When esotericists say that their friend is in Damascus they may not mean this friend is visiting a certain location. The meaning to be in Damascus is to prepare the body for the steps of initiation. A series of exercises are envisioned. In the Fama Fraternitatis we learn of a brother described as a German. This individual is identified only by the initials C.R.C. This figure has done much in the way of travels throughout the holy land. He had intercourse with many peoples. With the strong intent of going to Jerusalem our brother first went to Damascus. The journey had to be postpone as a result of the poor condition of his body. He had possessed prior skill in medicine. This art provided C.R.C. with a chance to obtain much favor with the Turks. At the same time during his stay in Damascus the brother became acquainted with the Wise Men of Damcar in Arabia. These men of wisdom brought fourth great magical wonders. Through their works C.R.C. discovered the secrets of Nature. At this point he decided to venture forth to Damcar rather than Jerusalem. He requested that the Arabians carry him to Damcar for a certain sum of money. He was 16 years of age when he traveled to Damcar. What is this place of Damcar? Why can it not be found upon a map? The name of Damcar is a place. it is composed of two Hebrew words. They are blood and lamb. Dam ( דם ) and Kar ( כב ). Damcar means the blood of the lamb. The showing of the blood requires a change. This requires the activation of the pineal gland. The structure often described as having white hair. This lamb's white coat can be broken when the piercing light is produced from within. the gland. Here in Damcar C.R.C. was not treated as a stranger but as a member of the Magi. He witnessed many secrets from his cloister. He acquired the Arabian tongue and used it translate the book M into Latin. The book M refer to the Liber Mundi. After 3 years he shipped himself over Sinus Arabicus into Egypt. He took better notice of the plants and creatures, then he sailed over the whole Mediterranean Sea until he arrived at his destination of Fez. Why spend such a short duration in Egypt? This position, mentioned in the text, is the location of the powers called darkly splendid. A true seeker of the Path will not tarry here. The seduction of psychic powers leads astray those not prepared to venture forth. Fruitless efforts and much is wasted. Great efforts are sought in vain attempts looking for false desires. The powers here obey the law of averages. The Israelites who prolonged the sojourn in Egypt experience intolerable suffering. It is important to learn about these sub human forces and the laws that govern them. One must control and not be ruled by them. This is how fear can be neutralized and shown how weak it really is. Misunderstanding is the raw material to make prison bars. The word for sea is microcosm. The location of Fez is far from Egypt and Cyprus. The island of Cyprus is where the first work of transmutation occurred. The city of Fez represents the intellectual powers associated in occultism with Hermes (Greek) or Mercury (Latin). This of course is the location where a hat rests upon the head of a person. Our brother C.R.C. of 22 years departs the city of Fez. The age has significance. The number corresponds to a circle just as the initials do as well. The number of Pi = 22/7 refers to the solar system. The number of Hebrew letters actually define a solar system. The are made up of seven planets, three elements, and 12 zodiac constellations. By proper consideration we can come to identify C.R.C. The major arcana of the Tarot is a pictorial representation of the solar system. The initials C.R. refer to the Lamb. There are two of us in one. This is described as two animals. One is a fish and lives in the watery element. The other is a bird and lives in the airy element. They are dissimilar in their behaviors but are similar in that they both inhabit fluids. The movement at different times pulls and pushes us in many patterns. The band decan of Pisces is related to the celebration of the god Janus. At first this may perhaps lead to confusion. Keep in mind what this band connects. The string units two fish that would travel separately. Due to this band this fish must swim together. The zodiacal sign of Pisces represents the astral world. The drug of Nepenthe ( νηπενθές ) chases away sorrow. It quiets all pain and strife. By taking this the forgetting of every ill is achieved. This is mentioned in Odyssey Book 4 verse 214-231, of Homer. Maurice Nicoll understood the function of Nepenthe when wrote down the following verses:
Give me Nepenthe with lulling eyes to shut away the world! To sleep, to dream, and in this clover-scented air slip through imprisoning time and find my spirit free! Alas, not this shalt thou escape from time. Thou wilt return again and yet again till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing. Didst thou not know time is a debtors prison? Owe not Nepenthe. This is included in the opening chapters of the text, Living Time and the integration of the life, published in 1952. |
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