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<snip ritual>
Compare with the following from the Equinox:
HB:Resh HB:Peh HB:Samekh HB:Chet HB:Vau HB:Resh HB:Heh HB:Yod HB:Heh
HB:Lamed HB:Aleph HB:Heh The Casting-out of the Evil ones.
The Consecration of the Shrine. The Cleansing of the Son of Man. The
Drawing together of the Elements. The Coming of the Golden Dawn. The
Indwelling of the Isis. The Initiation of the Whirling Force. The
Chant of Mystery. The Music of the Divine One. The Movement of the
Spirit. The
Descent of the Soul of Isis. The Night of Apophis. The Light of
Osiris. The Knowledge of the Higher soul. These be duly written; these
shall be, unto
the Glory of Thine Ineffable Name. [The Aspirant, having fasted for a
period of nine days, during which he constantly aspireth unto the
Higher, shall
now enter the Temple which he hath prepared (banishing and
consecrating with Fire and Water) and its order and disposition is
thus: Let there be a
square altar and pillars as for the Neophyte ceremony. On the altar is
the Symbol of Isis, with the elements as usual. And know thou that the
altar may
be removed unto the East after the Great Invocation of Isis, where he
shall duly confess himself in the Presence of God the Vast One.
Whereafter, let
him arise, and, standing in the Sign of Osiris Slain, let him obligate
himself as followeth and is hereafter duly set down in clear writing.]
[269} " ""THE
OBLIGATION" 67 Two of the "Cries of the AEthyrs." [To be most solemnly
accepted by him who would attain unto the knowledge and conversation
of
his Holy Genius.] In my bondage and affliction, O Lord, let me raise
Thy Holy Symbol alike of Suffering and of Strength. I invoke Thee, the
great
avenging angel HUA, to place thine hand invisibly upon mine head, in
attestation of this mine Obligation! I, ... a member of the body of
Aeshoori, do
spiritually bind myself, even as I am this day physically bound unto
the Cross of Suffering. That I will to the utmost endeavour lead a
pure and an
unselfish life: not revealing to any other person the mysteries which
shall herein be revealed unto me: that I will obey the dictates of my
Higher Soul:
that I will work in silence and with perseverance against all
opposition: I furthermore most solemnly promise and swear that with
the Divine Permission
I will from this day apply myself constantly unto the Great Work: that
is, so to purify and exalt my spiritual nature, that with the Aid
Divine, I may at
length attain to be more than human; and that in this event I will not
abuse the great power entrusted unto me. I will invoke the Great Names
of God the
Vast One before performing any important magical working. I will yearn
constantly in love toward the whole of mankind. I will work constantly
to the
Great End, on pain of being degraded from my present state. Finally,
if there arise in me any thought or suggestion seeming to emanate from
the Divine,
I will examine it with care before acknowledging it to be so. Such are
the Words of this my Obligation, whereto I pledge myself in the
Presence of the
Divine One and of the Great Avenging Angel HUA. And if I fail herein,
may my rose be disintegrated and my power in magic cease! [Let the
Stigmata
be placed upon the Aspirant. Then let the Aspirant retire; and being
invested with the White Robe, the Blue Sash and the Crown and nemys of
our Art
let him re-enter the Temple and perform the supreme ritual of the
Pentagram68 in the four quarters; Having first purified the Temple
with Fire and
Water, and further equilibrated the symbols in his Magical Mirror of
the Universe by the Invocation hereafter set down (Come unto me, O Ma,
&c.)
with the Calls or Keys Enochian suitable thereunto. And in all this is
the wand held by the path of HB:Taw : for why? because in drawing down
the light
Divine; so is it manifest in the Sphere immediately above Malkuth: and
in banishing is the Flaming Sword set against the enemies; and in
HB:Taw is the
knowledge of the Elements and the Astral Plane; also HB:Taw = the
Cross. {270} Let him then perform the invoking Ritual of the
Supernals:69 by the
names HB:Heh HB:Yod HB:Heh HB:Aleph : HB:Heh HB:Yod : HB:Mem-final
HB:Yod HB:Heh HB:Lamed HB:Aleph HB:Heh HB:Vau HB:Heh
HB:Yod and HB:Aleph HB:Taw HB:Yod HB:Resh HB:Aleph HB:Resh HB:Aleph .
And after this let him turn again to the East and recite the Great
Invocation of Iota Alpha Omega beginning: "Thee I invoke the Bornless
One."70 And this being accomplished, let him lift up his heart unto
that Light,
and dwell therein, and aspire even unto that which is beyond. And
seeing that the gate is called Strait, let him invoke Her who abideth
therein, in the
path called Daleth, even Our Lady ISIS.] " ""THE INVOCATION" " ""OF"
68 See "Liber O," THE EQUINOX, vol. i. No. 2. 69 See "Liber O," THE
EQUINOX, vol. 1, No. 2. 70 See The Lesser Key of Solomon: The Goetia.
" "ISIS." And I beheld a great wonder in Heaven: a Woman clothed with
the
Sun: and the Moon was at Her feet: and on Her Head was the Diadem of
the Twelve Stars. Hear me, Our Lady Isis, hear and save. O Thou, Queen
of
Love and Mercy! Thou, crowned with the Throne! Thou, hornSd as the
Moon! Thou, whose countenance is mild and glowing, even as grass
refreshed by
rain! Hear me, Our Lady Isis, hear and save! O Thou, who art in Mater
manifest! Thou Bride and Queen as Thou art Mother and Daughter of the
Crucified! O Thou, who art the Lady of the Earth! Hear me, Our Lady
Isis, hear and save! O Thou, Our Lady of the Amber Skin! Lady of Love
and
Victory! Bright gate of Glory through the darkling skies! O crowned
with Light and Life and Love! Head me, Our Lady Isis, hear and save!
By Thy
Sacred Flower, the Lotus of Eternal Life and Beauty; By Thy love and
mercy; By my desire toward Thee; In the name of Aeshoori; Hear me, Our
Lady
Isis, hear and save! Open thy bosom to Thy child! Stretch wide thy
arms and strain me to Thy Breast! Let my lips touch Thy lips
ineffable! Hear me, Our
Lady Isis, hear and save! {271} Lift up Thy Voice and aid me in this
hour! Lift up Thy Voice most musical! Cry aloud, O Queen and Mother!
Lift up your
heads, O ye Gates, And be ye lift up, ye everlasting Doors. And the
King of Glory shall come in! Hear me, Our Lady Isis, and receive! By
the symbol of
Thy whirling force the Svastika of Flaming Light, I invoke Thee to
initiate my soul! Let the whirling of my magic dance be a spell and a
link with Thy
great Light: so that in the Hour of Apophis, in the apparent darkness
and corruption of unconsciousness, may rise the golden Sun of
Aeshoori, reborn
from incorruption. Hear, Lady Isis, and receive my prayer! Thee, Thee
I worship and invoke! Hail, Hail to thee, Sole Mother of my Life!
Dwell Thou in
me, and bring me to that Self which is in Thee! [The Altar is now
moved, if necessary, and the chant and the mystic dance take place, as
is set down
hereafter.] " ""THE CHANT." Hear, O Amoun! Look with favour on me, Thy
Neophyte, now kneeling in Thy presence! Grant that the Music of Thy
Mighty Name Iota Alpha Omega , the signs of Light, the Symbol of the
Cross, the woven paces of the mystic 3, may be as a spell and a charm
and a
working of Magic Art, to draw down my Higher Soul to dwell within my
heart, that the Great and Terrible Angel who is my Higher Genius may
abide in
my own Kether unto the Accomplishing of the Great Work and the Glory
of Thine Ineffable Name, AMOUN. " "THE MYSTIC DANCE." [Here we
have the sign of the Cross at the Centre. The Magus then whirls off in
the triple 3, chanting the Name and giving the sign appropriate, very
slowly at
first, ever quickening. And having fallen down in an ecstasy, let him
after awake; and say: "I am the Resurrection and the Life," &c., down
to the Key
Word.71 Which being done, let the Lesser Banishing Rituals of
Pentagram and Hexagram72 be performed, the Lights extinguished, and
the Temple left
in Silence.] " ""THE GREAT OPERATION OF INVISIBILITY." The Begetting
of the Silence. The Dwelling of the Darkness. {272} The Formulation of
the Shroud. The Inmost Light. The Sign of Defence and Protection. The
Closing of the Mouths of the Crocodiles. The Fear upon the Dwellers of
Water.
The Radiant Youth of the Lord. The Rising from the Lotus of the
Floods. The Habitation of the Palace of Safety. The Understanding of
the Peace of
God.73 All this is the Knowledge of HOOR-PO-KRAT-IST unto Whom be the
Glory for ever and ever, World without End. [The Usual Banishings,
Consecrations, &c., are performed in temple of 0ø = 0ø. The forces of
Spirit are first invoked by the Supreme Ritual of the Pentagram and
the Enochian
Keys. Add Hexagram ritual of Binah and her invocation.] Come unto Me,
Thoth, Lord of the Astral Light! I adjure Thee, O Light Invisible,
Intangible,
wherein all thoughts and deeds are written; I adjure Thee by Thoth,
thy Lord and God; by the symbols and the words of power: by the Light
of my
Godhead in Thy midst: by the Lord Harpocrates, the God of this mine
Operation: that Thou leave Thine abodes and habitations, to
concentrate about me,
invisible, intangible, as a shroud of darkness; a formula of defence:
that I may become invisible, so that seeing me men see not, nor
understand the thing
that they behold! Come unto me, O Ma, Goddess of Truth and Justice!
Thou that presidest over the Eternal Balance. Auramooth, come unto me,
Lady of
the Water! Thoum-aesh-neith, come unto me, Lady of the Fire! Purify me
and consecrate, for I am Aeshoori the Justified. For the Twelve Stars
of Light
are on my Brow: Wisdom and Understanding are balanced in my thought!
Wrath in my right hand and the Thunderbolts; Mercy in my left hand and
the
fountains of delight! In my heart is Aeshoori and the Symbol of
Beauty. 71 See 5ø = 6ø Ritual, "supra." 72 See "Liber O," THE EQUINOX,
vol i. No. 2.
73 Note that the whole Operation may be performed mentally and in
silence, and that on each occasion of concentrating the shroud the
God-form and
Vibration of Harpocrates, as taught, may be employed. My thighs are as
pillars on the right and on the left; Splendour and Victory, for they
cross with
the currents reflected. I am established as a Rock, for Jesod is my
foundation. {273} And the sphere of the Nephesch, and the palaces of
Malkuth are
cleansed and consecrate, balanced and beautiful, in the might of Thy
Name, Adonai, to whom be the Kingdom, the Sceptre and the Splendour:
The Rose
of Sharon and the Lily of the Valley. O Thou! HOOR-PO-KRAT-IST!
[Middle Pillar.] Child of the Silence! O Thou! HOOR-PO-KRAT-IST!
[Mystic
Circumambulation.] Lord of the Lotus! O Thou! HOOR-PO-KRAT-IST!
[Silence.] Thou that standest on the heads of the dwellers of the
Waters! Thee,
Thee I invoke! O Thou, Babe in the Egg of Blue! Lord of Defence and
Protection! Thou who bearest the Rose and Cross of Life and Light!
Thee I invoke!
Behold I am! a circle on whose hands the Twelvefold Kingdom of my
Godhead stands. I am the Alpha and the Omega . My life is as the
circle of the
sky. I change but I cannot die! O ye! the Bennu Birds of Resurrection,
Who are the hope of men's mortality! Back, Crocodile Mako, Son of Set!
Depart
from me, ye workers of iniquity! Behold He is in Me and I in Him! Mine
is the Lotus, as I rose from the firmament of Waters; My throne is set
on high;
My light is in the firmament of Nu! I am the Centre and the Shrine: I
am the Silence and the Eternal Light: Beneath my feet they rage, the
angry
crocodiles; the dragons of death; the eaters of the wicked. But I
repress their wrath: for I am HOOR-PO-KRAT-IST, the lotus-throned Lord
of Silence.
If I said: Come up upon the mountains, the celestial waters would flow
at my word and the celestial fires flame forth. For I am Rf
enshrouded: Khephra
unmanifest to men; I am my father Hoor, the might of the Avenger: and
my mother Asi, the Veiled One: Eternal wisdom in eternal beauty.
Therefore I
say unto Thee: Bring Me unto Thine Abode in the Silence Unutterable,
Wisdom: All-Light, All Power! HOOR-PO-KRAT-IST! Thou Nameless Child of
the Eternities! Bring me to Thee, that I may be defended in this work
of Art. {274} Thou, the Centre and the Silence! Light Shrouded in
Darkness is Thy
Name! The Celestial Fire is Thy Father! Thy Mother the Celestial Sea!
Thou art the Equilibrium of the All, and Thou art Lord against the
Face of the
Dwellers within the Waters! Bring me, I say, bring me to Thine abode
of Silence: that I may go invisible: so that every Spirit created, and
every soul of
man and beast; and every thing of sight and sense, and every Spell and
Scourge of God, may see me not nor understand! And now, in the Name of
God
the Vast One, Who hath set limits and bounds unto all material and
astral things, do I formulate a barrier and a bar without mine astral
form, that it may
be unto me as a wall, and as a fortress, and as a defence. And I now
declare that it is so formulated, to be a basis and receptacle for the
Shroud of
Darkness which I shall presently encincture me withal. And unto ye, O
forces of Akasa,74 do I now address my Will. In the Great Names Exarp,
Hcoma, Nanta and Bitom,75 By the mysterious letters and sigils of the
Great Tablet of Union.76 By the mighty Names of God AHIH, AGLA, IHVH,
ALHIM. By the Great God Harpocrates; By your deep purple darkness; By
my white and brilliant light do I conjure ye: Collect yourselves
together about
me: clothe this astral form with a shroud of darkness: Gather, O
Gather, Flakes of Astral Light: Shroud, shroud my form in your
substantial night: Clothe
me and hide me, at my charm's control; Darken man's eyes and blind him
in his soul! Gather, O Gather, at my Word Divine, Ye are the Watchers
and my
soul the shrine! [Let formulate the Idea of becoming Invisible;
imagine the results of success: Then say:] Let the shroud of
concealment encircle me at a
distance of ten inches from the physical body. Let the Sphere be
consecrated with Water and with Fire. [Done.] O Auramooth and O
Thoum-aesh-neith,
I invoke and beseech you: Let the vapour {275} of this water, and of
this fire, be as a basis on the material plane for the formation of
this shroud of Art.
[Form mentally the shroud.] I, P., Frater of the Order of the Golden
Dawn, and a 5ø = 6ø thereof: a Lord of the Paths in the Portal of the
Vault of the
Adepts: a Frater Ordinis Rosae Rubeae et Aureae Crucis: and especially
a member of the 0ø = 0ø grade: master of the pass-word "H___" and of
the
Grand Word "M___," am here: in order to formulate to myself a shroud
of concealment: that I may attain unto knowledge and power, to use in
the
Service of the Eternal Gods: that I may pursue safely and without
interruption my magical and other pursuits: and that I may pass unseen
among men, to
execute the Fiat of Tetragrammaton. And I bind and obligate myself and
do spiritually swear and affirm: that I will use this power to a good
purpose
only, and in the service of the Gods. And I declare that in this
Operation I shall succeed: that the Shroud shall conceal me alike from
men and spirits;
that it shall be under my control: ready to disperse and to re-form at
my command. And I declare that all is now ready for the due fulfilment
and
prosecution of this mine Operation of Magick Art. [Go to Altar as
Hierophant, left hand on triangle, right hand holding Verendum, by
path of HB:Taw or
Malkuth.] " ""THE POTENT EXORCISM." Come unto me, O shroud of darkness
and of night. I conjure ye, O particles of Darkness, that ye enfold
me,
as a guard and shroud of utter Silence and of Mystery. In the name
AHIH and by the name AHIH! In the name AGLA and by the name AGLA! In
the
name EXARP and by the name EXARP! In the name HCOMA and by the name
HCOMA! 74 The Element of Spirit. 75 The names on the Tablet of
Spirit. 76 The Tablet of Spirit. In the name NANTA and by the name
NANTA! In the name BITOM and by the name BITOM! In the name
TETRAGRAMMATON ELOHIM and by the name TETRAGRAMMATON ELOHIM! In the
name HOOR-PO-KRAT-IST and by the name
HOOR-PO-KRAT-IST! By your deep purple darkness! By my white brilliant
light! I invoke ye: I conjure ye: I exorcise ye potently: I command
and
constrain ye: I compel ye to utter, absolute and instant obedience,
and that without deception or delay, ___ for why? The Light of Godhead
is my trust
and I have made IHVH mine hope! "Gather, O Gather, Flakes of Astral
Light: Shroud, shroud my form in your substantial night: {276} Clothe
me and
hide me, at my charm's control; Darken man's eyes and bind him in his
soul! Gather, O Gather, at my Word Divine, Ye are the Watchers and my
soul the
shrine!" [Turn round three times.] In the Name of the Lord of the
Universe and by the Power of mine own Higher Soul and by the
Aspiration of Thine
Higher Soul I conjure thee, O shroud of darkness and of mystery, that
thou encirclest me, so that I may become invisible: so that seeing me
men may
see not, neither understand: but that they may see the thing that they
see not and comprehend not the thing that they behold! So mote it be!
[Go North.] I
have set my feet in the North and have said: "I will shroud myself in
mystery and concealment." The Voice of My Higher Soul said unto me:
"Let me
enter the path of darkness: peradventure thus may I attain the Light.
{I} am the Only Being in an Abyss of Darkness: from the Darkness came
I forth
ere my birth; from the Silence of a Primal Sleep." And the Voice of
Ages answered unto my soul: "I am He that formulates in Darkness: the
Light indeed
shineth in Darkness, but the Darkness comprehendeth it not." Let the
Mystic Circumambulation take place in the Place of Darkness. [Go
round,
knocks, &c. In South formulate Pillars as before and imagine self as
shrouded.] [In the West.] Invisible, I cannot pass by the Gate of the
Invisible save
by virtue of the Name of Darkness. [Formulate forcibly shroud about
thee.] Darkness is My Name and Concealment! I am the Great One
Invisible of the
Paths of the Shades. I am without fear though veiled in Darkness: for
within me, though unseen, is the Magic of the Light! [Go round. In
North, Pillars,
&c., as before.] [In the East.] Invisible, I cannot pass by the Gate
of the Invisible, save by virtue of the Name of Light. [Form shroud
forcibly.] I am
Light shrouded in Darkness. I am the wielder of the Forces of the
Bilanx! [Concentrate shroud mentally. Go West of Altar.] [The Potent
Exorcism as
before.] {277} Shroud of Concealment, long has thou dwelt concealed!
Quit the Light, that thou mayst conceal me before men! [Carefully
formulating
shroud.] I receive Thee, as a covering and a guard! KHABS AM PEKHT!
KONX OM PAX! LIGHT IN EXTENSION! Before all magical manifestation
cometh the Knowledge of the Hidden Light. [Go to Pillars: give signs
and words and with the Sign of Horus project your whole will so as to
realize the
self fading out. The effect will be that the physical body will become
gradually and partially invisible, as though a veil or cloud were
coming between it
and thee. Divine ecstasy will follow, but no loss of self-control.
With Sign of Silence use Hoor Po Krat formula77 and vibrate the Grand
Word.78]
[Repeat concentration and Mystic Circumambulation.] [Intensely form
shroud: stand at East and say:] Thus have I formulated unto myself
this shroud
of Darkness and of Mystery as a concealment and a guard. O Thou,
Binah, IHVH ALHIM, AIMA, AMA, Lady of Darkness and of Mystery; Moon of
the ConcealSd; Divine Light that rulest in thine Own Deep Gloom: Thy
power I invoke. Come unto me and dwell within me, that I also may have
poser
and control, even I, over this shroud of Darkness and of Mystery. And
now I conjure thee, O shroud of Darkness and of Mystery, that thou
conceal me
from the eyes of all men, from all things of sight and sense, in this
my present purpose: which is ... O Binah, IHVH ALHIM, AMA, AIMA, Thou
who art
Darkness illuminated by the Light Divine, send me Thine Archangel
Tzaphquiel, Thy legions of Aralim, the mighty angels, that I may
disintegrate and
scatter this shroud of darkness and of mystery, for its work is ended
for the hour. I conjure thee, O shroud of darkness and of Mystery, who
hast well
served my purpose, that thou now depart unto thine ancient ways. But
be ye very instant and ready, when I shall again call ye, whether by a
word or a
will, or by this great invocation of your powers, to come quickly and
forcibly to my behest, again to shroud me from the eyes of men! And
now I say unto
ye, Depart in peace, and with the Blessing of God the Vast and
Shrouded One: and be ye very ready to come when ye are called! IT IS
FINISHED!
{278} These rituals being completed, P. left Mexico D.F., and in the
first days of the new year of 1901 he journeyed to Ixtaccihuatl. Some
time before
this he had been joined by his friend D.A., and with him he travelled
to Colima and thence to Toluca and Popocatepetl. Now that we have
arrived at the
end of this chapter, it will be pertinent to inquire into the progress
P. made since he passed through the 5ø = 6ø Ritual and became an
Adeptus Minor in
the Order of the R.R. et A.C. Strictly speaking, some time before he
was officially promoted to the grade of 5ø = 6ø, he was already a 6ø =
5ø. In London
and Paris his works of Magical Art had caused him to be admired by his
friends and dreaded by his enemies. He had succeeded in proving that
the
HB:Shin of HB:Shin Operation was in fact none other than that of "The
Rising on the Planes," though in practice and theory very different.
By their
study and the equilibrating forces of the 5ø = 6ø Ritual he was able
to apply the eye 77 Imagine yourself as Harpocrates standing upon two
crocodiles.
78 "I.e." of 0ø = 0ø, Har-Po-Crat. of a skilled craftsman to the
dreaded79 Operation of Abramelin, {279} and though he was never
destined to
accomplish this Sacred Work in the prescribed fashion, it so far
iluminated him (for he worked astrally at it for months whilst in
Mexico) as to show him
the futility of even successful Magic. He was disgusted with his
results. He had attained a rank which few arrive at, namely, that of
Adeptus Major;
and now, even though he had attained to the powers of Hecate, for
which he had so long striven, he saw that the Great Attainment lay
far, far beyond.
And so it happened that by renouncing all his magical strength to gain
a greater Power, a Nobler Art, he set forth upon the Path of the Lion
that bridges
the great gulf between the two highest Grades of the Second Order, as
it is written: "A similar Fire flashingly extending through the
rushings of Air, or a
Fire formless whence cometh the Image of a Voice, or even a flashing
Light abounding, revolving, whirling forth, crying aloud. Also there
is the vision of
the fire flashing Courser of Light, or also a Child, borne aloft on
the shoulders of the Celestial Steed, fiery, or clothed with gold, or
naked, or shooting
with the bow shafts of Light, and standing on the shoulders of the
horse; then if thy meditation prolongeth itself, thou shalt unite all
these Symbols into
the Form of a Lion." "(To be continued)" {280} 79 On this occasion the
Abramelin demons appeared as misty forms filling the whole house with
a
pernicious aura, which was still noticeable three years after they had
been attracted. Whether these demons are to be considered as material
or mental
beings depends upon the philosophic outlook of the reader.
Nevertheless, let it be understood that Abramelin is not a work to be
taken lightly. The
obsession of these demons was probably one of the chief causes of
D.D.C.F.'s troubles. Frater P., in spite of his equilibrating
practices of Yoga which
followed immediately upon this Operation, suffered terribly on their
account. Frater AE.A. fled secretly from his house in terror; his
gardener, a
teetotaller for twenty years, went raving drunk, as did nearly every
one who lived on the estate ___ we could continue examples for pages.
His
clairvoyants became drunkards and prostitutes, while later a butcher
upon one of whose bills the names of two demons had been casually
jotted down,
viz., Elerion and Mabakiel, which respectively mean "A laughter" and
"Lamentation" (conjoint, "unlooked-for sorrow suddenly descending upon
happiness") whilst cutting up a joint for a customer accidentally
severed the femoral artery and died in a few minutes. These mishaps
are most likely
mere coincidences, but a coincidence when it happens is quite as
awkward as the real thing, and in the case of Abramelin the
coincidences can be
counted by scores.