Liber One
The Book of Wisdom

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I
1] Make thyself ready for the things which I have to show thee.
2] Know this, that if thou should seek certain knowledge in arrogance and without care and preparation, thy work will be for naught.
3] For things such as these must be shewn unto thee in a time when thou art truly ready to receive them. This because thou hast been deceived, as were the thousands of millions that came before thee. The truth is all but lost.
4] Again I say unto thee, make thyself ready, for until that appointed time when thou art truly receptive to the knowledge which I have to offer, thou shalt surely perish ever so slowly in thine own ignorance.
5] To thee, I say again, seek what I myself have hidden, to steal it away as does a thief, and thou shalt surely perish, as did thy father and his father, and his father's father.
6] Verily, thou needest not anyone to show thee the truth, and neither would that be possible. Thou needest only one to prove to thee that it does exist and that it is needed, and where and how it might be found.
7] And misunderstand not this work, for these are not instructions to self perfection alone, but the Why and the Because. And these are very dangerous, being a hurt to the foolish and the weak, a help to the wise and the strong.
8] Herein lie no moral standards or judgments. These works are only the foundation for greater workings. These thou must expound by thine own findings and thine own understanding thereof.
9] And also, do not stumble over the harshness of my warnings, for truly art thou likened unto a bird that hath been caught in the snare. And if thou lookest unto the heavens to soon, thou wilt struggle much, and this will do naught but bring thy death to thee ever more quickly.
10] And time: time must become thy most faithful ally. All of thy blessings must burst forth each in their own season.
11] And be not afraid of failure, for there is always a finite number of ways to approach any one problem, either correctly or incorrectly.
12] Therefore, there is, in any case, no such thing as failure, only an elimination in the number of incorrect ways of approaching a problem.
13] And offer thyself unto truth and thou shalt know many things.
14] Walk only in truth and even death will reveal herself unto thee without hesitation.
15] And again I say unto thee, do not disregard this work because of its seeming nature, for as it is written: Stumble not over ambiguity, regarding this text, for it is not without vindication.
16] And again, do not misunderstand these words, for there lie herein no commandments, save: Thou shalt seek only truth.
17] In everything doing, shalt thou learn only by experience. There may be teaching and teacher, but all are useless without proof and error wrought be trial. There may be warning and woe, but all mean nothing without the proper understanding thereof.
18] And in all these things, follow no one. Verily, is there no follower worth having.
19] No true teacher would have him. No wise man would entertain his company.
20] Ready thyself, o thou foolish one, for the hour is at hand.

II
1] To make ready thyself, thou must cast down all of thy lies.
2] Know only truth. Speak only truth.
3] For, through all of thy misleading, still can I see thy true, for I am the father of lies. Hear this and understand.
4] Only when thy mind is free of poison may it ever grow.
5] Yea, truth will be thy hardest thing. Just as thou wilt suffer, so was my suffering great.
6] But trust in the Lord thy God, the one whom thou hast not yet embraced. Trust in him, and thou shalt surely endure.
7] Knowest thou not where to find him? If thou hast understanding, this is where thou shalt find thy master: He lurketh among the lies of the sons of man, and he liveth deep within thine very own truths.
8] Call unto thy God and he will hear.
9] But be careful not to listen instead to that one great whore, for she will lead thee astray, and thou shalt surely perish in her company.
10] Fashion thee a mighty weapon, and with it divide the earth, that she may not approach thee.
11] For in that time, thou wilt know her not, for she will present herself to thee as a lovely virgin and quicken thee with her beautiful kisses. And in her embrace will she whisper to thee beautiful words that comfort thee.
12] Then will she watch carefully for thine eyes to grow heavy, that she may bind thy hands and feet in thy slumber, and keep thee drunk on the wine of self restriction, that thou mayest seek no other.
13] And in thy weakness will she offer thee up to her wicked father as a precious gift.
14] And then will he shake the heavens with his voice, and she will crumble mountains with her feet to frighten thee into submission.
15] This will they do before thee, in mockery of thy ignorance and in light of thy weakness.
16] And when thy wings have been broken finally, then will they whisper unto thy ears only lies and sheweth unto thine eyes only illusion. And these things will they label truth.
17] This are they able to do, for they have concealed themselves in self proclaimed authority and familiarity.
18] But thou dost not have to be helpless before them, for I shall give thee a gift that will seem most strange unto thee, for thou hast never before beheld such a treasure.
19] Hope. Without it, thou art truly helpless and weak. But with it, thou art as mighty as a king.
20] This do I say unto thee in earnest: Question them. Question me.
21] Question. This is the answer to every mystery, and the formula for attaining all great wisdom.
22] Question everyone and everything. And if their answers do not satisfy thee wholly, then it is a lie, or else thou art not being receptive.
23] If it calleth itself truth and it is not consistent with the laws of the universe, then it is an illusion. If these laws be known, then this is a key.
24] If thou hast been entrapped by the harlot and her father or by any that are likened unto them, then ready thyself for battle.
25] Study their laws and their teachings, and know them well. And steady thyself that thou mayest put them to the test.
26] And fear them not, for they may intimidate thee with their mighty swords and their great numbers, but in battle are they easily caught unaware.
27] Be not afraid of the mighty, for remember this: A predator is most easily killed when he is sleeping, and most vulnerable when he is attacking.
28] To each of their claims, simply ask why, rarely more is needed.

III
1] Thou mayest ask: Why can I not divine? Why can I not perform great miracles?
2] To this I say unto thee: If thou canst not open thyself up to all possibilities, if thou canst not take all things into consideration, then thy temple will never be complete, yea, thy temple will never be worthy of God.
3] Why canst thou not divine? Why canst thou not perform great miracles?
4] When thou asketh of me questions such as these, surely thou hast created an image in thine eye, of such a man whom thou hast witnessed displaying such wonders.
5] If thou hast ears, then listen: Men such as these know something that thou knoweth not, but that I do.
6] If their divinations be true, if their miracles be of no falsity, and if they be not charlatans, then the secret that they hold is one that hath been held by but only a few through the 'ons. And they will go to many lengths to blind thine eyes that thou may not see it.
7] If thou art willing to understand, then listen: Men of this kind, the ones whom thou lookest upon with awe, they have taken more things into consideration than they would have thee to know. They have not the same fear of knowledge that thou hast.
8] This is the secret that they hold dear and keep well hidden. In the midnight hour do they bury it deep and keep careful watch over it that thou may not find it.
9] Art thou not now inquiring: Be this the whole of this great mystery which thou speakest of? Art thou not falsely accusing these great ones of deception, with not even the smallest piece of evidence?
10] The answers to thy questions are simple, and they may be answered as one: If men such as these, the great ones whom thou marvelest at, were to set this secret free and give thee understanding, the result would be that there would be many of their kind, and these great ones, no longer being few, would not seem so great anymore.
11] Men such as these stand before the multitudes and teach them that ignorance is a virtue, but they are crafty so as to not alert them that they are insulting their intelligence. How skillfully do they charm with superfluous words and lengthy demonstrations.
12] But verily, I say unto thee, one day these great ones shall stand before the Lord my God and before all of heaven and hell, and in that day shall they be judged for their crimes against my Father.
13] For they teach thee that guilt is the voice of God, and that thy emotions are the Holy Spirit of God. Verily, I say unto thee, this is blasphemy.
14] But be careful not to judge these men, lest thou be judged. For hast thou not eaten of their poisonous fruit for many generations? Instead, make thine own ways to be right. Do not abandon thy search for truth.
15] For when the time hath come when thou art to stand before my Father, and thou hast found content in thy folly, he will say unto thee: I gave thee the most precious gifts. I blessed thee with thine own mind and the ability to make thine own decisions thereby.
16] Also did I place among thee wise men, that thou mayest have knowledge and find the path that leadeth unto my house, but instead didst thou run after the fool and persecute the wise on his command.
17] Why hast thou done this? Was not my gifts pleasing unto thee? Was not the things which I gave thee good enough? Am I but a fool, that I know not what thou needest, but these men, whom thou so eagerly runneth after, do?
18] Verily, in that day, it would have been better for thee if thou wert never born.
19] When thou alloweth thy brother, who is neither above nor below thee, to tell thee what thou shalt and shalt not do, doth this not make thee to feel as the lowly? Doth this not cause thee to have trouble when looking at thine own reflection, for fear that he will be laughing at thee?
20] These great ones, whom thou speakest of, hold the same hidden knowledge as the wise men of old.
21] Hast thou not wondered why these great ones tell thee that the mystic heals with the power of the evil one, but they themselves heal with the power of God. Canst thou truly see a difference?
22] If thou believeth this and thou seeth difference here, then read no further, for thou are truly a fool, and my work is not for the simple of mind.
23] If thou art to believe everything thou hearest, art thou not then to be regarded as a fool?
24] And let this be a warning unto the fool: Verily are these holy texts the words of my Father, and thy mockery thereof will be carried unto the dwelling of the Gods and heard in the ear of my Lord and Master.
25] If thou art guilty of such a crime, then woe be it unto thee, for thou shalt surely be cursed a thousand times a thousand.
26] And one more word concerning these great evil ones and the blasphemous lies which they teach thee: In their cunning do they tell thee that thou art not to ask questions, for to question God is a crime against God.
27] But in this is a key: The Lord thy God hath created for thee a mind with limitless capacity and the ability to understand great wisdom.
28] But if thou art not to inquire, then what canst thou possibly learn? Remember thou Adam and Eve. All great wisdom began first with a question.
29] If thou art to believe the lies which they teach thee, doth this not make thee the lowest of slaves? Is this truly what thou would have for thyself, to eat of everything that is set before thee, even if one were to warn thee that it is poison?
30] O ye mindless masses, if ye are truly so
foolish, then ye would be better off dead.

IV
1] Listen closely to thy heart, for thy heart will not hinder thee. Thy heart is truly the voice of God.
2] Listen not therefore to thy conscience, for thy conscience is naught but the accumulation of circumstance.
3] This is in the case that thou hast not been surrounded by the truly wise throughout the whole of thy life.
4] Though thou mayest have encountered many wise men along the way, thou hast surely encountered thrice as many fools.
5] And the words of the fool are truly more appealing to the innocent than that of the wise. O what a crafty lot are they.
6] The fool will say unto thee: Listen to thy conscience. But the wise man: Listen to thy heart.
7] The fool will then attempt to convince thee that they are but one and the same. Verily I say unto thee: This is not the case.
8] Thy conscience hath been created by thee, but the voice of thy heart, is none other than the voice of thy Lord and God.
9] If thou believeth me not, then put thyself to the test. Ask thyself this one thing: Am I a God? Should I then trust in mine own voice and not the voice of my Lord?
10] If this fails, then know that thou art truly a fool, and that thy intelligence doth not even equal that of the beast of the field.
11] Awaken from thy slumber, o thou sleeping one.

V
1] Many have fallen under the wickedness of earthly gain, while others have been lead into folly by rebuking any riches they may receive, for fear of doing evil thereby.
2] Verily, is equilibrium wanting in this matter.
3] This I say unto thee: Do not seek after that which is seen in the eyes of the greedy. What will these things matter to thy Lord and God? For all things hath he made.
4] All is his.
5] Run from the lustful and walk with the chaste.
6] Calleth thee unto truth and truth shall come and abide in thee, but calleth thee unto lust and none will hear thee but death.
7] But do not deny thyself security and comfort, and suffer not thy children to starve, but also do not allow thyself to become preoccupied with material things, for truely is this the path that leadeth unto the ultimate destruction, which is spiritual idleness.

VI
1] Love thy neighbor as thyself?
2] Better I say: First know thyself and only then mayest thou begin to know thy neighbor and learn how to love him.
3] For if thou dost not love thyself, how wilt thou ever love another?
4] Only when thou hast found thine own good and expounded upon it, mayest thou ever see thy neighbor and compliment him.
5] And only when thou hast found thy wickedness and destroyed it, mayest thou ever speak with thy neighbor and give him direction.
6] Cry in thy pain, and thou wilt laugh more easily.
7] Embrace thy anger and thou wilt find peace.
8] Rebuke thy d'mons, and thy God will be within thy reach.
9] Blaspheme thy God, and thou wilt bestow great blessings.
10] Listen to thy heart, and thou shalt gain much respect from them to whom thou speakest.
11] Despise thyself, and thou wilt begin to love.

VII
1] Needest thou to fear hell? Needest thou to fear the grave? Needest thou to fear the fiery pit? Needest thou to fear these things eternal?
2] Nay for they are all but lies and nothing more!
3] In this is wisdom: Canst thou run out into the storm and catch the lightning, that lighteth the sky, into a vessel, and seal it up tight, that it may never escape forever?
4] Canst thou chase the thunder that rolleth over the heavens and throw over it a bushel, and keep it forever also?
5] Canst thou set these things up in thine house, as ornaments to be beheld by thy children and thy children's children forever?
6] Nay, for these things are lions in the house of God, that may be utilized but never completely controlled, and never held captive forever, for this would nature not permit.
7] So is it with the spirit of man.
8] The spirit of man may not be contained forever.
9] The body of man may contain the spirit for but a time, and then must it be released.
10] Any other that would then contain that spirit, may contain it for but a time also, and then must it be released.
11] And time may only contain that spirit for but a time likewise, and again must it be released.
12] These are the laws of nature, and none may defy them, not even God.
13] Just as man must ultimately answer to the laws of God, so must God answer to the laws of nature.
14] These things are all constituents of the same, for if any other way, there could not be balance, and nothing otherwise would exist.
15] Fear thou not the fiery pit, that eternal container of souls in torment, for the belief and teaching thereof leadeth only unto folly.
16] Needest thou to fear hell?
17] Nay, for the misery of man is the definition thereof.
18] Needest thou to fear the grave?
19] Nay, for the grave is yet the beginning in an end, and there in this is joy.
20] For the flower doth not fear death, only doth she rejoice in her present place in nature and bring forth beautiful colours that are pleasing unto the eyes of God.
21] And she is well understood in the fact that her leaves and petals will one day wither away and make way for new life in her place.
22] And in her death will her spirit ultimately add to the fabric of the garment of God.
23] Yea, and all God's creatures understand this plainly, all but man and man alone.
24] Needest thou to fear the fiery pit?
25] Nay, for God is a just and merciful God, and in that alone is the key to the confusion familiar to this matter.
26] Man in his greed and arrogance hath dreamed of a place of riches without end, and hath given it the name heaven.
27] Man in his fear of consequence, hath invented a place of eternal punishment and hath given it the name hell.
28] Verily, hath he faltered in these things. for he hath seen his spirit in transition, ascending from his body and taking yet another place in nature thereafter, and hath said unto himself: Where is the reason therein? Is there then any reason for living, if there is nothing more than this? If this were order, then would God not be a fool? Come, let us invent a God who would think as we.
29] Miserable is the little man who hath not yet aspired to the knowledge of the grasses and trees and of the other beasts.
30] Sad is he for he knoweth not his place in creation.

VIII
1] Hast thou seen men who close their eyes and mutter meaningless and foolish words, and then conclude by saying: God is here?
2] Men such as these are fools.
3] Do they not know that there are laws of calling?
4] Verily, every successful invocation is an equation, balanced and true. There is no other way.
5] God heareth not the mumblings of a fool. A man who babbles will call none unto himself but his folly.
6] This is the mystery of: Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.
7] God will hear only the voice of the wise, for there are none other capable of intelligible speech.
8] If a man wishes to be wise, then he must first make himself a reflection of the wisdom he desireth.
9] If a man wishes to be wealthy, then he must first make himself a reflection of wealth.
10] Also, thou must not forget the averse of these things desired, for these must also become a part of the equation.
11] And these things be the true product and operation of number.
12] Each thing is a number and every man is a number likewise; therefore, if the man make himself to equal that which he wanteth or desireth, he will have it.
13] The universe is a perfect balance. There is no place for unrighteousness.
14] If a man invoke his God without care of law, then his God will never come unto him, save to approach him in anger and strike him mad forever, that proper balance may again be restored.
15] Verily, this is righteousness in the eyes of God, for below there are the foolish, and above there are the wise. And in the centre of these things is he in Spirit.

IX
1] Religion is an habitation of slaves.
2] Doctrine is the foundation of restriction.
3] Thou shalt not is the blind that keepeth the eye from greater things.
4] There is no other than the law of God.
5] Universal interpretation thereof causeth folly among the many.
6] Each must interpret his own as he will. He will fly or fall, but never follow.
7] Cursed is he who sayeth: Follow me.
8] Cursed is he who followeth another. Lazy is he. He will never learn anything.
9] God knoweth not any man who followeth any other man.
10] Cursed is he who sayeth: Go this way or that.
11] Blessed is the man who merely say: Go.
12] Blessed is he who goeth alone.
13] Cursed is the shepherd who leadeth his flock to only one pasture.
14] Only death will come unto the sheep.
15] For soon will the grass of that one field be eaten up and the pool become stagnant.
16] And those who drink, will die. And those who do not, will go mad with thirst. And all will surely starve.
17] Cursed is the man who believeth that any other but one thing is sin. Verily, is folly such as this sin its self. God will never send that man any blessing, but only will he send unto him madness and death.
18] Imbalance and restriction are the only sins. These are the two faces of unrighteousness.

X
1] Ever must thou act upon the universe.
2] If thou art in need, mumble and babble not as the children of the whore. Thou shalt receive nothing thereby.
3] Fling not thyself about like a mad man. There is no promise therein but madness.
4] Wear not a solemn look upon thy face and hope to receive aught from it. Thy look of sincerity will bring thee nothing.
5] Act upon the universe, and the universe shall act upon thee. Sow and reap. There is no other way.
6] The universe is likened unto a goring bull. He will run thee over to meet with the one who would approach him.
7] Act not if thou choosest, but act in thine inaction still.
8] Verily doth the common laborer scoff and look upon the magician, the prophet and scribe, the thinking man, and say: He acteth not. Worthless is he for he acteth not, this lazy one.
9] But the magician stood up and spake unto God saying: Remove this beam from thine eye, o Lord, for he scoffeth and acteth not.
10] And verily God did stretch forth his hand and strike the haughty man down, for he acted not and was lazy. And thereby did God make way for the Magician, for in his acting was he pleasing in the eyes of the Lord.