Sunday, January 3, 2016

Directing the Mind with Liber III vel Jugorum


     Today (or Tonight depending where you are), I read Liber III vel Jugorum as a part of my daily practice and journal going down the line of Libers in the A∴A∴ curriculum. We will take the teachings provided in this book in mind for any and all future endeavors when the necessity arises. Being an extremely useful treatise it is placed in the beginning stages of the Work because the Mind is the most important weapon of the Mage.


Liber III vel Jugorum

0.

      0. Behold the Yoke upon the neck of the Oxen! Is it not thereby that the Field shall be ploughed? The Yoke is heavy, but joineth together them that are separate — Glory to Nuit and to Hadit, and to Him that hath given us the Symbol of the Rosy Cross!
Glory unto the Lord of the Word Abrahadabra, and Glory unto Him that hath given us the Symbol of the Ankh, and of the Cross within the Circle!
     1. Three are the Beasts wherewith thou must plough the Field; the Unicorn, the Horse, and the Ox. And these shalt thou yoke in a triple yoke that is governed by One Whip.
     2. Now these Beasts run wildly upon the earths and are not easily obedient to the Man.
     3. Nothing shall be said here of Cerberus, the great Beast of Hell that is every one of these and all of these, even as Athanasius hath foreshadowed. For this matter1 is not of Tiphereth without, but Tiphereth within.

I.

     0. The Unicorn is speech. Man, rule thy Speech! How else shalt thou master the Son, and answer the Magician at the right hand gateway of the Crown?
     1. Here are practices. Each may last for a week or more.
(a) Avoid using some common word, such as "and" or "the" or "but"; use a paraphrase.
(b) Avoid using some letter of the alphabet, such as "t", or "s". or "m"; use a paraphrase.
(c) Avoid using the pronouns and adjectives of the first person; use a paraphrase.
Of thine own ingenium devise others.
     2  . On each occasion that thou art betrayed into saying that thou art sworn to avoid, cut thyself sharply upon the writs or forearm with a razor; even as thou shouldst beat a disobedient dog. Feareth not the Unicorn the claws and teeth of the Lion?
     3. Thine arm then serveth thee both for a warning and for a record. Thou shalt write down thy daily progress in these practices, until thou art perfectly vigilant at all times over the least word that slippeth from thy tongue.
Thus bind thyself, and thou shalt be for ever free.

II.

     0. The Horse is Action. Man, rule thine Action. How else shalt thou master the Father, and answer the Fool at the Left Hand Gateway of the Crown?
     1. Here are practices. Each may last for a week, or more.
(a) Avoiding lifting the left arm above the waist.
(b) Avoid crossing the legs.

Of thine own ingenium devise others.
      2. On each occasion that thou art betrayed into doing that thou art sworn to avoid, cut thyself sharply upon the wrist or forearm with a razor; even as thou shouldst beat a disobedient dog. Feareth not the Horse the teeth of the Camel?
     3. Thine arm then serveth thee both for a warning and for a record. Thou shalt write down thy daily progress in these practices, until thou art perfectly vigilant at all times over the least action that slippeth from the least of thy fingers.
Thus bind thyself, and thou shalt be for ever free.

III.

     0. The Ox is Thought. Man, rule thy Thought! How else shalt thou master the Holy Spirit, and answer the High Priestess in the Middle Gateway of the Crown?
     1. Here are practices. Each may last for a week or more.
(a) Avoid thinking of a definite subject and all things connected with it, and let that subject be one which commonly occupies much of thy thought, being frequently stimulated by sense-perceptions or the conversation of others.
(b) By some device, such as the changing of thy ring from one finger to another, create in thyself two personalities, the thoughts of one being within entirely different limits from that of the other, the common ground being the necessities of life.2
Of thine own Ingenium devise others.
      2. On each occasion that thou art betrayed into thinking that thou art sworn to avoid, cut thyself sharply upon the wrist or forearm with a razor; even as thou shouldst beat a disobedient dog. Feareth not the Ox the Goad of the Ploughman?
3. Thine arm then serveth thee both for a warning and for a record. Thou shalt write down thy daily progress in these practices, until thou art perfectly vigilant at all times over the least thought that ariseth in thy brain.
Thus bind thyself, and thou shalt be for ever free.
 
1. (i.e. the matter of Cereberus).
2. For instance, let A be a man of strong passions, skilled in the Holy Qabalah, a vegetarian, and a keen "reactionary" politician. Let B be a bloodless and ascetic thinker, occupied with business and family cares, an eater of meat, and a keen progressive politician. Let no thought proper to "A" arise when the ring is on the "B" finger, and vice versa.
 

ARATRUM SECURUM

 


Comment
     "Existence, as we know it, is full of sorrow", (see Liber ABA, beginning next) - Sabbe pi Dukkam, All is Dukkha. The formula of Existence, known as the Key of it All, is expressed in all the infinite numbers which are keys to the power that is also infinite. However, the number particularly attributed to Man and given as a Key for his Understanding so that he may overcome these SORROWS is 666 which is also that of the Power of the Sun, as well as the force and knowledge of the SUM (Mem final, 600) of all progress known as THE EVOLUTION from THE ONE CENTRAL POINT (known as the 'BANG POINT') from which THE INTELLIGENCE OF THE UNIVERSE perceived itself through, as and by Light. THE FREEMASON GOD OF LIGHT known as The Grand Architect or COSMIC FRACTAL INTELLIGENCE, veiled under 666 (SECRET MASONIC QABALAH) is simply THE MAGICKAL LIGHT BODY. It is through the MAGUS' RITUALS that this Light is generated, but it must first be given an adequate vessel through THE PHYSICAL EXERCISES accordingly needed, and then the INITIATE'S DISCIPLINE shall be focused on rightly directing that force in a pointed and focused manner as if it were to become THE ONE CENTRAL POINT around which all else revolves. Again, as THE CIRCLE 666 represents THE INITIATE'S PROCESS as well as the Evolutionary Process of All - If thy Will be God's Will then Thou Art That. 

"Remember all ye that existence is pure joy; that all the sorrows are but as shadows; they pass & are done; but there is that which remains." -AL.II.9

"Hear me, ye people of sighing! The sorrows of pain and 
Are left to the dead and the dying,The folk that not know me as yet." -AL.II.17

"Is a God to live in a dog? No! but the highest are of us. They shall rejoice, our chosen: who sorroweth is not of us." -AL.II.19

"There is a veil: that veil is black. It is the veil of the modest woman; it is the veil of sorrow, & the pall of death: this is none of me. Tear down that lying spectre of the centuries: veil not your vices in virtuous words: these vices are my service; ye do well, & I will reward you here and hereafter." -AL.II.52

"Fear not, o prophet, when these words are said, thou shalt not be sorry. Thou art emphatically my chosen; and blessed are the eyes that thou shalt look upon with gladness. But I will hide thee in a mask of sorrow: they that see thee shall fear thou art fallen: but I lift thee up." -AL.II.53


An Open Invitation to All Seekers of Light


Do What Thou Wilt Shall Be The Whole of the Law
     Today, January 2nd, 2016 -☉ in 12° Capricorni : ☽ in 23° Librae : dies Solis,
begins the Initiatory Course for all those who partake of this Working in the promulgation and practical exercise of the Law of Thelema for Wisdom as well as under the prospects of Liber AL.II.76 - "to look forth upon men, to tell them this glad word", verse 19 of Liber B vel Magi - "And woe, woe, woe, yea woe, and again woe, woe, woe, unto seven times be His that preacheth not His law to men!", etc. 
     This Working officially began yesterday, at least in mind, and I decided to now make this Working public for those who find this publication a useful channel to join me and deepen their own wisdom and understanding as I slowly go into the Libri of Aleister Crowley, primarily to serve as a foreground for future endeavors and explorations. This is an open invitation to those who seek more Light to begin finding their own True Will by working the steps that have proven useful to many Adepts of the past and present.


     I will begin here with An Account of  A∴A∴, which is "first written in the language of his period by the Councillor Von Eckartshausen, and now revised and rewritten in the Universal Cipher." Crowley called it "An elementary suggestive account of the work of the Order in its relation to the average man. The preliminary paper of M∴M∴M∴ (Liber LII in the O.T.O.) may be classed with this.


     It should be known that this is Liber 33 in the Libri, but being essential at the outset to the understanding of the aims of this Inner Order to be introduced now. Each Liber is numbered with a significant value, and here 33 as is probably recognized is the penultimate number of Scottish Rite Freemasonry, as well as the age at which Jesus was when he was martyred, and the number of disks in the spinal column - just a few correspondences which convey the heights and the depths of this monumental Work.  Note also that in Greek 33 shows Gamma-Γ and Lamba, veiled forms of the Square and Compass signifying the tools of the Craft. 

AN ACCOUNT OF A ∴ A ∴


FIRST WRITTEN IN THE LANGUAGE
OF HIS PERIOD
by

THE COUNCILLOR VON ECKARTSHAUSEN
AND
NOW REVISED AND REWRITTEN
IN THE UNIVERSAL CIPHER


A ∴ A ∴
Official publication in Class C.
Issued by Order:
D.D.S. 7 ° = 4
O.S.V. 6 ° = 5
N.S.F. 5 ° = 6

 

AN ACCOUNT OF A ∴ A ∴

[The Revisers wish to acknowledge gratefully
the translation of Madame de Steiger, which
they have freely quoted.]
     IT is necessary, my dear brothers, to give you a clear idea of the interior Order; of that illuminated community which is scattered throughout the world, but which is governed by one truth and united in one spirit.
     This community possesses a School, in which all who thirst for knowledge are instructed by the Spirit of Wisdom itself; and all the mysteries of nature are preserved in this school for the children of light. Perfect knowledge of nature and of humanity is taught in this school. It is from her that all truths penetrate into the world; she is the school of all who search for wisdom, and it is in this community alone that truth and the explantation of all mystery are to be found. It is the most hidden of communities, yet it contains members from many circles; nor is there any Centre of Thought whose activity is not due to the presence of one of ourselves. From all time there has been an exterior school based on the interior one, of which it is but the outer expression. From all time, therefore, there has been a hidden assembly, a society of the Elect, of those who sought for and had capacity for light, and {7} this interior society was the Axle of the R.O.T.A. All that any external order possesses in symbol, ceremony, or rite is the letter expressive outwardly of that spirit of truth which dwelleth in the interior Sanctuary. Nor is the contradiction of the exterior any bar to the harmony of the interior.
     Hence this Sanctuary, composed of members widely scattered indeed but united by the bonds of perfect love, has been occupied from the earliest ages in building the grand Temple (through the evolution of humanity) by which the reign of L.V.X. will be manifest. This society is in the communion of those who have most capacity for light; they are united in truth, and their Chief is the Light of the World himself, V.V.V.V.V., the One Anointed in Light, the single teacher for the human race, the Way, the Truth, and the Life.
     The interior Order was formed immediately after the first perception of man's wider heritage had dawned upon the first of the adepts; it received from the Masters at first-hand the revelation of the means by which humanity could be raised to its rights and delivered from its misery. It received the primitive charge of all revelation and mystery; it received the key of true science, both divine and natural.
     But as men multiplied, the frailty of man necessitated an exterior society which veiled the interior one, and concealed the spirit and the truth in the letter, because many people were not capable of comprehending great interior truth. Therefore, interior truths were wrapped in external and perceptible ceremonies, so that men, by the perception of the outer which is the symbol of the interior, might by degrees be enabled safely to approach the interior spiritual truths. {8}
     But the inner truth has always been confided to him who in his day had the most capacity for illumination, and he became the sole guardian of the original Trust, as High Priest of the Sanctuary.
     When it became necessary that interior truths should be enfolded in exterior ceremony and symbol, on account of the real weakness of men who were not capable of hearing the Light of Light, then exterior worship began. It was, however, always the type or symbol of the interior, that is to say, the symbol of the true and Secret Sacrament.
     The external worship would never have been separated from interior revel but for the weakness of man, which tends too easily to forget the spirit in the letter; but the Masters are vigilant to note in every nation those who are able to receive light, and such persons are employed as agents to spread the light according to man's capacity and to revivify the dead letter.
     Through these instruments the interior truths of the Sanctuary were taken into every nation, and modified symbolically according to their customs, capacity for instruction, climate, and receptiveness. So that the external types of every religion, worship, ceremonies and Sacred Books in general have more or less clearly, as their object of instruction, the interior truths of the Sanctuary, by which man will be conducted to the universal knowledge of the one Absolute Truth.
     The more the external worship of a people has remained united with the spirit of esoteric truth, the purer its religion; but the wider the difference between the symbolic letter and the invisible truth, the more imperfect has become the religion. {9} Finally, it may be, the external form has entirely parted from its inner truth, so that ceremonial observances without soul or life have remained alone.
     In the midst of all this, truth reposes inviolable in the inner Sanctuary.
Faithful to the spirit of truth, the members of the interior Order live in silence, but in real activity.
     Yet, besides their secret holy work, they have from time to time decided upon political strategic action.
     Thus, when the earth was night utterly corrupt by reason of the Great Sorcery, the Brethren sent Mohammed to bring freedom to mankind by the sword.
     This being but partially a success, they raised up one Luther to teach freedom of thought. Yet this freedom soon turned into a heavier bondage than before.
     Then the Brethren delivered unto man the knowledge of nature, and the keys thereof; yet this also was prevented by the Great Sorcery.
     Now then finally in nameless ways, as one of our Brethren hath it now in mind to declare, have they raised up One to deliver unto men the keys of Spiritual Knowledge, and by His work shall He be judged.
     This interior community of light is the reunion of all those capable of receiving light, and it is known as the Communion of Saints, the primitive receptacle for all strength and truth, confided to it from all time.
     By it the agents of L.V.X. were formed in every age, passing from the interior to the exterior, and communicating spirit and life to the dead letter, as already said.
     This illuminated community is the true school of L.V.X.; {10} it has its Chair, its Doctors; it possesses a rule for students; it has forms and objects for study.
     It has also its degrees for successive development to greater altitudes.
     This school of wisdom has been for ever most secretly hidden from the world, because it is invisible and submissive solely to illuminated government.
     It has never been exposed to the accidents of time and to the weakness of man, because only the most capable were chosen for it, and those who selected made no error.
     Through this school were developed the germs of all the sublime sciences, which were first received by external schools, then clothed in other forms, and hence degenerated.
     According to time and circumstances, the society of sages communicated unto the exterior societies their symbolic hieroglyphs, in order to attract man to the great truths of their Sanctuary.
     But all exterior societies subsist only by virtue of this interior one. As soon as external societies wish to transform a temple of wisdom into a political edifice, the interior society retires and leaves only the letter without the spirit. It is thus that secret external societies of wisdom were nothing but hieroglyphic screens, the truth remaining inviolable in the Sanctuary so that she might never be profaned.
     In this interior society man finds wisdom and with her All --- not the wisdom of this world, which is but scientific knowledge, which revolves round the outside but never touches the centre (in which is contained all strength), but true wisdom, understanding and knowledge, reflections of the supreme illumination. {11}
     All disputes, all controversies, all the things belonging to the false cares of this world, fruitless discussions, useless germs of opinions which spread the seeds of disunion, all error, schisms, and systems are banished. Neither calumny nor scandal is known. Every man is honoured. Love alone reigns.
     We must not, however, imagine that this society resembles any secret society, meeting at certain times, choosing leaders and members, united by special objects. All societies, be what they may, can but come after this interior illuminated circle. This society knows none of the formalities which belong to the outer rings, the work of man. In this kingdom of power all outward forms cease.
     L.V.X. is the Power always present. The greatest man of his times, the chief himself, does not always know all the members, but the moment when it is necessary that he should accomplish any object he finds them in the world with certainty ready to his hand.
This community has no outside barriers. He who may be chosen is as the first; he presents himself among the others without presumption, and he is received by the others without jealousy.
     It if be necessary that real members should meet together, they find and recognize each other with perfect certainty.
     No disguise can be used, neither hypocrisy nor dissimulation could hide the characteristic qualities which distinguish the members of this society. All illusion is gone, and things appear in their true form.
     No one member can choose another; unanimous choice is required. Though not all men are called, many of called are chosen, and that as soon as they become fit for entrance. {12}
Any man can look for the entrance, and any man who is within can teach another to seek for it; but only he who is fit can arrive within.
     Unprepared men occasion disorder in a community, and disorder is not compatible with the Sanctuary. Thus it is impossible to profane the Sanctuary, since admission is not formal but real.
     Worldly intelligence seeks this Sanctuary in vain; fruitless also will be the efforts of malice to penetrate these great mysteries; all is indecipherable to him who is not ripe; he can see nothing, read nothing in the interior.
     He who is fit is joined to the chain, perhaps often where he though least likely, and at a point of which he knew nothing himself.
     To become fit should be the sole effort of him who seeks wisdom.
     But there are methods by which fitness is attained, for in this holy communion is the primitive storehouse of the most ancient and original science of the human race, with the primitive mysteries also of all science. It is the unique and really illuminated community which is absolutely in possession of the key to all mystery, which knows the centre and source of all nature. It is a society which unites superior strength to its own, and counts its members from more than one world. It is the society whose members form the republic of Genius, the Regent Mother of the whole World. {13}

 

 
     We go on with Liber B vel Magi, or Liber I which is first in the list of Libri. (Full Libri here.)
According to Crowley, "This is an account of the Grade of Magus, the highest grade which it is ever possible to manifest in any way whatever upon this plane. Or so it is said by the Masters of the Temple.' Also known as The Book of the Magus."


(The images in the video are drafts of Atu I by Lady Fried Harris. The icon image comes from a sketch in a journal of Crowley's I viewed at the Harry Ransome Library in 2014. In the video I also link to Projective Synthetic Geometry in Lady Frieda Harris' Tarot Paintings and in Aleister Crowley's Book of the Law on Peter Koenig's Parareligion.ch site.)

A∴A∴
Publication in Class A. 
00.
One is the Magus: twain His forces: four His weapons. These are the Seven Spirits of Unrighteousness; seven vultures of evil. Thus is the art and craft of the Magus but glamour. How shall He destroy Himself?
0.
Yet the Magus hath power upon the Mother both directly and through Love. And the Magus is Love, and bindeth together That and This in His Conjuration.
1.
In the beginning doth the Magus speak Truth, and send forth Illusion and Falsehood to enslave the soul. Yet therein is the Mystery of Redemption.
2.
By his Wisdom made He the Worlds; the Word that is God is none other than He.
3.
How then shall He end His speech with Silence? For He is Speech.
4.
He is the First and the Last. How shall He cease to number Himself?
5.
By a Magus is this writing made known through the mind of a Magister. The one uttereth clearly, and the other understandeth; yet the Word is falsehood, and the Understanding darkness. And this saying is Of All Truth.
6.
Nevertheless it is written; for there be times of darkness, and this as a lamp therein.
7.
With the Wand createth He.
8.
With the Cup preserveth He.
9.
With the Dagger destroyeth He.
10.
With the Coin redeemeth He.
11.
His weapons fulfil the wheel; and on What Axle that turneth is not known unto Him.
12.
From all these actions must He cease before the curse of His Grade is uplifted from Him. Before He attain to That which existeth without Form.
13.
And if at this time He be manifested upon earth as a Man, and therefore is this present writing, let this be His method, that the curse of His grade, and the burden of His attainment, be uplifted from Him.
14.
Let Him beware of abstinence from action. For the curse of His grade is that He must speak Truth, that the Falsehood thereof may enslave the souls of men. Let Him then utter that without Fear, that the Law may be fulfilled. And according to His Original Nature will that law be shapen, so that one may declare gentleness and quietness, being an Hindu; and another fierceness and servility, being a Jew; and yet another ardour and manliness, being an Arab. Yet this matter toucheth the mystery of Incarnation, and is not here to be declared.
15.
Now the grade of a Magister teacheth the Mystery of Sorrow, and the grade of a Magus the Mystery of Change, and the grade of Ipsissimus the Mystery of Selflessness, which is called also the Mystery of Pan.
16.
Let the Magus then contemplate each in turn, raising it to the ultimate power of Infinity. Wherein Sorrow is Joy, and Change is Stability, and Selflessness is Self. For the interplay of the parts hath no action upon the whole. And this contemplation shall be performed not by simple meditation—how much less then by reason! but by the method which shall have been given unto Him in His initiation to the Grade.
17.
Following which method, it shall be easy for Him to combine that trinity from its elements, and further to combine Sat-Chit-Ananda, and Light, Love, Life, three by three into nine that are one, in which meditation success shall be That which was first adumbrated to Him in the grade of Practicus (which reflecteth Mercury into the lowest world) in Liber XXVII, «Here is Nothing under its three Forms.»
18.
And this is the Opening of the Grade of Ipsissimus, and by the Buddhists it is called the trance Nerodha-Samapatti.
19.
And woe, woe, woe, yea woe, and again woe, woe, woe, unto seven times be His that preacheth not His law to men!
20.
And woe also be unto Him that refuseth the curse of the grade of a Magus, and the burden of the Attainment thereof.
21.
And in the word CHAOS let the book be sealed; yea, let the Book be sealed.


    Since I did not begin Liber I on January 1, but on the 2nd, I went ahead and also read Liber II - The Message of Master Therion, which puts The Law of Thelema in simple terms, or as Crowley said; "It explains the essence of the New Law in a very simple manner."


   The text is below:

Liber II
The Message of
The Master Therion

“Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.”
“There is no Law beyond Do what thou wilt.”
“The word of the Law is Θελημα.”
          Θελημα—Thelema—means Will.
     The Key to this Message is this word—Will. The first obvious meaning of this Law is confirmed by antithesis; “The word of Sin is Restriction.”
     Again: “Thou hast no right but to do thy will. Do that and no other shall say nay. For pure will, unassuaged of purpose, delivered from the lust of result, is every way perfect.”
     Take this carefully; it seems to imply a theory that if every man and every woman did his and her will—the true will—there would be no clashing. “Every man and every woman is a star,” and each star moves in an appointed path without interference. There is plenty of room for all; it is only disorder that creates confusion.
     From these considerations it should be clear that “Do what thou wilt” does not mean “Do what you like.” It is the apotheosis of Freedom; but it is also the strictest possible bond.
     Do what thou wilt—then do nothing else. Let nothing deflect thee from that austere and holy task. Liberty is absolute to do thy will; but seek to do any other thing whatever, and instantly obstacles must arise. Every act that is not in definite course of that one orbit is erratic, an hindrance. Will must not be two, but one.
     Note further that this will is not only to be pure, that is, single, as explained above, but also “unassuaged of purpose.” This strange phrase must give us pause. It may mean that any purpose in the will would damp it; clearly the “lust of result” is a thing from which it must be delivered.
     But the phrase may also be interpreted as if it read “with purpose unassuaged”—i.e., with tireless energy. The conception is, therefore, of an eternal motion, infinite and unalterable. It is Nirvana, only dynamic instead of static—and this comes to the same thing in the end.
The obvious practical task of the magician is then to discover what his will really is, so that he may do it in this manner, and he can best accomplish this by the practices of Liber Thisarb (see Equinox I(7), p. 105) or such others as may from one time to another be appointed.
     Thou must (1) Find out what is thy Will. (2) Do that Will with a) one-pointedness, (b) detachment, (c) peace.
     Then, and then only, art thou in harmony with the Movement of Things, thy will part of, and therefore equal to, the Will of God. And since the will is but the dynamic aspect of the self, and since two different selves could not possess identical wills; then, if thy will be God's will, Thou art That.
     There is but one other word to explain. Elsewhere it is written— surely for our great comfort—“Love is the law, love under will.”
     This is to be taken as meaning that while Will is the Law, the nature of that Will is Love. But this Love is as it were a by-product of that Will; it does not contradict or supersede that Will; and if apparent contradiction should arise in any crisis, it is the Will that will guide us aright. Lo, while in The Book of the Law is much of Love, there is no word of Sentimentality. Hate itself is almost like Love! “As brothers fight ye!” All the manly races of the world understand this. The Love of Liber Legis is always bold, virile, even orgiastic.      There is delicacy, but it is the delicacy of strength. Mighty and terrible and glorious as it is, however, it is but the pennon upon the sacred lance of Will, the damascened inscription upon the swords of the Knight-monks of Thelema.
Love is the law, love under will.
666

This Epistle first appeared in The Equinox III(1) (Detroit: Universal, 1919).
The quotations are from Liber Legis-The Book of the Law.


     As a Comment, it should be known that the Preliminary work for Qabalistic Analysis should have already been made through the previous posts of this publication, or if as yet unfamiliar then begin the first three two from June 9, 2012, or at least 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 for a brief introduction. By simple analysis of the title of The Magician or The Magus, THE GREAT MAGICIAN as he is called by Crowley in Liber 418 (3rd Aethyr) and The Dangers of Mysticism. and as 355 he is equated to THE BOOK OF THOTH as a whole, as well as ABRAXAS - the Devil-God or Demiurge of the full terrestrial cycle. The above is using Gimel, but THE MAGICIAN CARD shows that Cheth can also be used since both are transliterable as 'C' being the 3rd letter in English and the 8th letter in Hebrew. 355 is 10 less than 365, the Greek value of ΑΒΡΑΞΑΣ, but 10 is I, the value of the Magus as well as his field of Operation (Malkuth). Using Cheth in THE GREAT MAGICIAN it is brought up to 360 of the circle anyway.

     Using 666 which is the value of the Solar-Power, the manifest 'Son-Sun' of the Supreme Light of Kether (the Father) we can see that THE GREAT MAGICIAN'S CIRCLE is equivalent to THE SUPREME CIRCLE which is traced in THE RITUAL circumnambulation of the Temple in the act of creating A CEREMONIAL CIRCLE (physically/ microcosmically, and metaphysically/ macrocosmically). Thus, the Power of the Magus is the derived from the self-same Power that perpetuates and governs the Stars and indeed The Universe.
      Note also that THE GREAT MAGICIAN (355) + ALEISTER CROWLEY (644) using Hebrew-English Gematria (revealed by and as The Key of It All via the cipher 107) equates to 999 - the Hidden Formula of THERION (Nun final) revealed unto me throughpersonal work which began officially when I took my Oath of Probationer in the A∴A∴ on September 9th, 2009 (999). Though many had said that not much of this mattered at the time - I persevered and saw that indeed it did.

     It is in this sense that LUCIFER, THE ANGEL OF THE LIGHT is the Bringer of Light to Humanity, the Initiator and he who is synonymous with THE EVOLUTION (=666) and Perfection of Humanity, for LUCIFER = 260 = TECHNOLOGY, and 260 is the value of the Qliphothic aspect of The Magician as Baratchial, ברטחיאל who preserves the Knowledge of Sciences. (See pages 162-165 of Nightside of Eden for more details.) Note also that 260 is 26 x 10, or IHVH/The Middle Pillar materialized, as well as 26 and the 0, i.e. 26 and the dark mirror of illusion, reflection, reversal, inversion, and imitation - i.e. Maya, synonymous with Magick. Light is thus the Manifestation of God, 'Fallen' as it were, because it has been separated for the chance of re-Union. No thing is separated from the Source which is the Most High, even the Accuser or Adversary has his position and duty in the Order.

Love is the Law, Love Under Will
finished 2:41 AM, January 3, 2016


Thursday, December 31, 2015

The Invisible House of Kher Heb



"But your holy place shall be untouched throughout the centuries: though with fire and sword it be burnt down & shattered, yet an invisible house there standeth, and shall stand until the fall of the Great Equinox; when Hrumachis shall arise and the double-wanded one assume my throne and place. Another prophet shall arise, and bring fresh fever from the skies; another woman shall awake the lust & worship of the Snake; another soul of God and beast shall mingle in the globèd priest; another sacrifice shall stain the tomb; another king shall reign; and blessing no longer be poured To the Hawk-headed mystical Lord!" -Liber AL, Ch. III, verse 34.


     On December 23, just over a week ago, "Thy House 418", otherwise known as Boleskine was reported as having burnt down at 13:40. Multiple agencies reported, but I will link to the one in which I am reproducing a photo from here. While it is not apparent what may have caused the fire at this point from the articles, it is an obvious question if it were accident or arson. Either way, the event seems portentous because upon finding out about it I thought about the 'invisible house' mentioned in Liber AL, said to remain even "though with fire and sword it be burnt down & shattered". This itself may even potentially be an m.o. for someone or some group, either to evoke a predictive response or to further the mystique through extreme measures of contrivance. Or perhaps it was an honest mistake or 'coincidence', or maybe if there is no such thing as the co-inciding of events, then a chance occurrence - whichever terminology you prefer. I still find it odd that in this 111th year of Horus, in which I have been trying to bring in the Maatian aspect of the Double Current (as promulgated by Frater Achad, and more thoroughly expressed by Kenneth Grant) most strongly that this verse becomes further manifested.

     This year has consisted of preliminary work to prepare not only myself, but all who have partaken of this journey for further induction into the Maatian tide of Aeonic unfoldment. It has become apparent, now with the fall of Boleskine as a token, that the original 'Spirit' of Thelema has passed on to new and different streams of manifestation that no longer resemble what Crowley himself created nor envisioned. While obviously his work is of great importance and value, it is also very important to remember not to be too dogmatic with his writings. In the case of modern 'Thelema'-based groups and the 'Caliphate' O.T.O. in particular, the situation has rendered these for the most part inert and ineffective - for strict insistence on dogmatic adherence to word-for-word writings from any one person is by its very nature anti-Thelemic.

     The work of Kenneth Grant, which has been strongly demonized and even subject to court proceedings to remove the O.T.O. symbol from his writings has noted this problem, as have numerous others. The irony is that since Kenneth Grant, not a single person from the Caliphate O.T.O. or any Thelemic group has produced near the quality of work as Grant has, at least in my opinion. If they have, I have yet to come across it. No one else's work has provided near as clear an understanding into Crowley's work and the true precepts of Thelema, as well as the underlying and inner meanings of many facets of the subject - and it doesn't seem even the 'official' inheritors wish to, at least not without milking the herd for what they can first. In my experience of going to the local O.T.O. chapter, the leader himself appeared to be largely unfamiliar with the work of Grant himself, claiming his books to be 'too expensive', but apparently knew a little from what he may have gleamed from wikipedia or someone else. It's funny because this is an organization that costs quite a bit of money to become a member of, but I was 22 at the time and even I had already obtained all of Grant's books and a whole occult library of my own and that's at minimum wage, come on now. I find this important since upon being 'quizzed' on some basic Crowleyan history and various Qabalistic correspondences and concepts, all of which I was able to answer easily, I proceeded to quiz them and mention a few things I've learned which lead me to actually be rather disappointed in finding out they weren't as well-read or open minded as I had expected. After having been acquainted with the work of G.M. Kelly (which itself is far from free of defect) it became a little more apparent as to why.

     One of my current magickal co-workers also has experience with this (dis)Order and has related a number of incidences which only parallel many I have heard from others regarding the nature of the people occupying leadership roles, which is typical of any position involving supposed authority. Perhaps some people are into that sort of thing. The problem however, is it becomes insidious and should be met with caution. There is nothing any group can give you that you cannot obtain on your own, especially when actual hard earned money is involved. When you are giving money in return for anything, you should begin to question in what way you are being vampirized. Though we all have to pay our dues in some form or fashion, we are always of free will to choose how we spend. Charity is a different story, but it will never translate as currency for debts.

     The Horus-Maat Lodge, which was founded by Nema Andahadma and Aion now appears to be defunct in the Outer. As should be known, Nema Andahadma is the magickal name of Margaret Cook/Ingalls who channeled Liber Pennae Praenumbra in December of 1974 and relayed it to Kenneth Grant, which lead him to realize the importance of the later work of Frater Achad (Crowley's 'magickal son') because they both heavily focused on the Maat aspect and connected in numerous symbological and mathematical ways which seemed too apparent to dismiss, especially considering the fact that Achad's later researches were unknown to Nema. This Order is based on Self-Initiation and according to the HML Charter, "The Horus Maat Lodge is a body Invisible on the Outer. It meets on varied planes and is not restricted by time or space". Thus, the Invisible House has always and will always be here for those who can attain access. The Work of the balancing of the energies of Horus with those of Maat are manifesting further, and this past year which has been particularly a 'double-current' year being that of 2015 and related to Atu 15, the Double One has been especially productive in this regard. 2016 will be related to The Tower/War and will signify destruction of the old to make way for the new. The Great Equinox is the great shift not of seasons but of Aeons, and the fall of the Great Equinox is this Year111 of Horus, wherein THE BALANCE between the dualities has been effected through this work and needs to further crystallize in the Outer. The formula of 666 has been justified and balanced with that of 999, the Key of it All has been revealed, and the next order of business is to bring fresh fever from the skies.

    Liber Mayan, or Liber 999 is now finished and can be obtained by request. It contains a treatise on the Work described in this publication, as well as an abridged Gematria database consisting of The Qabalah of Thirteen Chambers (i.e. 111, 222, 333... 1111, 1212, 1313). 

Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Through the H Door




     The subject of this post comes from a couple of thoughts and reflections I've had recently which unite a few different concepts. What follows is a transposition of two pages of notes regarding these concepts into a more coherent form.

     The diagram(s) began when I was contemplating on the relationship between subject and object, summed up by the 'I' principle, or the ego function (corresponding to Malkuth, 10 = Yod, I) and the 'ALL' principle being all possible 'objects' (corresponding to Kether, 1 = Aleph, 111 - the 3 in 1, AL/THE ALL). These two fundamental principles are similar to the Yin and Yang principles of duality that generate the motion of the Lila or play of Maya/manifestation.
     In my digram I considered the 'ALL' to be Yod, as Kether is in Malkuth and Malkuth is in Kether, with the 'I' being Vav, the 'Son' aspect which contains the Father principle within, but in a materialized, embodied form. It is through the Mother that the Son comes into being, and it is through the Daughter aspect that the cycle repeats and carries forward by allowing the Son to become Father. This is the general attribution of the elemental cycle of the Tetragrammaton sequence, Air, Water, Fire, Earth (Aleph, Mem, Shin, Tau), the materialization from the numinous Air (111) as the primal rays of the 'first whirlings' across the Membrane of the face of the waters, through the Fire of The Aeon(s) of terrestrial manifestation, around what Dion Fortune called the 'buoy' of Malkuth, the mere screen on which the real projector/prism which the light illumines.
    111 shows three rays of THE WHITE LIGHT from Kether which composes the entire universe emanating to form the 3 pillars, the central of which is the main 'Sushumna' channel which acts as a nexus or lens between the Macrocosmic and Microcosmic planes. The downward current of this channel could be given the attribution of Heh, with the upflowing current as the Final Heh being the 'return' force, acting as the crystallizing or materializing aspect giving the 3-Dimensional cosmic rays a fourth dimension in time and the illusion of substance.
The fact that the first 3 aspects of Tetragrammaton as the Father, Mother and Son (AB=3, AIMA, 52, BN, 52= 107) are 107, which equates to and thus carries the FINAL HE/Daughter aspect implies this unfolding and returning to the source through 'time' or chronology. 107 has been analyzed extensively, but it remains a continual source of inspiration, being as it is related to THE AKASHA itself, and THE CADUCEUS which is the tool that channels the gnosis from the Akasha to the ULLAM, or 'Thought', i.e. consciousness. 107 is the GOLD 'Egg' of the Aeon of Maat that contains the 'future' aeon, as the seed contains within it the potential for the entire life of the Tree.

     It occurred to me just the other day while contemplating on the 'Supreme Secret' (of the O.T.O., and in general), that the number 93, which is that of Thelema (Will), Agape (Love), and THE SEED can be taken as a symbol of the 'bud' (9) popping out of the broken open 'seed' (3). Of course, the Seed would also be the 0/Egg/, but 93 is also veiled in the Sikh 'Ik Onkar', ੴ, 'The One Supreme Reality', equivalent
to the Aum/Om/ॐ. The 3 as the 'broken seed' or broken egg with the serpent emanating forth is indicative of the Kundalini serpent, said to have 3 and one half coils and 9 being the number of the Serpent. (Note also that 309 is the number of ShT, Set, the snake coils of The Fire/Shin-Snake/Teth which illumines and empowers THE CHAKRAS, and the QLIPHOTH or broken shells which typify their SHADOW ASPECT.)
     THE SEED is also valued at 333, the value of Choronzon the Guardian or GATEKEEPER of the Abyss. In the Christian legend the Dragon is bound and chained in the Abyss, which is symbolic of the chaotic forces being shut out and held back, which if let loose would incur utter devastation and insanity. 333 is the number of the 3 phases of Time, as well as the 3 dimensions extended into infinity and binding the 'abyss'/chaos, being as it is an ominously orderly number for being the guardian of Chaos. 333 is the key to UNLOCK THE SHELL (0) to open or UNLOCK SPACE and peer beyond THE TIME-LOOP by unlocking the Chambers of AIQ BKR, or the 3x3 grid of the Qabalah of Nine Chambers through the 0/O Ayin/Ajna. 333 is the value of CHRON-, the root of Chronos and Chronology, i.e. Time, and thus the time-roots or Timelines emanating from the Seed (Note 333 is also THE SNAKE COILS). As such, 333 also relates to the 'Tunnels' of the Qliphoth 'BEHIND MANIFESTATION', and THE DREAM-TIME beyond THE TIME FRACTAL. 333 is also THE STILLNESS of S'LBA, which is the antidote for the chaos of Chroronzon, and THE NARAYANA or 'The Supreme Being', the Buddhist name of God in his infinite all pervading form.
     It should be noted that THE BUD is 31, 1/3rd of 93 (The Seed), and equates with the Sanskrit term 'BUDDHI', the aspect of mind that is attracted to Brahman (Truth/Reality). 31 is not only the value of one of the Hebrew names of God (AL), but in the Buddhist tradition there are said to be 31 planes of existence divided into 3 realms or 'dhatus', the Tridhatu, which are the The Formless Realm - Ārūpyadhātu (4 Realms), The Form Realm - the Rūpadhātu (16 Realms), and The Desire Realm -  the Kāmadhātu (15 Realms). Significantly, the root of Buddhi is 'BUDH', 'Awakening', which is the act of the seed opening. BUDH = 17, 17 being the number of 'Thought Moments' in the Abhidhamma school of THOUGHT (=107):

 from The Abhidhamma in Practice by N.K.G. Mendis (2006)

Mind in its passive and active forms

The mind occurs in both passive and active modes. The passive gives way to the active when a stimulus is received through one of the sense doors. The passive state of mind is called bhava"nga, cuti, or paa.tisandhi, according to the occasion.
Bhava"nga. The bhava"nga citta, mentioned earlier, is the primary form of mind. It flows from conception to death except when interrupted by a stimulus through one of the sense doors. When a stimulus enters, consciousness becomes active, launching into a thought process (citta viithi). Thought processes have been analyzed in great detail in the Abhidhamma.
A complete thought process, occurring through the physical sense doors, is made up of seventeen thought moments (citta kha.na). These are:
  1. A bhava"nga that flows by in a passive state when one of the five physical sense organs comes in contact with its object (atiita bhava"nga).
  2. A bhava"nga that vibrates for one thought moment (bhava"nga calana).
  3. A bhava"nga that cuts off the flow (bhava"nga upaccheda).
  4. A citta that turns towards the object through the sense door that has been stimulated (pañcadvaara-vajjana).
  5. The appropriate sense consciousness; in the case of the eye, for example, eye consciousness (cakkhu viññaa.na).
  6. Next a thought moment — the sampa.ticchana citta — which has the function of receiving the object.
  7. When the object has been received another thought moment, called the santiirana citta, arises, performing the function of investigating the object.
  8. The act (kamma) itself, especially if it was a weighty one.
9 to 15.
The object having been determined, the most important stage from an ethical standpoint follows. This stage, called javana, consists of seven consecutive thought moments all having an identical nature. It is at this stage that good or evil is done, depending on whether the cittas have wholesome or unwholesome roots. Therefore, these javana thought moments have roots and also produce new kamma.
16 and 17.
Following the seventh javana the registering stage occurs, composed of two thought moments called tadaalambane. When the second registering citta has perished, the bhava"nga follows, flowing on until interrupted by another thought process.
These thought moments follow one another in extremely rapid succession; each depends on the previous one and all share the same object. There is no self or soul directing this process. The process occurs so rapidly that mindfulness has to be alert and brisk to recognize at least the determining thought moment — the vottapana — so that one can govern the javana thought moments by wholesome volition.
When the mind-door receives a mind-object, the sequence of events is a little different from that occurring through the physical senses. The mind-door-adverting citta is the same type of citta as the determining moment — the votthapana — that arises in a sensory process. This mind-door-adverting thought moment can cognize an object previously seen, heard, smelt, tasted or touched, thus making memories possible. Since the mind-object here has already been received and investigated, these functions need not be performed again and the mind-door-adverting thought moment gives way immediately to the javanas. These are, again, of great ethical significance. For example, unpleasant words previously heard can suddenly come to mind and, unless proper mindfulness (sammaa sati) is practiced, call up javana cittas rooted in hatred, i.e., unwholesome kamma.

     THE SEED (93) - 17 thought moments = 76, the WILL which is beyond thought, + 31 planes of Existence = 107, the 'I'-bija/seed within the THOUGHT, i.e. THE LIGHT (76) of AL (31). 107 as The Light of God thus formulates the idea of FINAL HE 'returning' the Vav to the status as Yod. VAV + YVD in full = 33, the year in which Christ achieved his apotheosis and the reflection of the Holy Trinity above and Below as the Hexagram or Double-Headed Phoenix. (The Hebrew words for Fire, להט and Water, דלי are equal to that of the Phoenix, (44, See Liber 44.). 107 is THE להט & דלי , and a form of the Phoenix, the totem of the Great Work or the union of opposites in Alchemy to achieve GOLD.) These are merely yantras and yanas, maps and vehicles for the conveyance of something deeper, almost like the projections from the projector again.
     17 are the number of stars in the 'Yantra' known as the constellation Orion, symbolic of Osiris who was sacrificed on the 17th day of the month of Athyr. 17 was memorialized by the Freemasons in the year of the founding of the Grand Lodge in 1717. In the Appendix of The Ninth Arch, Kenneth Grant lists some occurrences of the number 17 in relation to the Typhonian Tradition, and listed first is that,
          " According to Hammer Pürgstall, the formula of faith inscribed on a chalice belonging to the Templars is:

o   Let METE (Baphomete) be exalted who causes all things
o   to bud and blossom, it is our root; it is ONE and SEVEN;
o   it is Octinimos the eightfold name"

     Mete/Baphomet was mentioned in a recent post (The Five Keys of the Mauve Zone), and it is notable here that 59 (METE) is the measure which when added to the measures of 17 and 31, again bring us back to 107. Again, Mete means 'measure', relating to Maat phonetically and literally, as she too is the one who measures. To 'bud' and blossom, and the 'root' being One and Seven. One and Seven is of course Set and Typhon, or the Great Bear Ursa Major. In the Book of Revelation they are the 7 heads of the Dragon, and in the East they are the 7 chakras of the Kundalini, Octinimos being the 'BAPHOMET' who typifies all of these ideas. 107 is also symbolic of the work of the wand (1) and the Sword (7) fused and united in the Work of the Egg, which is this Work itself. 17 is the Path of the Sword itself on the Tree of Life, and is the value of the WAY, the title of the portrait of LAM, whose name is the reverse, 71. Kenneth Grant supposes Lam to be a mask of the Silent One, Hoor-par-Kraat, and therefore related to Aiwass who is the Minister of Hoor-par-Kraat. This effectively unites Lam with Lucifer/Shaitan, for
     "Crowley, speaking for The Beast 666, declares that
AIWAZ - solar-phallic-hermetic 'Lucifer' - is His [i.e. the Beast's] own Holy Guardian Angel, and 'The Devil', SATAN, or HADIT, of our particular unit of the Starry Universe. This serpent, SATAN, is not the enemy of Man, but He who made Gods of our race, knowing Good and Evil; He bade Know Thyself and taught Initiation. He is The Devil of the Book of Thoth, and his emblem is Baphomet, the Androgyne who is the hieroglyph of arcane perfection. The number of his Atu [Key] is XV, which is Yod He, the Monogram of the Eternal, the Father one with the Mother, the Virgin Seed one with all-containing Space. He is therefore Life, and Love. But moreover, his letter is Ayin, the Eye; he is Light, and his Zodiacal image is Capricornus, that leaping goat whose attribute is Liberty." -from Magick, p. 296 in The Magical Revival by Kenneth Grant, pages 53-54 (1972).

    The Hidden One, the Dwarf, the Leprechaun, as well as Satan (the 'monster'/demon) are all mythographical archetypes which, although are not 'real' in the literal sense, convey an inner truth, such as the legend of the 'pot of gold' hidden by the Leprechaun at the 'end of the rainbow'.
     "In  Our  holiest  isle  Ierne is  found a being called Leprechaun.  This creature,  once seen,  is easy  to catch;  and once  caught must  lead his captor to  great treasure,  provided that  never for  an eye-wink  doth herelax viligance; and the Leprechaun by all manner of tricks doth seek ever to divert the attention of him that hath made him prisoner. Now this is a Magical Apologue or Fable of the utmost abyss of Truth. For in the preperation of the  Sacrament,  and in its consummation also,the mind of the Initiate must be concerned absolutely in one rushing flame of will upon the determined object of his operation.For there is no act more easy and natural to man  than this preperation, none which requires less auxiliary.  And yet  by far the most part of man-kind is ignorant and  incapable of  its proper performance;  so that it is said that perfection in it as both science and  art requires no less study than the most abstruse of philosophies, and no less practice than the most difficult of  dexterities.   But it is  utterly in vain  unless this first condition be fulfilled; and so difficult is this,  not only because of the Overcoming of the  Bodily Trance,  but because  of the wandering nature of the mind itself. And thereafter only by long and hard training preliminary in the art of meditation,  and by  constant practice  and experience,  can this Act become fruitful in Magick." - De Arte Magica, Aleister Crowley (1912)

     107 is the budh (Buddha, or The Babe) breaking through the Egg, just as 93 is the bud springing forth from the seed, toward the Light and containing within itself the Light, just as the buddhi is the aspect attracted back to the Source (Brahma), who is also typified as being born from and gestating the universe itself in an egg. The being known to have laid the golden egg of Brahma was Paramahamsa, the Supreme Swan. Note that HAMSA, 'Swan', is equivalent with the Egg, 107. Thus, along with the fact that A CHICKEN = 107, along with BITzH, 'An Egg', neither 'come first', they both exist in a quantum state of interdependence, and thus the Egg/Seed is a veritable 'gateway' of (un)manifestation. Note that 107 is also the value of CHASTITY, which in the sex magick tradition is a mode of redirecting the energy of manifestation. THE SEED being 93 also has obvious sexual connotations as well, 93 being the LING, root of Lingam, and symbolizing the male organ but also meaning 'Soul', or 'Spirit'. Here the formula of reversal and inversion is important, for it is the reversion not only of the sense, but of thought (107) itself that leads to the Source, and when 107 is literally reversed, the value of the Αυγοειδης, (701) 'The Luminous Body' is obtained. Augoeides is a term also associated with the Holy Guardian Angel, i.e. the True Will or Higher Self beyond the material body. As an example of literal mental masturbation, as gematria has been termed, note that when the akashic 107 light body (there are 107 nadis of the energy body in Ayurveda) unite with the 701 of the Luminous Body 808 is formed, which is the formula of SEMEN RETENTION, that form of Chastity in the male which has long been said effect a re-absorbtion the creative powers of THE KUNDALINI LIFE-FORCE ENERGY for transmutation into siddhis and to empower the Luminous Body.)

     As I was contemplating and doodling various parts of the diagram in question, I realized
that the two upward and downward currents forming the Toroidal sphere creates a certain numerical cipher which I ended up discovering to veil the Geometry of the word 'GOD'. If you take the letter 'G' and start its top/beginning at the central vertical line of a circle and come around as if the 'G' were the inscribing of the circumference of a circle, cutting short 90°. This initial action of circumscribing shows the next character as the full circle, 'O', the primary shape of Geometry formed by the compass. 'D' is the circle divided in two, as well as describing the formula of 'return', akin to the daughter, for whereas 'G' shows the bringing down of the current, 'D' is the current of the Middle Pillar going back up. If these are taken together as degrees, 270 + 360 + 180 = 810. This number is significant since when each character is overlayed the symbol of the original diagram discussed above is seen. Not only that, but 810 veils the GOD GEOMETRY as encoded in the letters of GOD. (Some extras are, THE CODE OF THE O OF GOD, TRACE THE ANUPADAKA CIRCLE OF GOD, AYIN THE O (Nun final, 700), Omega, 800 + Iota, 10 (O/I), etc.) This is 1 less than the formula of ΙΑΩ, the Gnostic equivalent of IHVH, or LUX which is the unfoldment or Going of emanation.
       The Force of 'GOD' is also veiled in the formula of 609, THE DOUBLE CURRENT of MAGNETISM which encompasses both positive (Yang) and negative (Yin) qualities. The formulas of 808 and 609, as well as 93, 107, etc. not only symbolize but show in an almost hieroglyphic sense, the nature of their resonance. 609 looks like it embodies the force of Magnetism, and 808 looks like a balancing number, almost like the Scales of Maat themselves. Here it is significant 808 is the value of THE 93 & 696 Currents combined in balance. (808 is also a secret number of Thoth, the messenger. The Akashich Records have been associated with the Book of Thoth, and it is significant that 88 is the number of AKASHA, and 808 is A111K100A111S365H10A111 in full. It is in this sense that the Book of Thoth and the Akashic Records are etched into the natural matrix of quantum (numerical) order. Every number is infinite, there is no difference.

     Looking at the word 'GOD' broken down into its Qabalistic counterparts, Gimel-Ayin-Daleth, we see the Camel, the Eye and the Door. This symbolizes the mystical parable related by Jesus;

"And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God." -Matthew 19:24