Qaballah and Tarot Lesson III Part 4 Section 3

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Qaballah and Tarot: A Basic Course in 9 Lessons, by Yael R. Dragwyla

Lesson III: The Greater TrumpsPart 4: The New Trumps

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Yael R. Dragwyla First North American rightsEmail: [email protected] 7,900 wordshttp://polaris93.livejournal.com/

Qaballah and Tarot: A Basic Course in Nine

Lessons

Lesson III: The 22 Paths of the Tree of Life and the

Greater Arcana of the Tarot

C. Notes for Paths 0-93 of the New, English-Language ASCII and associations with the PeriodicTable and Astrological Assignments

3. The Trumps

c. Period III Third Plane of the Sphere of Life (Chesed-1-Geburah-0-Tiphareth-Netzach-0-Hod--Yesod)

Periods III VI and their associated Planes of the Sphere of Life together correspond to Olam Yetzirah(h r y x y), the Formative World, where the imaginative ideas of God are formed into definite coherententities, the astral models which give rise to or serve as the stable foundations of the physical world; andthat part of the self calledRuach (j w r), a composite of Reason, Imagination, Ego, Emotion, and Memory.

ak. Key 43

Sodium 11Na23, Z=11. Electron configuration: 2-8-1. Atomic weight: 22.9898. Oxidation states: +1.

Column/Row on the Periodic Table: 1a/K-L-M. Connects Sephirah to Tiphareth. ASCII character: +.Qaballistic value: 1010 = 2 x 5 = 10102. Associations: Salt (sodium chloride), hence Saturn ; Uranus,Magick, the Paths of the Tarot (for 11 and 22); Venus (for the character); Alaska (for the sectionnumber); Malkuth, Sephirah 10 (for the Qaballistic value), hence Earth (both Planet and Element),Saturn , and Chiron , as well as the Tens and Pages of the Tarot*; Yod, 20th Key of the traditionalQaballah and 10th letter of the Hebrew alphabet (for the Qaballistic value), hence Virgo and Trump IX,The Hermit, of the Tarot; Chaos Magick (for the Z-number and atomic weight), hence Eris;


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*In the Golden Dawn Tarot, these are called Princesses; in Waites pack, they are Pages; in Crowleys,they are Princesses or Empresses

Alternate: 11Dk23, Lesbium. Crystal structure:

The word Sodium comes from the English word soda, which derives from the Medieval Latin wordsodanum, headache remedy. The symbol, Na, comes from the Latin word natrium.

The atomic weight of Sodium is 22.9898, and its atomic number is 11. Its melting-point is 97.81 0.03 C, and its boiling-point is 882.9 C. It has a specific gravity* of 0.971 at 20 C, and a valence** of 1.Seven isotopes of Sodium are recognized. Essentially, Sodium comprises a single 3s-electron outside aninner core of Neon a singles-electron outside a Noble Gas-like core so that it can be symbolized also as[Ne]3s1. In this it resembles Lithium, which has the structure [He]2s1, comprising a single s-electronoutside a core of Helium. For this reason, Sodium lies in the same chemical group as Lithium, becausetheir electronic structures are analogous.

*Specific gravity: the ratio of the mass of a body to the mass of an equal volume of water at 4 C or otherspecified temperature. Its dimension is unity.

**Valence: the valence of an atom of an element is measured in terms of the number of atoms of hydrogen(or its equivalent) which one atom of that element can hold in combination if negative; or can displacein a reaction, if positive.

Long recognized in compounds, Sodium was first isolated by Davy in 1807 e.v. by electrolysis ofcaustic soda. Sodium is present in a fair abundance in the Sun and the Stars. The D-lines of Sodium areamong the most prominent in the Solar spectrum. Sodium is the sixth most abundant element on Earth,comprising about 2.6% of the Earths crust. It is the most abundant of the Alkali group of Metals of whichit is a member, which also includes Lithium, Potassium, Rubidium, Cesium, and Francium (though

technically Hydrogen is also in this group, because Hydrogen can have oxidation states of both +1 and 1 itis also thus a member of the Halogen group).

The most common compound of Sodium is Sodium chloride (NaCl), but it also occurs in numerousother minerals, e.g., soda niter, cryolite, amphibole, zeolite, sodalite, etc. Highly reactive, Sodium is neverfound free in nature. It is now commercially obtained by the electrolysis of absolutely dry fused Sodiumchloride, a method substantially less expensive than that of electrolyzing Sodium hydroxide (NaOH), whichwas the method previously used.

Sodium is a soft, bright, silvery metal which floats on water, decomposing it with the evolution ofHydrogen and the formation of NaOH. It may or may not spontaneously ignite when in contact with water,depending on the amount of oxide and metal exposed to the water. Normally it doesnt ignite in air attemperatures below 115 C. Sodium should be handled with respect, because it can be dangerous whenimproperly handled. Sodium metal should be maintained in an inert atmosphere and kept from with waterand other substances with which Sodium readily reacts.

Metallic Sodium is vital in the manufacture of sodamide and Sodium cyanide, Sodium peroxide, andSodium hydride. It is used in preparing tetraethyl Lead, in the reduction of organic esters, and in the

preparation of organic compounds. The metal may be used to improve the structure of certain alloys, todescale metal, to purify molten metals, and as a heat-transfer agent. An alloy of Sodium with Potassium,

NaK, is also an important heat-transfer agent. Sodium compounds are also important to the paper, glass,soap, textile, petroleum, chemical, and metal industries. Soap is generally a Sodium salt of certain fattyacids. The importance of common salt to animal nutrition has been recognized since prehistoric times.Among the many compounds that are of the greatest industrial importance are common salt (NaCl), sodaash (Na2CO3), baking soda (NaHCO3), caustic soda (NaOH), Chile saltpeter (NaNO3), di- and tri-Sodium


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phosphates, Sodium thiosulfate (hypo, Na2S2O35H2O) and borax (Na2B4O710H2O). Metallic Sodium ispriced at about $0.15-0.20/lb in quantity (1973 e.v.); on a per-cubic inch basis, it is the cheapest of allmetals.

Chapter 10 of Crowleys the Book of Lies (op. cit., p. 30):

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WINDLESTRAWS

The Abyss of Hallucinations has Law and Reason; but in Truth there is no bondbetween the Toys of the Gods.

This Reason and Law is the Bond of the Great Lie.Truth! Truth! Truth! Crieth the Lord of the Abyss of Hallucinations.

There is no Silence in that Abyss: for all that men call Silence is Its Speech.This Abyss is also called Hell, and The Many. Its name is Consciousness,

and The Universe, among men.But THAT which neither is silent, nor speaks, rejoices therein.

al. Key 44

Magnesium 12Mg24, Z=12. Electron configuration: 2-8-2. Atomic weight: 24.305. Valance: +2.Column/Row on the Periodic Table: 2a/K-L-M. Connects Sephirah toNetzach. ASCII character: , .Qaballistic value: 1110 = 10112 (prime). Associations: Magick (11 and 12); Hermes-Djehuti (the Key

Number of Mercury is 12; Hermes is His Greek avatar, and Djehuti his ancient Egyptian apotheosis); the

12 Apostles of Jesus; comets (for the character); Air and Uranus (for the Qaballistic value, which isequal to the Key Number of that Planet and Element); Hekate (the element was named after a district ofThessaly, Her home).

Alternate: 12Cq24, Cliqueium. Crystal structure:

The word Magnesium comes from Magnesia, the name of a district in Thessaly, the home of Hekate.Magnesium originally came from ores obtained from a white earth, magnes carneus, found in Magnesia.

The atomic weight of Magnesium is 24.305, its atomic number is 12, and it has a valence of 2. Itsmelting-point is 648.8 0.5 C, and its boiling-point is 1090 C. Its specific gravity is 1.738 at 20 C. It isa light, silvery-white, and fairly tough metal. It tarnishes slightly in air, and finely divided magnesiumreadily ignites upon heating in air and burns with a dazzling white flame. It is one-third lighter thanAluminum.

Compounds of magnesium have been known for millennia, but it wasnt until 1755 e.v. that it wasrecognized as an element, by Black. Isolated by Davy in 1808 e.v., it was prepared in coherent form byBussy in 1831 e.v.

Magnesium is the eighth most abundant element in the earths crust. It doesnt occur uncombined, butinstead is found in large deposits in the form of magnesite, dolomite, and other minerals. In the United

States the metal is principally obtained by electrolysis of fused Magnesium chloride (MgCl 2) derived fromwells taken from wells and sea-water.Magnesium is used in flash-light photography, flares, and pyrotechnics, including incendiary bombs.

Because of its light weight, it is essential in alloys for use in airplane and missile construction. The metalimproves the mechanical, fabrication, and welding characteristics of Aluminum when used as an alloyingagent. It is used in producing modular graphite in cast iron, and is used as an additive in conventional

propellants. It is also used as a reducing agent in the production of pure Uranium and other metals fromtheir salts. Magnesium hydroxide (Milk of Magnesia), Magnesium chloride, Magnesium sulfate (EpsomSalts), and Magnesium citrate are used in medicine. Dead-burned magnesite is employed for refractory

purposes, such as brick and liners in furnaces and converters.


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Organic Magnesium compounds have great importance in pharmaceutical preparations and in generalbiological function in fact, it is the Magnesium in chlorophyll that makes possible photosynthesis,without which almost all Earthly life would cease to exist. A molecule of chlorophyll, a Magnesium-centered porphyrin, contains a single atom of Magnesium at its eye, and only Magnesium has the abilityto bind light and enable it to be stored for future use as food as chlorophyll does. Magnesium is found in

both plant and animal tissues, and it has an important role in the functions of the vertebrate nervous system

including the human brain. The average adult daily requirement of Magnesium is about 300 mg/day (ca.1973 e.v.), though this is affected by numerous factors, e.g., long sieges of illness or malnutrition requiringmuch higher daily amounts of the element for the body to rebuild its internal stores of Magnesium.*

*See, e.g., Adelle Davis, Lets Get Well(New York: Signet Books/New American Library, 1965, 1972),pp. 54-55, 67, 97, 220, 319 for the role of Magnesium in bodily function and effects of deficiencies inthat mineral upon human health.

Great care should be taken in handling Magnesium metal, especially in the finely divided state, as itcan generate dangerously hot, fast fires. Water shouldnt be used on burning Magnesium or onMagnesium fires, on which only appropriate chemical or cryogenic extinguishers should be used.

Aleister Crowley, The Book of Lies, Chapter 11 (op. cit., p. 32):

IA

THE GLOW-WORM

Concerning the Holy Three-in-Naught.Nuit, Hadit, Ra-Hoor-Khuit, are only to be understood by the Master of

the Temple.They are above The Abyss, and contain all contradiction in themselves.Below them is a seeming duality of Chaos and Babalon; these are

called Father and Mother, but it is not so. They are called Brotherand Sister, but it is not so. They are called Husband and Wife, butit is not so.

The reflection of All is Pan: the Night of Pan is the Annihilation of theAll.

Cast down through The Abyss is the Light, the Rosy Cross, the raptureof Union that destroys, that is The Way. The Rosy Cross is theAmbassador of Pan.

How infinite is the distance from This to That! Yet All is Here andNow. Nor is there any There or Then; for all that is, what is it buta manifestation, that is, a part, that is, a falsehood, ofTHAT whichis not?

Yet THAT which is not neither is nor is not That which is!Identity is perfect; therefore the Law of Identity is but a lie. For there

is no subject, and there is no predicate; nor is there the

contradictory of either of these things.Holy, Holy, Holy are these Truths that I utter, knowing them to be but

falsehoods, broken mirrors, troubled waters; hide me, O our Lady,in Thy Womb! For I may not endure the rapture.

In this utterance of falsehood upon falsehood, whose contradictories arealso false, it seems as if That which I uttered not were true.

Blessed, unutterably blessed, is this last of the illusions; let me play theman, and thrust it from me! Amen.


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am. Key 45

Aluminum 13Al27, Z=13. Electron configuration: 2-8-3. Atomic weight: 26.9815. Oxidation states:+3. Column/Row on the Periodic Table: 3a/K-L-M. Connects Sephirah toHod. ASCII character: -.Qaballistic value: 1210 = 22 x 3 = 11002. Associations: Luna (13, as well as the color); Woman (13);

Capricorn (26); Wicca (13); sorcery and black Magick (13); the United States of America (13); AleisterUncle Al Crowley (from the abbreviation); rubies and sapphires (since an ore of aluminum,carborundum, is the poison or invading chemical which makes rubies red and sapphires blue), hence Leo,Pluto, and Mars, hence Tantra and Kundalini energy (these are associated with Leo); Hermes-Djehuti (12);modern warfare (Napoleon Bonaparte was the first modern general to realize the advantages of aluminum,which is much lighter than iron or even tin, for use in armor, transport vehicles, etc.).

Alternate: 13Al27, Aluminum. Crystal structure: . Associations: Aleister Uncle Al Crowley.

The word Aluminum is related to the Latin words alumen and alum.The atomic weight of Aluminum is 27, its atomic number is 13, and it has a valence of 3. Its melting-

point is 660.37 C, its boiling-point is 2467 C, and its specific gravity is 2.6989 at 20 C.Aluminum is the most abundant metal in the Earths crust, comprising 8.1% thereof, but it is never

found free in nature. In addition to cryolite and bauxite, Aluminum is also found in feldspars, granite, andmany other common minerals.

Pure Aluminum, a silvery-white metal, possesses numerous desirable characteristics. It is light,nontoxic, has a pleasing appearance, can easily be formed, machined, or cast, has a high thermalconductivity, and has excellent resistance to corrosion. It is nonmagnetic and nonsparking, is the secondmost malleable of all metals, and is the sixth most ductile metal.

The most important compounds of Aluminum are Aluminum oxide (alumina), Aluminum sulfate, andthe soluble sulfate with Potassium (alum). Alumina occurs naturally in rubies, sapphire, corundum, andemery, imparting their colors. It is used in glassmaking for the color it imparts to artificial glasses.Synthetic rubies and sapphires are used as the guts of lasers as the mechanisms by which light is cohered.

The ancient Greeks and Romans used alum in medicine as an astringent, and as a mordant in dyeing.In 1761 e.v. de Morveau proposed the name alumine for the base in alum, and Lavoisier, in 1787 e.v..,thought this base to be the oxide of a still undiscovered metal. Whler is generally credited with havingisolated the metal in 1827 e.v., although an impure form of it was prepared by Oersted two years earlier. In

1807 e.v., Davy proposed the name Alumium for the metal, which still had not been officially discoveredat that time; later, he agreed to change it to Aluminum. Shortly thereafter, the name Aluminium wasadopted to conform with the ium ending of the names of most of the chemical elements, and this spellingis now in use in many places outside the United States, such as the United Kingdom. It was also theaccepted spelling of the name of the element in the U.S. until 1925 e.v., at which time the AmericanChemical Society officially decided to use the name Aluminum thereafter in their publications.

In 1886 e.v., Hall, in the U.S., and Heroult in France at about the same time, discovered the method ofobtaining Aluminum metal by the electrolysis of alumina dissolved in cryolite. Cryolite, a natural orefound in Greenland, is no longer widely used in commercial production of Aluminum; it has been replaced

by an artificial mixture of Sodium, Aluminum, and Calcium fluorides. Bauxite, an impure hydrated oxideore, is found in large deposits in Arkansas, Jamaica, and elsewhere. The Bayer process is most commonlyused today to refine bauxite so that it can be accommodated in the Hall-Heroult refining process that is nowused to produce most Aluminum. Aluminum can now be produced from clay, but the process isnt

economically feasible at present.Aluminum is used extensively for kitchen utensils, outside building decorations, and in thousands of

industrial applications which require a strong, light, easily worked material. Although its electricalconductivity is only about 60% of that of Copper per area cross-section, it is used in electrical transmissionlines because of its light weight. Pure Aluminum is soft and lacks strength, but it can be alloyed with smallamounts of Copper, Magnesium, Silicon, Manganese, and other elements, which give it a variety of useful

properties. Such alloys of Aluminum are of vital importance in the aerospace industry.Evaporated in a vacuum, Aluminum forms a coating which reflects almost all heat and light. Such

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They are used in coatings for telescope mirrors, in making decorative paper, packages, and toys, andnumerous other applications.

In 1852 e.v., the price of Aluminum was about $545/lb. Just before Halls discovery in 1886 e.v., itwas about $11/lb. Thereafter the price rapidly dropped to $0.30/lb, and has been as low as $0.15/lb.

Crowleys The Book of Lies, Chapter 12 (op. cit., p. 34):

IB

THE DRAGON-FLIES

IO is the cry of the lower as OI of the higher.In figures they are 1001; in letters they are Joy.For when all is e equilibrated, when all is beheld from without all, there

is joy, joy, joy that is but one facet of a diamond, every other facetwhereof is more joyful than joy itself.

an. Key 46

Silicon 14Si28, Z=14. Electron configuration: 2-8-4. Atomic weight: 28.086. Oxidation states: +2,+4, -4. Column/Row on the Periodic Table: 4a/K-L-M. Connects Sephirah to Yesod. ASCII character .(period). Qaballistic value: 1310 = 11012 (prime). Associations: Helios (-9 is the Power analog ofReshr

, the Path connecting Sephiroth 8-9, which is associated with Sol ); Luna (13, as well as the color);Woman (13); Wicca (13); sorcery and black Magick (13); the United States of America (13); Venus (14,28); perfect numbers (28 = 1 + 2 + 4 + 7 + 14, each of which is also a divisor of 28), hence God, the

Perfect Being; computers, artificial life, hence Uranus (silicon is a prime constituent of computer chips,and like carbon, it is capable of forming strong covalent bonds of the sort necessary to life).

Alternate: 14Si28, Silicone. Crystal structure: . Associations: transsexuals; rubber-freaks.

The word Silicon is related to the Latin wordssilex andsilicis, flint.The atomic number of Silicon is 14, its atomic weight is 28.086, and it has a valence of 4.In 1800 e.v., Davy thought silica Silicon dioxide (SiO 2), a hard, glassy mineral found in a variety of

forms, such as quartz, sand, opal, etc. to be a compound rather than an element; later, in 1811 e. v., GayLussac and Thenard probably prepared impure amorphous Silicon by heating Potassium with Silicontetrafluoride. In 1824 e.v., Berzelius, generally credited with the discovery of the element, succeeded in

preparing amorphous Silicon by the same general method, but he went on to purify the product byremoving the fluorosilicates through repeated washing. Deville was the first to prepare crystalline Silicon,the second allotropic form of the element, in 1854 e.v.

Silicon is present in the Sun and other Stars, and is a principal component of a class of meteoritesknown as aerolites. It is also a component of tektites, a natural glass formed as the result of meteoriteimpacts or which are the actual remnants of rocky meteorites, at least some of which may be materialejected from the Moon as a result of the impact that formed the Lunar crater Tycho. Silicon makes up

25.7% of the Earths crust by weight, and is the second most abundant element on Earth, only exceeded inthis regard by Oxygen.

Silicon is not found free in nature; instead, it occurs chiefly in the form of oxides and silicates. Sand,quartz, rock, crystal, amethyst, agate, flint, jasper, and opal are some of the forms in which the oxideappears. Granite, hornblende, asbestos, feldspar, clay, mica, etc. are only a few of the numerous silicatematerials. It is a relatively inert element, but is attacked by Halogens and dilute Alkalis. Most acids,except for hydrofluoric acid (HFl), dont affect it. Elemental Silicon transmits more than 95% of allwavelengths of infra-red, i.e., electromagnetic energy from 1.3 to 6.7 microns in wavelength.


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Silicon is commercially prepared by heating silica and carbon together in an electric furnace, usingcarbon electrodes; several other methods exist for preparing the element, as well. Amorphous Silicon can

be prepared in the form of a brown powder which can be easily melted or vaporized. Crystalline Siliconhas a metallic luster and grayish color. The Czochralski process is commonly used to prepare singlecrystals of Silicon used for solid-state or semiconductor devices.

Hyper-pure Silicon can be prepared by the thermal decomposition of ultra-pure trichlorosilane in a

Hydrogen atmosphere and by a vacuum float-zone process. This product can then be doped with Boron,Gallium, Phosphorus, Arsenic, etc., to produce Silicon for use in transistors, Solar cells, rectifiers, and othersolid-state devices which are used extensively in the electronics and space-age industries.

Silicones are important products of the element. They may be prepared by hydrolyzing a Siliconorganic chloride, such as dimethyl Silicon chloride. Hydrolysis and condensation of various chlorosilanescan be used to produce a very great number of valuable polymeric products, ranging from liquids to hard,glass-like solids with many useful properties.

Silicon is one of the most useful of all elements. In the form of sand and clay, it is used to makeconcrete and brick. It is a useful refractory material for high-temperature work. And in the form ofsilicates, it is used in making enamels, pottery, etc.

In the form of sand, silica is a principal ingredient of glass, one of the most inexpensive of materials,which has outstanding mechanical, optical, thermal, and electrical properties. Glass can be made in a vastrange of shapes, and is used for making containers, window-glass, insulators, and thousands of othervaluable products. Silicon tetrachloride can be used to iridize glass.

Silicon is an important ingredient in steel. Silicon carbide is one of the most important abrasives, andhas been used in lasers to produce coherent light of 4500 .

Regular grade Silicon (97% purity) costs about $0.20/lb (1973 e.v.). 99.7% pure Silicon costs about$7.00/lb (1973 e.v.). Hyper-pure Silicon may costs as much as $100/lb (1973 e.v.).

In the biological realm, Silicon is a profoundly important constituent of the bodies of numerous livingorganisms. Diatoms in both fresh and salt water extract silica from the water to build up their cell walls.Silica is present in ashes of plants and in the human skeleton. However, miners, stonecutters, and othersengaged in work where siliceous dust is breathed in large quantities often develop a deadly lung disease,silicosis, more familiarly known as Black-Lung, indicating that with Silicon, as with so many other thingswhich are valuable or even essential to life in small quantities, there can be too much of a good thing.

Aleister Crowleys The Book of Lies, Chapter 13 (op. cit., p. 36):

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PILGRIM-TALK

O thou that settest out upon The Path, false is the Phantom that thouseekest. When thou has it thou shalt know all bitterness, thy teethfixed in the Sodom-Apple.

Thus hast thou been lured along That Path, whose terror else had driventhee far away.

O thou that stridest upon the middle of The Path, no phantoms mockthee. For the strides sake thou stridest.

Thus art thou lured along That Path, whose fascination else had driventhee far away.

O thou that drawest toward the End of the path, effort is no more.Faster and faster dost thou fall; thy weariness is changed intoIneffable Rest.

For there is no Thou upon That Path: thou hast become The Way.

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Phosphorus 15P31, Z=15. Electron configuration: 2-8-5. Atomic weight: 30.9738. Oxidation states:+3, +5, -3. Column/Row on the Periodic Table: 5a/K-L-M. Connects Sephirah to Malkuth. ASCIIcharacter: /. Qaballistic value: 1410 = 2 x 7 = 11102. Associations: Hades (-10 is the Power analog of

Shin c, the Path connecting Sephiroth 9 and 10, which is associated with Fire and the God Pluto);Lucifer (phosphorus is used in match-heads as a pyretic ingredient); Hell, the Underworld, Satan (burning

phosphorus is supposed to be a key stench of Hell; also, the number of the Trump The Devilis 15); Venus

(14; also because the ancient Greeks used the word for Venus when She rose before the Sun, anotherconnection with Lucifer, another name for the Dawn-Star ).

Alternate: 15Mg31, Margarita. Crystal structure: (none given). Associations: Dionysus, the afternoon(the customary time for drinking Margaritas).

The word Phosphorus comes from the Greek workphosphoros, light-bearing. It was an ancientname for the Planet Venus when She rose before the Sun.

The atomic number of Phosphorus is 15, its atomic weight is 30.9738, and its valence is 3 or 5. WhitePhosphorus has a melting-point of 44.1 C, a boiling-point of 280 C, and a specific gravity of 1.82. Thespecific gravity of red Phosphorus is 2.20, and of black Phosphorus is 2.25-2.69. Phosphorus exists in fouror more allotropic forms: white (or yellow), red, and black (or violet).

White Phosphorus has two modifications: the - and the - forms, with a transition temperature at 3.8. Ordinary Phosphorus is a waxy white solid; when pure, it is colorless and transparent. It is insolublein water, but soluble in Carbon disulfide. It catches fire spontaneously in air, burning to the pentoxide.White Phosphorus should be kept under water, because it is dangerously reactive and air, and should behandled with forceps, because contact with the skin can cause severe burns.

When exposed to Sunlight or when heated in its own vapor to 250 C, it is converted to redPhosphorus, which doesnt phosphoresce in air as white Phosphorus does. This form doesnt ignitespontaneously, and isnt as dangerous as white Phosphorus. However, it should be handled with care, for itdoes convert to the white form of Phosphorus at some temperatures, and it emits highly toxic fumes of

phosphoric oxides when heated.Red Phosphorus is fairly stable. It sublimes with a vapor pressure of 1 atmosphere at 417 C, and is

used in the manufacture of safety matches, pyrotechnics, pesticides, incendiary shells, smoke bombs, tracerbullets, etc.

Never found free in nature, Phosphorus is widely distributed in combination with various minerals.

Phosphate rock, which contains the mineral apatite an impure tri-Calcium phosphate is an importantsource of the element. Large deposits of Phosphorus are found in areas part of the former USSR.,Morocco, and in Florida, Tennessee, Utah, Idaho, and elsewhere in the United States.

Phosphorus is an essential ingredient of all cell protoplasm, nervous tissue, and bones. However, it isextremely poisonous 50 mg of Phosphorus constitutes a fatal dose for human beings. The maximumrecommended allowable concentration in air is 0.1 mg/cubic meter.

The element as such was discovered in 1699 e.v. by Brand, who prepared it from urine.White Phosphorus may be prepared by several methods. In one process, tri-Calcium phosphate, the

essential ingredient of phosphate rock, is heated in the presence of Carbon and Silica in an electric furnaceor fuel-fired blast furnace. Elementary Phosphorus is liberated as vapor and may be collected under water.If it is desired, the Phosphorus vapor and Carbon monoxide produced by the reaction can be oxidized atonce in the presence of moisture or water to produce phosphoric acid an important compound in makingsuper-phosphate fertilizers.

In recent years, concentrated phosphoric acids, which may contain as much as 70-75% P2O5 content,have become of great importance to agriculture and farm production. World-wide demand for fertilizershas caused record phosphate production in recent years. Phosphates are used in the production of specialglasses, such as those used for Sodium lamps. Bone-ash, Calcium phosphate, is also used to produce finechinaware as well as the mono-Calcium phosphate used in baking powder. Phosphorus is also important inthe production of steels, phosphor bronze, and many other products. Tri-Sodium phosphate is important asa cleaning agent, a water-softener, and for preventing boiler-scale and corrosion of pipes and boiler tubes.Organic compounds of phosphorus are also important for many uses.


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Chapter 14 of Crowleys The Book of Lies (op. cit., p. 38):

I

ONION-PEELINGS

The Universe is the Practical Joke of the General at the Expense of theParticular, quoth FRATER PERDURABO, and laughed.

But those disciples nearest to him wept, seeing the Universal Sorrow.Those next to them laughed, seeing the Universal Joke.Below these certain disciples wept.Then certain laughed.Others next wept.Others next laughed.

Next others wept.Next others laughed.Last came those that wept because they could not see The Joke, and

those that laughed lest they should be thought not to see the Joke,and thought it safe to act like FRATER PERDURABO.

But though FRATER PERDURABO laughed openly, He also at thesame time wept secretly; and in Himself He neither laughed norwept.

Nor did He mean what He said.*

*For all the world the style of this chapter ofThe Book of Lies is eerily reproduced in the writing of HarveyKurtzman in the early MAD Magazine. As Grant Geissman says in MAD About the Fifties (GrantGeissman, compiler and interior design; Nick Meglin, contributing editor; and the Usual Gang ofIdiots, contributing authors. New York: Quality Paperback Book Club, 1997):

Anyone Can Build This Coffee Table (from [issue] #24 [of MAD]) introduces the

magazine version of Kurtzmans humor. Note the sustained repetition of certain keywords or phrases, a Kurtzman trademark. Note how Daviss pictures perfectlycompliment the text. Note how Harvey has influenced the writing of this paragraph!

--Ibid., from section 1955-1959

Kurtzmans use of sustained repetition of certain key words of phrases was one of his trademarks butit was apparently also one of Crowleys. There is no evidence to suggest that Kurtzman was any sortof student or disciple of Crowley, so this similarity of prose style is either coincidence, synchronicity or a manifestation of 93 current in several different places not otherwise connected with one another.

ap. Key 48

Sulfur16S32, Z=16. Electron configuration: 2-8-6. Atomic weight: 32.06. Oxidation states: +4, +6,-2. Column/Row on the Periodic Table: 6a/K-L-M. Connects Sephirah 0 to Sephirah -1. ASCIIcharacter: 0 (Zero). Qaballistic value: 1510 = 11112 (prime). Associations: Ain, Ain Soph, Ain Soph Aur,Lobachevski (the Planet) (for Zero); Lucifer, Hell, the Underworld, Satan (the stench of brimstone, or

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major chemicals used in classical Alchemy (which also include quicksilver, or mercury metal, and salts ofvarious kinds).

Alternate: 16Fp32, Poodlium. Crystal structure: (a dogs paw-print). Associations: France; hunting(poodles were originally bred as hunting dogs), hence Cernunnos, Herne, other Gods of the Hunt.

The word Sulfur is related to the Sanskrit wordsulvere and the Latinsulphurium.The atomic number of Sulfur is 16, its atomic weight is 32.06, and it has a valence of 2, 4, or 6. Therhombic crystalline form of Sulfur has a melting-point of 112.8 C and a specific gravity of 2.07 at 20 C;the monoclinic form has a melting-point of 119.0 C and a specific gravity of 1.957 at 20 C. Sulfur boilsat 444.674 C.

Sulfur is a pale yellow, odorless, brittle solid which is insoluble in water but which does dissolve incarbon disulfide. In every one of its states, whether solid, liquid, or gaseous, elemental solid occurs inmore than one allotropic form or modification. Its various forms comprise a bewildering multitude offorms whose relations arent yet fully understood (1973 e.v.). Amorphous or plastic Sulfur is obtained

by fast cooling of the crystalline forms of the element. X-ray studies indicate that amorphous Sulfur mayhave a helical structure with eight atoms per spiral. Crystalline Sulfur seems to be made of rings, eachcontaining eight Sulfur atoms, which fit together to give a normal x-ray pattern.

Ten isotopes of Sulfur exist. Four of these occur in natural Sulfur, none of which is radioactive. Afinely divided form of Sulfur, known as flowers of Sulfur, is obtained by sublimation of Sulfurs solidforms.

Sulfur readily forms compounds with numerous elements. Calcium sulfate, ammonium sulfate,Carbon disulfide, Sulfur dioxide (SO2), and Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) are just a few of the importantcompounds of sulfur.

Sulfur, which forms numerous important organic compounds, is essential to life. It is a minor buthighly important and necessary constituent of fats, body-fluids, and skeletal minerals.

Carbon disulfide, Hydrogen disulfide, and Sulfur dioxide (which is a dangerous component ofatmospheric pollution) should be handled with great care. In small concentrations, Hydrogen sulfide can bemetabolized, but in higher concentrations it can quickly bring on fatal respiratory paralysis. Hydrogensulfide an insidious poison in that it quickly deadens the sense of smell, but fortunately its rotten eggstench is so unmistakable and our reaction to it so reflexive and strong that in many cases we are drivenaway from its source before we can be overcome by it. The human nose is so sensitive to the smell ofHydrogen sulfide that less than 1 ppm in air is more than enough for us to sense it and react to it as an

overwhelmingly repellent stench a sensitivity which has obvious selective advantages for us and whichclearly has been evolutionarily driven.

Humanity has known of sulfur perhaps since its beginning, in the form of deposits in caves and aroundother sites experiencing frequent tectonic activity, e.g., hot springs whose waters are heavily impregnatedwith sulfides and other minerals, and in sulfur deposits around volcanoes. In the Bible, Sulfur is referred toas brimstone.

Sulfur has been found in meteorites and in many places off the Earth, as well, e.g., in the volcanicplumes photographed on Io by fly-by probes. A dark area near the Lunar crater Aristarchus, which hasbeen studied by R. W. Wood et al. with ultraviolet light, and the results strongly suggest that it is a Sulfurdeposit.

Sulfur is widely distributed in nature in the form of iron pyrites, galena, sphalerite, cinnabar, stibnite,gypsum, epsom salts, celestite, barite, etc. In the United States, Sulfur for commercial use is recoveredfrom wells sunk into salt domes along our Gulf Coast. It is obtained from these wells via the Frasch

process, which forces extremely hot water into the wells to melt the Sulfur, which is then pumped to thesurface.Sulfur also occurs in natural gas and petroleum crudes, and must be removed from these products

before they can be used for their normal purposes. Formerly, this was done chemically, which wasted theSulfur. New processes now permit recovery from these of the Sulfur within them, and these have proved to

be important sources of the element. Large amounts of Sulfur are recovered from Alberta gas fields in thisway.

Sulfur is a component of black gunpowder, is used in the vulcanization of natural rubber, and is usedas a fungicide. It is also used extensively in the making of phosphatic fertilizers. A tremendous amount ofit is used to produce sulfuric acid, the most important of all manufactured chemicals. Sulfur is used in


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making sulfite paper and other papers, as a fumigant, and in the bleaching of dried fruits. It is also goodelectrical insulator.

High-purity Sulfur is commercially available in purities of 99.999+%.

Chapter 15 of Aleister Crowleys The Book of Lies (op. cit., p. 40):

IETHE GUN-BARREL

Mighty and erect is this Will of mine, this Pyramid of fire whosesummit is lost in Heaven. Upon it have I burned the corpse of mydesires.

Mighty and erect is this of my Will. The seed thereof isThat which I have borne within me from Eternity; and it is lostwithin the Body of Our Lady of the Stars.

I am not I; I am but an hollow tube to bring down Fire from Heaven.Mighty and marvellous is this Weakness, this Heaven which draweth

me into Her Womb, this Dome which hideth, which absorbeth, Me.This is The Night wherein I am lost, the Love through which I am no

longer I.

aq. Key 49

Chlorine 17Cl35, Z=17. Electron configuration: 2-8-7. Atomic weight: 35.453. Oxidation states: +1,+5, +7, -1. Column/Row on the Periodic Table: 7a/K-L-M. Connects Sephirah 0 to Sephirah 0. ASCIIcharacter: 1. Qaballistic value: 1610 = (22)2 = 100002. Associations: Vavw (Key Number 16), hence

Taurus and Trump V, The Hierophant; Venus (16 is one of the numbers of Venus, and is associatedwith Taurus, Venus traditional dominion); Kether, Sephirah 1, hence Pluto; Uranus (the value of,Uranus Path, is 1); Neptune , because of its intensely poisonous nature and its use as a chemical-warfare weapon in World War I (hence all three of the Outer Planets are associated with this gas, which is

thus closely allied with the 93 Current of the New Age).Alternate: 17R35, Rocknrollium. Crystal structure: EE. Associations: Apollo, Dionysus, Bacchus,

Venus, and other Gods associated with music; Hermes (God of tricks and humor); Jerry Garcia, God ofthe Dead (-Heads); Zappa, God of Weirdness.

The word Chlorine comes from the Greek word chloros, greenish-yellow, the color of Chlorine gas.The atomic number of Chlorine is 17, its atomic weight is 35.453, and it has a valence of 1, 3, 5, or 7.

Chlorine freezes at 100.98 C, boils at 34.6 C, has a density of 3.214 g/l, and a specific gravity of 1.56 at33.6 C. At 10 C, one volume of water dissolves 3.10 volumes of Chlorine; at 30 it dissolves on 1.77volumes of the gas.

Chlorine was discovered in 1774 e.v. by Scheele, who thought it contained oxygen. It was named in1810 e.v. by Davy, who insisted that it was an element.

In nature it is found only in combination with other elements, chiefly in the form of Sodium chloride(NaCl), common table-salt; carnallite (KMgCl36H2O); and sylvite (Potassium chloride, KCl). It is amember of the Halogen (salt-forming) group of elements and is obtained from chlorides by the action ofoxidizing agents or, more often, by electrolysis. In its gaseous state it combines readily with nearly allelements.

Chlorine is widely used in making many everyday products. It is used for producing safe drinkingwater the world over; even the smallest water-supplies are now usually chlorinated. It is also usedextensively in the production of paper products, dyestuffs, textiles, petroleum products, medicines,antiseptics, insecticides, foodstuffs, solvents, paints, plastics, and many other consumer products. Most ofthe Chlorine produced is used in the manufacture of chlorinated compounds for sanitation, pulp bleaching,


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disinfectants, and textile processing. Further use is in the manufacture of chlorates, chloroform, and carbontetrachloride, as well as in the extraction of bromine. It is used extensively in organic chemistry, both as anoxidizing agent and in substitution, since it often confers desired properties on an organic compound whenit is substituted for Hydrogen, as in one form of synthetic rubber.

Chlorine is a respiratory irritant. The gas irritates the mucous membranes, and the liquid burns theskin. As little as 3.5 pp. can be detected as an odor, and 1,000 ppm. is likely to be fatal after a few deep

breaths. (For this reason, Chlorine was used as a war-gas in 1915 e.v.) The recommended maximumallowable concentration in air is about 1 ppm. for prolonged exposure.

I

THE STAG-BEETLE

Death implies change and individuality; if thou be THAT which hathno person, which is beyond the changing, even beyondchangelessness, what hast thou to do with death?

The birth of individuality is ecstasy; so also is its death.In love the individuality is slain; who loves not love?Love death therefore, and long eagerly for it.Die Daily.

ar. Key 50

Argon, 18Ar40, Z=18. Electron configuration:. 2-8-8. Atomic weight: 39.948. Oxidation states: 0.Column/Row on the Periodic Table: 0/K-L-M. Connects Sephirah 0 to Sephirah 1. ASCII character: 2.Qaballistic value: 1710 = 100012 (prime). Associations: Neptune, Mercury (2).

Alternate: 18ZZ40, Gaborium. Crystal structure: . An inert gas. Associations: twits; boredom;deep sleep, hence Neptune and Luna.

The word Argon comes from the Greek word argos, inactive.The atomic number of Argon is 18, its atomic weight is 39.948, and it has a valence of 0. It has a

freezing-point of 189.2 C, its boiling-point is 185.7 C, and its density (gas-phase) is 1.7837 grams perliter. It is colorless and odorless in both its gas and liquid phases. Naturally occurring Argon is a mixtureof three isotopes; five other, radioactive isotopes are known to exist.

Extremely inert, like Krypton, Xenon, and Radon, it is not known to form true chemical compounds.However, it does form a hydrate, which has a dissociation pressure of 105 atmospheres at 0 C. Ionmolecules, such as (ArKr)+, (ArXe)+, and (NeAr)+ have been observed spectroscopically. Argon also formsa clathrate with -hydroquinone. This clathrate is stable and can be stored for a considerable time, but atrue chemical bond does not exist; Van der Waals forces act to hold the Argon within it.

In 1785 e.v., Cavendish noted his suspicion that Argon was present in air, but it was actuallydiscovered in 1894 e.v. by Lord Rayleigh and Sir William Ramsay.

The gas is prepared by fractionation of liquid air, of which Argon constitutes 0.94%. It is 2 times as

soluble in water as Nitrogen, having about the same solubility as Oxygen. It is best recognized by means ofits characteristic lines in the red end of the electromagnetic spectrum.

Argon is used in electric light bulbs and in fluorescent tubes at a pressure of about 3 mm, and forfilling photo-tubes, glow-tubes, etc. Its also used as an inert gas shield for arc welding and cutting, as a

blanket for the production of Titanium and other reactive elements, and as a protective atmosphere forgrowing Silicon and Germanium crystals.

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IZ

THE SWAN

There is a Swan whose name is Ecstasy: it wingeth from the Deserts ofthe North; it wingeth through the blue; it wingeth over the fields

of rice; at its coming they push forth the green.In all the Universe this Swan alone is motionless: it seems to move, asthe Sun seems to move; such is the weakness of our sight.

O fool! criest thou?Amen. Motion is relative: there is Nothing that is still.Against this Swan I shot an arrow; then, perceiving that I was but a

Pure Fool, they let me pass.Thus and not otherwise I came to the Temple of the Graal.

* * * * * * * * *

Asteroid Symbol Path Connecting

Pallas Chokmah- GeburahJuno Chesed- GeburahVesta Binah- NetzachCeres Yesod-KetherEros Netzach-Geburah

Sappho Netzach-Kether

Hidalgo Yesod-Geburah

Toro Geburah-Kether

Pandora Hod-i = -1

Psyche Netzach-Chokmah

Urania Binah-0 (Zero)

Chiron Binah- (Null Set)Amor Netzach-0

Diana Yesod-i = -1

Icarus Hod-Binah

Lilith Geburah-i = -1

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-0 58 Grace analog of Neptune/Chokmah =Durga/Hera 2

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- i = -1

3-8 Helium 2 He 1

-0 7-8 Analog of Peh/Mars =Lobachevski/0

Lithium 3 Li 2

-1 4-8 Beryllium 4 Be 3-2 2-8 Boron 5 B 4

-1 1-8 Carbon 6 C 5-2 Nitrogen 7 N 6-3 Chiron Oxygen 8 O 7-4 Fluorine 9 F 8-5 Neon 10 Ne 9-6 6-8 Power analog of Sign

Capricorn = ConstellationCapricorn

Sodium 11 Na 10

-7 Magnesium 12-8 Aluminum 13-9 8-9 Power analog of Sol =

HeliosSilicon 14

-10 8-10 Power analog of Pluto =Hades Phosphorus 15

0- i = -1 3-5 Power analog of SignCancer = ConstellationCancer

Sulfur 16

0-0 5-7 Chlorine 170-1 4-5 Grace analog of Sign Leo

(Libra*) = ConstellationLeo (Libra*)

Argon 18

0-2 2-5 Potassium 190-1 1-5 Calcium 200-2 Scandium 210-3 Titanium 22

0-4 Vanadium 230-5 Chromium 240-6 5-6 Power analog of Libra

(Leo*)Manganese 25

0-7 Iron 260-8 Cobalt 270-9 5-9 Nickel 280-10 5-10 Aphrodite Copper 29i = -1-0

3-7 Zinc 30

i = -1-1

3-4 Daath/TheAbyss/Choronzon

Gallium 31

i = -1-2

2-3 Grace analog of Venus/Netzach = Norton0

Germanium 32

i = -1-1 1-3 Power analog of Mercury/Hod = Beth b

Arsenic 33

i = -1-2 Selene Selenium 34i = -1-3 Bromine 35i = -1-4 Krypton 36i = -1-5 Rubidium 37


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i = -1-6 3-6 Power analog of SignGemini ConstellationGemini

Strontium 38

i = -1-7 Yttrium 39i = -1-8 Zirconium 40i = -1-9 3-9 41

i = -1-10

3-10 42

0-1 4-7 Grace analog of Jupiter/Kaph k, Pathconnecting Sephiroth 4and 7 = 1/Amphitrite;Vesta

43

0-2 2-7 440-1 1-7 450-2 Pallas Athena Medusa

(Pallas )Palladium 46

0-3 Silver 47

0-448

0-5 490-6 6-7 Grace analog of Sign

Scorpio = ConstellationScorpio; Zeus

Tin 50

0-7 510-8 520-9 7-9 Grace analog of Sign

Pisces/Qoph Constellation Pisces

53

0-10 7-10 Grace analog of Aquarius/Tzaddi x, Pathconnecting Sephiroth 7

and 10 (Aries*) =Constellation Aquarius(Aries*)

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1-2 2-4 Grace analog of SignTaurus/Vav w, Pathconnecting Sephiroth 2and 4 = ConstellationTaurus

55

1-1 1-4 561-2 571-3 581-4 591-5 60

1-6 4-6 Grace analog of SignVirgo/Yod =Constellation Virgo

61

1-7 621-8 631-9 4-9 641-10 4-10 652-1 1-2 Power analog of 66


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Uranus/Aleph = i = -1/Persephone

2-2 672-3 682-4 692-5 70

2-6 2-6 Grace analog of SignAries (Aquarius*) =Constellation Aries(Aquarius*)

71

2-7 722-8 732-9 2-9 742-10 2-10 751-4 761-5 Comets Iridium 771-7 Platinum 781-8 Apollo Gold 79

1-9 Ceres ; Hermes Mercury 801-10 812-5 Chronos; Pallas Lead 822-7 832-8 842-9 852-10 Radon 863-4 Saturn (for Daath) 873-7 Vesta Radium 883-8 893-9 903-10 914-8 Liberty Uranium 92

4-9 Neptunium 934-10 Dis Plutonium 945-9 955-10 966-10 Analog of Sign

Sagittarius (6-9) =Constellation Sagittarius

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n**-N**-0n**-i =-1

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n**-8n**-9n**-10(n+1)-. . . and

so, asFatherKurt iswont tosay, itgoes

*In Aleister Crowleys Qaballah and Tarot, The Book of Thoth**First new Sephirah added after , 0, i = -1, 0, 1, and 2Second new Sephirah added after , 0, i = -1, 0, 1, and 2, etc.

Qaballah and Tarot Lesson III Part 4 Section 3

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