Book 4 Part II Magick.pdf
Book 4 Part II Magick.pdf Book 4 Part II Magick.pdf
42 This Magical Will is the wand in your hand by which the Great Work is accomplished, by which the Daughter is not merely set upon the throne of the Mother, but assumed into the Highest. 1 The Magick Wand is thus the principal weapon of the Magus; and the name of that wand is the Magical Oath. The will being twofold is in Chokmah, who is the Logos, the word; hence some have said that the word is the will. Thoth the Lord of Magic is also the Lord of Speech; Hermes the messenger bears the Caduceus. Word should express will: hence the Mystic Name of the Probationer is the expression of his highest Will. There are, of course, few Probationers who understand themselves sufficiently to be able to formulate this will to themselves, and therefore at the end of their probation they choose a new name. adding to 463. Now 400 is Tau, the path leading from Malkuth to Yesod. Sixty is Samekh, the path leading from Yesod to Tiphereth; and 3 is Gimel, the path leading thence to Kether. The whole rod therefore gives the paths from the Kingdom to the Crown. 1 In one, the best, system of Magick, the Absolute is called the Crown, God is called the Father, the Pure Soul is called the Mother, the Holy Guardian Angel is called the Son, and the Natural Soul is called the Daughter. The Son purifies the Daughter by wedding her; she thus becomes the Mother, the uniting of whom with the Father absorbs all into the Crown. See Liber CDXVIII.
43 It is convenient therefore for the student to express his will by taking Magical Oaths. Since 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 almot certain to occur, and it must be remembered that as the whole essence of the will is its one-pointedness, 1 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 for a clearly defined purpose, a clearly understood purpose, and they must never be allowed to go beyond it. It is a virtue in a diabetic not to eat sugar, but only in reference to his own condition. It is not a virtue of universal import. Elijah said on one occasion: “I do well to be angry;” but such occasions are rare. Moreover, one man’s meat is another man’s poison. An oath of poverty might be very useful for a man who was unable intelligently to use his wealth for the single end proposed; to another it would be 1 The Top of the Wand is in Kether—which is one; and the Qliphoth of Kether are the Thaumiel, opposing heads that rend and devour each other.
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42<br />
This Magical Will is the wand in your hand by which the Great Work<br />
is accomplished, by which the Daughter is not merely set upon the<br />
throne of the Mother, but assumed into the Highest. 1<br />
The <strong>Magick</strong> Wand is thus the principal weapon of the Magus; and<br />
the name of that wand is the Magical Oath.<br />
The will being twofold is in Chokmah, who is the Logos, the word;<br />
hence some have said that the word is the will. Thoth the Lord of<br />
Magic is also the Lord of Speech; Hermes the messenger bears the<br />
Caduceus.<br />
Word should express will: hence the Mystic Name of the Probationer<br />
is the expression of his highest Will.<br />
There are, of course, few Probationers who understand themselves<br />
sufficiently to be able to formulate this will to themselves, and therefore<br />
at the end of their probation they choose a new name.<br />
adding to 463. Now 400 is Tau, the path leading from Malkuth to Yesod. Sixty is<br />
Samekh, the path leading from Yesod to Tiphereth; and 3 is Gimel, the path<br />
leading thence to Kether. The whole rod therefore gives the paths from the Kingdom<br />
to the Crown.<br />
1 In one, the best, system of <strong>Magick</strong>, the Absolute is called the Crown, God is<br />
called the Father, the Pure Soul is called the Mother, the Holy Guardian Angel is<br />
called the Son, and the Natural Soul is called the Daughter. The Son purifies the<br />
Daughter by wedding her; she thus becomes the Mother, the uniting of whom with<br />
the Father absorbs all into the Crown. See Liber CDXV<strong>II</strong>I.