Œuvre au noir
Under the dark signs of the prior's illness,
The harmful action of the flesh's parcel devouring gradually the nearby structures.
One would have said that ambition and violence,
So foreign to the religious nature,
Had been entrenched in the recess of his body,
From which they would finally destroy this man of goodness.
Under the sign of Saturn
Mercury dissolution
Sulfur coagulation
Under the scythe's light
Time
The path of sand
Slow rivers
The three main principles are the philosophical mercury sulphur and salt.
The philosophical mercury is a liquid and a spirit which dissolves and refines the sun.
The philosophical sulphur is fire and a spirit which destroys and colors the fire.
The philosophical salt is a mineral a substance which congeals and fixes with the help of the
Atmosphere.
V.I.T.R.I.O.L
Melanosis
Corps glorieux
Caput mortuum
The vessel stands in the center of a collision between the red king and the white queen. from the death of the two, and out of the beautiful collision, the perfected man is born.
I am what is, and what will be, and what has been, No one has lifted my veil. The fruit I bore was the Sun
He awakens to the desire to return to the earth and to fully incarnate his state of illuminated consciousness into the mind and body. fire, burning and vehement, as fusion, must be used to bring about a new coagulation of spirit and matter.
The form in which the soul is caught must first be dissolved in order to free the soul so that it can rise to experience a purer and subtler form, which can then be re-coagulated and experienced as the "new self."
Leukosis
Iosis
Nobles luminaires
The Star of Blazing glory in the centre refers to that great luminary, the Sun, which enlightens the earth, by its great influence giving blessings to mankind.
Seed and source of all life and eternal life.
They are situated East, South and West,
And are meant to represent the Sun, Moon and the architect;
The Sun to rule the day, the Moon to govern the night,
And the architect to govern them all.
Sun and Moon
Ite Missa Est
Grand architecte
As a primitive man strived to understand his place and purpose in the universe, the spiritual aspects of his existence.
He progressively evolved his perception of a creator, a supreme being,
the controlling force from which all things emanated and
upon which they depended for their continuing existence.
The dust shall return to the earth as it was,
The spirit shall return to God who gave it.
Guide us, Great God, in learning to truly live lives of illumination.
The importance of developing consciousness, mind, and soul.
Make us aware of our nature as moral beings.
Help us see the benefits of education and knowledge.
Great Artificer of the Universe, teach us how to use the three great lights
to guide us in discharging our duty to You, to our neighbor, and to ourselves
We thank You, O Father of Light, as we gather for food and fellowship,
for the heritage we share.
Lapis
Ite Missa est
Lueur émérite
I, Thoth, the Atlantean, give of my wisdom,my knowledge, my power.
O man, to the wisdom of magic. to the knowledge of powers forgotten.
Unto thee, O man, have I given my knowledge. Unto thee have I given of Light.
List ye, O man, hear ye my voice,
Hear ye and list ye, O children of Khem, to the words that I give that shall bring ye
to the light Ye know,
O men, that I knew your fathers, aye, your fathers a long time ago.
Deathless have I been through all the ages, living among ye since your knowledge began.
Leading ye upwards to the light of the Great soul have I ever striven, drawing ye
from out of the darkness of the night.
List ye, O man. Take of my wisdom. Learn of the deep hidden mysteries of space.
Learn of the Tought that grew in the abyss, bringing order and harmony in space.
Natures of the Astral
Tabula Smaragdina
Tribut solennel
I, of my own free will and agreement, in the presence of the Almighty Architect
Poena
The most solemn and sincerely promised swear, that I will hail,
Never conceal, never reveal any of the secrets, arts, parts, point, of the One.
Poena
So help me One.