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    case
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    I'm one of those ridiculous beginners you guys probably have difficulty dealing with.
    I've been reading Magick in theory and practice, and I'm wondering what the theories are on the six attributes of humanity and the correspondence to their respective numbers. I'm fairly certain it has some relation to the six attributes of God in hinduism, but beyond that, I'm fairly lost.
    Also confused about the dyad and the triad.

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    Jim Eshelman
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    Maybe it's the hour, but... I'm not recognizing the reference you made. "Six attributes of humanity" in Magick in Theory & Practice? Could you point to this more precisely, please?

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    Maybe it's just the copy I have, and this may part may not even be written by crowley. I'm using an ebook until I get my real copy. This is fairly poorly organized and has what appears to be some rearrangements, likely to avoid copyright violation. That said:

    "Unity" transcends "consciousness". It is above all
    division. The Father of thought --- the Word --- is called
    Chaos --- the dyad. The number Three, the Mother, is
    called Babalon. In connection with this the reader should
    study "The Temple of Solomon the King" in Equinox I, V, and
    Liber 418.
    This first triad is essentially unity, in a manner
    transcending reason. The comprehension of this Trinity is
    a matter of spiritual experience. All true gods are
    attributed to this Trinity.<>
    An immeasurable abyss divides it from all manifestations
    of Reason or the lower qualities of man. In the ultimate
    analysis of Reason, we find all reason identified with this
    abyss. Yet this abyss is the crown of the mind. Purely
    intellectual faculties all obtain here. This abyss has no
    number, for in it all is confusion.
    Below this abyss we find the moral qualities of Man, of
    which there are six. The highest is symbolised by the
    number Four. Its nature is fatherly<>; Mercy and Authority
    are the attributes of its dignity.
    The number Five is balanced against it. The attributes
    of Five are Energy and Justice. Four and Five are again
    combined and harmonized in the number Six, whose nature is
    beauty and harmony, mortality and immortality.
    In the number Seven the feminine nature is again
    predominant, {2} but it is the masculine type of female,
    the Amazon, who is balanced in the number Eight by the
    feminine type of male.
    In the number Nine we reach the last of the purely
    mental qualities. It identifies change with stability.
    Pendant to this sixfold system is the number Ten

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    Techpriest
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    That excerpt seems to be specifically speaking of the 6 Sephirah present in the Ruach.

    That would be the 6 qualities of the Ego.

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    Jim Eshelman
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    Can you please cite the edition you have and the page number so we can look it up? Or at least the chapter or section?

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    @Jim Eshelman said

    "Can you please cite the edition you have and the page number so we can look it up? Or at least the chapter or section?"

    It's from chapter 0 in MTP, starting from the fourth paragraph.

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    case
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    One thing I'm wondering about, given that independent study is very difficult with this topic, is whether there is anyone in the chicagoland area with good credentials under whom I could study.

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    @case said

    "One thing I'm wondering about, given that independent study is very difficult with this topic, is whether there is anyone in the chicagoland area with good credentials under whom I could study."

    ROFL. There are no authorities, my friend, only people who study this for a long time and claim to be. If you want to learn about ceremonial magick it might be best to have others help you but learning about Thelema, it might be best to read different Libers and stay back a bit.

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