000. | THIS is the Book of the Cult of the Infinite Within. |
00. | The Aspirant is Nuit. Nuit is the infinite expansion of the Rose; Hadit the infinite concentration of the Rood. (Instruction of V.V.V.V.V.) |
0. | First let the Aspriant learn in his heart the Second Chapter of the Book of the Law. (Instruction of V.V.V.V.V.) |
1. | Worship, i.e., identify thyself with, Nuit,
as a lambent flame of blue, all-touching, all-penetrant, her lovely hands upon the black earth,
and her lithe body arched for love, and her soft feet not hurting the little flowers, even as
She is imaged in the Stélé of Revealing. This is the first practice of Meditation (ccxx. I. 26). |
2. | Let him further identify himself with the heart of
Nuit, whose ecstasy is that of her children, and her joy to see their joy, who sayeth I love
you! I yearn to you! Pale or purple, veiled or voluptuous, I who am all pleasure
and purple, and drunkenness of the innermost sense, desire you. Put on the wings, and
arouse the coiled splendour within you: come unto me! . . . Sing the rapturous love-song unto
me! Burn to me perfumes! Wear to me jewels! Drink to me, for I love you! I love
you! I am the blue-lidded daughter of Sunset; I am the naked brilliance of the
voluptuous night-sky. To me! To me! This continues the first practice of Meditation1 (ccxx. I. 13, 61, 63, 64, 65). |
3. | Let the Aspirant apply himself to comprehend
Hadit as an unextended point clothed with a Light ineffable. And let him beware
lest he be dazzled by that Light. This is the first practice of Intelligence (ccxx. II. 2). |
4. | Let the Aspirant apply himself to comprehend
Hadit as the ubiquitous centre of every sphere conceivable. This is the second practice of Intelligence (ccxx. II. 3). |
5. | Let the Aspirant apply himself to comprehend
Hadit as the soul of every man, and of every star, conjoining this in his Understanding
with the Word (ccxx. I. 2).
"Every man and every woman is a star." Let this conception be that of
Life, the giver of Life, and let him perceive that therefore the knowledge of Hadit
is the knowledge of death. This is the third practice of Intelligence (ccxx. II. 6). |
6. | Let the Aspirant apply himself to comprehend
Hadit as the Magician or maker of Illusion, and the Exorcist of destroyer of Illusion,
under the figure of the axle of the Wheel, and the cube in the circle. Also as
the Universal Soul of Motion. (This conception harmonises Thoth and Harpocrates in a very complete and miraculous manner. Thoth is both the Magus of Tarot (see Lib. 418) and the Universal Mercury; Harpocrates both the destroyer of Typhon and the Babe in the Lotus. Note that the "Ibis position" formulates this conception most exactly. ED.) This is the fourth practice of Intelligence (ccxx. II. 7). |
7. | Let the Aspirant apply himself to comprehend
Hadit as the perfect, that is Not, and solve the mystery of the numbers of Hadit and his
components by his right Ingenium. This is the fifth practice of Intelligence (ccxx. II. 15, 16). |
8. | Let the Aspirant, bearing him as a great King,
root out and destroy without pity all things in himself and his surroundings which are
weak, dirty, or diseased, or otherwise unworthy. And let him be exceeding proud and
joyous. This is the first practice of Ethics (ccxx. II. 18, 19, 20, 21). |
9. | Let the Aspirant apply himself to comprehend
Hadit as the Snake that giveth Knowledge and Delight and bright glory, who stirreth the
hearts of men with drunkenness. This snake is blue and gold; its eyes are red,
and its spangles green and ultra-violet. (That is, as the most exalted form of
the Serpent Kundalini.) This is the sixth practice of Intelligence (ccxx. II. 22, 50, 51) |
10. | Let him further identify himself with this Snake. This is the second practice of Meditation (ccxx. II. 22). |
11. | Let the Aspirant take wine and strange drugs,
according to his knowledge and experience, and be drunk thereof. (The Aspirant should be in so sensitive a condition that a single drop, perhaps even the smell, should suffice. ED.) This is the first practice of Magick Art (ccxx. II. 22). |
12. | Let the Aspirant concentrate his consciousness
in the Rood Cross set up upon the Mountain, and identify himself with It. Let him be
well aware of the difference between Its own soul, and that thought which it habitually
awakens in his own mind. This is the third practice of Meditation, and as it will be found, a comprehension and harmony and absorption of the practices of Intelligence (ccxx. II. 22). |
13. | Let the Aspirant apply himself to comprehend
Hadit as the Unity which is the Negative. (Ain Elohim. ED) This is the seventh practice of Intelligence (ccxx. II. 23). |
14. | Let the Aspirant live the life of a strong
and beautiful being, proud and exalted, contemptuous of and fierce toward all that is
base and vile. This is the second practice of Ethics (ccxx. II. 24, 25, 45-49, 52, 56-60). |
15. | Let the Aspirant apply himself to comprehend
Hadit according to this 26th verse of the Second Chapter of the Book of the Law.
And this shall be easy for him if he have well accomplished the Third Practice of
Meditation. This is the eighth practice of Intelligence (ccxx. II. 26). |
16. | Let the Aspirant destroy Reason in himself
according to the practice in Liber CDLXXIV. This is the fourth practice of Meditation (ccxx. II. 27-33). |
17. | Let the Aspirant observe duly the Feasts appointed
by the A.'.A.'. and perform such rituals of the elements as he possesseth, invoking them duly in
their season. This is the second practice of Magick Art (ccxx. II. 35-43). |
18. | Let the Aspirant apply himself to comprehend
Hadit as a babe in the egg of the Spirit (Akasha. ED.) that is invisible within the
4 elements. This is the ninth practice of Intelligence (ccxx. II. 49). |
19. | The Aspirant seated in his Asana will suddenly
commence to breathe strangely, and this without the Operation of his will; the Inspiration
will be associated with the thought of intense excitement and pleasure, even to exhaustion;
and the Expiration very rapid and forceful, as if this excitement were suddenly released. This is the first and last Indication of the Sign of the Beginning of this Result (ccxx. II. 63). |
20. | A light will appear to the Aspirant,
unexpectedly. Hadit will arise within him, and Nuit concentrate Herself upon him
from without. He will be overcome, and the Conjunction of the Infinite Without
with the Infinite Within will take place in his soul, and the One be resolved into the
None. This is the first Indication of the Nature of the Result (ccxx. II. 61, 62, 64). |
21. | Let the Aspirant strengthen his body by
all means in his power, and let him with equal pace refine all that is in him to the
true ideal of Royalty. Yet let his formula, as a King's ought, be Excess. This is the third practice of Ethics (ccxx. II. 70, 71). |
22. | To the Aspirant who succeeds in this
practice the result goes on increasing until its climax in his physical death in
its due season. This practice should, however, prolong life. This is the second Indication of the Nature of the Result (ccxx. II. 66, 72-74). |
23. | Let the Adept aspire to the practice of
Liber XI, and preach to mankind. This is the fourth practice of Ethics (ccxx II. 76). |
24. | Let the Adept worship the Name, foursquare,
mystic, wonderful, of the Beast, and the name of His house; and give blessing and worship
to the prophet of the lovely Star. This is the fifth practice of Ethics (ccxx. II. 78, 79). |
25. | Let the Aspirant expand his consciousness
to that of Nuit, and bring it rushing inward. It may be practised by imagining
that the Heavens are falling, and then transferring the consciousness to them. This is the fifth practice of Meditation. (Instruction of V.V.V.V.V.) |
26. | Summary. Preliminaries.
These are the necessary possessions. |
27. | Summary continued. Preliminaries.
These are the necessary comprehensions. |
28. | Summary continued. Preliminaries.
These are the meditations necessary to be accomplished. |
29. | Summary continued. Preliminaries.
These are the Ethical Practices to be accomplished. |
30. | Summary continued. Preliminaries.
These are the Magick Arts to be practised. |
31. | Summary continued. The Actual Practice.
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32. | Summary continued. The Results.
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33. | Summary concluded.
These are the practices to be performed in token of Thanksgiving for success. |
Notes
1: In the Equinox publication, section 2 was said to be the
second practice of Meditation, but section 10 was also said to be the second
practice, 12 the third practice, 16 the fourth practice and 25 the fifth practice.
Combining 1 and 2 into the "first practice" matches the numbering in
section 28.
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