TWO FRAGMENTS OF RITUAL[Translated by Fra. K. Φ. nc". from a. German MS. said to have been found

among the papers of Weishaupt. It by no means appears that the fragmentspertain to the Illuminati; Weishaupt’s MS. was probably a mere transcriptfrom some older ritual which he valued on purely archaeological grounds—Ell]

TWO FRAGMENTS OF RITUALI

THE SUPREME RITUAL“ Α {east {or the Supreme Ritual,”“ Το him is the winged secret flame, and to her the scooping starlight,"

-Lz'hr Legis.LET a feast be made by the Officers of the Temple. This

Temple, into which they then retire, may be any convenientplace. An altar is necessary; also a vessel of wine; other-wise as may be appointed by them: e.g4 the robes, etc., as saidin .......... The Officers are two in number andseek Nuit and Hadit through Babalon and the Beast.1 Τοconceal themselves, they are disguised as Isis and Osiris.[The Officers meet am! clasþ hamis above the alta;/. Any

???/!7111710731 oflemtt’ohs, sur/z as opening, hmzz'shmg, eia,are how done by 14,2 who returns, and they agam gregi,but ας initia/es.]

o. and I. [fare tofum].04 What is the hour?I. When time hath no power.ο. What is the place?1. At the limits of space,04 What God do we wake?

1 This is the nearest idea I can give of the text, which is in hieroglyphimpossible to reproduce.

2 It is clear that this ritual is full of intentional blinds.62 83

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THE EQUINOXTheL...oftheS.4..!

ο. With what do we serve?I. B ..... ,M ..... ,andN....lο. The shrine in the gloom?

[Givesthe5...ofaB...af/heA....,whic/L r.destroy: by [MS . . . an . . T . !116 Gad.Ι. IstheM....O.T..W,..0. And the Priest in the Shrine?I. IsthisM ...... Ο.Μ....!

[Ι. reþmts S. . . an. . T. and 0.82'7/95 5. . . ofBaþkomet.0. And the wonder above?

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I. The Quintessence of Love.0. There are sacraments?I.

P‘OE‘OF‘OF‘O

Nine.There are music and wineAnd the delicate dance—

. To accomplish?The trance.

. And are these three enough?They are servants of Love.

. And the sacrifice?I.

. And the priestess ?

Is thou.I am willing to dieAt thy hands—even now.

ο. Worship me first![Ι. seal: O. ”?₪ the Altar.

Mistress, I thirst,[ο, gives wing. They (irin/z.

TWO FRAGMENTS OF RITUALo. My mouth is on fire

To my lord’s desire.[They exehtznge the holy greeting hy a hiss.

I. I kneel at thy feet,And the honey is sweet.

[ο. þ/ays music while I worshz'fis z'n silente.O. Exhausted, I sink.1. I am dead, on the brink.ο. Let us dance!I. Let us dance!ο. I. The Lord give us power

Το be lost in the tranceFor an hour—for an hour!

[They (tame together. A þanse of perfect stillness nndsilente follows; until O., sua sponte, advance; [vulf/(mesI. n;?an the altar.

0. Exhaust me!I.o. Ere I sinklI. I shall sink !

ο. Drink winel oh, drink wine!I. I am thine!o. I am thine !

[They tlrz'hh and greet as before.

Nay, drink !

I. Art thou armed ?

ο. With a knife.[0. draws the daggerfrom her hair.

I. Love is better than life.[0. outs a J., or z'fpossz’hle, the 52371] ofN. 0. X, an L’s breast.

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THE EQUINOXI. [giving wine] To the trance !

[They iii/ink, then dame.o. Back to the throne!

[Ι᾿ returns, am! iii/2e: seat [kenan.L I adore thee alone!

[0. does so, þlay: mmie if 50 inclined, and continues asnecessity or int/Malian may (field/e,

ο. It is ended, the play:I am ready to slay.Anoint me !

I riseTo the fire of thine eyes.I anoint thee, thy priest,Babalon—and The Beast I

And I ask ofThee now:Who art Thou ?

ο. Omari tessala marax etc.[The Ritual of the S. . . . ofR. . . . is in silence aetomflis/ied.

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r. Mouth to mouth and heart to heart!ο. For the moment we must part.1. Time and space renew the illusion.ο. Love is swallowed in confusion.1. Love sustains us eminentTill the hour of Sacrament.

ο. Ι love you, and you love me.It Now and ever may it belι. and ο. Hand in hand is heart to heart.Love be with us, though we part.

[They greet, as befare, and depart.

IIA RITUAL TO INVOKE

H I C EOR ANY OTHER DIVINE ONE

THE OPENINGThe assistants being all without, N. and Η. ?;לש”/07772 the Vitum!

?”???שממלו/?. The doors are unlocked, and the assistant;led by R., guter.LET the symbol or image of {Ἕξἕοἁ} be in the East of the

Temple.it.her.

Let there be two other thrones: on her right that of Nuit,on her left that of Hadit; the child is Ra Hoor Khuit,

Nuit is dressed in blue, Hadit in red; the child is , . .

[MS. tam here,The lamp shall be burning above R.H.K., who crouches in

the centre, in the prescribed posture.If they be assistants, they Shall all wear the robes of their

grade; they shall be seated in balanced disposition about thetemple ; and they shall enter only after the opening.

THE OPENINGH. Knock as appropriate to god invoked.N. The Hymn appropriate to banishing.

Let incense burn before }

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THE EQUINOXH. The Banishing Ritual of theἁ, as revised.N. B. . . . . . . !

Η. O. . . . . .!

ΤΗΕ DEATH OF OSIRISamt N. itizrest themselves Of their ὀίω amt red robes,?”!ששו/₪8 mere/y ih their magith roäes af rez! mitigreen (ZS the temporal and spiritual þowers, :”\/!110%(md Aþoþhis.Sister, I burn upon the throne.I am in agony, Typhon I

Who hath disturbed our ageless peace?Threatened our mystery?

Isis

.==.2.ש.2.=

Hath borne a child.We are twins.

H. What wordInsults us ?

R. [Sþrihgs πῄ] Lo! I am, the third.H. [Comesforwardwith the seoiirge. ?«!!!נ'/?77665 R. ta kneel]

Then bow thee to the two above ! [Strikes him twice.N. [Comesforwardwith the rod,] We need no witness of

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our love. [Strikes him twice.H. Who art thou?N. Whence art thou ?

R. My nameIs surely I am that I am.

H. Blaspheme not ! [Strikes him twice.N. Lie not I [Strihes him twice.

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Ἄ

Ν.

TWO FRAGMENTS OF RITUALI am come

From Isis, from the Virgin Womb.. Blaspheme not ! [Strikes him twiee.

Lie not! [Elei/aes him twice.I am he

Appointed from eternityΤο rule upon the folk of Khem.

. We are the gods and kings of them.. Upstart ! [Strikes him twice.

Usurper! [Strikes him twice.We defy thee.

. We have the power to crucify thee.[N, forces R. hae/z, and they streteh out his arms.

, Amen I I am willing to be slain.Verily I shall rise again !

. With {our wounds thus I nail thee.[Wozniak brow, hands, (the!feet with the dagger.

. With one wound I impale thee.[Wounds 078051 with sword.

. Hail, sister! We have slain the god.

. Ours is the termless period‘. Bending across the bloodless faceLet us embrace !

Let us embrace![They emhmee, leaning 007055 the corpse. N. returns to

her throne, and dons the blue rohe, thus assuming thepower of Isis H. remains, his sword upon the heartofR.

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THE ARISING OF HORUSN. chants the Dirge of [sis1 After “tomb " in verse 4 she

rises, and H. fat/s back t0 his knees. At verse 5 N.

mines dawn to the corpse, and raises it with kisses uponthe stigmata, wrapping it then in her hlne raée. Shethen clothes it in the white roée (of a Probationer?Trans). R. tithes the sword of H, and. . . (?) his throattherewith. N. returns to her throne and H, rises andfints on his red robe.

THE AWAKENING OF THE DIVINE FORCE[The remaining sheets ofMSS. are missing or ?!?שלפש/1070010

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1 MS. not to be found.

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