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T ha n k you f or atte ndin g this se mi n a~ o n Haat Ha qi cki I h ope t h e infor ma ti on wi l l p rove u s efu l to y ou and t o yo u r pr og re s s on the Path o f Initi atio n. I want t o thank t he Lectu r e r and t he Tra ns l ato r fo r b r ing i ng my 'wo r d s to y o u; I ' m n ot su re i f i t i s the s a me pe rson . I f e e l lik e a g hos t spea ki ng to y ou t h ro ug h a He d i u m a nd a Sp iri t GUi d e , but o nce we star t t o tr ade que sti ons and a nswe r s , we wi ll be c ome mor e solid to e ac h othe r. We a ll have o n e t h in g i n c ommo n - -a n i n t ere st in Hagic k . I ho pe t h at y o u a re pr e s entl y p r a c t ic i ng Hag i c k, o ~ inte nd t o pra cti c e it i n th e nea r fut ure. Just l earn ing a bou t Mag l ck wi ll no t chang e you n or the wo r l d ar o un d you ; Ha gi c k be g in s and end s in t he ph ys i cal wo r ld , al th ough t h e midd le p arts ha p pe n in wa ys and in p l aces that t h e un init iated k no w l itt le ab o ut . When I use th e word " Haq Lck v , I me a n it i n the se ns e o f Ale lser Cz c wke y t s de f i ni tion : Hag l ck i s t h e Sc i e nce a nd th e Art o f ca using chang e to occ u r in c onf ormi ty wi th Will . Haat Magi c k i s ba se d on t Egy pt i a n nete r o f truth , j ust i c e , hone s ty , ac cura he co nce p t o f Ha a t , the c y a nd ba lanc e. In Eg y p t ian ar twor k , Haat i s pi c t ur ed as a be a uti f ul young woma n, da ugh t e r o f Ra and . .... I f e of Tehu ti /Tho th , . who wea rs a f e a th er i the mea s u re agai nst .... hich the he art s of t he dead n her headb and . She i s a r e weigh ed 1n th e sca le o f An u bis i n the cour t of Osi r1s i n t he Hall of the Haat i . Su ch a judge me nt s c ene is s hown in the Pap yr us of An i i n t he Br i t i sh Mus e u m. Haa t Magi ck is a fo r m o f ~ helemi c Ma g i c k , a nd fit s into Cro wle y 's schem e of Ae o ns very neat ly . He based h i s theor y o f Ae on s , o r dis tinc t per iod s o f t i me wh e n huma nity th o ught and acted in certa in way s , o n the sacre d Name o f God , Tet r a gra mma ton, as repre se n t ed by Egyp tian g od f orms . j¢,. Yod (the Fath e r) wa s a ti me o f i nva s i o n, c onqu est , r epre s sion a nd p atr i a rch y , and had its image i n Os i r is. In the We s t er n and Midd le Eas t e rn wor l d , the Aeon o f Os i r i s sa w the r i s e o f Juda is m, Ch risti an i t y , a nd Islam . Cr owle y sa w the e nd of t h e Ae o n o f Os iris at the writi ng of the Bo ok o f the La w, Libe r AL v el Leg i s. He (t h e Mo t h e r) ha d her t ime b ef or e the Aeon of Osi r is , ev e n th o ugh h e~ l et ter c o mes s e co nd in Tetra gram mato n. Th e Ae on of I s i s wa s a t ime of p e ace an d pros peri ty , when t h e Godde ss was wor s h i p pe d unde r many diff eren t na me s a t man y p l aces . Her Ae o n saw t h e chang e s of hu man it y fr om hu nt e r to h er d sman to fa r mer to ci t izen .

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Vau (the Son ) i s Ho ru s , the hawk -he aded Lord o f t he Sun, a n d ch ild of I s is a nd Osi r is . Th e Ae on o f Hor us be g a n i n 190 4 with th e writ ing o f the Bo ok o f the La w, a nd c o nti nue s to this day. The tas k of this Aeo n is t o d e s tr o y th e rema in s of t he Aeon of Osir i s , to wipe out a ll the in st i tu ti on s of z e pr e s s Lo n -i--be d gove r nme nt , Baa. sc hools , bad c hur c he s , bad war s , and a l l si t ua tions wher e o n e pe r s on trie s to co nt r o l t he thoug hts a nd a c ti on s o f a no t her p e rs on .

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of Hor u s , bu t i s in effec t al ong with i t . Maat l s wor k i s to re b u i l d a n ew wo r l d soc i e ty f ro m th e ashes of the Os i r i a n Aeon , makin g sur e t hat j us tice a n d tru th a re g i v e n a chan ce to guid e human li f e, every wher e .

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I 've adde d t wo mo r e Ae on s to Cro wley 's ori q in a l fo ur . Bes , the dwa rf god f rom the inter io r o f Afri ca, r e p r e sen t s t h e Name l e s s Ae on, the t i me s o f p rehi sto r y be for e the Ae o n of IsIs . He r epr e se n t s t he Ance st ors , the s h a ma ns , the f I r st h u man s t o wat ch the s t a rs and t he wor ld arou nd t h e m a nd t o do ritu als a nd t r a n c es t o he a l , h unt , and s p eak wi t h the spi r it s . Harp ocra t , the chi ld s eated on a lotus or stand ing o n a c rocod i l e , i s t h e Lo rd of Sil en c e an d t h e i mag e f o r t h e Wo r d l e s s Ae on , t he t i me s o f t h e f u t u re . He s i g ni f i e s the Desc end ants , o u r child ren and g r andc hi l dren a nd th eir " c h i l d r e n. Th e natu r e o f Hag i ck i tself has evo lv ed thr o ugh the Ae o n s , si nce e ach Aeo n h as i t s o wn Ha gi cka l Form ula and chang e in t he dire cti on o f the Ha g i c k a l Cur r e n t . The late Twen t iet h Ce n tur y i s a t ime o f ma j or world c hange , a nd s eems t o ma n y p eopl e to be cha ot i c, da n g e ro us and thre at en ing . New di s c ove ri e s in scie nce a nd tec h n ol o gy ar e oc c urrin g t o o oft e n t o all ow f or e v en o ne g e n er a t i on to p ass be f or e real it y sh ift s i n t o a ne w mod e. We 've g one f r om the fir s t f l igh t of th e Wrig ht broth e rs' a irpla ne at Kitty Hawk to walk in g on the mo on i n less tha n a centu ry . I can s t i l l reme mber a time wi th o ut t. e Lev LeLo n , a nd n o w t here i s d ev e l o p i ng a gl obe -spa nn i ng comp u ter In te r ne t . Ev en t ho u g h s o me pe o pl e fe el l ost and fear ful, i t's a wond erf ul time to b e ali ve . Thi s c ha ot ic ti me o f tran siti o n i s exce ll ent f or Ha g i c k . No t h i n g i s n a i l ed down ti g ht, e x c e pt f or t he a b s ol u te fa c t t h at t omor r ow wo n ' t b e li ke toda y. We h ave t he opp or tun i ty to de c isi ve ly in flu ence the e s se n c e a n d the s hap e o f th e f utu re t h r o u g h c ommu ni cati on s on the Oute r, and t hroug h Ha gi ck al Workin gs on the Inne r. How to best d o this c a n be di sco v ered , pe rhap s , by unde r st a ndi ng how Ha gi ckal the o r y and p rac t ic e has gr own fr om the far past to t he pre sen t . F ro m s cant arch eolo g i cal evid enc e c omb i ned wit h intro s p e cti on , s o me thi nke rs sa y t h at ou r c a v e - d we l l i n g a nc esto r s b a sed t h e i r p r ac ti c a l Hagi ck o n r it e s to cal l a ni ma l s f o r th e hunte rs , t o he al the s ick , and t o b ury the de a d . The a nci e nt High Ha qi ck we kn ow litt l e abou t , ex c e pt that neat ly -pla c ed bear sku lls in a cave se e ms t o i ndic ate that the bear wa s e it h e r wo r s h i p p e d a s a supe rnat ur a l bei ng, or wa s s ee n a s a way in to powe r for the tr ibe . At s ome buri al s i t es, red o c hr e o n h uman bo nes se e ms t o ' s ho w tha t th e a nces to rs be lieve d in some t y pe o f li f e a f te r death . Ho s t o f wh a t we k n o w o f p reh i sto ric Ha g i c k i s gue sswo rk , but pr a c t i c e s of p ri mit i ve tri b e s today ma y gi v e us clue s t o the way s o f t he past . I t' s also h el p f u l to trav el t o t he Inn er p l an e s t o ima g i n e (o r re me mber ) wh a t yo u r o wn Ha gi ck wo u l d b e lik e i f y ou li v ed und er th e same cond it io n s that our ea rli e st hu man ance st ors d id.

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Whe n o ur br ains b e c a me c o mpl e x e nough t o ho u s e a mind comp lex enou gh t o have ab stra ct tho ug h ts , a n d to f orm lan gua ge refi n e d en oug h to di s c us s abs tra c tions , we b ega n t o tr y t o ma k e s e n s e o f t h e world ar o und u s a nd t o u nders tan d th e mean i ng o f l i f e . For the f or c e s beyon d o u r co n t ro l , s u c h as

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page 3 . wea the r , sexu al desi re , f e rtil i t y o f the tribe and o f t he food supp ly , deat h, d reams , a nd so o n, we in v en t e d pe rso nali ties a nd cal led the m gods and s p i r i t s . We d re w par allel s a nd co mpa r is o ns be t wee n t h em and our o wn emot io ns and expe rie nces , and so came to p ic tu re t h e gods a nd s p irits as huma n -like wi th (at t ime s ) a nima l c ha r a c t e r i s t i c s t hat s ig n ifi e d spec i fi c p ower s. Like huma ns, the gods we re mal~ and fema a nd r o g y n e ) , a nd t he roles ass igned t he m re f lecte le ( with an occas i ona l d t h eir gende r c ha r ac t e r i s ti c s . We as su med that the god s a nd spir its could be i n f l u e nc e d, as human b eing s are i n f l u e nc e d , b y gifts a nd prais e or by a pp r o v e d beha vi or. If f latte ry an d . prai se wo r k e d o n th o s e hu ma n s who we r e bigge r a nd st ro n ger than we we r e, and wh o c oul d be br ibed in t o n o t hur t i ng u s , t he n t he q od s a nd spir i ts s h o u l d be able to be i n f l u e nc e d and br ibed i n the same wa y . Thu s b egan reli q i ous wor s h i p and sac rifi ce . Beyon d the a v oidan c e o f pain , re l i g ion began t o be seen as a s o u r c e of b lessi ng a l so , i f our gif ts a nd be ha vio r we r e acc epta b le an d p l ea si ng . '--

The g ods a nd spir i ts de ve l oped as o u r e x pe r i e nc e s deve loped , ch angin g to meet the pUbl i c and priva te need s o f human s.

Th e Aeon o f Is i s b r ough t the t ra nsit io n fro m hun tin g and herdi n g to the de v e l o p e me n t o f a gric u ltu re , cit ie s , a nd the a rt o f writ i ng . The ima ge of t h e Godd ess c h a n g e d fr om c rude figu rin es a nd draw ings o f th e Al l -Math e r to a mu l t it ud e of pe rs onali ties and pat r ona ge o f love , war , seaso na l c ha ng es and as pects o f Natu r e. I sh t ar /Ast a r te /Ash t oreth wa s s t ra ng , de s ireab le , fierc e , b e aut i f u l and po we r f u l . Hys t e r y s ch o ol s a nd bod ies o f Initi ates , s u c h as tho se o f t h e Eleu sin i a n My s t er i e s, f ar med ar o und the mys tica l a spec ts o f t h e natu ral wor ld , seein g d ea th and reb irth mirro r ed in th e tu r n in g o f t h e sea so ns and in t h e myt h o f Deme t er a nd Per se p h one. I n Eg ypt , pr i e s th o ods and Temp le s o f t h e v ari ous net er /g ods di scov e r e d the Ma g i c k of t he Word , o f t h e po wers of Name s, o f t he valu e o f wri t i ng . In the Aeo n o f I sis , Mag i c k be came in trica te and sp e cial ized ; i t b e ga n t o di sti ng uish i t s elf fr om r e ligio n in a n u mbe r of wa y s . Th e esse nt ia l fe at ur e of Hag i ck is that i t wo rk s b y c omma nd i ns te a d o f pra yer. The i dea i s that if y ou kno w the Tr u e Name o f an entit y, you can b ind it to y our Will , s i n c e a True Name is t he ess ence o f a thing 1s natu re . Anot her too l f o r wor k i n g Ha g i ck is t h e Ward of P owe r , to b e spo ke n in o ne 1s Tru e Voic e , o r "Ma Kh er u ". Th e Ha Kheru is d i sc ov e r ed t h r o ug h s elf - k n OWl edg e , and i s s e a t e d i n the ca r e of o ne 1s be i n g . Spea king with i t c reate s vib ratio ns t hat s pee d th ro u g h t h e wor l d an d c ha ng e the a bj ec t o f t he Hagi ckal i n t e nt io n. I si s wa s co n si d er ed t o be such a gr e at Ha gi ck i a c on tr o l o ver Ra hims el f by f or c i ng h im to revea n t ha t s he wa s a b le to ga in l his Tr u e Na me t o her . She ca use d a v e no mo u s s e r p e n t to b i t e th e Su n Ga d a nd bring h im nea r death , then wi th hel d the ant idote to the po i s o n u n til he t ol d her hi s Tr ue Na me . There ar e s ti l l cu l tur e s aliv e t oday where y ou ke ep y our Tr ue Na me a s e c r e t so t h at n o n e ma y ga i n po we r ove r y ou . The Aeo n o f Os i r i s gradu a ll y da wne d when po p u l a t io n pres su res requ i red tr ibes a nd na t i ons to mov e be yon d fo r me r te r r i t o r i e s wh o s e l and, a ni mal s a nd plan t s c o u ld n o l on g er su p p or t t hem . When these trave l l i ng t ribe s met the nati ves o f t h e l and s t he y fo u nd , war s of co nque st a nd d efen se ofte n det er mi n e d who co n t r o l l e d the disp uted ter ri t ory. Ha le g od s , gods o f wa r a nd king ship , g ods o f a f a the r h o od t ha t he l d th e po we r o f l ife an d d ea t h

page 4. o v e r wi ve s a nd c h i l d r e n , soo n over s had owed and o b scu re d the worsh ip of t h e god dess , t he r ev e r en c e o f the Maid en , the Mothe r , and t he Cro n e. The fathe r -g od s wer e t he Lord s o f High P l ac e s , s u ch a s the Ar ya n sky - g od s, I ndra and Var u n a , Da i us Pita r / Ze u s / J uo i t e r o f Ya h ve h meet ing hi s p r o phets 0 1\ the mou nt a in top th e Medite rrane an r e g i on , o r s. The g od de s ses ha d bee n o f t h e e ar th , mo on a nd sta rs , but the go ds wer e o f the sto rms , the thu nd e r a nd ligh t ning . As seem s t o b e huma n c us tom , t he go ds o f the co nqu e r e d peo ples b e ca me t h e demo ns of the c o n q u e r e r s , a nd the i d e al s o f t he wa rr i o r so n and th e rulin g f a ther f o und e x p r e ss i on in th e abs ol ute auth o rity o f t he ma l e over fe mal e . The hei ght o f t he Aeo n o f Os i ri s expr es sed i t s e l f i n Yahwe h i s m, Ch r i s t i a ni t y a nd I sla m; in the Me d i eval cen tu ri es . the be ginn ing s of secul ar. sc i ence sepa rat ed fr om Ha q i c k i n Al ch e my a nd Qaba lla h . The latte r ga ve r i se t o mat hema t ics a nd the ology , and t he forme r to c h e mi s t r y . As tr on omy has eve n o lde r r o ots , a s astr ol o g y r ea ch e s back i n t o preh ist or y. Ma gi ck , in the Aeon of Osi ri s , oper at ed o n the f o rm ula o f t he Dyi ng God , wi th a reb ir th o r r e s u r r e c t i o n c omple t ing t h e Mys ter y o f d e ath . Hagi c k ~ e a c h e d to wa r d t h e Oute r , physi cal ~ o rld , as e viden ced by t he Al c he mi c a l goa ls o f the Phi l o so p her s ' st one and th e Elix i r o f Life . Th e st on e af t h e Wi se wa s su ppos ed t o be able t o turn ba s e meta l s into g old , and t he Elix i r wa s re pute d t o i mp a r t yo ut h and immo r taili ty. EnqU i ry i nt o the ph y s i c a l real m wa s toler ated by the esta bl ished r e l i g i on s , r e a l m becam e the e x c l us i v e pr o pert y of the c hurch wh i l e t he sp i ri tua l , s y na go g u e and mosq ue . Th e neare st th ing to traff ic ~i th sp i rit s and d e mons we r e s pe lls and c o nju r at i o ns u s ing va riou s na me s o f God t o co mpe l t h e u n s e e n e n t ities to serv e t h e Ha gi ck ian's will ; the th in t o ler a nce o f such pr ac tices by the Ch u rc h depe nded 'o n ma i n t a i n in g t he fo rmal ity of Godt s s u p re mec y in a l l o p e r a t i o n s . I inte rp ret t h e l e g e nd of Fa ust a s Chu rch pro pa gand a wa rnin g of t h e d ange r s of l u s t for know ledge ; far bette r t o be a sheep f e d o n f a it h than a d u p e o f t he De vi l . F oll owe rs o f th e Ol d Relig i ons w e ~e co nde mne d as ~itc hes b y the Inqu i sitio n, a nd we re accu se d o f wo r s h i p p i ng Sa ta n - -even th ou gh s atan , a s a f a lle n an gel and enem y o f God , wa s a Chri stia n i nv en ti on . T h e g r e a te st c ont ribu ti on o f the Os i r i a n Aeo n to t he p racti ce o f Ma g i c k wa s th e in vent ion of the scie ntif i c meth od , th e use of exp er ime ntat ion and r es ea rch. The o u t s ta ndi ng exam pl e o f Hag i ckal e xper i men t at i on durin g this Aeon wou l d be t he work o f John De e an d Edwa rd Kel ly i n t h e i r scryi ng wh i c h yie l de d the En o c h ian /Ang elic langu age . At t h e tran siti on the Ha q i c ka l Cu r r e n t fr o m the Ae o n o f Os i ri s to the Ae on of Horu s , Al ei s ter Cr owley put much e mph a si s o n t h e s c i e n t i fi c meth od als o . I n t h e ~e on o f Ho r u s . th e c on c ept o f Tru e Will (T he l ema ) seem s t o be the co r e c ontr i but i on t o the High Ar t. Th e de cay o f t he Os ir ia n Cu rr e n t had b ro ug h t Hagi ck t o the s or r y stat e o f rep eatin g itsel f fruit le ss ly , ma nife sting i n f o ssili ze d Lod ge ritua l s, i n s pi r i t d o u btf u l ho ne s ty a n d i n cos mic sce na ri os of Root ua l is t i c s ea nce s o f Race s a nd Pe r f ec t Ma s t e r s . I n the s e a rc h for Tr u e Wil l , howe ve r , the I n i t i a t e ha d to d o ~n u i ne wo r k o n the Inne r plane s t o a cqu ire sel f -know le d ge. Trad ition al r i te s an d prac t ic e s .....e r e o f min imum h el p, wa rmin g -up exer cise s o n l y . 1'he l ema , as a s y s t e m o f Hag ick , re a c he s beyo nd the cram ped and pett y a i ms

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o f a s e ar c h for qold and e t e r na l y o u t h , and ad opt s orien tal wis do m; Tr ue Wi ll 1s i n d i st in gu i sha ble fr o m t he Ta o . Crow le y wa s a ls o a g r e at s yn cre t ist , tr a ve l l i ng a r o und t he wo rld a nd c o l l e c t i n~ f rom ma ny c u ltur es ; the se h e i nc orp o r a t ed in to theo ~ i e s a nd pr acti ce s h i s s ys t e m t o t h e b e ne f i t o f us who a r e h i s H aq i c~al hei r s . He al s o b r o u ght women a nd the g odd es s b a ck i nt o th e temp le , al th o uq h i n wa ys a d j us te d to hi s l lkin q and a l wa y s in pa rtn er sh ip w i th a male e n t i t y . Nu l t had her Harli t , BABALON he r Pa n , a nd th e Sc ar l et Wo ma n i s e ve r wi t h h e r Be ast . Ho rus en t h r o ne d Os 1 r i s in th e Ki n g d o m o f th e Dead a nd becam e th e Lord o f th e L i Vi n g . Th e Ha glck al t a s k o f the Ae o n o f Ho r us i s the des t ruc t i o n o f t h e r e mn a n t 5 o f t h e Ae o n of Os i r is. Ha ny of ou r t ra dit io n a l in s t i t u t i o n s , su c h as Ch u r c h , s t at e , nat iona l b o und ar i es , xe nop ho b i c t ri b a l i s m and d ome s tic d esp o t i s m h av e ou tl ived th eir s u r v i v a l v a lu e a nd a r e h amp erin g h u ma n d e v e l o p ment . T he en l i ght e n ed a n a r c h y t h at wo ul d r e p l a c e these in st itu ti o ns can o n ly f un c ti o n whe n e v e r yo n e kno ws h i s o r h e r Tru e Wi ll and p r a ct i c e s i t. The Ae on o f Ha a t i s ru n n i n g c o n cu r r e nt ly with t h e Ae o n of Horu s . We d o n' t e x i s t in a vac uu m, and if Hor u s is bu sy de s t r oyi n g t h e p oi son s an d r e e t r ict io ns o f th e pa s t, Ha e t; i s 'W ork in g t o c h a ng e t he huma n c ac e i n t o a s p eci es t h at d o esn 1t ne ed wh a t i s d i si n t e g r at i ng . I f y o u u s e t he i d e as a n d po we r o f th e Maat Cu r r e n t c orr e ctl y, y ou bec o me a l i Vi n g t a l isma n o f o u r spe cie s , a p i o n e e r wh o se exp l or at i o n s unl o ck a new wa y o f be i ng and l i vi n g. As yo u d e l i b e r a t e l y un d e r t a k e t he muta tio n i n to d o uble co nsclo u s nes s , y o u br oad cast i n fo r ma tio n o f y o u r e x pe r i e n c es and met h o d s i n to t h e a s tr al men str u u m/ Aka s h a f r o m wh i ch ot h e r s e e ke rs a n d c h an g ers c a n re c ei v e it , mo dify i t , and u se it in t h e wa y s mos t s u i t e d t o in di v i du a l c ir c umst anc es. Yo u a l s o wr it e a b o ut it a nd s p e ak a b ou t it i n si tuat i on s wher e it's a p p r o p r i a t e t o d o s o . As t h e Daug h t e r o f Tet r a g r a mma ton , Haa t i s n o t me r e l y a n e c h o o f th e Mo t h er . S h e i s a n ew f o r ce , ac t i n g a bo ve t h e re l eva n ce of g e nd e r, fr e e o f d e pende n c y o n r ela ti onsh i ps ev e n th o ugh h er " spe c lal t y" i s t h e f o r mati o n a nd cha n ge o f a ll typ e s of r e lat i on s h i p s . Sh e n eed s n o mal e to v a lid a te h er o r h er p o we r a n d p r i n c i p l e s , nor d o es s h e n eed a n o t h er fema l e ; s h e h e rs e lf 1s bo th and neith er . T he Ma gi c k o f Haa t tran s c e nds the a i ms o f p a s t Ha gi c k s . Al th o uqh Ma a t Ma qi c k c an ma n ifes t a s humb l y a s t he s ha r ing o f a cup o f a h e a l i n g her bal t e a, i t c a r es n o t hi ng f or the t r an smuta ti o n of me tals or for f i nd i n g e t e rnal l i fe. Ev e n th oug h Maa t Magi ck h as s e ve r a l f or ms o f ba ni s h me n t a nd e x o r c i s m, i t marc he s i n t o t he d ar k sid e o f e xi s t ence to inv es t ig a te and c o n t ro l th e mons t er s of t h e In ne r a n d t he Ou t e r wor l d s . I f a n y o f th e tr adi tiona l bene f its o f H agi ck~- su c h a s we alt h, i n f l u e n ce , f a me , l o ng e vit y , co mma n d o f E le men t al s , d emo n s, a n ge l s , de v as o r t h e in v okin g o f g od s and t h e g a i n in g o f th e i r p owe r --c o me i nt o th e p o ss e s s i on o f a Ha a t Ma g i c ki a n, t he y a r e me r ely unim p o rt a nt s i d e ef fe c t s of th e ma i n a i m. T h e ai m o f Ma at Ma g i c k i s t h ree - fo l d: a l t h e p e r s ona l t r an sf o r mat i on o f t he Ha a t Haqi cki a n t hro u g h d@e p se l f-k n o wl edq e i nto a d oub l e -c o nscl ous n e s se d Ho mo v eri t as a n d un i t o f Div ine I n t e l l i g e n c e; b ) t h e t r a nsf o rm a t i o n o f t h e h uman ra ce, throu gh t h e c onsc i o u s wo r k o f t h e li v in g and of th e s o on -to - be- b orn , i n t o Homo v e r it as , t h e n ew s p ecies of ma n k i n d ; and c) e du ca ti n g ou rs e lv e s i n t o a mi nd l a r g e e n o u g h t o succ es sf Ully c o mmu n i c a t e an d a ct with n o n - h u ma n in t e l li g en ce s .

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page 6. The Hagicks of the Wordless Aeon ar~ beyond the scope of these lectures. When you become adept at Haat Hagick, their nature will present itself to you. I'm sure that you can think of many more details, confirmations and contradictions to the sketchy history of Magick presented here. I have a few poirlts to think about and perhaps to discuss among yourselves. Why should anyone study and practice Hagick?

What are your purposes in life, beyond the basic biological urges? What can Hagick do for you that you couldn't get from science, art, religion or philosophy? What is your opinion about God; telepathy; existence after death; Jesus Christ; Javeh; Allah; Buddha; human evolution; science; art; UFO's and aliens? What is your vision of your own future, and of the Eu t u r e of the human race? Please send me any questions that arise, and I'll do my best to answer them. Thank you for your attention, and success to your work. Love is the law,

love under will. Nema

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Se co nd Le ctu r e Do ..... ha t t h ou wi -lt sh all be the .....h ole of t ile Law . We l c o me t o o u r s e c on d s e s sio n o n Haa t Mag lck . Al th o u g h ma n y pe op l e be g in s t udy i ng Ha gi c k f o~ li s u c h as f am e and for tun e o r: cu ri o u s i t y ab ou t th mi ted o r neb ulo us r ea s o n s ef f e c t is the pe r s ona l e tra ns f orm a ti on of th e Ha Oc cu l t , Ha g i c k ' s p ri ma r y h ea rt wh o s e e the s o r r y gi ck ian . Fo r the no bl e o co nd i t io n of th e wo rl d t od ay a nd wan t to c h a n ge f fo r the b e t te r, t h e i de it a o f p e rso na l t r a n s f o r ma c e nte r e d a nd too na rro t io n ma y s e e m too se lf w. Th e Ha at , t he Tr ut h o f t he si tua t i on i s : un we ~ e c om e f Ul l y hu man , les s u n l es s we sha ~e o u r s e lv

es , ou r ta l en ts an d o u r p ow e r in t o a c lea n an d con c en t ra t ed in s t ru me nt , we la ck t he mea ns to ch an ge the .....o r ld .

So h o w d o we be g i n the Gre at Wor k of t r a ns f o r ma tio n ? We r e v i ew wha t we k no w ab o ut o u r s e l v e s be Kno w. Ou r b Usy l iv e s leaf o r e mov i ng o n t o di s c o v er t ha t wh i c h We don ' t c h an ce f or c o n t e mp lat i on ve lit t l e t i me f or e xa min i n g o ur s e lv e s , ha rd l y a ma ke t ime f or t hi s ; o pe a nd me d i t a t i on on o u r I n ne r r e al it ie s . We ha ve t o n i n g s b e twe e n o bl ig a t io ns s po n t a n e o u s l y , s o t hey mus t b e man u fac t ure d . We a nd e v e nt s wi ll n o t oc c u r h o u r a d a y for o u r Ma g ne e d t o s e cu ~ e at l e a i ma i nt a i n f u l l ale rtn e s s ck a t a ti me wh en we a re n' t too t ire d o r s l e e p s t an y to a nd a t t e n t i o n. We als o n ee d t o ma ke a p la ce i n wh i ch t o d o Ha g i ck , a spe c i al sa c r e d de di c at e d t o t h e Wo r k , spac e a Te mp l e. Ho s t o f us l i ve i n c i t i es , t o wns o r Vi l la g e s wh e r e t h e p ri va c y a nd s ol i t ude o f th e wo od s, s h ore o r mo unt a in a r e n o ~ a va il ab le to us i nd oo r s pa c e f o r o ur Tem o n a d a il y ba s is . We mu st t h e n p l a n on us in g an ple . Us e you r c r e a t i v i t y a nd i ng e nu it y in th is. y o u do n't hav e t h e lu xu ry o f a reg Ul ar r o om tha I t yo u c a n use exc lu siv ely f as a Te mp le, th en se ek ou t an at tic , bas em en t, c a n b e co nv e r t e d b y Ar t a nd Wi l l int o yo ur ho g a r a g e , sta b le , et c . t h a t l y gr o und . If nec es s a ry a r o o m d e d i c a t e d to oth , u se e r p u rp o se s, a r o om t ha t you c an cha ng e Int o y Te mp le b y mo vi ng the f our ' u r n it u r e a r o und , li gh tin g can dl es a nd i nc e ns e , log the .l i g h t s o f f a nd turn~ ba n i sh ing th o r oug h l y. Fi nd or ma k e the cl a s si ca l Hag ic ka l -t o o l s o f wa nd, s wo rd , cup and pa n t a s y ou l oc ate a ta ble or oth er su rfa ce t o use ac l e cl o t h t o d r a p e o ve r i t a s an a lta r. An ap pr op ri ca n mak e a n al t ar f r om a d e s k, a pa ck in g c r a te ate c ha ir . Le t y ou r s ens e o f Art r an ge f ree ly. Ge or a t a n o t eb oo k to use f o r Ha q Lck a I Re c o rd , and 'W y ou r rit e in i t e ve ry d ay . Wh en yo u ha v e y ou r Tem pl e its fur n i sh i ng s and t oo an d th e m t o t h e Gr ea t Wor k ls as se mb led , cr ea te a r itu al fo r d e d i ca ti n g it an d and t o t h e · Ha a t , the tru th of y ou r e ss en tia l s e lf . A ph ys i ca l Te mp le of s o me kin d , n o ma t t e r h ow ske t c hy a nd sym bo l i c y ou mak e it , i s ne c e s sa r y t o Ma q ic k , an d e sp e c i a l l y Ha a t Ha gi cK , si nc e y Wo rk mu s t e ng a ge yo u r our who t r a p o f "w o r k in g o n l y o l e s e l f i n o r d er to su c ce ed . Ne v er f a ll i nt o the n t h e Ast ra l" . A " L t b z a r y He q Lck l a n" i s h n l y a i nt e l l ec tu al d i l l et a n t e n wh o d e ni es him se l f o r h e r s el f t he fu ll e xp eri en o f the Ma g i c k al p r oce s s . Th os e who d is da in t h ce e ph ysi c a l 'Wo rld are t r i n a wro n g ide a a nd 'W i l a p p ed l r e ma in im po t en t t o c han g e an yth in g. I t ' s b ee n tr ad i t ion a l am o o rd e r t o d e vo t e a l l o ne n g Hy s t ic s a nd Se e k ers t o "r en oun c e t he v o r I d " in l s ti me t o t h e pu r s u it o f s pi ri t ua l tru th, b ut t ru th c an b e f oun d "Ln t he ....o r ld .. a s we l l a s i n a sep a r a t i o n fr o m i t. key t o ba lan cin g ma k i ng Th e a li v ing a nd i nt er a c tin g amo n g fam i ly and f r i en ds

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On e of t he mor e v a luab l e c once pts We s t e rn Haglc is th at o f the Chak r as a nd Ku nd a 1 ! n i . Tile Chak k ha s l ea rne d f ro m ttl ~ East conc e nt r a t ed ener g y i n th e hu man nervo u s sys te ra s are po i n t s o f m; th e o n es .....e .... il l be, c o n s i d e r i n g f or o u r: s t r uc t u r e i n t he se le c t ur es/ are t he e i g ht majo r ~ Cbe k r e s a l ig n e d a l o n g our sp i ne . Th e i mag e ry o f l otu s f lowe rs an d e p i ni" ;1 g c i r cl es o f ligh t are use fu l f o r v i s ua l i z i n g the Chak r a s a nd for c on c e n · trat i n g t h e a t ten ti on up on e ach o n e . Kund a l l n i is a n e n e r gi z i n g f or c e that "l i e s c oiled At t h e ba se of the sp ine , a for c e tha t ris es f r om one Chak ra t o the next . The l ower Ch a k r a s a r e a~ l east p artl y ac t i va t ed wi t h Ku ndal in i by our nat ura l b i o lo g ica l p r ocess e s, and Kund alini can r is e sp on tan eo us ly to l e vels n ot pr ep ared f or i t s pre s enc e . Pa r t of th e Magi c ki a n 's s elfkn o ..... l e d g e inclu des fami liari t y with a nd c ontr ol o f o u r phys ical -As tral energ y s y s t ems. The tra dit i onal i mage of Ku nd a li n i 1s t ha t o f a fi e r y s e r p e n t coi l e d thre e an d a hal f time s aro un d t h e . Shi v a l i n g a m, whic h i s t he root o f e x is t e n c e. Ha a t Ma gic k d e a ls wi th t he Fo rQ ot t e n One s , ou r s u rv iva l urg e s tha t ~e n eed t o cont r ol and use a s sour ce s o E o u r p e rs o nal F org otten On e s ti e i n with the Chak ra s dir ec t Ma gi c ka l p ower . Th e ly, and i t seem s to b e a l inka g e u sefu l t o our pu r pos e s her e . To da y we be gin wi t h t h r e e ba sic e l e men ts : t he ph ys i cal un ive r se .....it h ou r Temp l es 1n it; the Hulad ha ra Chak ra a t the an u s -per ine um; the F orqo tten One of Hun ge r . I s a y " Te mp l e s " i n th e p l ur al b e c a u s e ou r own phys ical body i s o ur f i r s t T e mpl e ; t he one we bu i ld to wo rk in i s an ex te nsion of o u r bo dy. The phys ical uni v erse as .....e kn ow it is t he prod uct of the inter ac tion of grea t spir i tu al f o r ces a nd is ma d e of th e d ens ity of en erg y ho ld i n g t o temp orar ily s ta b l e c o n f i g u ~ a ti o n s. Ou r p hysi c a l bodi e s part icipa te .in t he gene r a l nat ure o f th e un iv ers e, sillc e t h ey are comp o s ed o f part icl es, ato ms , mole cul es, cell s , tiss ues and organ s , all o f wh ich a re a r r a ng ement s of e n erg y in a Uni v e ~s a l Pa tt e rn o f Co n s c i o us n e ss . This Un i vers al Patte rn o f Cons ci ousn es s is e c hoed th r ou g ho ut t he pla n es of ex isten ce wi t h v a r i a t i o ns a nd e l abor ati ons , i n a nd inst inct s, a nd in the world S o f mind , e moti t h e As tra l re alms of dre ams i n t u i t i on a nd s p i r it . There is a Di v ine I n te lli on s, s e lf -awa re n e ss, qenc e tha t i n f o r ms a l l o f exis t e n c e, fr om suba to mi c pa r t i c l e s t o g a l a x i e s . One of th e s a y i ngs o f Ma a t Ha g i c k i s : All t h at i s, l ives; al l t ha t live s i s int el lig en t . T he more comp l e x th e e n ti t y , the mor e c omp r e he ns i ve a n d s o p h i s t i c a t e d is t h e i n t e l l i genc e · i t h a s. The vi si o n s o f Haa t Hag i c k re v eal t ha t Homo sapi ens is pre sent ly in the mi d - r a ng e o f c o mp l e x i t y a nd i n te ll ig e nce , end s t a n d s r e ady t o chan ge into a new le v e l wi th t h e e me r gen ce o f th e Rac i a l Un c o n sci ous of Jung into a spec ies consc iousn es s. Magi ckia ns, we empl oy the Uni versa l Pat tern o f Con s c i o usn e ss to t r an s fer our p r o g r e s s an d atta inmen t s t o o ur s p ec i es a s a who le ; t hus , we fun ction a s li v ing ta li smans - o ( t h e huma n r ac e . Our re spon si b litie s are not j u s t t o o urs e lv es, bu t to e v er y one. We b e gi n t h e f ulfi ll men t o f ou r mis si o n with t h e e s t a b lis h me n t of our b ody 's we ll -bein g and o f our As

Pa g e 9 . Temple's ex iste nce a nd ded icati on . Thi s r e a dl e s us f or o u r own Haglck al work a nd l a y s the fo u nda t ion s o f ou r Haglckal Li nk wi th the rest of h urnan l t y . . Yhene v er yo u do a Hag ic kal rit ua l, o r med i ta te, in y ou r Temp l e o r els ewhere, pe rform a ban ishment of y ou ~ i ~~e d i ate en vir o nme nt in o r d e r t o c l e ar it of n e ga t i ve i nflue nce s o r en e r g y th at might i n ter f e re wi t h t h e S Ucc ess o f ' you r work. For the banis hment t o wor k o n you a l so, c as t of f an y th ough ts o r f e e l in g s tha t wou ld h arm th e wo r k. Th i s woul d in c lud e a ng er , worr y , de pres s ion, env y, h a tre d a nd fear, or an y th o ught s o f p r o b l e ms 1n your l ife. A s ~ and a r d Mag i ck a l banisHment, the Le s ser Ritu a l o f th e Pe n t a g r am , ca n be fo u nd i n L iber 0 v e l Ha nu s e t Sa g ltt a ~ by Aleister Cr o wl e y . Ha at Hag i c k h a s tw o major b~ fShments ; t h e Ei g h t - f o l d a nd th e Si x -f ol d. In th e E i g h t - f ol d b a n i s hme nt , stand f a c ing So u t h, tr a c e a n "S" i n th e air b efo r e y ou and sa y , "S hai t a n "; a t the s o ut h-Eas t p ut y o ur r ig ht i nd e x f i n ger t o y our li ps and say, " He r u Pa Kra at" ; / a t t he Eas t , tak e o ne e t e p e-e" f orwa r d with your r i g ht f o o t, arms e x t end e d b e fo r e y o u wi th palms fac ing f o r ward , saying , "Ra Hoar Khu i t " ; s t e p ba ck , then f a c e th e Nort h - Eas t , t ouc h y o u r f or e he a d wi t h y ou r r ight f oref ing er and say , " Hadit" . At the No rt h , t ra ce a n arc h in the ai r f ro m l ef t t o r i gh t wi th y ou r r igh t hand and sa y , IO tlu i t 1t ; a t t he n or t h - we e t , p lace y o u r fl at l e ft h a nd h or i zo n ta l l y o n t o p of y o u r ver t ical, fl at ri g ht han d an d say, "Ma at" ; at t h e West, f o rm bo t h hands in t o c u ps a nd s a y , "B a be Lcrr '"; a t t he So ut h - We s t , extend the ind ex fi n g ers a nd sma l l f ing e r s o f b o t h hand s a b o v e yo ur h e a d, t h en b e nd t o t ou c h t h em to th e g rou nd a s you say , " Al was s " . At t he e nd o f yo u r main ......o r k , close by per f or mi ng t h e ba n ishme n t in ' r e v e r s e , In th e S i x-f ol d b a nis hmen t , b e gi n by ca ll ing do wn i n t o t h e ea rth, "B e s ! Anc e s t or o f us e Lk t gua rd t h is s acr ed s pe ce;" As s ume h is qod f o r m u nti l you f ee l h is e s s en ce e nt e r you lik e stro ng old r o ot s an c h or in g yo u t o t h e . ea r th . Th e g o d fo rm o f Be s i s t ha t c f a d ......a r f f rom t h e Afr i ca n inte r i o r. Poi nt yo ur kn e es ou t ward a nd bend the m u nt i l your t h i gh s are hor izon tal, ......h i l e yo ur upp er a rms a r e a l s o ho r i zo nt al a nd au t t o the s i de; y our l ower arms a r e held upr i ght a nd your hand s a r e f i s t s; . y o u r to ng u e p ro t rU d es s li gh t ly . Fa c i n g S out h , y ou cal l, " Os iri sl Fa the r o f us a l l! g ua r d t his sa cred s pa ce . " As sume hi s godf or rn b y cros s ing yo u r a r ms o n your c h est , i ma g i n i ng t ha t y o u h o l d the crook a nd fl a il of t h e P ha r a o s . Ho ld the ge stu r e un t il y o u f eel t he fo rce o f f i r e a n d ~ i l l e n ter yo u. At t h e We s t, ca l l, " I s i sl Mo th er o f u s all I gu ard th i s sa c r ed spa ce. " Assume her go d form by cradl ing y o ur le f t a r m as t h o u g h h oldin g an infant , a nd pos it i o n yo u r r igh t ha nd as t hough gu i d i ng th e i n fa n t t o yo u r b r e as t . Ma in t ain her p ostur e o n til you are f i l led . . . i th th e p o we r o f ~a te r a nd \ l o v e. At th e Ea s t, c all, "Horus! Elde r Br other of u s a lII guard this s acre d s pa c e. " P lac e your left ha nd i n a f is t ov e r y o u r he a r t a nd r aise y ou r r igh t f i s t wi th y o u r s hou l der b e n t at 9 0 de gr ees t o yo u r b ody a nd y o ur el b ow b e nt 90 degr e es f r o m y o ur u p p er a r m. Ho ld th i s g od f o r m u n ti l you f e el t he inv i s ibl e s tre ngth of t he ~i nds an d th e c la rity of s t ill ai r s u f f us e y our mind .

Pag e 10 . At t h e N o~t h, c all, " Maat l Elde r Si ste r of us a lII guard thi s sacre d spac e . " Ta ke h e r , g od f o r m by p l a c i n g you r fl a t le ft ha nd h orizon tall y yo u r fl a t , v er t i c a l .r i g h t h and . Hol d t h e p o s it i o n u nti l yo u fe e l t he so l idity o f ea r th a nd t h e danc e o f t h e a t o ms at t he s a me time .

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Th e r o o m is as psyc hica l ly c le ar as it c a n be. Now I ' d l i ke y o u to "a Lt; \ ' comf orta bly and cl ose y our ey es . Visu alize you r cons c iousn ess a s a p o int of 1 19 h t a bo ut 4 c e n time t e rs b e h i nd you r ey e s and ab ou t 6 cent i mete rs d own f r o m t he ro o f o f y o ur sk u ll . This 1s whe r e you ordin ary wa king l if e, b ut you d o n 't h a v e to s t us ua l l y live d u r i ng y o u r a y the re . Ha v e you rs el f to t h e ba ck of y ou ~ b r a in , i llum i nati n g th e ne u r o n s a nd the struc ture s th e y fo r m b y th e l i g ht yo u rad i ate . Ho ve do wnwa r d f r o m y o u r c ereb rum to y our c e reb e llum, d own yo u r br a in s tem t o you r s p ina l co rd , down t h e len9 t h of t he c o r d to its e nd i n your cocc yx. Ride "you r l o ng , wh ite, g leam in g bund le of ne r ve tis su e , not e its bran ching s o n e i t he r s id e t hr oug h eac h vert ebra . vh en y ou r e a c h th e e nd of E h e c o rd in i ts f i nal n ex u s , us e y o u r a s t r a l v i sio n to se e throu g h bo ne, musc l e, b l o od v e s s e l s , 5k i n a nd c l ot hing ; l o o k a r o und th e r o ~ rn fr o m yo ur n e w, lowe r va n t a ge po lnt . T u rn your a s t ral sen se s ba c k in wa ~d a nd f ocus on yo u r an u s , o n t h e po we r f ul mus cle s o f t he sph in c t er, o n the g lo wi ng sphe re o f en erg y th e re , s p i n ning s l o wly a nd u nfo l ding i t s e l f like t he peta ls o f a l o t us . Thi s is th e Mula dhara Cha k r a , home o f Ku nd a l i ni the Fire Sna k e . . Th i s i s t h e p a rt o f th e bo dy h e l d in lo wes t est e em , a n d ye t ho w b e a ut i fU l i s i ts p o we r a nd s t r u ct u r e I I t i s t he e nd o f t begi ns at the mout h, the exit fo r t h e f o od we h e al i menta r y cana l th at ' e xt racte d the e n ergy -prod ucing mo l e c u l e s from v e eaten aft e~ o u r b ody has p e r c enta ge of its wa te r c on ten t . I t 's t he exit i t and re cla imed a good a ls o fo r t h e c h emic als o u r bo d y ma k es f o r d i g e s t ing ou r foo d , c h emi cal s fr om ou r s toma ch, live r, pa ncre as a nd t h e l i n i ng o f ou r in t e s t in e s . I t ' s the g at e o f p u ri f ica t ion f or our o wn d e a d c e l l s ~ nd spen t se c retio n s, t he mean s by which we e mp t y ou rs elve s t o make r oo m for fre sh foo d an d ne w energ y . When you ha v e a c lear pic~u t e o f this shrin e at the bas e of YQ ut sp in e , s l o wl y br ing t h e poin t of y ou r c onsc i ousn es s back up you r spine t o y our b rain , letti ng it sett le ba ck int o its u s u a l pl a ce be hind your ey es . On a mo re sp ir i tu al l e v el, t h e Mul a d h ara Ch a k r a i s o ur l owe r ga t e o f r eten tion a nd r e l e a se of Ma g i ca l p o we r ; i t ke e ps us from b ec o mi ng Bl a c k Br oth ers in t h e Ab ys s. As a mode l o f h ow Hag i ck wo r k s, th i n k o f t h e Hagi ck al Curr ent a s a p ower f ul ri v e~ . T h e Ha g i c k i a n is a tUb e, o r h o s e , t h a t i mme rs e s i t s ~pp e r e nd in t he f l ow an d "dire c ts t he vo lume Ot th e

Pag e 11 . wa te r it can di ve r t i n t o , a nd thr ou gh , i t s el f a t c h an ge d . Bl ac k Bro t he r s are t ho s e wh o wa nt t o con s itu a t i o ns n ee din q t o b e t he ms el v e s, t o h old th e ta i n t h e Cu rre nt i n p b e ne f i t the Yo rld . Th ey ower c omi ng i nto t h em ~ ith out l et t i ng i t g o to t he ir o wn pe rso na l powe r,t hi nk th at h oa rdi ng Ha q i c k a l power wi ll inc re ase gi vin g the m c on t r o l ov er t h e ms e l ve s f ea red , res pe o t he r pe op le , ma k i ng · ct e d 'a nd o be y e d. Th e Ha qlc ka l Cu rre nt is cou rs e , s o t ho se wh o s ea t oo s t r o ng for a ny o ne to h o l d o r co nta in it , of l o f th e Cu rre nt , sw ell up of f th e Hu lad ha ra , wh o c l a mp d o~n o n the o ut fl o~ and bu rs t o n t he as tra l p lan e s, s h r e dde d rem ai n s to be wa lea vin g th eir sh ed aw a y . Th e Bla ck Br ot he r s who hap pe nin g try t o av oid it f ea r t hi s by s ea li n g of f th eir up pe l owe ~ e nd s, th us r e nd s as we ll as the ir c ut ti ng th em se l ve s o u t of , t he f l l y. Th e s e pe op le the n s h r i ve l and s h r i nk a wa y to ow o f the Cu r r e n t en tir e - : way to use Hag lck s a fel y a is to be an o p e n t Ube , di dr ied h USk . Th e on l y and be i ng n o u r i s h e d an d s t r e ng t h ene d by it i n t he r ec ti nq p owe r by ~i ll pr o ce ss . No u ris hm e n t is th e o l de s t f i nd f o od an d ea t i t wh en n e ed o f l ivi ng thi ng s; t h e a nim al ins t i nc t i s su nl ig ht , c a rb on dio xi de we are hung~ y. Th e p l a n t ins t inc t is t o c onv t o gr owth o f r o ot a nd lea f a nd wa t er i n t o su ga r s a nd st a rch e s, sp rea d in e rt g th e i t o its e lf the ato ms and n the p~oce s s . Th e c r ys ta l ins t inc t is t o a ttr ac mo lec u les of its str uc rt al ig ~i ng t he m i ure f r om i t s e nv i ron me nt t n or de rl y gr owth. , I n t h e An im al Ki ngd om, h ung er }S far o l de r a n ins sin gl e c e l l a n i ma l s see k t inc t tha n se x . Ev e n civ il i z ed t i me s , in n o r mao u t f o od , s u ~ ~ o u nd i t and a bs o r b it . In o ur pu rch a se al l ye ar aro un d; l cir cu ms tan ce s , f ood is av a i l ab l e f or th e un c e r ta i n l u ck of t he hun mos t h um ans al i ve t od ay no l o nge r rel y on th e t or the u nc er tai n a b u nd pla nts in orde~ to ge t a n ce th eir f o od . Ex cep t for c on d i t io o r sc arc i ty of ~ ild t r e me p ov er ty , we ha ve fo n s of war or o f e th at h u n g e r ex ert s ov er rg ott e n the f orc e o f ph ys i c a l hu ng er, the p ow erx o u r a ct i o ns . Hu n g e r , in its fu lf i lln e n org an ism , pro vid ing fue t, ins ure s t he con tin ue d liv ing o f the ind ivi du l for a ct i on a nd ma t er ia ls fo r ti ssu e gr ow th a nd a l re pa ir . Th i s fac t i s s o c ommon a nd o bv i o u s th at s u r v i va l u r ge , a ba sic we for ge t th at it ' s a ali ve a nd e vo lvi ng fro m s e t o f sen s a ti on s and res p on s e s t ha t ha v e ke pt us . i t y o f o ur p r es e n t liv es the f i. r s t c el ls i n an c ie nt o c e a ns to . the co mp lex . So h o w do we use th is u of al l cu ltu re s kne~ ther g e , th is Fo rg ot t on One , o f hun ge r? Anc 1en t my st i cs va lu e o f fas t i n g t o c l ar sp iri t ua l pow er . To c r a i f y the min d and t o ga ln f t a rit u al fo r the pu rp o se o f b r ing Fo rgo tte n On e to the ful ing th is o l l st s e ve ra l pe r iod s of fas tin li.g ht of c on s cio us ne s s and u n i t i ng wi t h tt , de pla g n be f o r e t h e rit e . Dur i c on tem pla te t he me ch an i sm s and s e ns a tio ns o f hu ng t h is p r e pa r at ion time, ng er . Co ns i d e r als o the n a t ur e o f t h e Mu lah d a ra n es s o f t h e an u s t o th e Ch akr a a s the h ome o f Ku nd ali n i a nd o f t h e ne area rth an d its org a n i c lif e. Th ink ab o ut o u r de sig n \ as a h oll ow t ub e, the in sid e o f wh i ch is almo s t fou r t i me s l o n g e r th a n its ou t s i d e. Th i nk a b o u t of the i ns ide l a by ri n t h t he a n us as the f i na l pa t tha t , t og et he r wi th the ha t be g i n s wi t h th e mo ut h , a s the c on tr ol le d se rt mou th, ma ke s us a n o pe n al or a c los ed s y s t e m. Fo r t h e ri t ua l its e l f , ob ta in y o ur fav or i t e f ood an d hav e i t on y ou r al ta as a s ac r i fi ce . Pla n t he r r it ua l to b e at the end fa st . Be su re to d r i n k pl en ty o f li qu i d s as you of a tw en ty -fo ur h ou r ab sta in fro m f o od , a nd ge t '.

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ibi ng the circ le, s e tting up t h e Watcht ower s o f the e l eme n ts a nd c a rd i n a l d ir e ct i Qn s , e t c . part of y o ur no rma l ri t ual c u s t o m. I als o s u g g e st th at yo u b u il d the e ne r g i e s s lov l y t o a n lrre s l s table c limax , and t a ke e n ou gh ti me i n e n di n g t h e ri t e af t er y ou1v e eaten t h e foo d t o ma k e n ot e of t he s e n sa t ions of h ung er s a t ls fte d .

I t l s i mp o r ta nt t o re c or d y o ur p l a ns and prepa ra t i ons , a s wel l as th e ritua l it s e lf , in y our Hag ic kal Reco rd . Wri te d o wn wha t actu al ly ha p pe n ed 1n the r itu a l , what y ou aimed to acc ompl ish by doin g it, and to wha t d egr e e "t he r it ual s uc ce e de d. I ncl ude a ny d iff icul t i e s yo u may ha ve h a d , b e f o r e , dur i ng , o r a f te r t he ~ i t e. What t h ough e xper ie n ce? I f y ou have any qu est i ons, p e r ha p ts a n d f eeli ng s di d you s you r in s truc t or o r I can a n s we r: t hem .

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from your fingers~ toes, arms, legs, and trunk until it's all concentrated in the Ajna; when the right time comes, you take flight as a cohetent unit of spiritual energy. What you do or what becomes of you after physical death is outside the scope of these lectures; based on Lif e experience, however, it makes sense to be as coherent and as integrated as possible. Not all of us have the .leisur~ of a long dying in which to prepare ourselves, so i t seems wise to prepare now and maintain your readiness for whenever and however death finds you. Accident, violence, or swift-moving disease can catch any of us' unaware. . If we keep the Ajna activated as a matter of habit, and spend a short meditation period each day practicing the gathering of the life-force, we can be ready for anything. To maintain a serene mind in thinking about dying, I reco~mend greeting each morning when you awaken with the Native American affirmation: 'Today is a good day to die.' As inviting as the prospect of death might be, at times, we will live out "the span of our lives just long enough to complete the phase of the Great Work we were born for. I would like to hear about your results in divination and in your Astral visualizations. Again, if you have any questions, please relay them to me through your Instructor. Success to your work. Love is the law,

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Page 49 . LECTU RE 8 Do what th ou wi lt s ha l l be t he who l e o f th e La w. We lc ome to Le cture n u mb e r e igh t i n o u r serie s on Ha a t Hagick . Tod a y we' c onsider t he BLnd u , whi ch s ome sa y i s n 't a Che k r a , b ut I t hi nk that it fun c ti on s as o ne in Haat Ma g ick . Or i g i na l l y , I did not consider th e Bi ndu t o repr e s ent a Forg otten One , o r sur vival ~ r ge~ but I k n ow no w that it d oe s : t h e Ego , o r sen~ e o f individu a l sel£h ood. t

Th e ter m ' Eg o ' was firs t us e d b y S igmund F r e ud i n hi s ps ycholo gical phil osophy to r epresent the centra l, waking self; i t was flank ed by the Superego a nd the Id. He sa w t he Supereg o' s in f l ue nc e a s t ha t o f the c ons cie nce, the Big Par en t who contr o l s ,t h e be hav ior o f the Ego wi th .r u Le s and r estri ct i o ns . The Id i s the ' a n i ma l na t uz e ' o f man, t he d a rk, amoral desir e s suppr e s sed b y th e imposi t i on o f parenta l a nd soc i e t a l di ct at e s. Freud' s · t h i n k i ng was foc u s e d o n sex ual i t y a s th e s o urc e of many psycho log ica l ill s , a natu ral as sumption i n th e t i me s tha t he li ve d . The Vic to r i a n eta i n Eu rope an d i n t h e Unit e d Stat e s was a t ime o f co l l e c tiv e hu bri s, o r o verwee nin g pride; h uma n it y --espe ci a l l y Ca u c a s i a n , c a p it a l ist / a ri s to c ratic humanit y - -was th ought to be th e Cz o .....n o f Cr eatio n . During t ha t t t me , we ' den ied our a n i nia I n ature thr o u gh pre tense, .p r ud e r y , a nd as sumed s u per io r i t y . Th e African, the As iati c, the Indi an we r e thought t o be closer t o animals than th e white ' race ', an d h ence required t he rul e of th e , s u pe r i o r wh i t e s in or d e r t o ' imp r ove' t he i r mor als a nd the i r l e v el s of civili zatio n . Thi s typ e of t h i n ki ng justifi ed th e ,i n va s i o n a nd c onques t of na t ive p eoples an d the building o f p olitical a nd e c o n o mi c empir e s around t he worl d . It al so ju stified the co nc e i t th a t t h r o u gh u plif ting th oug h t w~ co u l d im pr o ve human natu r e t o · the p o int that OUl: animal na t ur e wo uld be u nd e r t he c o mp l ete c on t r o L of rat i ona l mind . Th e word ' Ego ' h a s pass e d in t o g e neral use , a nd i s usu a ll y take n t o mean an i nf l a te d se nse o f sel f -imp ortan ce . In ou r prese nt d iscussi on, Ego is simply t h e · s e n s e of self, the e n ti ty we att ac h to o u r na me . It's the entity t ha t l i ves beh ind ou r eyes, a nd we us ua l ly pa y littl e attention to i t once we are fully ad ult , \ excep t on occ a s i o n s when i t regi ster s pai n in so me form . Thi s pain usua lly occurs when we are den ied t he re spect we gr ant to ot hel: people , or when someone lies to us or about us, o r when some on e e l s e abuses the trust we' ve given them . In thi s reg a r d , the Eg o can be thoug ht of a s a h i g h e r echo o r octa ve of the s e lf -pres e r v ati on instin c t s . The Ego kee ps wat c h

Page 5 0 . o v er o u r s t a t u s in the gr oup o r g ro u ps we be l o n g to . I t has i t s r o o t s i n t h e t i me in cu r pa s t whe r e status g ov e rne d e a t i ng a nd mating priv ile ges ; the more r e sp ect one ear n e d or c o mma nde d , the mor e li k ely on e' s g en e t i c h eri t a g e would be pa s s e d o n to h ea l thy o f f s p r i n g . One co ul d say th a t o u r li t t l e go d DNA t o lerate s suc h i nd ivi d ua l am bi t i o n, b u t on ly , from i t s o wn mo l e c u l a r po i n t of v i e w, insof a r a s the ind i vidual amb i t i on s e rves the s p ecies' co nt inuance . The divin e DNA cares as muc h abo ut our indi vi du a l it y as we care abou t a ' s i ngle s pe r m ce l l. Under th e in flu enc e o f Eg o , i ndi vid uall y a nd c o lle c tiv ely , t he huma n race de ve loped t h e i d e a s o f hon or, v e n g e a nce , caste, c l ass, r a n k a nd hi er arch y. In its mos t patlle tic an d i g n o ~ a n t c o nditi o n , Ego ~equl~es s omeone to l oo k down on, so me o ne t o f e e l su perior to . Thi s co nd i t io n ge ne r a t e s t h e bu ll y , the snob , t he dictat o ~, th e ele c t an d t h e damn e d" Th e Eg o can a l so a c hieve the o p pos ite st a t e o f se l f - d epre cat i o n , wh er e in i t make s one f e el infe r i o r, s i n fu l , g u i l t y a nd o e s i r o us o f p u n i s hme n t a n d h um i l i at i o n . Ei t her st a t e b l o cks Hagic kal tr an s f o r mati o n and c a n mi re one f o r a l o ng t im e in s tas i s a nd s taq na t i on . The first step in I n itia li o n and the se a r ch fo~ wi sd o m is de f in e d b y tw o wo rd s : ' Kn ow t hys el f. I Maat r u l e s this ac t i v ity i f th e c o urse o f k n o wing o nese lf i s s i n c e r e. Our Ego c an b e a prob l em he re sinc e i t wan t s t o see it se lf a s a lready p os se s s ing that which we seek. I t di sl i k es ou r f a u l t s an d f ail u r e s and wan t s to d i s o ....T I them . The only way t o kn o w o ur selves a c c u r a t e l y is thr oug h c o mplete , an d some ti me s pa i n f u l , h o n e s t y . A us e f ul too l in th e cour s e o f se lf-kn o wledg e is to wr ite do wn o n pape r y ou r de s cr i p t i on o f a per f e ct h uman be i ng . Use th is de scri p t i o n to as ses s yo u ~self and your li fe . Wher e d o you mat ch and whe re do yo u miss the mar k when y ou c o mpa re y ourse lf t o y o u r ideas o f human pe rfe ction ? The ne xt s t ep is t o a s k yo u r c lo s e f r iend s and fam ily membe r s f o r their h ones t opini o n o f y o u o n th e p oints o f pe rfe c tion , as well as on the p oin t s t hat they hold t o b e impor ta nt i n b eing h uman. Yo u h ave t o ba ck s u c h a re q u e s t wi t h a p r omis e of no r ep~ isal shou ld t h e other of fend y o u r Ego --and t h e n ' k e e p t ~a t p r om i se . Tru e h u mi lit y is t h e .acc ur a t e gr a s p o f o n e s e l f i n te r ms of stre n g t h s and we a k ne sses, g o od and e v i l , s u c c e ss and fail u r ~, c l a rity and co n fu s ion . Tr u e hum i l it y is th e on l y s u c c e s s f u l mean s o f co n t r o l l i ng th e Ego , of ke ep ing i t in i ts p l ace a nd o f keepin g i t i n ba l a n c e . ,My friend y o uis Ma r t in i e onc e saI d t ha t sel£ kn o wl ed ge concern s knowin g o n e 's place on the food - cha i n. By exten din g the met aph o r , we ne ed to kn o w o u r pla c e in the wo r l d, ' o u r spe ci fic fun c ti on in l if e , the mi ssi on we ac cepted wh e n we c o n s e n t e d to b ecome flesh and bl ood.

Page 51. Our purpose and identity do not; necessarily imply reincarnational continuity, although reincarnation, along with the idea of Karma, has been a useful concept in many Initiated traditions. In my own current opinion (and this opinion has changed over the years with the accumulation of experience) we build our identity, our Ego, from e xpe r ience as interpreted through our "phys LcaI senses and our neurological capabilities. Our individuality and identity grow from a combination of hetedity and environment until we have achieved a complexity substantial enough to resonate, in the mode we call human, with the divine Intelligence that permeates all of existence. ' Contributing to this opinion are accounts of feral children who have been deprived of normal human contact from their infancy, whether through parental neglect or from being 'raised by an i ma Le ", These people do not use language, nor do they seem able to learn it despite efforts at rehabilitation. They seem healthy enough physically, but, because of a lack of contact and instruction at an early age, remain substantially abnormal. Other individuals with impaired brain function also fail to exhibit the abilities of 'normal' p e o p Le in te r ms of taking care of their own basic biological needs, much less in conversing and exhibiting a faculty for complex thought. On the other hand, our species has produced individuals whom we call geniuses, whose accomplishments in the arts and sciences have advanced our general body of knowledge and understanding, as well as our norms of beauty, by quantum leaps and orders of magnitude. The genius seems to be more closely attuned than 'normal' people are to the divine Intelligence. This closer attunement seems to be a matter of heredity, rather than environment. Heredity in this case means the combination of parental genes in a more-than-usually beneficent way, rather than definite physical lines of single genes or a family history of genius. The genius seems more inclined to seek out information from the environment in order to satisfy his or her need of data, rather than depend on others to provide the information for him or her. Magick and Initiation hold a compensation for those of us born in the spectrum between subnormal and supernormal; through the strengthenings of disciplines, through the focussing of attention and intention through ritual, through the establishment of new ways of seeing ourselves and the world around uSi we can change ourselves and our environment. These changes bring a more \ abundant life, an expansion of experience and all that that expansion enables us to do. One of the aims of Maat Magick is to bring our species into its 'next level of exlstence, to transform our norm into that which we now consider genius, and to open and expand communication among us. We are social beings who depend upon each other for the

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Us e yo ur ima g i nation t o shap e a wor l d t h a t wou l d b e p e r fec t f o r you, and n ote wha t it tell s you about yo ur s e l f . Th i s is o n e ~ f t h e j oys o f As t r a l wo rk, sin ce th ere are no l i mi t s o n you r i magin a t i ve facul t i e s. When y ou have a c l e a r p i ct u r e o f y o urs e l f i n - a s man y d i me ns io n s a s y~ u c a n t h i n k o f , and ha ve listed t he wa ys i n whi ch y ou c a n i mp r ove yo u r s e l f , s e t ab o u t i mp l e men ti n g the s e imp rov e me n ts . Ma a t Hagi c k h as wa y s of cha n g ing y our h e re d i t y a nd e n v ir o n men t tha t y ou b e c o me a Ho mo v e ri t as i ndi v i d ual in y ou r p r es e nt

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lifetime. Roughly twenty years ago, my Magickal Partner and I visited the Plane of the Unborn and established an informational vibration pattern in the atmosphere of that place. This pattern provided directions to the forming souls who were overseeing the development of their future physical bodies for tweaking a few choic~·gene5 into their activated condition. We already have everything we need, genetically, to achieve the next stage in our evolution. Scientists working on the Human Genome mapping project tell of genetic material that seems to have no known function, and seems to act merely as spacing units for the genes whose functions are known. Although Nature often exhibits redundancy and oversupply, the 'trash' genes are not inert. Some of them constitute the difference between Homo sapiens and Homo veritas, and need but to be activated by an influx of prana in order to exert their influence. Other mysterious genes are instructions for even more advanced evolutionary development (such as those that will enable us to thrive in the near-vacuum environment of space), but Maat Magick modestly concerns itself only with our immediate 'postsapiens' stage at the present time. Even though it's much easier to activate genes while your physical body is still a zygote, ¥ou can do it when you're an adult. To do this, envision and invoke DNA's double-helix image and clearly state ybur Will to become Homo veritas. Generate and direct a charge of energy toward the image, ackhowledge that it's been accomplished, then end the rite. It would be appropriate to employ ~ex Magick in the generation of the charge, since sex is DNA's own method of change, but Kundalini in its pure form works as well.' I recommend the visualization of the DNA helix instead of trying to describe or imagine specific genes because most of us are not . geneticists, and even geneticists aren't able to identify the genes we want to activate. We rely, in this case, on the intelligence of the molecular level; the genes know who they are. You will gather from the idea of the Plane of the Unborn that your Ego is not your true Self, although it shares something of the true Self's nature. The true ,Self can and does exist before individual physical bodies come into existence and develop according to genetic plan. The implications and ramifications of this will open to you as you advance in self-knowledge. \

In order to complete your Init~ation into the essence of Homo veritas, you must arrange ~or your environment to work with the newly activated genes. The term 'environment' in this case refers to other people like yourself, those who can link with you and with each other to form the meta-net of communication and aWareness that is the distingUishing characteristic of- Homo veritas. You can do this by paying a new kind of attention to

Page 54 peo p l e in yo u r p resen ce p hysic a ll y , a nd by Astrall y s c out i ng th e pl a ne t f or t h o s e at a d i s t anc e . The at tent i o n y ou give to t hose 1n y ou r pre s e n c e i s q u ite simi l a r t o, i f not id en t i c al wi t h , the sta t e o f min d y o u acq uire wh il e dc Lnq .a divina t i o n. Reserve e nou g h o f your mind to c omp r e h e nd an y con v ersat i on t he o t h e r pers on is ha ving with y ou , but d e v o t e mos t of it to watching fac ial e x p r e s s i ons , b od y l a ng ua ge, and au ra, while observin g tIle ton e of vo i c e , what's being s a i d u nd e r the words , and wh a t ' s bei ng a v o i d e d . Open yo ur s e l f t o th e o th e r pe r s o n ' s e ss e n ce, main t a i n i ng an i nne r sil e n c e al l t he whil e . The e f f e c t is · l ike 'seeing dou bl e' , o r havin g tw o p i c t u r e s of t h e p ers o n s u p e r i mp o s e d on eac h o th er . Th e As t r a l d ouble rev ea l s wha t t h e physica l p r e s e nc e c onceal s, many times . What so r t of r e v elati ons yo u s h a r e or acti on yo u tak e wit h ea ch person i s a mat ter o f yo ur o wn j udge ment. Pe op l e who ar e f u n c tion i n g i n th e stat e of Doub l e Co ns c i ou s n ess , a nd t hos e wh o are o n the brink o f c ha n g e wi ll p robab l y be a war e o f y our observati on a nd migh t we l l i n itia t e conv er sat io n a bout i t wi t h y o u. Ot her s will n e ed var y ing a mo un ts o f p repar a t o r y wor k ; y ou can plant s e e ds in thei r consc io us n e ss wi t h q ues t io n s o f t he ' Hav e y o u eve r tho ug h t ab ou t . .. . ? ' va r i e t y. I tl s us ua l l y wi s e t o av o i d g iving ad vi ce u n l e ss you' v e been r eq ue ste d to do so. Th e r e are sti l l othe r pe op le who a re so fixated o n t he mse l v e s , or we19hed do wn with p r oblems , or who ha v e chos en to rema in at an ear ly st age of I n ne r gr o wt h, t ha t you wo ul d be wa s t i n g your t i me in a di r ect appr oach to s p e c i e s c h a n g e . Wit h these l a t t e r t yp e s , an d with pe o p l e y o u' v e not yet me t, I s ugge s t tha t y ou c o n t a c t t hei r huma n essen c e t hro u g h the Meta~e r son of o ur spec i es . Thi s e n t i t y i s our f u ture c ollect i ve se lf, who, t h r ough a typ e o f ti me tra v el int o its past , ga v e me t h e ess en tial ingr edie nts of Maat Hagick whi ch is d es igned to br i n g itself in t o ex istence in o u r present. Th ere a~e other p e o ple who ha ve b een touched and inspi red by th i s entity , and who kno w it b y ot her names , o r: b y n o name at a l l. Wi t h me , i t c a l ls itself N'A t o n. N 'At o n sta nd s i n rela t i on t o i nd i vidual h uma n s a s t h e c e l ls , tissu e s , a nd or gans of o ur bo dy sta nd in r el atio n t o each of us. It i s th e n ext le v el of s ~ntient o r: g an i z a ti on o f l ife o n pl an e t Ea rth . Fr om a n o t he r p oint o f v iew , N' At o n is J u n q 's Racial Unco n sc i o us awakened, s omewhat matured, a nd fu n cti oni ng. Fr om ~ t h i r d p o i nt o f v i e w, N 'At on i s a ver y lar g e c y bor g , a cybernet i c o r ga n ism ar isin g throu g h, a nd ke epi ng in t ou ch wit h itse lf f o r a l a r g e part b y means at , the c ommun ica tio ns te chn ol ogy we see g r owi n g a r o u nd us day by day. Ou r es s e n tial con n ec t i o n in N' At o n 'i s biology - ba s e d tel e p a t h y an d empa t h y , h owe v er ; we don1t a b s o l u t e l y depend upon manu f a c t u r e d hardwa r e i n or d e r to estab l i s h manif es tat i o n in the physi c a l p lane .

Page 55 Th e de v el opment of o u r c ollec ti ve self , Qur _H e t a per s o n, im plie s n e it he r min d l es s c on fo r mity t o th e wi ll of t he major i t y , n o r a toe al dep enden ce o n th e tele mpathic c onnect i o n f o r i ndi vid ua l well - be ing . The mo re di verse, odd a nd ec centri c we are as indi v iduals , the more rich, d e e p, u nd e r s t a nd i ng a nd wise N' At on bec omes. I n the Thel e mi c s ys t e m o f Ae ons a nd the i r f u nc t i ons, th e Ae on of Horus, b egun in 1904 with the writing o f L i b er AL v e l Le g is , i s d es troyin g the r e mna n t s o f the Ae on of Osiris whic h pre c eded i t. We are reco g n i z in g the evil res ult s of ances t r al atti t u d e s tha t ha v e c a u s e d wid e s p r e ad misu s e o f th e environme n t and are work in g t o cor r e c t t he sins of the pa s t, suc h a s s t r i p mining , clea r - c u t l ogging , sl a s h a nd burn a gr i c u l t u r e, ov e r grazing o f gr a~ s land s and Qve r f i s hi n g o f oc e a n s , l akes and st r eams. We are cle an ing u p p o lluted air, wa te r and earth, and l ooki ng for ways t o s afe ly di sp ose of n uc l ea r waste and to x ic c hem i ce'Ls ,

In o u r p ubli c and p oli tical mode , at l e a s t , we h a ve ren ounc e d wa r s o f c onq u e s t and s u bj ug ation , co lo n i z in g , s l av e r y , t orture a nd f orc e d l abo r. Al t h o ug h the wo rk h as j us t b egu n in the a r e a of se c ur i ng h uma n r i g h t s fo r all members o f our spe cies, o f fic ial r e c ogni ti on of t he nece ssi t y o f d oi n g s o g i v e s weig h t , o r g r a vit a s , to t h e c o n t i n u i ng o f t ile pr oces s . We have o n l y be g un r e st oring th ings our ancest o r s ha v e despoil ed, we hav e onl y begu n t o ass ume t h e r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s o f a maturing speci es . Han y o f us ar e sti l l o u t o f t u n e with Natu r e, s e l f and e ac h othe r; the work of awakenin g t h e s ou l .of humani ty lies b ef ore us . I want to con clude thi s le c t u r e wit h o u r us ua l Inner visit wi t h Kunda l i n i ; y o u wi l l notice th a t the method f o r bring i n g the fi~esn a k e t o the Bi rtdu is d i f fe r e n t fr o m ou r p rev i ous ex perien c e s. I f you hav e a n y q ue stions o r co mments abo u t t h is l e c t ur e, or any o f the others, pl ease in form y our Inst ruct o r and 1 111 do what I c a n to h el p . Sit co mf o r t a b l y and c los e you r eyes _ Le t y o u r breathing be c ome . deep and re gul ar; whe n the ti me is rig ht, your Instruc t or will le ad you i n a r ound o f three OMs . ( Not e t o t he Ins t ruct or : ple a s e do t h i s whe n s t i ll ness se t tle s over t h e c las s . ) Be c ome aware o f y o ur c e n t e r of c o n s ci ousness in it s us ua l pla ce ,

a few centi meter s behi nd yo u r · eye s . This center i s r a d i a ti n g energy as a gl owing light , i l l u mi na t in g the inter connected n e ur ons of yo u r b r a i n , the bl o od v e s s e l s bringing no u r i s h me nt a nd tak ing away waste , the white v a u l t o f your s k u l l . Remembe r a ll the j ourneys we 've take n dow n your s p ine to draw t he Ku nda l inl up t o and through each Ch akr~ . Recall your e nc o u n t e r s with your Chakras: th e Mul a d ha r a, the Svadhist ha na , Ma n l p u r a , Anahat a, Vis hu d a , and Aj na . Thr o ug h th e ne rv e con n e c t io ns ,

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glowing, pulsing with its unique frequency of energy. Hover in the region where the brainstem joins the brain and call Kundalini to·you. Feel the energy stir at the base of your spine, heeding your call and your desire for it. You feel it rushing up the channel of your vertebrae like a train in a tunnel, approaching you at- high speed and with intense energy. Open yourself wide and let the fire take you, electrifying you, exploding you into a million suns and galaxies," expanding you to contain the Cosmos. Within you burn the countless stars, glowing nebulae, quasars; within you roll huge gravities, neutron stars and black holes. For Aeons, you contemplate all this glory you contain, marveling at supernovae, photon storms, neutrino gales, riding the expansion and attenuation of all manifestation. (Note to Instructor: at this point become silent for a while, until you consider it time to speak again.) Gradually , you become aware of a connection that gently pulls you in a direction that seems below and before you. You notice that you inhabit a body of light, shaped as your usual form, but with an umbilicus of energy attached to it. As you sense your movement with the cord, you become aware of being contained by the Cosmos while at the same time you contain it. It's as though you were Janus, facing in opposite directions and seeing the same view in both. The darkness and brill iance of interstellar space fades as you find yourself once more in the bone Temple of your skull. (I am reminded here that in Maat Magick's Word of Power, IPSOS, the word os means both mouth and bone. I Across the folded surface of your cerebrum flicker the electric traces of thought, flashing through rainbow colors, a~pearing and disappearing in waves and tides. The pituitary gland, body's Alchemist, sends its commands through the blood to tile other glands to produce your Elixir of Life. Your pineal body, old lizard's eye, awaits your return like a throne vacated by a monarch. As you settle into your usual place behind your eyes, you become aware of a background sound, a great changing chord with countless notes, from the song of hydrogen that permeates interstellar space to the hum of living minds around you, human and otherwise. The chord doesn't occupy your attention, but surrounds your attention in a sense of completion. You find yourself sounding your own silent notes, blending your essen~e into the harmony. The sense of your physical" body returns, strong, rested, and filled with the energy of prana/Kundalini. You feel your Chakras 5pinning, each at i t s proper rate, glowing with radiating power. Your sense of self has changed; it's vast, calm, containing your body instead of being contained by it. You become aware of new

Page 57 me mo r ies , memo ri e s t ha t your i nd i v id ualit y ha sn' t e x perienced be~ or e , b ut r eal, vi v i d , man yf old. You fe e l a mult i tude of lo v es an d ha tes , de sires and guilts , p r i d e s an d f ea r s . Yo u f e e l li k e a g ia n t , s itting o n a mou n t ai n instead o f in a r o o m, a b l e t o span con t i nent s a nd o cea ns in a few strides . Ho v e y our f i ngers g e n t l y ; yo u r et u r n to you r physica l bod y 's t ru e d imensio ns , its t r ue l o ca t i o n . Gen t ly , sl owl y, ro l l yo u r h ead cl o c kwis e, then in th e other di recti o n. Follo w your b re a t h ing, then in c rea se the a mo u n t of air you t a ke wi t h ea ch b r e a t h . Gent l y, slo wly , open you r e y e s a nd s t retch yo u r mus c l e s .

You ca n r e p e a t this j ou rn ey in your own Temple at any t i me. It 's a usefu l ant ido te to depr e s sion an d fati g ue , emoti o n al st~ain and s p i ~it u al d ryness . Pr a ctic e dw e ll in g 1n y ou r e x panded s t a t e during y o u r da ll y a ct i vities a nd usua l occu pa tion s. Watch you r Eg o , y o u r sense o f ind iv i d ua l ity , fr o m ' o u t s i d e ' in s t r e s s f u l si t ua ti on s a nd when dealing wi t h d iffi c ul t pe o ple . Co n t e mpl a t e .t h e t a s k o f a wake ning t h e huma n r d c e in t o i t s Dou bl e COllsc iou s ness ; in t he e x p ande d s ta te , y ou'l l s ens e where and when to e xe rt th e p o wer o f y our Ha g i c k . Th ank y o u fo r yo u r part ic ipati o n . Lo ve i s

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LECTUR E 9 Do what tho u wilt shall b e the whole of the La w . WelC9me to the nInth lecture In our series on Haat Haglck ; Toda y we consider the Supreme Chakra, the Sahasrara, and i t s Forgo tten One, God-hunger . I had co n s i d e r e d callin g this urge the Re li g io u s Impulse, but the term God-hunger Is closer to it s rea lit y.

God-hunger arises fr om our na ture, from our ~en~e5, fro m o ur mind, from ou r ability to respond 1n feelin g and a cti o n to t he world aroun d u s . God-hunger be ~l ns In o u r res p o ns e s t o the b e auty o f a su nset after a storm, t o th e v a s t n e ss o f the n i ght SKY, t o the lovelin ess o f a spider's web fu ll of dew at da wn. It originates in f ear and terror of tor nad os, earth quakes, vo lca nos , and other d anger s of a p l a ne t f ull of lif e, wa ter and moving te ctoni c plat es . We hop e for and f e ar the exist e n ce o f a being o r beings l arger, wiser and more powe~ful than we are in the fa ce of death and i ts awe-giving mystery . We s e e a life of the spirit in the int angible acti ons w~ perf orm ever y day, suc h as dreaming, thinking, an d i magini ng ; we see it as an unseen agency that Is responsible f or unli kely occurrence s, as an e xplanation for events f or whi ch we see no c a u s e . In the experience o f injustice as we f eel it, i n justi ce o f illness, loss, and harmful actions of o u r f e l l o w huma n s , we invent the concepts of Fate, of Kismet, of Karma, of h e aven and hell, of God's myste rious ways. We reason that the world we see around us must have had an origin at the beginning o f time, and since, in our experience, every effect has a cause or c a u s e s , that which caused the universe must be larger and mo re powerful than is the universe itself. sclence has unveiled many mysteries in It5 short existence, but there seem t o be questions that r emain onanswered--perhaps n ot because the y are unanswerable, b u t b ecause we have n't yet asked the right ques tions. Organized religions have prosper ed through the ages because they promise to. fill the God-hun ger . Unfortunatel y, the y substitute d oc trine, · c ommandments and ritual for the direct e xperience f or which all human souls yearn. When the e xp erience is riot forthcomin g, o r ganized religi ons f a l l back on a p ro mi s e of hea venl y r eward after deat h . The c o nc ep t of sln, on the o t h e r hand, threatens eternal puniShment, so the religion ha s b oth the carrot a n d the stick with wh i ch to co nt ro l the actions and beliefs of the faithful . Since both consequences ·are schedul ed to happen after d ea th, there are no dissatisfied customer s to compla in of fraud, n or sat isfied members of t he flock to testify about the accuracy of the claims.

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The vari ous Hol y Books are wr itten by pe opl e c laim i ng Divi ne inspirati on; certain portions o f them ha ve been tou ched by extra ordinary thin k i ng and feeling, b ut all of t hem h~ve be e n wri t t en, r e vised, c o p ied and tra n slat ed b y huma n bei n g s wi t h t h e I r o wn mora l , s o c i a l and ph iloso ph ica l a genda s . Th e cl er gy of v a r i o u s fait hs ' add t heir o wn i n t e r p retat ions t o the wo r ds o f t he Hol y Books, then preach to the fa i thful t he meanings a n d les sons t o be t a k e n f rom th e words. The faithful of th e various r e l i gi o n s are -e n c o u r aqed to accept

th e wo rds of t he cle r gy , t ra ditiona l f o r ms o f wor s h i p , a nd wha t e ve r the doc t r i nes and do gmas have to say. about the na t ure o f t h e Di v i ne , ab o u t huma n n a t u r e , a nd a bou t t h e re a lit i e s of huma n l i f e . F or t h e v a s t majorit y o f the fait hf ul, all th is sUf fiq e s to convi nce them th at t h e i r God- h unger 15 being met by the emoti onal esse n c e of reli gi o n . Even those wh o a ttain ecs t a sy In "c ha r Le ma t I .c ' s e r vice s e xp e r i e n ce it in t erms of t net r r eli gi o us ten e t s a nd concepts. Le t U 5 exami n e thi s F or g o tt en One o f God - h u n ge r . Why ca n o r shou ld i t .b e c a lle d a f o r g ott e n o n e , when the rel i g i o us i mpu lse ' h as shaped histor y thr oug h war s, pogr oms , crusade s , i nq u i si ti ons, c o n qu e s t s, forced c o n v er sio n s and t h e e conomic exp loitat io n of nat i v e pe o p l e s ? Ev en i n t he pr e sent, religi on i s i n v o ked to

just ify rest r ic t ive l eg is l a t i on a nd ab roga t e d r i gh t s , g e nital muti l a t i o n a nd male dom i na ti on . T o b e fa i r, re l i gi o n has a lso inspi r ed g r e a t art in archi t e c ture, s cul pture, pa i nt i n g an d music, e v en though s o me religi ons forbid 'grave n images'. Th e re hav e b e e n s a ints .wh c have tra n s cended their o rdinar y co n sci ous ness t h r oug h rel i gio n, and r el i g i ou s- b a se d c h a r iti es , sc hools and h ospita l s hav e c o ntrib ut ed t o t h e well-being of h uma n k ind. God - h u ng e r i s f o r gotte n , in th e ma i n, pre ci s e l y b e c au s e o f re li gio n. We are social animal s, mu c h li ke OU I c o us 1n s the a p es and c hlmpanzee~ . We choose leaders from among us to mak. de ci si o ns 'f o r g ro u p b e hav ior a nd action, and a l s o t o ta k e p e rs ona l risks , a s hero s, f o r t he gr o up on Bo rne o ccas i ons . A

In t h e Aeon of 15 15, the Her o -King wa s wed, symboli cally, t o t h e

Earth or t o the pl ace -godd e ss of the group's land or territ ory in hi eros gamos, or s acr e d marr iage.

When the Ki n g gr e W' old o r ill , o r whe n the foo d su pply f ailed, th e ol d Ki ng wa5 sl a in an d a n e w Ki n g was a ppo i n te d i n his p l ace ; t h e ne w Ki ng r eju venated the g odde ss and the n a t u r a l world W'h lch wa s 'her e x p res si on, th u s

invigo r ati ng and r ene wi ng the fo od supp l y .

In the Ae o n o f Os i r i s, t he God -King assumed sole a uth orit y a nd abs olute ru~ e. The fe male forc e wa~ sub jugated , a s were t he women who e mb od i ed i t . Likewis e,

i n man y societies, fat he rs ha d th e

Page 60 power of life and death over their children. Even in Christianity, the person sacrificed is the Son, while the Father, whose essence demands the sacrifice, abides in the safety and comfort of heaven. western theology teaches that Man is' made in the image and likeness of god; Western Magick teaches that that which is below is like that which is above, and that which is above is like that which is below. The invention and transmission of Western religious doctrine created images of t~e Divine Intelligence using templates of human behavior that were far .f r om the finest or most admirable of our qualities. The Biblical Goe admits to being 'jealous!, and the story of Eden and the fall of Adam and Eve is a story of entrapment. The Book of Job has God betting the Adversary that Job's loyalty can withstand any misfortune. He then visits pain and loss upon that poor human as a t~st, pain and 1055 unearned by Job's own deeds. In the New Testament, God Tequires his own death as a redemption for human sIn; given the quality of omnipotence that doctrine ascribes to him, one can only conclude that the God of the Bible enjoys paln l suffering and death. In a human, such enjoyment would be cOhsidered insane. That the worship of such a deity could not prevent true mystics from arising from among the faithful, mystics like John of the Cross and Teresa of Avila, demonstrates that the gates to direct experience of Divine IntelllQence cannot be blocked, even though they are obscured. Maat Magick, like any true, personally transformative Magick, suggests methods whereby you can bypass the traditional explanations of why things are the way they are, and discover Truth for yourself. Pierre Tielhard de Chardin, Jesuit priest and paleontologist, states that ~Everything that rises must converge'. This is as true of Initiatory attainment aa it- is of human society_ and collective accomplishment. Our exploration of Kundalini, the Chakras, and the Forgotten Ones has been a recapitUlation of our individual and species development from our prehuman origins to the present day. As Kundalin1 rises in our spinel our survival history manYfests in our awarenp~s, converging, If all goes well, in knowledge of our True Self. What is the human individual? We are each a living organism of limited independence, comprised of many cells, each of which is a liVing o~'Janism of even more limited independence. Our cells are being born and dying throughout our lives, replacing each other in the specialized tissues, organs, bone and muscle that comprise on~ physical bodies4 It is usual to con5ide~ ou~ individuality bounded by our skin, separate from other individuals, unique, irreplaceable, whole and self~aware. When we immerse our awareness in our individuality, we often feel alIenated, adrift,

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and disconnected from our fellow humans and other living creatures. In the press of city living, we can feel lost In a crowd; in working for a corporation or a bureaucracy, we can feel like cogs in a machine. On the other hand, at a sports event, a concert, a parade, or on a crowded dance floor, we can feel part of an organic whole, united with those around us in a common focus, experience or action. Perhaps the reality of our individuality isn1t as hard-edged as we think it Is.

The cells of our body depend upon each other for nourishment and instructions, but blood transfusions and organ transplants show that they can live in environments other than their native sites. Our skin merges with its surroundings as epidermal cells die and flake off; the barber sweeps up our hair and sends it to a . landfill. The water in our cells has passed through millions of spiracles and kidneys, and the air we breathe has journeyed through billions of leaves and lungs. Our food, once living vegetable, animal, and mineral entities, provides our .ce Ll s with the chemicals needed for self-construction. When we die, our chemicals will be released, in turn, to feed other living things. Our individuality, then, is a temporary configuration of chemicals organized into cell-based structures that support our intelligence, awareness, and continuity. The DNA molecule that determines our form and functions manifests in the physical realm as a code built into a strand of chemicals, carrying meaning like the knotted str Ings of p r-Imt ti ve societ ies carr Le d messages. On the astral level of being, the code looks like us. In Western esoteric tradition, the physical world we know through our senses is the end product of a chain of conditions and events that constitute the autobiography of light. It appears to our senses, and to the mind connected to them, that the physical world generates the worlds of dream, thought, feeling, and spirit. Both views are correct. Nature as we know it arose from the accumulated density of energy and matter, both as a product of the Big Bang, and as an idea of the Divine Intelligence. Science deseribes the ·how' of natural processes, not the ~why' of them. Through observation, analysis, speculation, experiment and prediction, scientists collect descriptive truths about humans and our universe. If you maintain the interest of a layperson in the advances of science, and when you've covered a number of different scientific fields, it's possible to notice a pattern that hints of an organizing principle of all phenomena. I consider this organizing principle to be the shadow of God, the aesthetics of Divine Intelligence. As part of Nature, as part of phenomena, we humans are shaped by this same organizing principle, ?nd as such can be said to be

Page 62 made In the image and likeness of God. Where religion and rel1g~ous art have failed to render the truth Is In making the gods or God look like people, and In assigning to them, or to it, human characteristics. In the major Western religions, God 15 male.' We fall to realize that our human gender and sexual arrangement 15 particular to our planet, and that humanizing the Divine limits it and our ability to understand it. We have, then, our sense of individuality and our anthropomorDhic image of the Divine Intelligence at the beginning of our quest for the satisfaction of God-hunger. Magick may begin with conventional religious imagery as a prel i ml .Y vocabulary of mystical experience, but with a persistent i:_.tactice, such limitations drop away naturally. In this lecture ~eries, we've meditated upon and experienced the energies of each of the major Chakras, in ascending order. The ascending motion is the essence of mysticism, a pursuit of reality in its ever more simple forms, penetrating the illusion of solidity and complexity. We've accompanied Kunda1ini, the fire-snake of spinal energy, up through the chakras, from tail to head. The Sahasrara Chakra above the top of the sku' is the place where Kundalinl meets the prana of the Un Lve z sv, merging our life force with the vast tides around us, our planet, our sun, our galaxy. Even with dissolution into the whole of physical, astral and spiritual reality, even with the disappearance of our selves in the experience, while we live we are anchored to the illusion ourselves in the world. As Hagickians, we are conduits, like Prometheus' hollow wand of fire, through which the essence of Divine Intelligence, which is Truth, ~an be brought back to earth and shared among our fellow humans. It is our duty to conduct the Truth wisely and well, to manifest it in our 'words, our actions, our support and oppositions to the events of our times, our advice to fellow seekers and in our rlL's of Hagick. The most accurate piece of writing on the reality of the consciousness of the Sahasrara Chakra is the Tao Teh King by Lao Tze. The Tao is beyond descr+ption or mental comprehension; one can only experience it. Silence on all levels of existence is necessary in order to perceive Tao. When you e xpe r i ence the ~ilence of the Sahasrara Chakra, you become Tao, you become your very own self on the boundary of the Sephlra Kether and the veils of negative eXistence in which the Tree of Life manifests. ,Itls impossible to draw up a schedule for any individual's Initiation; some of us take years to overcome defects that delay 'our progress on the Path, and others of us crash and burn after a brilliant beginning. We, who persevere in our practices and keep a mind open to new data and to our own lacks and areas of ignorance, can attain the state where ~attainment' becomes

page 63. meaningless. The~e's not much else to say about the Sahasrara Chakra, e x c e p t that it is our link. to the rest of the unlver~e on the plane o f 'p u r e energy, and that its activation marks an

important s t a ge of metaphysical maturity . In t his fina l stage of ou r Kundal!n! v oyage, we will ta ke the

flresnake t o its fullest extensi on, as best we can, and unite with the universal energy that Is flowing around us and through u s constantl y. When we reach the Cr own -Chakra, let us chant the

words OM and IPSOS alternately until we know and feel the 'c ha nt Is complete. Please si t comfortably and clos e y o u r eyes . Let your breathing b ec ome slow and s tead y, and be come aware of your essence seated In yo ur Bind u and Ajna Ch a k r a s . Extend y our awareness down y o ur s pine, imparting energy to ea ch Cha kr a in sequence. Your thr oa t, your heart, your navel, your ye n i t a l s and your anus all feer the surge of the energy of your attention; their lotuses increase their glow and the speed of their rotation. In your Huladhara Chakra, Kundalini stirs at the touch of your attention. The central channel of the Sushumna

is wide open and free of obstructions . Direct all the energy you feel t o the serpent image at the base of your spine, desiring its rising with single-minded conce ntrati on. As you inhale, prana fills y o u r lungs and suffuses your b ody; as you inhale, you draw in cosmic energy through the top of your skUll . As you exhale, Kundallnl rises like a rocket to meet and mix with the cosmic energy s u r r o u nd i n g y ou and penetrating your brain from above. With every breath, your £ire~nake rises to your Sahaslara, gaining more power with each pulsation, until it f ountains up in a sh ower of sparks and stars. A pillar of flame rushes fr om the top of y o ur head, bec oming the fire o f stars and gala xies. Al l o f y o ur bod i e s and s ystems are a c onduit o f fantastic po~er; In the pa s s a g e o f the br11liance that rung thr o ugh y ou, y ou bec ome tr anglucent, then tran9parent, th en g one . (To the Instruct or: at this poin t, be silent for a while, then begin int oning OM and IPSOS very softly and slowly. If the st ud e nts al~ j oin you o n the same note, begin a . second and thi~d tone until the Words are being. sung as a chord . You might want to discuss this with them bef ore the meditation beg ins. 8r ing the chanti ng t o a cl ose when you fe e l it being s ol idly earthed.) This is all there is t o the n l n t h lectur e. Lecture ten will be a discussion forum, In which we will share our experiences and conclusions about the course. Take some time to reorient 'yourselves to everyday reality. Practice the Kundalini Visualization every day, until it becomes a habit for you to be In the state of total openness that it brlng~.

Page 64. For your final assignment, write a poem about your Kundalini experience, or about· anything you know that is directly connected with it. Please bring your Magickal Record with you for Lecture ten, for your own reference. OM Shant!. Love 15 the law, love under will.

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Do what thou wilt 5hall be the whole of the law . This 15 our final lecture on Haat Maglck, Kunda!1n!, and the

Forgotten Ones. For everyone who has attended the complete series of classes, congratulations on staying with us. There has been a lot of information to absorb, presented in a condensed way. I

hope you have taken all the notes that you need. At the last lesson, I asked that each of you write a poem about your experiences with Kundalin! and matters in your life that it touches. As this 15 designed to be a discussion situation, I ask that the Instructor set a time during this session where each of you can read your poem aloUd. Dr. Naskov has asked me to provide ten questions for the course, and this lecture seems a good time to ask them. This isn't a test, as far as I'm concerned, but I would like to use the questions as a way of getting to know you better, and as a means of establishing the material in the course more firmly in your memories. Please feel free to dis cuss the questions among yourselves . 1 hope to received a translation of your answers and conclusions . 1. What .do you need on the physical plane for the practice of

Magick? 2. Name three activitie5 in Magick that are done primarily on the Astral Planes .

3. What are Mind's proper duties and functions in Magick?

4. How would you describe the relatIonships between Love and Sex Magick? 5. What is the Holy Guardian Angel? 6 . How are Magickal Workings empowered so that the aims o f the Workings are manifested? 7. In what ways would you improve the Universe? 8. What 15 your opinion of Death?

9 . In what ways can you use a Word of Power? 10. What are you? (What e13e are you?) Thank you for your interest in Haat Magick. I would like to hear from you (although I only speak E~gllsh), and to learn what

-page 6 6 . Ha glck you cr eat e . The thr ee maj or s tages In a Hagl cklan's lIfe ar e t h os e o f Ini tiate , Adept, and Pries t. The H~gh Art 15 th e wor k o f a li f et ime, and no matt er what s tage yo u are in, you are

co ntribut i ng t o t he f a t e o f t he world . 1 am int e re s t e d in dire ct co nt a ct wi th those who a re call e d t o the pract i c e of Hag lck. Ma gl ck I s a vo cat i on i n the same sens e tha t be i ng a doct or, a nun, o r a pa r e nt Is a v oca ti on , or c al l ing , t o a way o f 11£e . The c a l l to Hagl ck exists everywh ere , a l l t he t ime ; t he number of pe ople abl e t o hear and t o r es pond t o that c a l l seems t o be increasing with time . Your call i ng 15 yo ur True Will ; d o that and non e shall sa y nay . I hope the exercises we per f or med I n t ouring the Cha kr a s , as well as the t h eo ry and p r a c t ice o f Maa t Hagi ck, p ro v e usefu l t o yo u .

Succe s s to your work . Love is t h e law , love under wi ll.