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…d immediately appear in the same flash of thought to counterbalance it. This identifica‐ tion is complete in itself) philosophically speaking; it is only later that one must consider the question of the result of formulating Zero as “plus I plus minus I”. The result of so doing is to formulate the idea of Tetragrammaton. THE FORMULA OF TETRAGRAMMATON It is explained in this essay (see 16, 34, et al.) that the whole of the Tarot is based upon the Tree of Life, and that the Tree of Life is always cognate with Tetragrammaton. One may sum up the wh…
1944 · PDF PAGE 49
…his theory was pushed very far; there was probably a great deal of chicanery about this disguised prince. It may well have been that the king, his father, fur‐ nished him with very secret letters of introduction; in short, that the old political game was old even in those primeval times. The custom is therefore developed into the condition so admirably investigated by Fra‐ zer in the Golden Bough. (This Bough is no doubt a symbol of the King’s Daughter herself). “The king’s daughter is all glorious within; her raiment is of wrought gold.” How d…
1944 · PDF PAGE 143
All these correspondences of the Yî King are to be studied in that book (S.B.E. vol. XVI) and reference is here made to the text when important passages are too long to be conven‐ iently quoted.
1944 · PDF PAGE 157
In the Yî King, the earthy part of Water is represented by the 41st Hexagram, Sun. This means diminution, the dissolution of all solidity. People described by this card are very de‐ pendent on others, but at the same time helpful to them. Rarely, at the best, are they of indi‐ vidual importance. As helpmeets, they are unsurpassed. 1See, for a full analysis and explanation of this Word, Magick, pp. 45‐9.
1944 · PDF PAGE 73
… the Law. (See Liber AL, chap. I, verse 39.) His shafts are quanta of Will. It is thus shown that this fundamental formula of magical working, analysis and synthesis, persists through the Aeons. One may now consider the Hermetic Marriage itself. This part of the Card has been simplified from “The Chymical Marriage of Christian Rosenkreutz”, a masterpiece too lengthy and diffuse to quote usefully in this place. But the es‐ sence of the analysis is the continuous see‐saw of contradictory ideas. It is a glyph of duality. The Royal persons concerne…
1944 · PDF PAGE 188
…es, the Sign in which he is exalted. The meaning is harmonious, for this is the beginning of Spring. For this reason one sees the wand taking the form of the Lotus in blossom. The Sun has enkindled the Great Mother. In the Yî King, Sol in Aries is represented by the 11th hexagram, Thai; its meaning is identical with the above description.
1944 · PDF PAGE 149
… the most ordinary ob‐ server that she is merely in the spasm of mood. She is cruel, un reliable, faithless and domi‐ neering. In the Yî King, the earthy part of Fire is described by the 27th hexagram, î. This shows a person omnivorous in passion of whatever kind, entirely reckless in the means of obtaining gratification, and insatiable. The Yi commentary is packed with alternate warning and en‐ couragement.
1944 · PDF PAGE 165
…th of the parents will usually be found in the aetiology. It is hard to understand line 6, which “shows us one who does not serve either king or feudal lord, but in a lofty spirit prefers to follow his own bent”. The explanation is that a Prin‐ cess as such, being “the throne of Spirit”, may always have the option of throwing everything overboard, “blowing everything sky high”. Such action would account for the characteristics above given for the card when well dignified. Such people are exceedingly rare; and, naturally enough, they appear ofte…
1944 · PDF PAGE 151
In the Yî King, the fiery part of Water is represented by the 54th Hexagram, Kwei Mei. The commentary is singularly obscure, and somewhat sinister. It deals with the difficulties of rightly mating such opposites as fire and water (compare the Queen of Wands; but in that case Water is the calming and modulating influence, while here it is Fire which creates trouble.) Swiftness and violence ill suit a character naturally placid; it is rare indeed to meet with a per‐ son who has succeeded in harmonizing these conflicting elements. He tends to mism…
1944 · PDF PAGE 169
…her than workers. Life for them is purely mechanical; and they cannot rise, or even seek to rise, above their ap‐ pointed lot. In the Yî King, the watery part of Earth is represented by the 3ist hexagram, Hsien. This has the meaning: Influence. The commentary describes the effect of moving various parts of the body, from the toes to the jaws and tongue. This is rather an amplification of what has been said above than an exact correspondence; yet there is no discordance. The general ad‐ vice is to go forward quietly without overt attack upon exi…
1944 · PDF PAGE 147
the object of his boast and at himself for making it. He is romantic, especially in matters of his‐ tory and tradition, to the point of folly, and may engineer “stunts” or play elaborate practical jokes. He might select some inoffensive nobody, and pursue him for years with every weapon of ridicule) as Swift tormented the unhappy Partridge, all without the least animus, ready to give the shirt off his back, should his victim be in need. His sense of humour is omnivorous, and may make him a mysterious figure, dreaded without reason by people who…
1944 · PDF PAGE 25
ing, but they were also called Knight, Queen, King and Princess. Sometimes, too, the Prince and Princess are called “Emperor” and “Empress”. The reason for this confusion is connected with the doctrine of the Fool of the Tarot, the legendary Wanderer, who wins the King’s daughter, a legend which is connected with the old and exceedingly wise plan of choosing the successor to a king by his ability to win the princess from all competitors. (Frazer’s Golden Bough is the authority on this subject.) It has been thought better, for the present pack, …
1944 · PDF PAGE 242
…y man. d Beauty, display thine Empire! Truth above Thought’s reach: the wholeness of the world is Love. x Sire and inceptor, Emperor and King Of all things mortal, hail Him lord of Spring! v Wisdom to each apportioned to his want By modes of Light, shed forth, great Hierophant! z To each his Understanding sooth discovers Wordless: your mode, immortal Twins and Lovers! h Behold, the Chariot! Through the water floods The Sangraal, life and rapture, Wine’s and Blood’s! e The Lion‐Serpent begets Gods! Thy throne The rampant Beast, our Lady Babalon!…
1944 · PDF PAGE 145
…She might turn and snap at her best friends without intelli‐ gible excuse. Also, when she misses her bite, she breaks her jaw! In the Yî King, the watery part of Fire is represented by the 17th hexagram, Sui. It indi‐ cates reflection upon impulse, and the consequently even flow of action. There is great capac‐ ity for lucid conception and steady prosecution of work; but this is only at the bidding, and under the guidance, of some creative mind. There is a tendency to be fickle, even disloyal; the ideas which she obeys make no deep or permanent…
1944 · PDF PAGE 75
…of the word of the Aeon, ABRAHADABRA, the cypher of the Great Work. (See The Equinox of The Gods, p. 138. Also The Temple of Solomon the King.) On this word alone a complete volume could, and should, be written. Cancer is the cardinal sign of the element of Water,2 and represents the first keen on‐ rush of that element. Cancer also represents the path which leads from the great Mother Bi‐ nah to Geburah, and is thus the influence of the Supernals descending through the Veil of Wa‐ ter (which is blood) upon the energy of man, and so inspires it.…
1944 · PDF PAGE 173
…ation; for to the adept every turn of the wheel is equally probable, and equally a prize; for every Event is “a play of Nuit”. In the Yî King the earthy part of Earth is represented by the 52nd hexagram, Kan. The meaning is “a mountain”; of how sublime a significance is this Chinese doctrine of Balance, and how closely congruous with that of the Holy Qabalah! The mountain is the most sacred of all terrestrial symbols, stark, rugged, and immove‐ able in its aspiration to the Highest, thrust up as it is by the Titan energy of Hidden Fire. It is n…
1944 · PDF PAGE 115
…tes; for He is the All‐Wandering Spirit, the Pure and Perfect Knight‐Errant, who answers all Enigmas, and opens the closed Portal of the King’s Daughter. But Silence in the
1944 · PDF PAGE 223
… and Binah. The tenth Sword is also in splinters. It is the ruin of the Intellect, and even of all mental and moral qualities. In the Yî King, Sol in Gemini is the virtue of the 43rd Hexagram, Kwai, the Watery modi‐ fication of the Phallus; also, by the interlacing interpretation, the harmony of these two same Trigrams. The signification is perfectly harmonious with that of the Ten of swords. It represents the damping down of the Creative impulse, weakness, corruption, or mirage affecting that
1944 · PDF PAGE 142
…n his action; he has no means of modifying it according to circumstances. If he fails in his first effort, he has no resource. In the Yî King, the fiery part of Fire is represented by the 51st hexagram, Kan. The sig‐ nification there given is entirely in accordance with the doctrine of the Tarot, but great em‐ phasis is laid on the startling, perilous, and revolutionary character of the events cognate. The Querent is advised to be apprehensive, yet cool, resolute and energetic: to beware of untimely action, but to go forward with tense confiden…
1944 · PDF PAGE 160
…ul and unreliable; in this way, very dangerous, on account of the superficial beauty and attractiveness which distinguish her. In the Yî King, the watery part of Air is represented by the 28th hexagram, Tâ Kwo. The Shape suggests a weak beam.