Liber Eleven
The Book of Magick
Parallel Figure
XX
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1] In the beginning, before the beginning,{Adonai:
Lord} sealed the void with a mighty and holy sign of balanced force, and
thereby stablished a proper place for the kingdom of heaven.
2] Then was there a mighty stirring of waters and {Yehowah:
God (Jehovah)} sealed the great sea with a Flaming Star.
3] Then was there a mighty force of fury and fire in
the great deep and {Elohim: Gods (plural)}
sealed it with the Flaming Star, averse and magnificent.
4] Then did all things come together into one, in perfection
and balance, to become the Existence of Existence.
5] Six rays, becoming ten combined. Seven is this six
that is one.
I
1] O my God, humbly do I come before thee.
2] I come before thee as a man imperfect and foul.
3] I come before thee as a man desperate and in need,
hungry and alone.
4] I seek not riches nor self glorification.
5] Only do I seek thy wisdom and understanding, for to
me these are more precious than aught.
6] Ever do I seek thy wisdom and thy understanding, for
knowledge is the foundation to self perfection, and this is that which
I wish to aspire.
7] Thou art everything and all. And o how I long for
thy companionship.
8] Thou art within and without and all around. And o
how I long to feel thy presence.
9] There is nothing that can be likened unto thee, o
thou Lord of the universe. And o how I wish to behold thee.
10] Thou enigma unto man, thou whom nature hath not formed,
o how I wish to comprehend thee.
11] In thee, and in thee alone, is there knowledge of
perfection, thou Lord of light and of darkness, thou vast and mighty God
of balanced force, thou who hath formed all things like and all things
averse, all things upright and all things inverse, the heavens and the
earth, seed and fruit, male and female, life and death, love and hate.
12] Bring these things together unto me into perfect
balance, and the comprehension thereof, that I may become more than a man.
II
1] Behold! There are ten holy gates to the city of God.
2] The tenth gate is above thee. The Six-fold Glory of
God is the Spirit of God himself.
3] The ninth gate is in the midst of the North and East
gates. Hail, the Flaming Star of Earth.
4] The eighth gate is in the midst of the South and East
gates. Hail, the Flaming Star of Water.
5] The seventh gate is in the midst of the North and
the West gates. Hail, the Flaming Star of fire.
6] The sixth gate is in the midst of the South and West
gates. Hail, the Flaming Star of Air.
7] The fifth gate is in the East. The Six-fold Glory
of God is the Guardian of Earth.
8] The fourth gate is in the South. The Six-fold Glory
of God is the guardian of Water.
9] The third gate is in the North. The Six-fold Glory
of God is the guardian of Fire.
10] The second gate is in the West. The Six-fold Glory
of God is the guardian of Air.
11] The first gate is below thee. The Six-fold Glory
of God is the guardian of the spirit of man.
12] And in the midst of all these things is the Knowledge
that spliteth the interiors of the earth. Hail! Hail! Hail, the Flaming
Star of the Holy Spirit of God.
13]] And above these things is the first, that which
no man hath yet beheld, of which there can be no word spoken, but at that
appointed time.
14] Behold the ten which are bound together with the
twelve.
15] This is the key to the great and Holy Invocation
of God.
III
1] In calling shalt thou ascend.
2] In peace shalt thou go in thy downgoing.
3] In calling shalt thou oppose the course of the sun.
4] In peace shalt thou move with the sun.
5] In calling shalt thou begin with thine element and
end with thine element, ever unto heaven.
6] In peace shalt thou begin with thine element and end
with thine element in the downgoing of thy downgoing.
7] These are the laws of calling and of peace, of upgoing
and of downgoing, thou master of the universe.
IV
i.
1] Behold! There is a dragon with seven heads and upon
his seven heads are ten horns. And upon his ten horns are written 17Rabel,
the holy word of God.
2] With this glad word, formeth of thyself a crux and
crucify thyself thereon.
3] Verily, I say unto thee: Though thou diest not, thou
shalt surely live again. Adorn thyself! Yea, adorn thyself, for by this
shalt thou gain for thyself new life.
4] Behold, o thou aspiring one, for upon thy head thou
wearest a brilliant white crown, purer than the purest pure and whiter
than any white. And behold, for it is brighter and more magnificent than
the glory of a hundred million suns. Behold! Behold!
5] And lookest thou into the eye of God. Are not the
things which thou seest there beautiful? Art thou not lulled to sleep by
skies coloured with the violet haze of summer storms?
6] And about thy neck, hangest thou a great onyx stone,
and with this thou mayest begin to understand many hidden things.
7] And driveth into thy left hand a spike cut from ruby.
Do this in strength.
8] And into thy right hand the same, but from lapiz-lazuli.
Do this in mercy.
9] At the back of thy head lookest thou on the mouth
of God. And therein roareth the voice of God, at which the whole of creation
trembleth. Herein lieth the key to all the rest.
10] And upon thy breast, adorn thyself with a brilliant
and glowing topaz, and its gleaming shall be liken unto that of only the
sun. Then wilt thou begin to utter and to write many strange and beautiful
things.
11] And upon thy belly, wearest thou an emerald, beauteous
and wonderful. In this is victory, yea, and also thy weakness.
12] And within thee at the source of thy life and all
of thy power, build for thyself a great fire, yea, and rare and precious
amber.
13] And at thy loins, wearest thou an great amethyst.
With this thou canst destroy thy foes. But beware lest thou fall upon this
great and terrible weapon thyself. For this is where all things are first
made, both good and evil.
14] And anchor thy feet with an stone that is both known
and unknown to man. Brilliant and glittering is this stone, with all of
the colours which the earth hath provided for thee. All of that which is
in the earth, was of God before it was in the earth.
15] This shalt thou do each and every day, and feeling
the power of God circumambulate, thrusting upward and downward.
16] Observe the names written upon the horns of the dragon
and the changing of their colours.
17] Prepare! Prepare thyself for the day of God's wrath
and judgment.
ii.
18] And in this is a secret most secret, most profound.
19] It is to be used in that great day when all things
will come into line.
20] Behold, the coming millennium.
21] All things will be in harmony, and all within a great
rending and tearing of forces.
22] Unto thee will I be caught up in thine abounding
love, o my God.
23] Ten are the spheres. One is the Entrence. And unto
thee One above all things, ever in thine abounding mystery.
24] When all these things are aright, will the children
of God be taken up in thine holy car.
V
1] Oti sou ertin h basileia kai h
dunamiV kai daxa eiV touV aiwnaV. Amhn. {Greek: Oti sou ertin basileia kai h dunamis kai dara eis tous aiwnas. Amhn. - Because yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen..}
2] These things of which I must pass again.
3] Upon the ceiling of the vault of heaven do I engrave
thy holy Star of Six-fold Glory. Praise unto God {Eheieh:
I Am (Existence)}. Glory to God for he is the highest of which we know.
4] Unto the ninth gate do I engrave upon the wall of
the vault of heaven, thy holy and Flaming Star which is familiar unto that
place. Praise unto God, {Yah: God}.
5] Unto the eighth gate do I engrave upon the wall of
the vault of heaven, thy holy and Flaming Star which is familiar unto that
place. Praise unto God, {Yehowah: God (Jehovah)}.
6] Unto the seventh gate do I engrave upon the wall of
the vault of heaven thy holy and Flaming Star which is familiar unto that
place. Praise unto God, {Elohim: Gods (plural)}.
7] Unto the ninth gate do I engrave upon the wall of
the vault of heaven thy holy and Flaming Star which is familiar unto that
place. Praise unto God, {El: Into (another name
of God)}.
8] And in the centre of these things did I engrave and
form of myself the holy and Flaming Star which is familiar unto both God
and man. Praise unto the Spirit of God and man, the coming together of
these things, {Yehowah
Elohim: Two names of God combined}.
9] Then did I surround them and encase them within a
circle of brilliant light.
10] Blessed is the gate of Existence.
11] Blessed is the gate of Earth.
12] Blessed is the gate of Water.
13] Blessed is the gate of Fire.
14] Blessed is the gate of Air.
15] Blessed is the gate of the Abyss.
16] At peace are they in the house of God and in mine
holy temple.
17] About me burns the Flaming Star.
18] And in the column stands the Six-fold Glory of God.
19] Nai, oti emautou estin h basileia
kai h dun amiV kai h daxa eiV touV aiwnaV. amhn {Greek: Nai, oti emautou estin h basileia kai h dun amis kai h daxa eis tous aiwnas. Amhn. - Yes, because mine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.}.
20] I am the Magician and the Exorcist. None can come
against me. Nor may any force come unto me which hath not been invited.
So sayeth I.
VI
1] Behold! I stand and face the rising sun.
2] And there did I light up mine globe with the sign
of an burning scarlet and claw shaped cross.
3] And cry out did I the name, {Yeheshuah:
A Hebrew word thought to be the name Jesus}.
4] And turning, I the same, carrying with me mine burden
of scarlet glory.
5] Yea, and the same turning again.
6] And upon the first of these things did I place a ring
of gold.
7] And this did I seal with mine holy and sacred word, {Makashana:
Not really a Hebrew word at all. Hebrew characters were chosen for numerical
value.}
8] And unto the second, I the same, and sealed it.
9] Yea, even unto the third.
10] Then did I surround them all and encase them within
a circle of brilliant light.
VII
1] Unto the East, I engrave upon the wall of the vault,
the Six-fold Glory of God familiar unto that place. !{A
Hebrew acronym which reads: One is thy beginning, one is his individuality,
his permutation is one.}
2] Unto the South, I engrave upon the wall of the vault,
the Six-fold Glory of God familiar unto that place. !
3] Unto the North, I engrave upon the wall of the vault,
the Six-fold Glory of God familiar unto that place.
4] Unto the West, I engrave upon the wall of the vault,
the Six-fold Glory of God familiar unto that place.
5] Unto the floor of the vault, I engrave the Six-fold
Glory of God, familiar unto me and the Bride of God. !
6] Then did I surround them all and encase them within
a circle of brilliant light.
7] At bay, before me are the powers of Earth.
8] At bay, behind me, are the powers of Air.
9] At bay, on my left, are the powers of Fire.
10] At bay, on my right, are the powers of Water.
11] Below me, I stand upon hallowed ground. With my feet
have I shut up the door of the underworld, and I stand firm upon it.
12] At peace are they and I in the House of God and in
mine holy temple.
13] Just as I am protected from every force unmanifest,
so am I protected from every force manifest. So sayeth I.
VIII
i.
1] Now that thou hast gone, now must thou return.
2] Verily, there are worlds within worlds, one inside
the other.
3] There are four of these and one above and one below,
and one in the centre.
4] Yea, and one above them all, and one below, being
the same divided. Out of nothing God created. And with nothing hath God
surrounded all of his creations.
ii.
5] Behold! for upon a sea of still, there standeth a
mighty pyramid, and a world at every point.
6] Above is God, and below him is he also, magnificent
and averse.
7] And in the midst of these things are there four others,
the mystery of the day awaited.
8] First, there are the highest of the angels of God.
9] And beside them, are the lesser of these.
10] Following them, there are the averse of these lesser
angels.
11] And beside them, are the averse of the highest of
the angels of God.
12] And in the centre of these things is the place where
all things come into action.
13] These things are all one, one thing, and there are
ten of these, and one which is not as the others, but is a conjunction.
This is the Palace of the Knowing King.
14] Also is his Crown the Foundation of the world. And
these things are counted as one, being one thing of two natures.
15] Behold! for the universe is as the neck of a mighty
vulture. Count well its bones.
iii.
16] Behold! There are seven worlds.
17] These are the seven heads of the dragon.
18] Behold! Upon the Tree there are ten fruit.
19] These are the ten horns on the seven heads of the
dragon.
20] Behold! Out of nothing God created.
21] These are the ten crowns upon the ten horns of the
seven heads of the dragon.
22] And swathed is he in Nothing as a babe in an infinite
egg.