River of Wisdom

I am burst forth from a broken dam!
I am destined to consume everything in my path,
The River of Wisdom swallows the darkness of the ignorance beneath it.

The veil, now pierced, pours blood onto the column.
Until, at its root, it rests once again.
The River flows gently now
And nourishes all who pass.

Frater VAL

Saying #1

The majority will say, "Challenge your ideals! Challenge your beliefs!" The Wise Man says, "Challenge YOURSELF through the path of Initiation, and you will be shown the Truth of your beliefs."

Frater VAL

Past Life Regression Success

Finally achieved some success in a Past Life Regression attempt! I was able to receive the transmission in the form of a 3rd person narrative. It was as though I was watching a short film about myself 2000 years ago! The preparations for this meditation were:
LBRP
Adoration to the Lord of the Universe
Abun D'Bishmaya (Lord's Prayer in Aramaic)
Lesser Invoking Ritual of the Pentagram
Middle Pillar
After the performance of the Middle Pillar, a settled into a comfortable position with my Magickal Journal and consecrated pen / pencil and began to meditate; Focusing on trying to see the lifetime responsible for my connection to the book of Ecclesiastes and affinity for the figure of Solomon. I then wrote simply what I saw, which appeared as images rather than words.

The writer of Qoheleth was an adolescent Disciple of Solomon. The Sepher Qoheleth was his comprehensive understanding of Solomon"s teachings. It was this level of understanding that caused Solomon to dote on Qoheleth. Solomon gave Qoheleth access to teachings normally reserved as birthrights; such as Qabalah, Magick, Economics, Architecture, etc...
For then Qoheleth passed his wisdom to his own children whose Descendants eventually wrote down the words ascribing them to Solomon in an attempt to give more Authority to their Family's teachings.

[On the page here are the Hebrew letters, Vau - Lamed - Teth - Resh, VLTR, Walter? Voltar? Family name possibly?]

Qoheleth delighted in his own understanding of Solomon"s wisdom; as such he took every opportunity to credit Solomon for his having such Holy Wisdom. This was a way for Qoheleth to validate himself amongst his peers, many of whom were also Solomon's Disciples. Qoheleth often hid from Solomon when he was a child growing up in the Temple because of the strong Magickal presence of the great Priest. However, Solomon was quick, being a Mage of such caliber, to notice the numerous Angels that followed the child always. Solomon's obsession with Angels caused him to spend more time with the boy than the others. Soon Qoheleth was made a scribe to the Holy King. And Solomon's obsession with Angels was handed down to Qoheleth. Although Qoheleth himself could not see the Angels until after many years of practicing Solomon's Magick. He strove for the rest of his life to understand these magnificent Holy Beings. When Qoheleth finally succeeded, the Angles told him to preserve the Sepher Qoheleth (now known as Ecclesiastes) by giving it to his Firstborn Son as a birthright.
And that Wisdom would be passed through the Ages.
And it will withstand the torments of Time.

Received in the 2nd Hour between (1-2am) on 1-23-2012, LVNH, Levanah, Monday
Frater VAL

Liber Tzaddi vel Hamus Hermeticus

This text is not my own and was taken from:
http://lib.oto-usa.org/libri/liber0090.html

sub figurâ XC
A∴A∴ Publication in Class A

0.
In the name of the Lord of Initiation, Amen.
1.
I fly and I alight as an hawk: of mother-of-emerald are my mighty-sweeping wings.
2.
I swoop down upon the black earth; and it gladdens into green at my coming.
3.
Children of Earth! rejoice! rejoice exceedingly; for your salvation is at hand.
4.
The end of sorrow is come; I will ravish you away into mine unutterable joy.
5.
I will kiss you, and bring you to the bridal: I will spread a feast before you in the house of happiness.
6.
I am not come to rebuke you, or to enslave you.
7.
I bid you not turn from your voluptuous ways, from your idleness, from your follies.
8.
But I bring you joy to your pleasure, peace to your languor, wisdom to your folly.
9.
All that ye do is right, if so be that ye enjoy it.
10.
I am come against sorrow, against weariness, against them that seek to enslave you.
11.
I pour you lustral wine, that giveth you delight both at the sunset and the dawn.
12.
Come with me, and I will give you all that is desirable upon the earth.
13.
Because I give you that of which Earth and its joys are but as shadows.
14.
They flee away, but my joy abideth even unto the end.
15.
I have hidden myself beneath a mask: I am a black and terrible God.
16.
With courage conquering fear shall ye approach me: ye shall lay down your heads upon mine altar, expecting the sweep of the sword.
17.
But the first kiss of love shall be radiant on your lips; and all my darkness and terror shall turn to light and joy.
18.
Only those who fear shall fail. Those who have bent their backs to the yoke of slavery until they can no longer stand upright; them will I despise.
19.
But you who have defied the law; you who have conquered by subtlety or force; you will I take unto me, even I will take you unto me.
20.
I ask you to sacrifice nothing at mine altar; I am the God who giveth all.
21.
Light, Life, Love; Force, Fantasy, Fire; these do I bring you: mine hands are full of these.
22.
There is joy in the setting-out; there is joy in the journey; there is joy in the goal.
23.
Only if ye are sorrowful, or weary, or angry, or discomforted; then ye may know that ye have lost the golden thread, the thread wherewith I guide you to the heart of the groves of Eleusis.
24.
My disciples are proud and beautiful; they are strong and swift; they rule their way like mighty conquerors.
25.
The weak, the timid, the imperfect, the cowardly, the poor, the tearful— these are mine enemies, and I am come to destroy them.
26.
This also is compassion: an end to the sickness of earth. A rooting-out of the weeds: a watering of the flowers.
27.
O my children, ye are more beautiful than the flowers: ye must not fade in your season.
28.
I love you; I would sprinkle you with the divine dew of immortality.
29.
This immortality is no vain hope beyond the grave: I offer you the certain consciousness of bliss.
30.
I offer it at once, on earth; before an hour hath struck upon the bell, ye shall be with Me in the Abodes that are beyond Decay.
31.
Also I give you power earthly and joy earthly; wealth, and health, and length of days. Adoration and love shall cling to your feet, and twine around your heart.
32.
Only your mouths shall drink of a delicious wine— the wine of Iacchus; they shall reach ever to the heavenly kiss of the Beautiful God.
33.
I reveal unto you a great mystery. Ye stand between the abyss of height and the abyss of depth.
34.
In either awaits you a Companion; and that Companion is Yourself.
35.
Ye can have no other Companion.
36.
Many have arisen, being wise. They have said “Seek out the glittering Image in the place ever golden, and unite yourselves with It.”
37.
Many have arisen, being foolish. They have said, “Stoop down unto the darkly splendid world, and be wedded to that Blind Creature of the Slime.”
38.
I who am beyond Wisdom and Folly, arise and say unto you: achieve both weddings! Unite yourselves with both!
39.
Beware, beware, I say, lest ye seek after the one and lose the other!
40.
My adepts stand upright; their head above the heavens, their feet below the hells.
41.
But since one is naturally attracted to the Angel, another to the Demon, let the first strengthen the lower link, the last attach more firmly to the higher.
42.
Thus shall equilibrium become perfect. I will aid my disciples; as fast as they acquire this balanced power and joy so faster will I push them.
43.
They shall in their turn speak from this Invisible Throne; their words shall illumine the worlds.
44.
They shall be masters of majesty and might; they shall be beautiful and joyous; they shall be clothed with victory and splendour; they shall stand upon the firm foundation; the kingdom shall be theirs; yea, the kingdom shall be theirs. In the name of the Lord of Initiation.
Amen.

Poetic Past Life Invocation

To have the Angels show you visions of your past lives, devise a Qabalistic oration like the one I used below that incorporates the use of Auriel / North / Earth - Gabriel / West / Water / Receptiveness - Raphael / East / Air/ Bringer of Messages associated with Hermes / Mercury.
Light an Incense
Perform the Lesser Invoking Ritual of the Pentagram
Perform the oration;
"I hath made the flower grow upon the Rod,
Familiars dance and play like children,
I am but an instrument of God,
Forever shall I remain Faithful,
With or without promise of reward I shall hold my duty,
The Water flows down into the Cup,
I must, for I am so thirsty!
The winged ones, now my allies,
The truest companions,
Hold it up for me to drink,
My ears are open, this is my passion,
Even when you say nothing, I am appeased,

Flames begin to hold the eyes shut.
Earth weighs down the strongest will.
It's the space between that I must go,
For neither sleep nor wake can let me see
It's the place between the rows,
Slithering through like a snake,
A segmented light takes shape.
First in forms of creatures from the dirt,
Then in forms of fairies and folk,
The leaves and the branches themselves
Make up their very bodies.
Now they know I speak their language,
Now they are ready to tell me of Wisdom.
Take be back to a Man I was before,
When I wrote that great book of contradiction.
However so long ago it must have been,
My vanity lies still on the pages therein.
Amen."
Perform the Middle Pillar or any suitable pre-mediation exercise and then meditate until the vision has been received.
When you are done, note the results in your Magick Journal and if you feel it necessary perform the Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram to clear any residual negative energy.


When writing the Oration, the important thing to remember is that the World responds to fervor. It is the fervor that comes from within the Human Soul that makes prayers, invocations, etc... so powerful. We are the only creatures in existence who possess this fervor. So write your Orations from the heart. At first they are likely to be ineffectual. But with practice and as your understanding of Qabalah / Ceremonial Magick grows, the Orations will become more elaborate, more specific, and more fine tuned to your True Will.


Frater VAL

The Universe

Upon the River bank,

Gazing into the Water,

Upon the hill,

Gazing into the field,

Upon the verge,

Gazing inward,

The Universe Gazes back,

The Kerubim hold up the Sky,

Twelve encircle Her,

She stands on the Sun and wears the Moon as a Crown,

Her wings stretch to the edge of the Signs,

Now you have begun the Path,

From thence you may not return. 

~ Frater VAL