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«8{Ghayat Al-Hakim^-
They referred to the third phase by a man with a reddish color
in association with cf and 5, both of which have masculine
gender and a reddish color, which is a mixture of two colors,
the redness of of and the lead color of 5. Red hair is associated
with cf, grimness with a characteristic of o* which has as one of
its features is holding a sword in his hand because the sword is
a characteristic of o*, wood with 5, and so is iron, doing good
and bad deeds with 9, preventing them by o* at the house and
by 5 with the edge. With these examples, you can understand
every thing they symbolized, and what they wanted to lead to
in this second phase. I have provided you, O seeker of wisdom,
the criteria that you can use as a reference and you may act
accordingly.
Abu Bakr Ibn Wahsija deals with this subject in his book
which he translated from the Nabateans. He entitled his book
Tiqana, in which he talks about the triangles and the north and
south images in the water triangle. Then he adds, "Whenever
you see a male water, a male river, a male well, a male rivulet,
or a water spring that can be either a male or a female, you will
know that they are affecting water and water substances, as are
the rest of the examples concerning the male of fire, earth and
air". Be aware of that. This celestial band is the path of
'Tumtum' as well as the path of male images of other star
angles.
The ancient philosophers perceived the names of
constellations, their shapes and positions, as symbols of their
action. For instance, when they talk about a detached head that
talks and a paralyzed or amputated hand and other such
images, smiling and weeping, and signals from some stars to
others, there are speaking of symbols for identifying their
actions and the miraculous actions and effects. They built the art
of talismans on this basis.
As for sleeping, it is the information of the absent situation
veiled by time. However, death is the information of distant
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