Anthony Testa - The Key of the Abyss.pdf

likewise destroys the Universe and enters into the Abyss but instead of
entering the Brotherhood of the Supernal realm, refuses to abandon the
universe and those in it. While his universe is destroyed, he becomes
the fulcrum between the Plenum and every other being in the lower
realm. He does not recreate his own universe he unifies in himself
Universe A and B 138 . He therefore becomes a cosmic power.
To reiterate, Grant says that the Adepts of the Left-hand path when
viewed from the sphere of Malkuth (Earth) appears to be trapped
within the Abyss but now we understand that this in not case. The
point Grant makes allows us to construct our thesis; the Adept of the
Left-hand path, upon crossing the Abyss successfully enters back into
Da’ath and travels through the now active gate to the reverse side of
the Tree of Life. Thus the confusion about where the Adept goes for,
he can be seen entering the Abyss but is not ejected back into the
lower universe and a new star does not ignite in the firmament. From
the point of view of those on the Day side of the Tree, the Adept
disappears. He does not however, remain in the Abyss though from the
lower Sephiroth, he seems to do just that.
The final point of this discussion likewise comes from Magick in
Theory and Practice, in this case, Crowley’s definition of the purpose
of magick: There is a single main definition of the object of all
magical Ritual. It is the uniting of the Microcosm with the Macrocosm.
The Supreme and Complete Ritual is therefore the Invocation of the
Holy Guardian Angel; or, in the language of Mysticism, Union with
God 139 . Two points regarding this statement are worth considering.
The first is Crowley’s identification of the Great Work of magick as
equivalent to the goals of the mystic, i.e. dissolution in or union with,
the transpersonal Godhead or attainment of nirvana. This reveals
Crowley’s view of the universe which is, in spite of all his posing as
means that which cannot be destroyed then the entire universe below the Abyss is unreal in
that sense.
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Note that I have modified this from the original. After consideration, the Magician whow
performs this act does not assimilate the phenomenal universe, he unifies the (illusory) split
below the Abyss. Therefore, he may now travel at will between the two sides if the tree.
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Aleister Crowley, Magick In Theory And Practice, Kenneth Grant and John Symonds
ed., Samuel Weiser
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