Book 4 Part II Magick.pdf
Book 4 Part II Magick.pdf Book 4 Part II Magick.pdf
THE ALTAR. SIDE DESIGNS FROM DR. DEE, AS IN EQUINOX VII.
T CHAPTER III THE ALTAR HE Altar represents the solid basis of the work, the fixed Will1 of the Magician; and the law under which he works. Within this altar everything is kept, since everything is subject to law. Except the Lamp. According to some authorities the Altar should be made of oak to represent the stubbornness and rigidity of law; others would make it of Acacia, for Acacia is the symbol of resurrection. The Altar is a double cube, which is a rough way of symbolizing the Great Work; for the doubling of the cube, like the squaring of the circle, was one of the great problems of antiquity. The surface of this Altar is composed of ten squares. The top is Kether, and the bottom Malkuth. The height of the Altar is equal to the height above 1 It represents the extension of Will. Will is the Dyad (see section on the Wand); 2 × 2 = 4. So the altar is foursquare, and also its ten squares show 4. 10 = 1 + 2 + 3 + 4. 21
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T<br />
CHAPTER <strong>II</strong>I<br />
THE ALTAR<br />
HE Altar represents the solid basis of the work, the<br />
fixed Will1 of the Magician; and the law under which<br />
he works. Within this altar everything is kept, since everything is<br />
subject to law. Except the Lamp.<br />
According to some authorities the Altar should be made of oak to represent<br />
the stubbornness and rigidity of law; others would make it of<br />
Acacia, for Acacia is the symbol of resurrection.<br />
The Altar is a double cube, which is a rough way of symbolizing the<br />
Great Work; for the doubling of the cube, like the squaring of the<br />
circle, was one of the great problems of antiquity. The surface of<br />
this Altar is composed of ten squares. The top is Kether, and the<br />
bottom Malkuth. The height of the Altar is equal to the height above<br />
1 It represents the extension of Will. Will is the Dyad (see section on the Wand);<br />
2 × 2 = 4. So the altar is foursquare, and also its ten squares show 4. 10 = 1 + 2 +<br />
3 + 4.<br />
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