by Ankh » Sat Jul 02, 2016 9:30 am
QuoteGerry456:
63. The fool readeth this Book of the Law, and its comment; & he understandeth it not.
64. Let him come through the first ordeal, & it will be to him as silver.
65. Through the second, gold.
66. Through the third, stones of precious water.
67. Through the fourth, ultimate sparks of the intimate fire
Are these 4 ordeals the outer elemental stages or is it Silver as 2=9, Gold as 5=6 and so on?
I am not a Thelemic scholar Gerry but since Liber Legis appears to be (at least in my mind) a Qabalistic book speaking to us about human consciousness. I would agree with your last statement on the whole (is it Silver as 2=9, Gold as 5=6 and so on?) and possibly your first (Are these 4 ordeals the outer elemental stages) but it would be on a lower octave in my opinion. Your second statement maps well with the middle pillar on the Tree of Life. While your first could map with the lower Sephiroth on the Tree of Life (7-10). As long as we can both agree we are modeling The Divine Name Y.H.V.H.
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Ankh on Mon Jul 04, 2016 3:05 pm, edited 1 time in total.
AL III,17: “Fear not at all; fear neither men nor Fates, nor gods, nor anything. Money fear not, nor laughter of the folk folly, nor any other power in heaven or upon the earth or under the earth. Nu is your refuge as Hadit your light; and I am the strength, force, vigour, of your arms.”