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April 30 (Earth) Liber LXV, Cap. I, v. 47-49

Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Meditation of the Day - Thelemic Tefilah
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    **47. There was a maiden that strayed among the corn, and sighed; then grew a new birth, a narcissus, and therein she forgot her sighing and her loneliness.
    48. Even instantly rode Hades heavily upon her, and ravished her away.
    49. (Then the scribe knew the narcissus in his heart; but because it came not to his lips, therefore was he shamed and spake no more.)
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    The commentary for this one is pretty perfect:

    @Liber LXV Cap. 1 Commentary v. 47-48 said

    "Persephone, the earth-bound soul. Corn-material nourishment; the result is sorrow. Narcissus- the sexual instinct flowering as Beauty. Instantly the soul forgets the "corn" and desires the flower, Hades comes and carries her off. Hades is the lord of "Hell," i.e., the dark and secret but divine Soul within every man and woman. The rape thus means that the desire for beauty awakes the Unconscious Self, who then takes possession of the Soul, and enthrones her, only allowing her return to earth (Knowledge of the material world) at certain seasons, in order to attend to the welfare of mankind."

    @Liber LXV Cap. 1 Commentary v. 49 said

    "I was seized by the impulse to adore Beauty, and felt ashamed at my inability to write a poem on the spot which should be worthy of the theme."

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    Prior to this, we've introduced Yod, or Chaiyah (Adonai), Hé or N'shamah (V.V.V.V.V.), and Vav or Rooach (the scribe). Now, with the maiden, we come to Hé-final, Nefesh.

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    @Jim Eshelman said

    "Prior to this, we've introduced Yod, or Chaiyah (Adonai), Hé or N'shamah (V.V.V.V.V.), and Vav or Rooach (the scribe). Now, with the maiden, we come to Hé-final, Nefesh."

    Nice!

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