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1935 · PDF PAGE 14

One Star in Sight

…ve that Abyss that the Beast hath begotten one more Babe in the Womb of Our Lady, His concubine, the Scarlet Woman, BABALON. There is no need to instruct a Babe thus born, for in the Abyss it was purified of every poison of personality; its ascent to the highest is assured, in its season, and it hath no need of seasons for it is conscious that all conditions are no more than forms of its fancy. Such is a brief account, adapted as far as may be to the average aspirant to Adeptship, or Attainment, or Initiation, or Membership, or Union with God, …

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1935 · PDF PAGE 12

One Star in Sight

…o take his place. The rule is not rigidly applied in all cases, as it would lead to congestion, especially in the lower grades where the need is great- est, and the conditions most confused; but it is never relaxed in the Order of the R. C. or of the S. S.: save only in One Case. There is also a rule that the Members of the A-.A.. shall not know each other officially, save only each Member his superior who introduced him and his inferior whom he has himself introduced. This rule has been relaxed, and a “Grand Neophyte” appointed to superintend …

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1935 · PDF PAGE 16

One Star in Sight

…hat have turned it into a fetish, has made it an object of aversion to those very minds whose enthusiasm and integrity make them most in need of its benefits, and most fit to obtain them. It is the one really important science, for it transcends the condi- tions of material existence and so is not liable to perish with the planet, and it must be studied as a science, sceptically, with the utmost energy and patience. The A-. A... possesses the secrets of success; it makes no secret of its knowledge, and if its secrets are not everywhere known an…

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