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68 It is by the Understanding of the Magus that his work is purified. Binah, moreover, is the Moon, and the bowl of this cup is shaped Hke the moon. This moon is the path of Gimel through which the influence from the Crown descends upon the Sun of Tiphereth. And this is based upon the pyramid of fire which symboHzes the aspiration of the student. In Hindu symbohsm the Amrita or " dew of immortahty " ^ drips constantly upon a man, but is burnt up by the gross fire of his appetites. Yogis attempt to catch and so preserve this dew by turning back …
1913 · PDF PAGE 77
…up in the hand of OUR LADV BABALON, and the cup of the Sacrament. This Cup is full of bitterness, and of blood, and of intoxication. The Understanding of the Magus is his link with the Invisible, on the passive side. His Will errs actively by opposing itself to the Universal Will. His Understanding errs passively when it receives influence from that which is not the ultimate truth. F
1913 · PDF PAGE 63
… The ambition of every boy is to be an engine-driver. Some attain it, and remain there all their lives. But in the majority of cases the Understanding grows faster than the Will, and long before the boy is in a position to attain his wish he has already forgotten it. In other cases the Understanding never grows beyond a certain point, and the Will persists without intelligence. The business man (for example) has wished for ease and comfort, and to this end goes daily to his office and slaves under a more cruel taskmaster than the meanest of the…
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…represents an idea of which he is ignorant." And it is impossible per- fectly to understand all things unless all things be first known. Understanding is the structuralization of knowledge. All impressions are disconnected, as the Babe of the Abyss is so terribly aware; and the Master of the Temple must sit for 106 seasons in the City of the Pyramids because this coordination is a tremendous task. There is nothing [)articularly occult in this doctrine concerning know- ledge and understanding. A looking-glass receives all impressions but coordin…
1913 · PDF PAGE 107
…f the Lord is quick and powerful, and sharper than a X two-edged sword." As the Wand is Chokmah, the Will, "the Father," and the Cup the Understanding, "the Mother," Binah; so the Magick Sword is the Reason, "the Son," the six Sephiroth of the Ruach, and we shall see that the Pantacle corresponds to Malkuth, " the Daughter." The Magick Sword is the analytical faculty; directed against any demon it attacks his complexity. Only the simple can withstand the sword. x\s we are below the Abyss, this weapon is then entirely destructive: it divides Sat…
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… which is merely a piece of common bread shall be the body of God ! The Wand was the will of man, his wisdom, his word ; the Cup was his understanding, the vehicle of grace; the Sword was his reason; and the Pantacle shall be his body, the temple of the Holy Ghost. What is the length of this Temple? 117
1913 · PDF PAGE 187
…e Equinox VIII, Temple of Solomon. Bhagavadij^ita. Sacred Hymn of India, translated by Sir Edwin Arnold in the "Song Celestial." Bi7iah. Understanding, the 3rd "emanation"' of the Absolute. Caditceus. The Wand of Mercury. See Equinox II and III. 175
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…ovide a pre- liminary study which will enable the student to attack his real work from a standpoint of some little general knowledge and understanding of his ideas, and of the form in which he figures them. Part II, " Magick," is more advanced in style than Part I; the student is expected to know a little of the literature of the subject, and to be able to take an intelligent view of it. This part is, however, really explanatory of Part I, which is a crude outline sketch only. If both parts are thoroughly studied and understood, the pupil will …
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…r; that Light alone burns eternally. The Divine Will that was the Wand is no more; for the path has become one with the Goal. The Divine Understanding that was the Cup is no more; for the subject and Object of intelligence are one. The Divine Reason that was the Sword is no more : for the complex has been resolved into the Simple. And the Divine Substance that was the Pantacle is no more; for the many has become the One. Eternal, unconfined, unextended, without cause and without effect, the Holy Lamp mysteriously burns. Without quantity or qual…
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…your real purpose, and let no one know the secret of your strength. Remember Samson ! Remember Guy Fawkes ! Of the methods of increasing Understanding those of the Holy Qabalah are perhaps the best, provided that the intellect is thoroughly awake to their absurdity, and never allows itself to be convinced.' Further meditation of certain sorts is useful : not the strict meditation which endeavours to still the mind, but such a meditation as Sam- masati.- On the exoteric side if necessary the mind should be trained by the study of any well-develo…
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…ittle; until one summer, when he is bald and lethargic after lunch, he understands and appreciates the existence of flies ! This lack of Understanding with which we all begin is so terrible, so pitiful. In this world there is so much cruelty, so much waste, so much stupidity. The contemplation of the Universe must be at first almost pure anguish. It is this fact which is responsible for most of the speculations of philosophy. Mediaeval philosophers went hopelessly astray because their theology necessitated the reference of all things to the sta…
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…ce such an oath is irrevocable it should be well considered; and it is better not to take any oath permanently; because with increase of understanding may come a perception of the incompatibility of the lesser oath with the greater. This is indeed almost certain to occur, and it must be remembered that as the whole essence of the will is its one-pointedness,^ a dilemma of this sort is the worst in which the Magus can find himself. Another great point in this consideration of Magick Vows is to keep them in their proper place. They must be taken …
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…ed three other oils; oil of myrrh, oil of cinnamon, oil of galangal. The Myrrh is attributed to Binah, the Great Mother, who is both the understanding of the Magician and that sorrow and compassion which results from the contemplation of the Universe. The Cinnamon represents Tiphereth, the Sun — the Son, in whom Glory and Suffering are identical. The Galangal represents both Kether and Malkuth, the First and the Last, the One and the Many, since in this Oil they are One. These oils taken together represent therefore the whole Tree of Life. The …
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74 And so we find once more that the Ego-idea must be ruthlessly rooted out before Understanding can be attained. There is an apparent contradiction between this attitude and that of the Master of the Temple. What can possibly be more selfish than this interpretation of everything as the dealing of God with the soul? But it is God who is all and not any part; and every "deaHng" must thus be an expansion of the soul, a destruction of its separateness. Every ray of the sun expands the flower. The surface of the water in the Magick Cup is infinite…
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… must persist. Though many things useless, so far as he can see, are sent to him, one day he will find the one thing he needs, while his Understanding will appreciate the fact that none of those other things were useless. So with these early practices of renunciation it will now be clearly understood that they were but of temporary use. They were only of value as training. The adept will laugh over his early absurdities —the disproportions will have been harmonized; and the structure of his soul will be seen as perfectly organic, with no one th…
1913 · PDF PAGE 64
…ular Deity, its instructions may be easily generalized to suit the development of any form of will. This will is then the active form of understanding. The Master of
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… said earlier that the real Magical Will must be toward the highest attainment, and this can never be until the flowering of the Magical Understanding. The Wand must be made to grow in length as well as in strength ; it need not do so of its own nature.
1913 · PDF PAGE 182
…ous ideas. Sanity consists in the faculty of adjusting ideas in proper proportion. Any one who accepts a moral or reHgious truth without understanding it is only kept out of the asylum because he does not follow it out logically. If one really believed in Christianity,^ if one really thought that the majority of mankind w'as doomed to eternal punishment, one would go raving about the w^orld trying to " save " people. Sleep would not be possible until the horror of the mind left the body exhausted. Otherwise, one must be morally insane. Which of…
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…ral water of the loud-resounding sea." It is the sea that purifies the world. And the " Great Sea " is in the Qabalah a name of Binah, " Understanding." stands in the Circle, and the spirit in the Triangle; so the Magician is in the Triangle with respect to his own God. ' An ugly form. A better is given in the illustration. ^ These " principles" are seen by the pupil when first he succeeds in stilling his mind. That one which happens to lie in course at the moment is the one seen by him. This is so mar%'ellous an experience, even for one who ha…