, and mean more than he hath ever heard. Now let him strive with ail the strength of his Soûl to withstand the Will of his Angel, con- cealing himself in the closest ce…

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