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LIBER CDXVIII<br />
mahasatipatthana ought to be done before invocations of <strong>the</strong><br />
Holy Guardian Angel, so that <strong>the</strong> ego may be very ready to yield<br />
itself utterly to <strong>the</strong> Beloved.<br />
And now <strong>the</strong> breeze is blowing about us, like <strong>the</strong> sighs of<br />
love unsatisfied—or satisfied. His lips move. I cannot say <strong>the</strong><br />
words at first.<br />
And afterwords: “Shalt thou not bring <strong>the</strong> children of<br />
men to <strong>the</strong> sight of my glory? ‘Only thy silence and thy speech<br />
that worship me avail.’ ‘For as I am <strong>the</strong> last, so am I <strong>the</strong> next,<br />
and as <strong>the</strong> next shalt thou reveal me to <strong>the</strong> multitude.’ Fear not<br />
for aught; turn not aside for aught, eremite of Nuit, apostle of<br />
Hadit, warrior of Ra Hoor Khu! The leaven taketh, and <strong>the</strong><br />
bread shall be sweet; <strong>the</strong> ferment worketh, and <strong>the</strong> wine shall be<br />
sweet. My sacraments are vigorous food and divine madness.<br />
Come unto me, O ye children of men; come unto me, in whom I<br />
am, in whom ye are, were ye only alive with <strong>the</strong> life that abideth<br />
in Light.”<br />
All this time I have been fading away. I sink. The veil of<br />
night comes down a dull blue-gray with one pentagram in <strong>the</strong><br />
midst of it, watery and dull. And I am to abide <strong>the</strong>re for a while<br />
before I come back to <strong>the</strong> earth. (But shut me <strong>the</strong> window up,<br />
hide me from <strong>the</strong> sun. Oh, shut <strong>the</strong> window!)*<br />
Now, <strong>the</strong> pentagram is faded; black crosses fill <strong>the</strong> Æthyr<br />
gradually growing and interlacing, until <strong>the</strong>re is a network.<br />
It is all dark now. I am lying exhausted, with <strong>the</strong> sharp edge<br />
of <strong>the</strong> shew-stone cutting into my forehead.<br />
BOU-SÂADA.<br />
November 30, 1909. 9.15-10.50 a.m.<br />
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* It was done.—O. V.