surveillance of the Spirit. The first section. comprising points one to five, identifies the Holy Guardian Angel of the Magician with the highest aspects of the Sephirotic universe; in fact, it affirms the soul’s identity with Adam Kadmon. In the second section, points six to nine, the Magician traces a protecting circle, while his imagination is formulating an astral Circle of Fire within which to pursue his work. At the North, South, East and West of this Circle banishing Pentagrams of the element Earth are traced with the wand or sword. As these Pentagrams are formed in mid-air with the elemental weapon, every effort should be made to impart vitality and reality to them. The blind performance of this ritual, as is so true of every aspect ofwhere exactly this extract from The Book of the Law occurs and is spoken by the Priestess. Here are verses 60–66 of Chapter I of The Book of the Law: 60. My number is 11, as all their numbers who are of us. The Five Pointed Star, with a Circle in the Middle, & the circle is Red. My colour is black to the blind, but the blue & gold are seen of the seeing. Also I have a secret glory for them that love me.



61. But to love me is better than all things: if under the night-stars in the desert thou presently burnest mine incense before me, invoking me with a pure heart, and the Serpent flame therein, thou shalt come a little to lie in