PART TWO
THE SEALED BOOK
"IN IMNOBUS DEBMOS SUBJICERE VOLUNTATEM NOSTRAM VOLUNTATIS DIVINAE"
CHAPTER XIV
THE THRONE IN HEAVEN
"After these things I looked, and behold, a door was opened in heaven (the door of the pineal gland); and the first voice which I heard was like a trumpet speaking with me, saying, "Come up here, and I will show you things which must take place hereafter." And immediately I was in the spirit: and behold, a throne was set in heaven, and on the throne one sat (the Lamb). And he who sat was in appearance like a jasper and a sardius stone (the Son of Man is the son of the living stone, and all the Masters are sons of the precious stones of the Temple. The cubic stone of Jesod is sex). And a celestial arch was around the throne, like in appearance to an emerald (the halo of Wisdom; the Son of Man is the Spirit of Wisdom). And around the throne were twenty-four seats, and on the seats I saw twenty-four elders sitting (the twenty-four elders who govern the zodiac), clothed in white robes, and on their heads were crowns of gold. And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices, and before the throne were seven lamps of fire burning, which are the seven Spirits of God" (Rev. 4:1-5).
The twenty-four elders exist in the macrocosm and in the microcosm: above and below. In the firmament of heaven, and in the atomic firmament of man.
The seven spirits before the throne exist above and below, in the firmament of heaven and in the atomic firmament of man. As above, so below.
Just as there is a zodiac in the heavens, so also on earth there is a living zodiac. That zodiac is man.
"And before the throne of the Lamb (both in heaven and in man) there was a sea of glass like unto crystal (the Ens Seminis). And in the midst of the throne, and around the throne (which is above and below, in the Universe and in Man) were four beasts full of eyes before and behind (the four beasts that symbolize all the science of the Great Arcanum)" (Rev. 4:6).
"And the first beast was like a lion (the sacred fire); and the second beast was like a calf (salt, that is, matter); and the third beast had a face like a man (the mercury of secret philosophy, the Ens Seminis); and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle (the flying eagle represents air)" (Rev. 4:7).
The philosophical fire must be sought in the Ens Seminis.
That fire in its principles is nothing more than a dry, earthly exhalation, united with the seminal vapors. When the priest learns to withdraw from the altar without wasting a single drop of the sacred wine, then that dry, earthly exhalation is transmuted into the terrible ray of the Kundalini. Upon reaching these heights, we receive the flaming sword. The Ens Seminis, fertilized by fire, becomes the master and regenerator of man. Fire is nourished by vital air, Prana, or universal life. Truly, fire, through so much inhalation and exhalation during the supreme ecstasy of love, becomes the terrible ray, which, rising through the medullary canal, opens the seven churches. We must decapitate the ego with the flaming sword of cosmic justice. "And the four animals (of sexual alchemy) each had six wings around them, and within them were full of eyes; and they had no rest day or night, saying: Holy, holy, holy, the Lord God Almighty, who "was, and is, and is to come" (Rev. 4:8).
This is the terrible Arcanum 6 of the Tarot. Remember that when Moses strikes the Philosopher's Stone with his rod, the spring of pure water of life gushes forth.
The man is the priest and the woman is the altar. The sacred wine is the Ens Seminis, the pure water of life.
Remember the copper serpent of Moses entwined in the Tau, that is, in the generative Lingam.
Remember, good devotee, the double tail of the serpent that forms the legs of the solar rooster of the Abraxas. The entire work of the Great Work consists in freeing oneself from the enchanted coils of the seductive serpent; taming it, conquering it, placing its foot on its head, and lifting it up through the medullary canal to open the seven churches.
Arcanum 6 is the struggle between the spirit and the animal beast. The number six represents the struggle between God and the devil. The antagonism between love and animal passion. The six wings of the four animals are full of eyes that watch us above and below, in heaven and in the abyss.
"Woe to you, O Warrior, O warrior, if your servant sinks!"
Do not spill the sacred wine of your temple.
"And when those animals gave glory and honor and praise to him who sat on the throne (within Man and within the Universe), to him who lives forever and ever (the Lamb), the twenty-four elders (in the macrocosm and in the microcosm) fell down before him who sat on the throne and worshiped him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying, "You are worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created" (Rev. 4:9-11). The twenty-four elders of the zodiac of heaven cast their crowns at the feet of the Lamb. This event is repeated in the human zodiac. The twenty-four atomic elders of the brain cast their crowns at the feet of the Lamb. "As above, so below." Everything that happens in the infinitely great is repeated in the infinitely small.
The Lamb is a multiple, perfect unity. There are as many lambs in heaven as there are men on earth.
Truly, every man has his Lamb.
The Lamb is not the theosophical septenary. The Lamb is the Logoic ray from which the entire
theosophical septenary emanates.
When the Intimate One opens the seven churches, he must cast his crown at the feet of the Lamb. The Intimate One is the
Spirit, the Monad, the Being.
The Intimate One is not the Lamb. The Intimate One emanated from the Lamb.
When the initiate pronounces the seventh terrible word of Golgotha, he entrusts his spirit to the Lamb
and exclaims: "My Father, into your hands I commend my spirit" (Luke 23:6).
CHAPTER XV THE SEALED BOOK
Tonight, the Brothers of the Temple have suffered greatly for that poor humanity that we so adore.
Tonight, the sky is clothed with black and dense clouds.
Wild clouds illuminated by lightning. Lightning, thunder, tempests, rain, and very great hail.
Tonight, all of us enter through the doors of the Temple, filled with very great tribulation. We have suffered greatly for the great orphan that we love so much. Poor humanity!
Poor mothers! Poor elderly people!
Some of us brothers have lain on beds of deep pain.
An apocalyptic drama is being played out in the Temple.
We brothers are simultaneously spectators and actors in this sacred drama. The priests bound two things: a child and a book. On the chest of the apocalyptic child, the sealed book shines. The fine, cruel hemp ropes encircle the delicate and tender body of the beautiful child of anguish and pain. The cruel bonds pass over the sealed book. The book is on the immaculate chest of the child. That child is our beloved son. We plead, we weep, we ask for mercy, and then the child of anguish is freed, and the book is sealed with seven seals.
Now we open the book and with it we prophesy to a woman dressed in purple and scarlet. This is the
great harlot whose number is 666, and with her all the kings of the earth have committed fornication. The woman
hears us and says: "I did not know that you could prophesy to me with that book." We then said: "We came to prophesy and to teach with this book." Thus we speak to the woman clothed in purple and scarlet; and as we speak to her, images of five mountains cross our minds. These are the five Races that have existed. Each race ends with a great cataclysm.
Soon our fifth race will end.
"And I saw in the right hand of him who sat on the throne a book written within and on the back, sealed with seven seals" (Rev. 5:1).
"And I saw a mighty Angel proclaiming with a loud voice, 'Who is worthy to open the book, or to break its seals?'
"No one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the book or to look into it"
(Rev. 5:3). Truly, only the Incarnate Lamb can open that book.
"And I wept greatly, because no one was found worthy to open the book, or to read it, or to look into it" (Rev. 5:4). "And one of the elders said to me: Do not weep. Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah (the initiating Word of the New Aquarian Age), the Root of David, who has overcome the beast (within himself), to open the book and to break its seven seals" (Rev. 5:5). This is ignored by humanity, the Great Harlot.
"And I looked, and behold, in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent out into all the earth (to work according to the Law)" (Rev. 5:6).
"And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him who sat on the throne" (Rev. 5:7).
"And when he had taken the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each of them having harps and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. And they sang a new song, saying: You are worthy to take the book and
to open its seals; For you were slain, and have redeemed us to God by your blood from every tribe, language, people, and nation" (Rev. 5:8, 9). Truly, only the Lamb can open the sealed scroll.
"And he has made us to our God (Inner) kings and priests, and we shall reign on the earth" (Rev. 5:10). Truly, our Inner God is the king and priest.
"Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne (which is in heaven and within the heart of man), and of the livestock and the elders; and the multitude of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, saying with a loud voice, 'Worthy is the Lamb who was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing.'" And I heard every creature in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that are in them, saying, "To Him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and power forever and ever" (Rev. 5:11-13).
"And the four living creatures (of sexual alchemy) said, 'Amen.' And the Twenty-four Elders fell on their faces and worshipped Him who lives forever and ever" (Rev. 5:14).
Truly, the Lamb within every man is absolutely perfect and worthy of all honor.
Men are nothing but poor shadows of Sin. The Lamb is not the self-ego. The Lamb is not any higher self, much less any lower self. When the Lamb says "I AM," translate it like this: "HE IS," since He is the one speaking, and He is not a man. The Lamb is devoid of the ego,and of all traces of individuality, and of all vestiges of personality.
If your Inner God is the god of some sun, the god of some constellation, be even more humble, because you are a poor Bodhisattva, a poor, more or less imperfect man. Do not commit the sacrilege of saying: I am such-and-such a god, or the great Master so-and-so, because you are not the Master. You are not the Lamb. You are merely a sinful shadow of the One who has never sinned. The ego is composed of the atoms of the secret enemy. The self wants to stand out, to rise, to be felt, to climb to the top of the ladder, etc. You, recognize your situation; adore and praise the Lamb, vanish, take refuge in nothingness. Thus, along this path of supreme humility, you will return to the innocence of Eden. Then your soul will be lost in the Lamb. The spark will return to the flame from which it came. You are the spark, the Lamb is the flame. And in those days, when your soul has returned to the Lamb, increase your vigilance; remember that the self returns like weeds. Only the Lamb is worthy of all praise, honor, and glory. Do not divide yourself between two "selves," a higher and a lower. There is only one self. The so-called higher self is nothing but a God within you.
Wipe away the tears of your worst enemies; do not hurt anyone with your words. Do not seek refuge. Resolve to die on all levels of cosmic consciousness. Give your possessions to the poor; give the last drop of blood for poor, suffering humanity; renounce all happiness, and then the slain Lamb will enter your soul. He will make his dwelling place in your soul. Some philosophers claim that Christ brought the doctrine of "I" because he said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life" (John 14:6). Certainly the Lamb said, "I AM." Only the Lamb can say "I AM." The Lamb said that; but we (poor shadows) cannot say this.
. Because we are not the Lamb. Truly, the exact and axiomatic translation of that "I AM," spoken by the Lamb, is the following: "HE IS the way, the truth, and the life."
He said it, because "HE IS" said it. We didn't say it, HE said it, HE, HE.
He lives in the unknown depths of our being. "HE IS" the way, the truth, and the life. He transcends every concept of self, all individuality, and any vestige of personality.
Truly, the Lamb who was slain is worthy to receive power and riches, wisdom, strength, honor, glory, and praise. He is the only one worthy to open the scroll and break its seals.
The Lamb is our divine Augoid. The only truly great and divine thing is the Slain Lamb.
Archangel Samael- Planetary Logos of Mars.
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