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one, from whom the Hebrews borrowed their holy word “Amen.” This
Crown consists simply of the plumes of truth. But into the symbolism
of these it is not necessary to go, for all this and more is in the Crown
first described.
The crimson cap implies concealment, and is also symbolical of the
flood of glory that pours upon the Magician from above. It is of velvet
for the softness of the divine kiss, and crimson for that it is the very
blood of God which is its life. The band of gold is the eternal circle
of perfection. The three pentagrams symbolize the Father, the Son,
and the Holy Spirit, while the hexagram represents the Magician himself.
Ordinarily, pentagrams represent the microcosm, hexagrams the
macrocosm; but here the reverse is the case, because in this Crown of
Perfction, that which is below has become that which is above, and
that which is above has become that which is below. If a diamond be
worn, it is for the Light which is before all manifestations in form; if
an opal, it is to commemorate that sublime plan of the All, to fold and
unfold in eternal rapture, to manifest as the Many that the Many may
become the One Unmanifest. But this matter is too great for an
elementary treatise on Magick.
The Serpent which is coiled about the Crown means many things,
or, rather, one thing in many ways. It is the symbol of royalty and of
initiation, for the Magician is anointed King and Priest.