Star Sapphire Question
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@Miles said
"My next question involves the complications of the movements after returning to the center. It says to make the Rosy Cross. This was my idea..."
It says (going from memory) "as he may know how." Though recommendations could be given, it is ultimately a personal mystery. - In any case, the action isn't as important as the inner work: Link to the HGA.
PS - FWIW, AC did not have Yeheshua in mind.
"Then, I'm guessing, while making the signs of Earth (Set fighting) and X (Attitude of Baphomet)"
"Set Fighting" is not the sign intended. But yes, you got the next part right: ARARITA thrice with the three gestures (of making the RC, Set, and Baphomet).
"What is the Sacrament?"
The intimacy of the union.
"And do I eat it, or does Set eat it?"
What does the ritual say? (It's very explicit.)
"How likely is Set to appear?"
I suppose that depends on your readiness. Anyone that is, say, A.'. A.'. 2=9 or better stands an excellent chance.
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@Miles said
"What is the sign intended, then?
And what's the Sacrament??"I'm not going to tell you what you can find from doing the ritual. (What I say would make no sense.) - Oh, if you're thinking that it's a physical thing you need to prepare for the ritual, it's not.
The sign is the same as the Sign of Typhon & Apophis.
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@Miles said
"It's not?? Damnit, again.
Come on, try me. If I don't understand at first, at least I'll have something to study until I do (LXV, for example)"No. It's something you have to discover in doing the ritual. It's the specific RESULT.
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@Miles said
"BTW, lemme get this straight; trace invoking Hexagram of Earth in all directions?"
Yes.
Here is an excerpt from the chapter I mentioned previously (following several pages discussing the nature of Set per se):
"Also shall Set appear in the Circle. Let him drink of the Sacrament and let him communicate the same.)”
...Primarily, this simply refers to the successful invocation. The “Sacrament” mentioned is that Elixir (not of any earthly substance) that is the exquisite essence of the magician’s union with this invoked Presence: a fermentation of the magician’s soul that is both “drunk” and “communicated,” i.e., shared between the magician and the God. -
@Miles said
"One more thing: Which is preferable in the beginning, the LVX signs or the NOX signs?"
“In the centre, let him give the L.V.X. signs or if he know them, if he will and dare do them, and can keep silent about them, the signs of N.O.X. being the signs of Puer, Vir, Puella, Mulier. Omit the sign I.R.”
The criteria for this decision are given in the text.
I personally recommend people who haven't even the K&C of the HGA use the L.V.X. signs; but I stand by the criteria sdtated in the ritual itself.
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I never understood the meaning and then one day, poof! It came to me, the little helpful voice. Read the ritual as if you were not trying to follow it step-by-step but as if you were reading poetry andthen approach it. There are more in these words, than you would think at first glance. BTW you seem like you get your hands dirty so to speak alot, that's good. Laziness can be a problem, you seem like a go getter. I think that's a virtue, but it can be a bane as well. Finding the balance between reading the ritual and saying to yourself "Step one, ok I'll do this motion and then.." sometimes can cause problems, ONLY in my opinion one should while practicing just take time to read it as if it were veiled in symbolism, then try it again.
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@Miles said
"It might help if, rather than giving mysterious cues and suggesting ways of looking at it, how about just give a pretty detailed, literal way of performing it so there's less confusion and more progress."
It's not about being "mysterious" than being the guy that ruins the end of a good film for everyone else.
It's an AHA! moment, that we all develop naturally as we grow. I like leaving clues, because being more
direct ruins it. That's my opinion, I'm sure there are those who disagree. -
@Miles said
"It might help if, rather than giving mysterious cues and suggesting ways of looking at it, how about just give a pretty detailed, literal way of performing it so there's less confusion and more progress."
Because you can teach someone how to select the best espresso machine, which beans to blend, how to judge the grind, but there's no judging for them their preference of crema and exactly how to tamp in order to get that desired result - even if the desired result is to duplicate someone else, there's just no direct way to teach the tamp. Only practice.
