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third part; in which occur, almost as if by accident, the words: ‘‘Therefore do ail things obey my word.” Yet in the fourth part, which begins: “Therefore do thou corne forth unto me”, it is not really the magician who is addressing the God; it is the God who hears the far-off utterance of the magician. If this invocation has been correctly performed, the words of the fourth part will Sound distant and strange. It is surprising that a dummy (so the magus now appears to Himself) should be able to speak! The Egyptian Gods are so complété in their…
1929 · PDF PAGE 123
… on either side of it. In this case, his battery would be 1-4-1-4-1. He will naturally hâve been careful to preserve the balance of each part of the battery against the corresponding part. This would be particularly necessary in an operation such as we hâve chosen for our example. 87 -
1929 · PDF PAGE 54
…n is stateci. Th us, in the invocation of Thoth which is to be found in the rite of Mercury (Equinox I, VI) and in Liber LXIV, the first part begins with the words “Majesty of Godhead, wisdom- crowned TAHUTI, Thee, Thee I invoke. Oh Thou of the Ibis head, Thee, Thee I invoke”$ and so on. At the conclusion of this a mental image of the God, infinitely vast and infinitely splendid, should be perceived, in just the same sense as a man might see the Sun. The second part begins with the words: '“Behold! I am yesterday, to~day, and the brother of to-…
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…ramatization of Spring. The magician who wishes to invoke Bacchus by this method must therefore arrange a ceremony in which he takes the part of Bacchus, undergoes ail His trials, and emerges triumphant from beyond death. He must, however, be warned against mistaking the symbolism. In this case, for example, the doctrine of individual immortality has been dragged in, to the destruction, of truth. It is not that utterly worthless part of man, his individual consciousness as John Smith, which défiés death — that consciousness which dies and is re…
1929 · PDF PAGE 83
…haracter of existence. It soon became obvious to The Master Fherion that AUM was an inadéquate and misleading hieroglyph. It stated only part of the truth, and it implied a fundamental falsehood. He consequently determined to modify the Word in such a manner as to fit it to represent the Arcana unveiled by the Aeon of which He had attained to be the Logos. The essential task was to emphasize the fact that nature is not catastrophic, but proceeds by means of undulations. It might be suggested that Manvantara and Pralaya are in reality com- pleme…
1929 · PDF PAGE 126
…eing ; for though, unless it is a complété microcosm like a human being, it cannot be called a star, it is a little bit of a star, and a part of the body of Nuit. But there is no call for ail this frightfulness. There is no need to knock the girl down, unless she refuses to do what you want, and she will always comply if you say a few nice things to her.2 You can always use the body inhabited by an elemental, such as an eagle, hare, wolf, or any convenient animal, by making a very simple compact. You take over the res- ponsibility for the anima…
1929 · PDF PAGE 129
…apology for an apology, had it not been for the solicitude of a pious young friend of great austerity of character who insisted that the part of this chapter which now follows — the part which was originally written — might cause us to be misunderstood. This must not be. The blood is the life. This simple statement is explained by the Hindus by saying that the blood is the principal vehicle of vital Prana. 1 There is some ground for the belief that there is a definite substance 2, not isolated as yet, whose presence makes ail 1. Prana or “force…
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…nifest. One conjunction of these infinités is called RA-HOOR-KHUIT, 2 3 a Unity which includes and heads ail tliings. 3 (There is also a particular Nature of Him, in certain conditions, such as hâve obtained since the Spring of 1904, e.v.) This profoundly mystical conception 1. I présent this theory in a very simple form. I cannot even explain (for instance) that an idea may not refer to Being at ail, but to Going. The Book of the Law demands spécial study and initiated appréhension. 2. More correctly, HERU-RA-HA, to include HOOR-PAAR- KRAAT. 3…
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…er corne first. Purity means singleness. God is one. The wand is not a wand if it has something sticking to it which is not an essential part of îtself. If you wish to invoke Venus, you do not succeed if there are traces of Saturn mixed up with it. T-hat is a mere logical commonplace: in Magick one must go much farther than this. One finds one’s analogy in electricity. If insulation is imperfect, the whole current goes back to earth. It is useless to plead that in ail those miles of wire there is only one-hundredth of an inch unprotected. It is…
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…bloody sacrifice, for this question is indeed traditionally important in Magick. Nigh ail ancient Magick revolves around this matter. In particular ail the Osirian religions — the rites of the Dying God — refer to this, The slaying of Osiris and Adonis ; the mutilation of Attis; the cuits of Mexico and Peruj the story of Hercules or Melcarth; the legends of Dionysus and of Mithra, are ail connected with this one idea. In the Hebrew religion we find the same thing inculcated. The first ethical lesson in the Bible is that the only sacrifice pleas…
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…actice beset with briars. In the same wav MAGICK is merely to be and to do. I should add: ato suffer”. For Magick is the verbj and it is part of the Training to use the passive voice. This is, however, a matter of Initiation rather than of Magick in - XXVI
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…n thought, until perhaps with it he gives up the ghost. Such a Word should in fact be so potent that man cannot hear it and live. 1. See Part II. It should be said that in expérience no bell save His own Tibetan bell of Electrum Magicum has ever sounded satisfactory to the Master Therion. Most bells jar and repel. 2. It represents the descent of a certain Influnce. See the Evocation of Taphtatharath, Equinox I, III. The attributions are given in 777. This Word expresses the current Kether - Beth - Binah - Cheth - Geburch - Mem - Hod - Shin - Ma…
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… an astrono- mer buys a telescope. See Liber Aleph, for a full explanation of the objects attained by the stratagem of incarnation; also Part IV of this Book 4. 2. If not, one is not working properly. 3. See J. G. Frazer, “The Golden Bough:” J. M. Robertson “Pagan Christs;” A. Crowley “Jésus,” etc., etc. 29 —
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… images.) (14) Man is capable of being, and using, anytbing which he perçoives, for everything thaï he perçoives is in a certain sense a part of his being. He may thus subjugate the whole Universe of which he is conscious to his individual Will. (Illustration: Man has used the idea of God to dictate his Personal conduct, to obtain power over his fellows, to excuse his crimes, and for innumerable other purposes, including that of realizing himself as God. He has used the irrational and unreal conceptions of mathematics to help him in the constru…
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devoted one’s incarnation to discharging the liabilities of one part of one’s previous character. For instance, one might devote a lifetime to settling the bill run up b y Napoléon for causing un- necessary suffering, with the object of starting afresh, clear of debt, in a life devoted to reaping the reward of the Corsican’s invaluable services to the race. The Master Therion, in fact, rernembers several incarnations of almost uncompensated wretchedness, anguish and humiliation, voluntarily undertaken so that he might résumé his work un- hamper…
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…mired Levi for many years, and even begun to suspect the identity, had not troubled (although an extravagant buyer of books) to get this particular work. He found, to his astonishment, tha^t almost everything that he had himself intended to say was there written. The resuit of this was that he abandoned writing his original work, and instead translated the masterpiece in question. 8. The style of the two men is strikingly similar in numerous subtle and deep-seated ways. The general point of view is almost identical. The quality of the irony is …
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…st methods of arousing the macrocosmic force in the Circle. It should never be omitted unless there be some spécial reason against it. A particular tread seems appropriate to it. This tread should be light and stealthy, almost furtive, and yet very purposeful. It is the pace of the tiger who stalks the deer. The number of circumambulations should of course correspond to the nature of the ceremony. Another important movement is the spiral, of which there are two principal forms, one inward, one outward. They can be performed in either direction …
1929 · PDF PAGE 125
…about the earth “taking his pleasure among the living.” * 1 As a general rule, material was supplied out of which he could construct the party of the second part aforesaid, hereinafter referred to as the hawk. We need not, however, consider this question of death. It may often be convenient for the living to go about the world in some such incognito. Now, then, conceive of this magical body as créative force, seeking manifestation; as a God, seeking incarnation. There are two ways by which this aim may be effected. The first method is to build …
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…ertake the invasion of other countries. A man with cancei employs his nourishment alike to his own use and to that of the enemy which is part of himself. He soon fails to resist the pressure of his environment. In practical life, a man who is doing what his conscience tells him to be wrong will do it verv clumsily. Atfirst!) (9) A man who is doing his True Will has the inertia of fhe Universe to assist him. (Illustration, fhe first principle of success in évolution is that the individual should be true to his own nature, and at the same time ad…
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…n with the Universe. (Illustration: A microscope, however perfect, is useless in the i. It is no objection that the hypocrite is himself part of Nature. He is an “endothermie” product, divided against himself, with a tendency to break up. He will see his own qualities everywhere, and thus obtain a radical misconception of phenomena. Most religions of the past hâve failed by expecting Nature to conform with their ideals of proper conduct. — XXIII