Liber 64 - Israfel or Liber Anubis

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V A∴A ∴ Publication in Class B I mprim primatur: N. Fra. A ∴ A ∴





[This book was formerly called “Anubis” and is referred to the 20th key, “The Angel”1]

The The Te Tem mple being ing in darkness, an and the Speaker ascended into his place, let him begin by a ritual of the Enterer, as followeth. 1. w Procul, O procul este profani. 2. Bahlasti! Ompehda! 3. I n the the nam name of the Mighty ghty and and Terri rrible ble One, One, I procla proclaim that that I have have bani banishe shed d the the Shel Shells unto unto thei their habi habita tatitions. ons. nvoke Tahuti huti,, the the L ord of Wi Wisd sdom om and of Uttera tteranc nce e, the the 4. I invoke God tha that come cometh forth forth from from theV eil. 5. O Thou! hou! Majesty sty of Godhe Godhead! Wisdom sdom--crowned crowned Tahuti huti!! L ord of of the the Gate Gates o off the the Unive niverse rse!! Thee hee, The Thee e, I invoke nvoke!! O Tho Thou u of the I bis bis Head! Thee hee, The Thee e I invoke nvoke.. Tho Thou who wie ield lde est the Wand of Do Double Power! The Thee, The Thee I invoke! Tho Thou wh who be bearest in Thy Thy left left ha hand th the Ro Rose an and Cro Cross of of L ight and L ife: Th Thee, The Thee e I invoke. voke. Tho Thou, wh whose head is as an emerald, ld, an and Thy Thy nemmes as the nigh nightt-sky sky blue blue!! Thee hee, The Thee e I invoke nvoke.. Tho Thou, whose skin is of flam flaming ing orange as though it burned in a furnace urnace!! Thee hee, The Thee e I invoke. nvoke. 6. Behol hold! I am Y este sterday, rday, ToTo-D Day, and and the the Brothe rother of ToToMorrow! I am born agai again and and aga agaiin. Mine is the Unseen Force orce, whereof whereof the gods are sprung! sprung! Which hich is as as LLiife unto unto the the Dwel wellers in in the the Watch Watch--Towers owers of the the Unive niverse rse 0.





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I am the Chari hariote otee er of the East, Lord L ord of the Past and and of the Future. I se see e by mine own inward nward lilight: ght: Lord L ord of of Resurr surre ection ction;; Who cometh forth from the Dusk, and my birth is from the House of Death. 7. O ye two Divine Hawks upon your Pinnacles! Who keep watch over the Universe! Ye Y e who company the Bier Bier to the Ho Hou use of Re Resst! Who pilot the Ship of Ra advancing onwards to the heights of heaven! L ord of theShrine Shrine which which sta stande ndeth in in the the Centre of the Earth! 8. Behold, He is in me, and I in Him! Mine is the Radiance, wherein Ptah floateth over the firmament! I travel upon high! I tread tread upon upon the firma rmament of Nu! I raise a flashing flame, with the lightning of Mine Eye! Ever rushing on, in the splendour of the daily glorified Ra: giving my life to the Dwellers of Earth. 9. I f I sa say y ““C Come ome up upon upon the the mounta ountaiins!” ns!” the Celestia stial Waters shall flow at my Word. For I am Ra incarna ncarnate te!! K heph hephra ra create created d in in the the Flesh! I am the the Eidol dolon of my fa fathe ther Tm Tmu, Lord L ord of of the the City of the Sun! 10. The The God who commands is in my mouth! The The God of Wis isd dom is in my He Hea art! My tongue is the Sanctuary of Truth! A nd a God si sitteth tteth upon upon my li lips. ps. 11. My Word is accomplished every day! A nd the desi desire re of my my hea heart re realise sess itse itsellf, as that that of Ptah tah when when He createth! I am Eterna ternall; theref therefore ore al all thing thingss are are as as my my desi design gns; s; theref therefore ore do all things obey my Word.





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Tho Thoth! He Herrmes! Mer Mercury! Odin! in! By whatever name I call Thee, Thou art still nameless to Eterni ternity: ty: Come ome Thou forth, I sa say, y, and aid and and gua guard me me in thi this work of Art. 12. Tho Thou, Star of the Eas East, that dids idst conduct the Mag Magi! Tho Thou art The The Same all-pr ll-present in He Hea aven and in He Hell! ll! Tho Thou that vibr ibratest between the L igh ight and the Darkness! Rising sing,, desce descend ndiing! Changi hanging ng ever, ver, yet yet ever ever The The Same Same! The The Sun is Thy Thy Fat Father! Thy Thy Mot Mother the Moo Moon! The The Wind ind hath borne The Thee in its its bosom; an and Ear Earth hath ever 2 nourishe nourished d the the change changelless Godhea Godhead of Thy Youth! Y outh! 13. Come ome Thou forth, I sa say, y, come come Thou forth! And make all Spirits subject unto Me: So that every Spirit of the Firmament And of the Ether, And of the Earth, A nd unde underr the Ea Earth, On dry land And in the Water, Of whi whirlin rling A ir And of rushing Fire, A nd eve every ry spel spell and Scourge of God the the V ast One, One, may be obedi obedie ent unto unto Me M e!3 4 14. I invoke the Priestess of the Silver Star, Asi the Curved One, by the ritual of Silence. open the the gate gate of Bliss; I desce descend nd fro from m the Palace of 15. I make open the Stars; I gree greet you, I embrace you, O chil children of earth, that that are are gathered together in the Hall of Darkness. 2

[The last four citations of this section are adapted from the “Emerald Tablet of Hermes.” — T.S.] 3 [This his se section ction is is pa paraphrase raphrased d by by Al Allan Benne Bennett from from a Græco-E co-Egyptia gyptian ritua rituall





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L IBER I SRAFEL 16. (A pause.) 17. The The Speech in the Sile ilen nce.

The The Words agains inst the Son of Nigh Night. The TheVoic Voice eof Ta Tah huti intheUniv Unive ersein thePresenceof theEternal. The The For Formula lass of K nowle led dge. The The Wis isd dom of Bre Breath. The The Ro Roo ot of Vibr Vibratio ion n. The The Shaking ing of the Inv Invis isib ible le.. The The Ro Rollin lling g Asu Asunder of the Darkness. The The Bec Becoming ing Visib Visible le of Mat Matter. The The Pie ierrcing ing of the Scale less of the Cro Crocodile ile.. 5 The The Bre Breaking ing For Forth of the L igh ight! 18. (Follows the Lection.) 19. The There is an end of th the speech; let let the Sile ilen nce of da darkness be broken; let it return into the silence of light. 20. The The sp speaker sile ilen ntly departs; the list listeners dis disp perse un unto their homes; yea, they disperse unto their homes. 5

[This section is a slight adaptation of the “General Exordium” which opens the Golden Dawn Z1 paper. — T.S.] *** ***** ***

[This ritual is an adaptation by Crowley of an invocation of Thoth put together by Al Allan Be Bennett nnett from from Golde Gol den n Dawn materi teria al, Egypti Egyptia an texts texts and and misce scelllaneous neous sources, sources, a few onl only of which which are noted. noted. The earli rl ier versi version on (corresponding to points 5-13 only of the present text) was published in Equinox I (3) as part of Bennett’s ritual for the evocation to visible appearance of Taphthartharath the spirit of Mercury. Text (c) Tex (c) Ordo Tem Templi Orien ientis. is. K ey en entry &c. &c. by Fra Frater T.S. T.S. for for NIWG / Celepha phaïs Pre ress ss.. This his e-text text la last revise revised d 14.06.2004.]







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