Boleskine
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We know that... "IN THE EAST, that is, in the direction of Boleskine, which is situated on the South-Eastern shore of Loch Ness in Scotland, two miles east of Foyers, is a shrine or High Altar."
Should we regard this direction as magickal east since it's supossed to bring the 93 current into the planet or something like that?
Also, regarding the altar for the gnostic mass:
"Its dimensions should be 7 feet in length, 3 feet in breadth, 44 inches in height. It should be covered with a crimson altar-cloth, on which may be embroidered fleur-de-lys in gold, or a sunblaze, or other suitable emblem.
What is the symbolism behind these dimentions?
Thanks!
Metzareph -
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.
According to Phyllis, the dimensions of that altar are those of the sarcophagus in the King's Chamber of the Great Pyramid. (Anyone able to confirm this?)
For many purposes, yes, "toward Boleskine" makes a Magical East. But there are places where exceptions should be made. For one thing, physical (geographic) east has its own importance in a way that is far more than just symbolic - it is literally the direction from which light first reaches all inhabited parts of the globe every day, the direction into which we are turning.
Also (I can say this in public), when Temple of Thelema was founded, Anna-Kria and I discussed this issue with Phyllis - specifically the question of whether our temples should be oriented toward Boleskine. She was quite firm that they should be oriented toward geographical east instead (which was the answer we were hoping she would give).
PS - The Prolocutor has a certain ritual duty that is done periodically facing Boleskine instead of geographic east.
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@Jim Eshelman said
"According to Phyllis, the dimensions of that altar are those of
the sarcophagus in the King's Chamber of the Great Pyramid."Depending on the source of your measurements,
the sarcophagus is about:L = 2.276 meter = 7.4671916 feet = 89.6062992 inch
W= 0.978 meter = 3.2086614 feet = 38.5039370 inch
H = 1.049 meter = 3.4416010 feet = 41.2992126 inchThe length and width are supposed to be in a 7/3 ratio, but
I only get an aproximate 7/3 ratio with these numbers.The use of the 7 feet x 3 feet for the altar of the gnostic mass
is no doubt meant to relate it to the length and width of the
sarcophagus, but the 44 inch height is too tall to match the
ratio of the sarcophagus.theophiles