Liber 231 Working - Frater Orpheus

8/9/2019 Liber 231 Working - Frater Orpheus

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The Howlingof

Liber CCXXXIA Grimoire of the Paths of the A.'.A.'.

Frater Zephyros

!"AoAo

This evocatory grimoire functions as the Thelemic version of the lesser key of Solomon; known also as the Goetia or 'Howling'. Research into both what the MasterTherion exoun!s an! the uni"uely rofoun! work of #enneth Grant which has its own $abalistic significance; may she! light on the exeriences of the %r!eals of the

Gra!es of our or!er. Such synchronicities seem to correlate with my own exeriences an! exosure to the current of the &.'.&.'..

iber (()))* is the most singular an! certainly uni"ue of all +(lass &' !ocuments reveale! by the Secret (hiefs thus far. The Master Therion resents it as a maing

of the cosmic rocess in congruity with the twenty,two &tus of The -ook of Thoth. &n! it is shown to function as a technical treatise !elineating a formula for

initiation. #enneth Grant exten!s this i!ea from the ersective of both si!es of the Tree,of,ife in such a way as to seemingly !estroy any i!ea of a Manichean battle

between forces of ight an! arkness. Rather/ the so,calle! ark Si!e 0whose contents are commonly referre! to as $lihotic1 is urorte! by his exerience to be

very ancient +&tavisms2 that belong to a more rimal an! owerful consciousness from our racial ast. &ustin %sman Sare an! (arlos (astene!a also investigate

these bestial energies.


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*t seems that mo!ern humanity has forgotten such ower that was very much a art of human consciousness in a time before the ancient 3gytians; as mo!ern man has

move! more an! more to a !een!ence on left,braine! consciousness through the succee!ing ages. The 4ecronomicon also seaks to this time an! acts as a

comlimentary Grimoire as well as the 5ou!oun grimoires. Most certainly/ this time in ancient Mesootamia; secifically (hal!ea/ is the fountain from which the

3gytian an! hence/ the 6ewish an! Hin!u religions woul! evolve into both 3astern an! 7estern !irections with 6u!aism branching into *slam an! (hristianity an!

Hin!uism branching into Taoism an! -u!!hism. %f course/ many aboriginal societies may be sai! to have never left this mo!e of consciousness as we are in this new

aeon/ learning more an! more about ancient aboriginal cultures that have survive! relatively unaffecte! or unaltere! by time into the resent age. 5ou!oun may be theone excetion as it is clearly the merging or mo!erni8ation of this ancient Shamanism with (hristianity.

iber (()))* consists of three searate sections9 The first is comose! of two sets of twenty,two sigils each belonging to two searate houses; the secon! is a set of

twenty,two verses correson!ing to both the correson!ing sigils from the two houses; an! the thir! section is a list of names for each of the &ngels from both houses/

arrange! in two columns an! aire! of with the correson!ing angel from each house. -oth of the two sets of sigils in the first section are title! iber ))**. The first

set is sub,title! 'omarum Mercurii (um Suis Geniis' which * am arahrasing as 'The House of the &ngels of Thoth'. The whole book is an exosition on the Holy

Tarot or -ook of Thoth. The other set of sigils is sub,title! '(arcerorum $lihoth (um Suis Geniis' an! * am arahrasing as 'The :rison of the &ngels of (horon8on.

*n both sets/ the sigils are lai! out either in the natural !irection of Hebrew writing for the first set/ or its oosite or!er for the secon!. This woul! seem to a!! some

vali!ity for &cha!'s reversal of the lesser aths on the Tree,of,ife. &n! in between both sets of sigils are instructions for comaring the sigils. They are arrange! in

two columns of which if the sigil !elineate! in the left column rece!es the one of the right then the comarison is to be ma!e in the sigils of the &ngels of Thoth. &n!

if the one on the right rece!es that of the left then the attention is !irecte! to the sigils of the &ngels of (horon8on. The comarisons reveal similarity in style/ theme/an! symbolism between certain sigils.

4ow lease note that * have use! the wor! +:rison2 for the &ngels of (horon8on. -ut * woul! refer to see this as something that is locke! in a re,historic level of

consciousness !ee in the collective conscious of our race. 6. 3!war! (ornelius !escribes this with the i!ea that these beings are imrisone! in the &stral 7aters about

the 3arth. These energies maintain a balance with the forces that are now at the fore of our consciousness an! seem to be connecte! with each other through the

*nvisible Sehira known as a2ath on the Tree,of,ife. #enneth Grant seems to maintain that only the &!et has the wherewithal to han!le the raw ower of these

&tavisms. *n such a light he aligns both si!es of every ath of the Tree with each other as secific +#alas2 from which Magick :ower can be evocatorially gaine!

emloying seciali8e! Tantric techni"ues.

There is no cross,comarison between the two charts until you get to the thir! section of this book. Here the names associate! with each &tu are liste! in two columns

an! their natural contrast is marke!. The ronunciation of the names for the &ngels of Thoth are more creative than the tra!itional Hebrew names for !emons !eloye!

by the &ngels of (horon8on. *n!ee! the &ngels of Thoth refer to several alhabets for comosition of their names of which belong to no known language. et/

#enneth Grant !evelos strong Gematric evi!ence to suort the nature of an! vali!ate the results of his work. These he !raws from an! exan!s uon


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There is also a comarison to the %r!eals of the Gra!es as each initiation has seeme! to this &sirant to exose one to various aths connecting with the mastery

of each correson!ing Sehira. &n! so evi!ence of this is !elineate! by #enneth Grant as he takes these &tavisms to be a integral an! interactive art of the 4ot,

* that is the reverse of the Tree with it2s obverse being the * that most &!ets will exclusively !eal with; making the reverse si!e a taboo that is a by,ro!uct of

egoic fear. Marcelo Motta notes in his own exloration of iber (()))* that the Sheaths of the Self are not static/ but are continuously exan!ing an!

changing as the Self an! 4ot,Self interact. Thus it seems that these $lihoth are the sentinels of the Tunnels of the 4ot,Self un!er every ath of the Tree,of,ife.

These $lihotic !emons seem to this &sirant to otentially lague the Gra!es of the %r!er as each Gra!e exoses one to artial aths that connect the various

Sehiroth. &n! of course/ the %r!eals of the Gra!es arise therefrom. &n! so the 4eohyte may make talismans for each skrying with the Sigils of the Genii on

the obverse an! the Sigils of the $lihoth on the reverse in his or her &stral 3xeriments. *t is further recommen!e! that the serious Stu!ent obtain a coy of

#enneth Grant's book9 4ightsi!e of 3!en. *n the book/ he !escribes more fully the nature of these tunnels than * have outline! below. ones/ the serious Stu!ent shoul! obtain a coy of #enneth Grant's book9 (ults of the Sha!ow.

*t shoul! also be note! that Mr. Grant warns against skrying the (horon8onic genii an! only himself/ resents !ata on the Thoth Genii. *n my own work/ * !i!

skry both?an! yet * have no correlative !ata to relate my (horon8onic exeriences with while fin!ing interesting correlations with Mr. Grant's !ata even though

* ha! erforme! my exeriments several years before * encountere! Mr. Grant's work. There are two other ublishe! workings along these lines/ one is foun! in

TH3 3$@*4%) 5ol. 5**; 4o. A,,ublishe! by Ray 3ales an! the other is foun! in TH3 3$@*4%) 5ol. 5; 4o. B,,ublishe! by Marcelo Ramos Motta. Some

of my own work is aen!e! below.

-y the time one reaches >elator/ one shoul! have ha! enough exerience to begin to vali!ate the various one that was coine! by #enneth Grant; it's rincial exlorer. The tree in this 8one

aears to be entirely of the et8iratic lane on first glance?but is mysteriously linke! with the -riatic lane as well by way of the astral menstruum 0et8iratic1

an! the lightening flash of orgasm 0-riatic1.


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Gra!e #ala oruban :ower >one isease angbeto; sacre! olice or

'eole of the night who

com from the other si!eof thesea'. -lack is the color of

sex an! an in!ication fo the

nature of this rimal magick.

-u=e; fetish of erfection of

beauty an! sexual

attractiveness.

&rterioscleros

is; the a!=unct

of Senility

Restriction D

*ncarceration

7orks of

Male!iction an!

eath

(roco!ile

CA &eon

Shalicu

Manamana; the lightening

%run,&a!i; the fiery

furnace-iri; fetish of !arkness


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BF &rt

Saksalim

&i!owe!a; go!!ess of the

Rainbow who comes like the

lightening flash.

(oncets of

Reversal/

Transformationan!

&nnihilation

-eing boun! with


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BC Hange!

Man

Malkunofat

%lokun; -lack 4etune

%losa; consort of %lokun/

croco!ile is her totem

%ya; 4iger River

%chun D %ba; the orubarivers

The :ower of

Skrying

Ray of the 'ee

%nes'

eviathon

:hilosohus

4et8ach

attaine!

(onnecte! to

a'ath by

virtue of its

connection to

eso!

(omletion

of BIth/ BthD

BEth:aths

*fa; from whence the Hebrew

wor! 3va came; messenger

D interreter o the go!s 03ve

listene! to Serent an!

translate! for &!am1/

feminine comonent of the

rimal myth

BK eath

4iantiel

angbe D 3re/ the boa,

constrictor

(ancer 4ecromancy;

&lchemicalformula of

:urification via

:utrefaction

-eetle

BA one &scen!ency

0olitical or

otherwise1

ominis

iminis

L*ntersection

of Sameck D

:eh

7ith :eh

being

comlete! by

attaining

:hilosohus/

&sirant isexclusively

traversing

Sameck

&!etus

Minor

Tihareth

attaine!

The work of

the 7an!

(omletion

of BKth/ BFthD

BJth:aths

Shango; mythical go who

incarnate! as #ing of oruba

0suggesting 4ehilim1/ go!

of self,sacrifice an!

re!emtion


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AC :riestess

Gargohias

%chosi; hunter who's symbol

is the bow/ if bloo! flows

then life is !estroye!;

reference to the lunar erio!

Togo D %nce; go!s of thelagoons; re! ools feature!

in the a!ministration of law

an! or!er

Menstrual

isor!ers

(reativity D

Rero!uction

(lairvoyance D

ivination

!uring a lunar

eclise

amra!iel

*be=i; the sha!owy

comanions of twin chil!ren

%ro; the temest of ominour

aearances an! screamingwin!s simulate! by a rai!

twirling of a woo!en claer

attache! to a string

Shugal,(horon8on

as a virulent

magickal storm

%minous

aearances an!

-anshees

-ilocation Hyena

B Hermit

amatu

*le; the earth

%richa,%ko; fetish of the

fiel!s an! agriculture

(hougou!o; insires terror of

a lace in or!er to rotect it

:aralysis 5irile force;

reserve! #are88a

eath in ife :arthenogenesis

BB

&!=ustment

afoursiax

3ngungun; bones of the !ea! *mbalance Ravenous bir!s

wNfaces or women

who snatch away

souls of living frommortal clay.

&bility to

balance on

bri!ge over fulf

othe &byss;between living

an! non,living.

Si!er D the

recision an!

synastry of Truth

an! 6ustice

&!etus

Ma=or

Geburah

attaine!

The work of

the Swor!

(omletion

of BBn!D BCr!

:aths

%gun; bloo!y war go! who

uses rites of bloo! 0menses1/

iron is sacre! metal an!

foun! in the menses/ this is

how the Scarlet 7oman is

girt with her swor!


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A (hariot

(haracith

oco; go! of the forests

&biku/ 3lere D %ehun; evil

sirits of =ungle D !eserts/

they enter human goetuses in

or!er to be born to take theirleasure amongst the living/

they reresent 5amirism

an! the fire of the !igestive

system

-ewitchments D

the ower of

casting

3nchantments

(amel

AE ust

Temhioth

Serent !ieites of oracular

nature9 angbe D *!agba

along with ython go!9

Selwanga

Stroke Sexual heat Training wil!

beasts with

reference to the

mechanism of

*) !egree %T%;

woman bri!ling

D !irecting

insensateassions

Serent's tongue

0symboli8e! by

lightening

&!etus

3xemtus

(hese!

attaine!

(omletion

of AEth/ BthD

BAst:aths

AJ Hierohant

@riens

*fe; the gaing vulva of

*yemo=a from whom

emerge! all the !eities in

great confusion

:hysical

strength

Hiootamus

-abe of the

&byss

(onnecte! to

eso! which

brings one to

the reverse

si!e of the

tree

3xclusive

traversal of

:ath of Gimel0the moon;

choron8on1

Magister

Temli

-inah

attaine!

(omletion

of AIthD Ath

:aths

%!u!ua; 'The -lack %ne'/ the

bottom of the bottle or

recetacle/ engulfe! in the

Sea of arkness


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AB Magus

-aratchial

%sanyin; genius of me!icine/

aears as human with !og's

hea! 0&nubis1 an! whose

symbol is a ro! surmounte!

by a bir!/ suggesting the

(a!eucus&roni; genius of the forest/

aears as a whirlwin!

which swees through the

forest/ carrying leaves before

it

&taxahasia;

!isor!ers of

seech

Gift of tongues/

gift of healing D

knowle!ge of

sciences

AK 3mress

ag!agiel

%!u!ua aearing as &!o;

go!!ess of rostitution

(hamana; the !eforme! go!

an! fetish of !isease

connecte! with this 5enusian

ray

Syhillis/

gonorrhea D

nymhomania

&bility to !istill

love hilters

ove

Magus(hokmah

attaine!

(omletionof AKth/ AFthD

AJth:aths

%batala; 'The 7hite %ne'/attribute! to the li! or the

hea!

AA


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*t is worthwhile to observe the non,linear nature of working the esser :aths of the Tree,of,ife. Some of these aths are comlete! in later gra!es from when

they are initially traverse!. %r it coul! be sai! that these aths are an integral art of any gra!e the comes between the gra!e where the athwork was initiate!

an! the gra!e where such work was comlete!. This ties in somewhat with Motta's i!ea of lower gra!es being correlative of higher gra!es as they are transose!

on the Tree,of,ife an! within the &.'.&.'. gra!ing system. He states the following on the nature of *nitiation9

The Initiation of the Neophyte reflects the Initiation of the Minor Adept;The Initiation of the Zelator reflects the Initiation of the Magister Templi;

The Initiation of the Practicus reflects the Initiation of the Magus;The Initiation of the Philosophus reflects the Initiation of the Ipsissimus.

The process starts again with the Dominus Liminis whose circumstances and ordeals are analogous to those of the Pro!ationer.Again the Initiation of the Adeptus Minor is analogous to that of the Neophyte though on a higher plane.

And the Initiation of the Adeptus Ma"or is analogous to that of the Practicus.And the Initiation of the Adeptus #$emptus is analogous to that of the Philosophus.

%The Initiation of the Zelator is analogous here to the point of &iew of the Adeptus Minor 'ithin.(The )rossing of the A!yss is again analogous to Pro!ation and to the position and progress of the Dominus Liminis.

*n consi!ering the ractical efficacy of working these twenty,two tunnels/ it is interesting to observe that eso! sits in counter,osition to a'ath on the Tree,of,

ife. The >elator has fully attaine! eso! having worke! in this shere !uring his or her 4eohyte erio!. &n! this shere is a reflection of a'ath. That is why

it is sai! that the 4eohyte has the otion to take the %ath of the &byss; which was accete! by


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&n 3xeriment-y


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ne isis number, ;wain are is "orces#

An$ * $rew te image o" Earatcia! against te $ar2ness# A!toug wen * starte$ * 2new not te name#et * was on m+ $is2 an$ o!$ing m+ wan$ wit m+ cu "!oating to m+ rigt an$ m+ $agger "!oating to m+ !e"t# An$ we rose iger an$ igerassing images an$ wir!ings an$ srie2s an$ ow!s# An$ * sougt te aearance o" an entit+# An$ a big 2e+ was tereF An$ * ma$e it go awa+#* cant remember c!ear!+ ere but someting resente$ itse!" an$ * as2e$ its name )) it ca!!e$ itse!" A=GC>D*AS# ;is was not accetab!e an$ *trace$ a Eet to get contro!#

[ow tat * am 2e+ing tis in * am remembering tat tis was te "ace o" Earatcia!))but ver+ Be!!+)!i2e an$ $riing in aearance# A!so, * $i$nt2now tat Amrotias is te name o" te "irst o" te arcer Henii#]

@ver+ting bro2e u an$ * now a$ te images o" Earatcia! containe$ witin te circ!e tat is art o" te s+mbo! "or ercur+# A!toug * $ont nowremember seeing te crescent tat be!ongs above te circ!e on te s+mbo!# Eut now ercur+ a$ a "ace. it was Earatcia!# An$ it so2e to me# *as2e$ "or te 2e+ to initiation on tis articu!ar !ane#*t sai$ te 2e+ is to act# An$ * $rew a Eet over tis# ;e Eet became te cross)bow as it sot an arrow tat create$ a sun wose !igt grewstronger an$ stronger# Gow Sagittarian * tougt to m+se!"#

[/on retrosect now * "ee! tis re"!ect uon acting in te current moment]

Eut sti!! * nee$e$ to ress "or more an$ was una+ wit te Sagittarian nature o" te image#An$ te image grabbe$ me an$ trie$ to !ea$ me to "o!!ow it# * re"use$# An$ it sai$ te secret to acting is to act witout acting# * sense$ tis was a"orm o" si!ence in waiting "or oter "orces to $o teir bi$$ing wic wou!$ ten be in armon+ to +our own wi!!#* sense$ tat contentment sou!$ be "oun$ in te caos tat eists be"ore an+ $esign comes to "ruition# * sense$ tat * a$ a com!ete !esson#

An$ imme$iate!+ * was bac2 to eart#Love is te !aw, !ove un$er wi!!#


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So! in aricornLuna in SagittariusIanuar+ , 199ev:1am

Do wat tou wi!t sa!! be te wo!e o" te Law#

L&' an$ ' an$ m+ recitation o" a Liber '**# ten * assume$ te go$)"orm Garocrates in asana as seen in te [sin] Atu# 8en * "e!tcom"ortab!e in tis "orm * intone$ sabna)o$obor an$ imme$iate!+ saw te +rami$ wit te rectangu!ar bric2 or co""in insi$e# An$ te $ooroene$ u an$ it was a go!$en bric2 tat quic2!+ grew to a go!$en ci!$ o" gigantic roortion as te wa!!s o" te +rami$ "!ae$ $own#

An$ * teste$ wit te s+mbo! o" "ire an$ it went troug im an$ * went troug te s+mbo!# * quic2!+ $rew a circ!e "or tere was "ire a!! about mewit !eaing sa!aman$ers# An$ m+ circ!e was o" "ire# *n te same instant * ca!!e$ to te genii to aear an$ even a s!it)secon$ be"ore a $ancings2e!eton aeare$ tat quic2!+ turne$ into a "!aming creature# * ca!!e$ out to constrain an$ conBure an$ as2e$ to !earn te !esson o" tis at# Gesai$ some gob!e$+)goo2 tat * $ont remember# et * !oo2e$ into is e+es an$ te+ were bot emt+ triang!es wit te ae ointing $ownwar$san$ * remembere$ tat wen e "irst aeare$ * teste$ im b+ ur!ing a [sin] at im wic went troug im wit a ow! but in retrosect $i$ nottoug im# Ge ten rea!ie$ as * tat * 2new e was not te one * sougt#

An$ again * invo2e$ an$ conBure$ an$ a "!as o" !igtening aeare$ an$ * tougt tis was more marita! !i2e te tower# Eut it resente$ me witte [sin] wan$# An$ * sai$ teac me# An$ it bi$ me to ri$e it an$ we ro$e over te eart an$ it sai$ +our eart must !ea)u as we observe$ te"ier+ earts o" oters# An$ were tere was $ar2ness we struc2 !i2e !igtening as a catt!e)ro$ an$ as te tower#

An$ * rea!ie$ [ercur+] was c!osest to te sun an$ "rom a!2ut to [ercur+] $oes tis at traverse# An$ * tougt to emu!ate te sun#As a matter)o")"act, wen * "irst met te genii it sai$ to me tat * was not rea$+ an$ * a$ to assume te "orm o" Ca)Goor)?uit###to get some moreage###an$ tis is a so!ar go$3 tat * was too +oung# [ercur+] is so muc more tan min$# Eut is c!osest to te [Sun]

An$ m+ eart !eae$ "or Bo+ "or te !esson !earne$# An$ m+ bo$+ !eae$ ustairs to write tis#Love is te !aw, !ove un$er wi!!#

So! in aricornLuna in aricornIanuar+ J, 199ev:1am

Do wat tou wi!t sa!! be te wo!e o" te Law#

A"ter te usua! oening ecet tat * recite$ no o!+ boo2s3 K* came into m+ astra! tem!e an$ assume$ te go$)"orm o" Se2et an$ * invo2e$ er#reate$ te $oor wit te sigi! "or ;emiot on it# ;is is te com!ement as er &&&* an$ +ester$a+s wor2#* bow!e$ te $oor $own stan$ing on a sun an$ tere was anoter sun# 8e orbite$ eac oter in a constraine$ e!!ise an$ eventua!!+ * reace$ outan$ grabbe$ te oter sun# 8it te sun in m+ an$s w%arms stretce$ an$ te sun g!ue$ on m+ "eet we continue$ tis e!!ise ti!! * !an$e$ on a$esert "!oor wit a b!uis an$ vio!et s2+#


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A !itt!e tin+ !ion)ea$e$ man came u to me across te $esert an$ * $i$ not un$erstan$ wat e was sa+ing )) * cant remember ow * teste$ im *ur!e$ te sign o" Leo an$ e $i$nt !i2e tis# ;en * use$ te sign as a orse)soe sae$ s2ate$ boar$3 but e was c!ear!+ uncom"ortab!e is"ace was g!owing3 an$ ten a!ot o" !i2e creatures came an$ surroun$e$ me#* !eae$ severa! times tot e s2+ in an arc but was 2et "rom escaing in tis manner# So in m+ !ast !ea an$ in mi$)air * $ri!!e$ $own into te!anet#;ere was anoter man wit a g!owing "ace )) oo$e$ an$ robe$ e sat over a cube rea$ing a boo2 wit a !igt source to is !e"t as * aroace$to is !e"t# ;e !igt source was on te "!oor#Ge !oo2e$ u an$ * ur!e$ te sign o" Leo at im !i2e a ring toss an$ it !it im u as it asse$ over im an$ became is seat#Ge ut is arm out an$ ointe$ to is rigt# ;ere was a big g!owing !ion ea$ rotru$ing "rom a wa!!#* cant remember ow * teste$ tis but ten * sai$


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So! in aricornLuna in Aries1)14)9ev:16am

Do wat tou wi!t sa!! be te wo!e o" te Law#&&' ( ' into asana# Assume$ go$)"orm o" Gorus an$ invo2e$ te same# As * $i$ so * arme$ m+se!" wit m+ wan$, swor$, $agger an$ seate$m+se!" uon te antac!e o" [ars]# * entere$ te cu o" $ar2ness wic at "irst was gir$e$ about m+ !oins#* aroace$ te cast!e o" =ar"aitas "!+ing as a green bir$ an$ erce$ m+se!" ato te cast!e !oo2ing to te c!ou$s o" te eavens# ;ere was a!at"orm. a !eve! sur"ace "or a roo" to te cast!e#* conBure$ =ar"aitas. $rawing a circ!e an$ setting a triang!e a"!oat be"ore me# A sing!e "!ame aeare$ on te triang!e an$ * engu!"e$ it wit re$energ+ an$ it "a$e$ awa+# * conBure$ again =ar"aitas to aear in it true "orm be"ore me an$ or$ere$ tat it be constraine$ to te triang!e# A re$"ace aeare$ in te triang!e in te sae o" Eaomet# * $rew te sigi! o" [ars] an$ it wore it wit ri$e#

An$ * comman$e$ it to teac me# An$ it ci$e$ me as2ing


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>n m+ !ast attemt * came uon te same aearance but tis was now te genii resting in a grove surroun$e$ b+ !us garnises o" ree$s, twigs,"ruits an$ vegetab!es#* $rew te same sigi! in te same wa+ an$ te being !ove$ it# An$ * ur!e$ more sigi!s tat c!ung to te bases o" its ooves#*t sai$ tat * a$ come "ar# An$ sowe$ me te cains at its "eet# >ne was te cain o" attainment an$ * cou!$ attac m+se!" to it i" * !i2e$#;e oter was te cain o" non)attainment# An$ * cou!$ attac m+se!" to it i" * !i2e$#

An$ *t sai$

Liber 231 Working - Frater Orpheus

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