Few writers learned how to hold their readers attention. Contrast a recent best seller with the opening lines from the Twelve Keys. "When I had emptied to the dregs of human suffering, I was led to consider the wretchedness of this world...." The text provides instructions for the serious alchemy student. A series of woodcuts provide visual information. Notice the image above of the two lions. The Sun and Moon refer to our psyche not to a fantasy. Matthaeus Merian 1593-1650 performed the engravings for the12 sequences you can view in this article, reproduced lovingly by ink caressing the engraved plates. You may find to your dismay that different authors use different names for the operations involved in each of the 12 keys. A student may feel frustrated. If so then this is not the Art for that individual. A careful analysis will reveal that the positions of the zodiac are the signifying role and not the name of the procedure assigned. It is the stately progression of the animals that are used in the transformative miracle. The roles and aims are the transmutation of the not-self into the self. The ability to bring out the inner world to the outside involves tincturing. Is it not interesting that an alchemy procedure is being used in other endeavors? This clouds the intended purpose. The tincturing of the outer life with the inner grace removes the problem in language. Here the soul is projected upon its physical environment. This follows with the sublimation of evil into good. The multiplication of the three aspects of beauty, love, and truth yield a product that gives the power of projection. Thus it is wisdom, Sophia, that tinctures the universe. This is what is signified in the Tarot key 21. In Alchemy we say that the Red Lion has the gift to transmute into the purest gold a hundred thousand times its own weight. Further Reading The Twelve Keys by Basil Valentine The 12 keys are the 12 steps in alchemy. The visual images aid greatly to any who wish to learn alchemy. The process of taking in a painting requires the mental gift of imagination. Key 1 depicts Calcination, Aries. The first decan is Mars in Aries. The constellation is Cassiopeia. The second decan is Sun in Aries. The constellation is Cetus. The third constellation is Venus in Aries. The constellation is Perseus. This constellation is given the title of the Breaker. The myth of medusa and Perseus is the process of Calcination. What is Calcination? It is the expulsion of the animal soul through heat. The purification is achieved by the fire known as aspiration. Key 2 Congelation, Taurus. The first decan is Mercury in Taurus. The constellation is Orion. The second decan is Moon in Taurus. The constellation is Eridanus. The third decan is Saturn in Taurus. The constellation is Auriga. The picture above reveals where the dissolution occurs. The figures on the left and right are the two hemisphere's of the cerebrum. The middle figure is the brain step. The caduceus held by the central figure shows the active currents along the spine necessary in the process of dissolution. The currents must be established in order for the process to work. the water behind the three figures are the ventricles inside the cerebrum that hold spinal fluid. These structures are not static containers, but actually move in a beautiful dance involving rotations in different directions. This movement occurs by contractions and expansions of the walls that support the precious liquid. What is Congelation? This is the union of parts; the achievement of one-pointedness. The single aim of your will. A careful reading of the text provides an actual process that changes your ability to think. These woodcuts also provide the evidence that art is used in the transformation process. An actual feedback mechanism is involved. Key 3 Fixation, Gemini. The first decan is Jupiter in Gemini. The constellation is Lepus. The second decan is Mars in Gemini. The constellation is Canis Major. The third decan is Sun in Gemini. This is Canis Minor. What is Fixation? The condition of becoming firm and resolute. This implies fixing of the will. Key 4 Dissolution, Cancer, The first decan is Venus in Cancer. The constellation is Ursa major. A great storehouse. The second decan is Mercury Cancer. This is a storehouse of great importance despite the small proportions. The constellation is Ursa Minor. These two constellations are where the sheep, that Bootes, the shepherd cares for, reside. The third decan is Moon in Cancer. The constellation is the Ship called Argos. This is the same ship described as Noah's Ark. What is Dissolution? The process involves dissolving. The purpose is to suspend a solid into a fluid state. This fluid is the universal personality. Key 5 Digestion, Leo. The decans are the steps involved in putrefaction. They are Saturn in Leo, This is the constellation called Hydra. The water snake in the prometheus mystery. The second decan is Jupiter in Leo. This is the constellation of the Krater (also spelled crater). It is a vessel comprising 13 stars. The third decan is Mars in Leo. The constellation is that of a bird. It is called Corvus. Therefore in the picture their are three stages occurring. What is Digestion? This involves softening a solid by heat and moisture. Its aim is to perfect the mind in wisdom. This is the use of heat. The in addition must be perfected in imagination. This is purpose of humidity. Untreated imagination yields rotten fruit. To achieve wonders with imagination you must picture multiple conceivable steps. Fantasies only result in the pursuit of phantoms. key 6 Distillation, Virgo. The three decans involved are Sun in Virgo, The constellation called Coma. In the Egyptian planisphere this constellation is described as a mother nursing a baby. The mother sits in a chair. The second decan is Venus in Virgo, the corresponding constellation is Centaurus. A figure part man and part horse. The man holds a spear. The third decan is Mercury in Virgo. The constellation is Bootes. This figure is called the herdsman because he herds the two bears. The Ursa Major and Ursa Minor, the great and small bear. Another name is the shepherd because he herds the sheep in the sheep hold. The older name for the bears was the Greater sheep fold, and the lesser sheep hold. What is Distillation? The separation of the volatile principle from substance; the release of the soul from its bodily limitation. key 7 Sublimation, Libra. The art of feeding. The decans involved are Moon in Libra. The constellation is called the Crux. This means cross and is located close to the horse body of Centaurus. The second decan is Saturn in Libra. The constellation is called Lupus and is the sacrificial animal that the horse-man is pointing the spear at. The third decan is Jupiter is Libra. The constellation is the northern crown. Corona Borealis. The older name is Ariadne's crown. In the Greek mystery Bacchus gives the crown to Ariadne. This is described in the Metamorphoses by Ovid. What is Sublimation? The refining of elemental bodies. This results in the increasing of the vibratory harmonies of the body. The impurities that prevent higher vibrations are removed. key 8 Putrefaction, Scorpio. The decans are interesting for this process. They are Mars in Scorpio. This is the serpent held by a figure. This serpent is the fire Prometheus stole from the altar. This is why the constellation of Libra shows empty scales and the scales are drawn to show them disarray. Originally the fire was in Libra but now moves to the first decan of Scorpio. The second decan is Sun in Scorpio. This constellation is the figure holding the serpent. The figure is represented in the Tarot system as the Fool. The third decan is Venus in Scorpio. The constellation is called Hercules. What is Putrefaction? This is the Philosophical death. The process results in an artificial decay by which the spiritual and material elements are separated from each other. key 9 Incineration, Sagittarius. Mercury in Sagittarius. Lyra. Moon in Sagittarius. Ara. Saturn in Sagittarius, Draco. What is Incineration? This is the burning away of dross. Where does the source of this fire come from? The soul. From her a fire consumes the body. key 10 Fermentation, Capricorn. Jupiter in Capricorn, Sagitta. Mars in Capricorn, Acquila, Sun in Capricorn, Delphinus. What is Fermentation? This is the conversion of organic material into new substances. Like how sugar cane is transformed into alcohol. The purpose of this process is to produce the Golden Man. key 11 Multiplication, Aquarius, Venus in Aquarius, Piscis Australis, Mercury in Aquarius, Moon in Aquarius, Cygnus. What is Multiplication? The process of increasing produces Adeptship. Key 12 Projection, Pisces, Saturn in Pisces, The Band, Jupiter in Pisces, Andromeda, Mars in Pisces, Cepheus. What is Projection? This involves turning the base substance into Gold. This is called in the Eastern Tradition Buddahood. The perfecting of the Great Work is immortality.
The Popul Vuh is the sacred text of the Quichi Indians. In this work is described the process of the initiation. By reading this brief account you will recognize that this is the journey of the zodiac. The neophyte, in his quest for wisdom, passes in succession through twelve tests: He crosses a river of blood (Aries) then a river of mud (Taurus), he detects a subterfuge (Gemini), he enters the house of darkness (Cancer), then the house of spears (Leo), the house of cold (Virgo), the house of tigers (Libra), the house of fire (Scorpio), and the house of bats (Sagittarius) where he dies (incineration). The body of the Indian neophyte is burned on a scaffold (Capricorn), the ashes scattered on the river (Aquarius), the ashes turn into a man-fish (Pisces), in which form the initiate, who has completed the cycle, destroys the evil genius who was his adversary through the initiatory ritual.
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The odd thing about geography is how we sometimes see things or we imagine a picture that can appear to our mind. Artists experience this quite frequently. I attended a lecture were a perplexed artist described how a painting was sold not based on their own intended design but upon what the patron saw in the art. Here is another example of an artist determined to fight with nature to obtain the desired image. [I looked at it, drew back and said 'My poor friend, this is dreadful. I see a squirrel in your canvas.' Braque said, 'That's not possible.' I said, 'Yes, I know, it's a paranoiac vision, but it so happens I see a squirrel.'] P. Picasso Looking upon a satellite map of Africa does reveal that the western and eastern coastlines look differently. One can say the differences are like that of a human head. The northern parts do give the impression of the brain case. In the pineal gland there lies crystals. Some texts refer to them as Acervuli. Little is known about them. Substances such as these have different geometries than those formed in laboratory glassware. This is always the case with inorganic crystals grown in the presence of proteins. Images in the micron level of resolution reveal concentric laminations. Images of Brain Sand studied by Jin Kyung Kim and coworkers at Pohang University in Science Reports 2012 Alchemists speak of brain sand. It is this material that the dragon fire works upon. The intense heat by the Kundalini causes the little grains of sand to fused together and form a cone amber shaped crystal suitable for transmitting and receiving. The altered form is called the Seed of the Sun. This object is the physical form of the crown center. The fabled Mercury. The alchemists refer to the process as fructification. The cone shape gives a pointed mountain impression. This mountain offers an explanation as to the meaning of the tarot key 9. You will notice that the gentleman holds a lantern. The crystal as a the light source signifies the attainment of this precious stone. With the growth of an active Seed of the Sun the pineal gland also will grow. To show this is indeed the case the reader will notice the shape of the hat on the central figure. It is indeed pointed just like the crystals. The cloak of the hermit is intended to resemble the stone of a mountain. The wooden staff signifies control over the psychic centers along the spinal column. In tarot key 9 the hebrew glyph of yod indicates the role of the stone in transmission. This is the Dew of Heaven! The meaning of Psalm 102:16 can now be understood. And the Lord shall be seen in Zion. The stone is indeed Zion. This formation and activation of the stone allows the divine light to be seen and the ending of the darkness. The Sahara is a unique place as well in our skull. The hebrew word חֲוִילָה havilah means a land of sand. We would not want to dye the eyes of our reader. Without a guide one can be lost. This is why the alchemists use their ovens to form such a pretty stone. Further Reading
Patterns in Brain Sand Behind Every Great Man is a Woman. Little thought goes into learning the alchemical keys. They are taken for granted as to what they are used for. Just symbols. How then are these tools to be utilize? They were surely designed for a reason. A student can quickly observe how different each of the keys are. A different shape key implies a different shaped lock. Thus these keys are used to open doors. The passage ways that lead to these doors are alluded to on the tree of life. The book of Enoch often makes passing remarks about gates for the various planets and constellations to exist and enter. This is important as they have to do with operating the nerve and organ interfaces throughout the body. The alchemical keys are more complex. They do not involve a single nerve. They in fact have domain over several organs depending on the control that the key provides. Once it starts to become clear it can be understood why there appears to be so few keys compared with a body that is far too complex. A myriad of keys would seem reasonable and despite this the number of keys do not reflect this conclusion. The key of Saturn has a sickle motif. Readers can gain an appreciation of what alchemy is when they learn of how strongly alchemy is associated with agriculture. It is not correct to assume that the making of the solar body occurs without growth. This is where the mystery of misunderstanding begins. Alchemist call the process fructification. The manuscript of Genesis associates in hieroglyphical form that Adam is a tiller of land. That particular land is the cerebrum. In this organ there lies a diagonal region called the Sylvian fissure. It should be understood that this has the meaning of a forest. The various nerve structure resemble leaves and branches. The word Silviculture refers to the growing and cultivation of trees. This is also why the brain and spinal nerves are referred to the Trees of Life and the Trees of Knowledge. All of these examples involve the notion of nature. The Egyptian culture of the Kehmets have a Deity called Maat. The glyph for this cosmic force is indeed the sickle. The same neurophysiology controls played by the alchemical keys also occurs in how Maat is utilized in invocations. This is why the application of Maat’s laws has an effect on the ears of a listener. The behavior of the individual changes because the higher moral functions take control and provide self control over the body. This is an example of a feedback mechanism. The alchemical symbol for lead. The planetary sphere of Saturn. Note the presence of the sickle. Some forms add an upturn stroke of the pen making the sickle obscured from view. This is why the sphere of Saturn is associated with management and direction. The role of Maat is seen in the Tree of Life. Knowledge of the 42 laws of Maat will be of great aid in the climb of the tree. The 42 laws of Maat
The sphere of Saturn is Binah and again lines up perfectly where the source of understanding emanates. Being that Binah is regarded as a sea and Chokmah as a small stream it can be understood why the sphere of Neptune is placed at Chokmah. Chokmah is Wisdom. The pillar of strength contains Binah. This confuses people. In figuring out the placement of angels (based on their suffix endings) it is necessary to understand the role of the pillars of strength (severity) and mercy better. Readers misinterpret. The pillar of strength is water. This is the pillar of form. The pillar of Mercy is fire. This is the pillar of energy. Keep this in mind. The middle pillar is air.
I must explain a difficulty encountered in Dion Fortune's Mystical Qabalah. There is an ever increasing search for information by us. How we create knowledge. How we originate new art forms and how we make a nice cappuccino. Apologies from the Art department. I requested the roman god saturn, but instead they gave me the above painting. So it will have to make due. The topic of this article concerns how to access the Path of Saturn. Because we use it so often subconsciously we find a loss how to actually use the path. The path can be called whatever you like. a fanciful one is The Great one of the Night Time. The picture above represents the entrance and path connecting two great states. The throat of the body symbolizes this path. Here is where the copper and the planet venus rule. The famous Tree of knowledge resides here. To access one has labor to perform. Please read further. The importance of the Great Work cannot be stressed enough. Until you have met your Guardian Angel can you enter the road that leads to the path of Saturn. We are called to this moment. The word Hebrew means journey. These travels actually mean the paths between mental states. The route of saturn or gimel ג begins from the state of beauty. This is the balance of male and female forces. This translates as our thought forms. This is also why of the mystery behind when you should pursue the Zohar (what age?). The answer of course to the initiated is when you are ready. This is not by a committee. Navigating and traveling along your mind are two different things. The important parts to keep in mind is that this tree has been around for a long time. The texts predate the cultures that profess knowledge but do not understand what the tree diagram really is. You have heard of how a god swallowed his children? At one point to prevent all the children from being eaten a stone was given in place of the last child. That stone reappears in many religions. On the tree of life it is Yesod the foundation and relates to your hip region where the lower trunk rests against the legs. Assuming your know how to be in the state of Tiphareth (Beauty, The sphere of the Sun) then you can go to the state of Kether. This is the crown that Rastafarians speak of. How can this be done? Follow the story of the father god that swallows the child god. What you have is a clever method to travel from a world in n-dimensional space to (n+1)-dimensional space. What if you are in the mental state of Kether and you want to go to Tiphareth? What is the rest of the story? The father god spits out the children gods. The relationship between Kether and Tiphareth is the Father and the Son. This is known as the Large face (Arch Anpin) and the the Small face (Zeir Anpin). The small face is the reflection. Have you ever wondered why religious texts are so dense? They all point to the activation of your mind. Your mind is highly mathematical. To speak with your thoughts you must learn an advanced language. The element Earth in the fourth dimension. The element Earth in the third dimension The element Earth in the two dimension
Above is the archeological evidence supporting how the Giants built the pyramids. In the book entitled Enoch Chapter 15 there is some valuable information concerning the Giants. They seem to be on a lot of people's minds these days. You might say it was all due to pressure on the medulla oblongata. "And the spirits of the giants afflict, oppress, destroy, attack, do battle, and work destruction on the earth and cause trouble: they take no food, but nevertheless hunger and thirst, and cause offenses. And these spirits shall raise up against the children of men and against the women because they have proceeded from them." Not bad from a hidden book. The text makes it perfectly clear who the Giants are. An important point we all need to understand is that while these Giants do not consume food the book of Enoch does not mention directly though that the food you eat produces energy for your thoughts. It is this energy the giants crave for. The Giants do not need to obtain their food directly where you get your meals. They simply obtain the energy from you. Ever get angry and worked up in excitement? Just beware the Giants don't have to forage. They take away your energy leaving you nothing. This is the reason why the King of Israel must assume the throne and remove the rebellious Kings of Edom from power. They only serve to weaken the body. In these texts it is required to learn that the terms mother, father, sons, and daughters refer to emotions. The components of personality. The building blocks of joy, and angry are of course individual abstract thoughts. The highlights have been on the children. What of the women? These daughters of men or in some translations Adam. Who are they? How many heads and arms did they possess? Where there any wings involved? Behold the Daughters of Adam! The עץ החיים contains the source of the giants. The 12 Sephiroth are the daughters. Once this is understood than a discussion can begin. Is it not strange that only those without stability seek images of large bones. Surely levers and pulleys were made not by us. The knowledge came from the crown. This is represented as Kether at the top of the tree. The crown is labelled as 1. A good reader will be aware. That there are 12 fruits upon this tree. If so please identify them. Now that we are aware that an ego is created by the marriage of Son of God and a Daughter of man we can learn the meaning of these gender references. The bride brings to the marriage intuition and organization. the groom provides will and intellect. The Sons of God is the sephira marked 8. The hebrew name is Hod. the english name is Glory. The planet sphere that operates here is of course Mercury. The symbol of the mind. You will notice that the egos formed by marriage are connected to operations of the logical reasoning of the mind. The hebrew names of the Sephiroth are important to know. They form the connection between the body and the Christ by gematria. Like in any wedding there is sure to be cake! What we are of course are getting at is a sophisticated description of how the mind works. With combinations of the four hebrew letters the giants can be generated. This is a short hand to describe graphically the actual process that neuroscience hopes to work out.
The Hebrew word for Almond. This is also the old name for the site of a conflict. The place became Beth El. The city witnessed a fight between the lower mind and the higher mind. Such a famous place surely should not be forgotten. This is where the ladder of Jacob starts. The people that reside in the almond city are immortal. Like all languages. There are multiple meanings for Luz. It can mean seed as well as bone. The site of regeneration lies in the Coccyx bone. This cave is also the entrance to where the kundalini lives. Arron's staff is able to flower overnight and bear almond flowers. This is a reference to the spinal cord. The Rose Alba or white rose is the symbol of the superconsciousness. This flower exists on on two tarot keys 13 and 0. This is your personal reservoir. It must be safeguarded. The path to becoming an adept is the realization that the divine light shines within you. This must not be forgotten in any circumstance. People ask me questions about the superconscious. The best way to get aquatinted with your powerful ally is to display the symbols that represent you mind. You will notice the flower is held on the same side as the dog. This is the responsibility of the soul. Learn to understand what the images in art represent to you. They are messages for you and your higher self to establish a dialogue. A dissolution of complexes. When you create thoughts you tie up energy. Those thoughts do not go away. They become phantoms that hunt you. To gain energy for other projects dissolve these complexes. This is the function of dissolution. The bad tempters are unstable forms that evaporate leaving stable complexes that are solids and do not evaporate. That is the mental meaning of the tarot key. You will notice that in this particular system the supraconscious symbol of the Rose Alba is proudly displayed on the field of the flag. The five star image is also rotated down. This shows the carnate position of the five star. The star must be rotated up by an incarnation. In the fool image only the side view of the flower is shown.
People hypnotized into believing life is only depended on the physical realm have the hardest time when it comes to the Sphinx. There are in fact many Sphinx images. If you look carefully you will notice they vary slightly. Before anyone can ask what is the Sphinx there must be a lesson as to what is a chimera. There is always a lack of using this word when it comes to the sphinx. Even though the sphinx is just like any other chimera. Just like a unicorn. We all know of course that the unicorn represents the spirit. Just as a stag represents the soul. The donkey the brain. A chariot of horses of course represent the efferent nerve signals. Establishing who and why the structure was created and as well a better one is how and why it has survived the various changes in government? Yet it won't answer the real question that intrigues you. The more important question is what does the Sphinx mean to YOU? The Sphinx then is the cardiac nerves. It represents the True Mind. This is the reason for its connection with the constellation of Leo. Just as one has a mind that exists in the cardiac region of your breast there exists a reflection of this mind. A reflection will always necessitate some distortion. The image opposite to the true mind is called the beast. This mind is represented by the astrological sign called Cetus. You might well ask if the Sphinx represents of a true mind then where is the sculptor of the beast? The object of course is to create the True Mind. This is why the Sphinx was made and why it exists. The part sea lion and part lion head was intended to give information that the beast mind involves two planes one is physical and the other is psychic. The sea lion lower portion is the region of the stomach nerves. This is the mind of desire. The lion head is the cardiac region. Gurdjieff pointed out why people have different centers functioning uncorrected. This psychic regions or centers he was referring to was the old nerve ganglions that are clustered along the spinal chord.
The ability to measure the interval between the firing of a neuron signal is approaching the domain of physical world science. The notion that nerve cells have the ability to fire has been realized for some time. The electromagnetic connection has not yet sparked the imagination just as to what the effects of electrical and magnetic apparatus will have on life. Studies on electroporation of human gene fragments into animal cell models observed early on the frustration that genes could be turned on and off in a similar random fashion by the currents. This had prompted the suggestion if either the electric field or the magnetic field could be shielded from the cell culture to determine if the gene activation could be controlled and thus ensured the experiment of gene insertion could occur with unnecessary activation or deactivation. Those fortunate with only trying to study nerves have only to endure ways to keep the nerves alive for the duration of the experiment. Far from being able to obtain an in vivo experience. The technique can allow a better way to measure nerve cell firing. What has been noticed is that the silence between firing differs. That is the time between the next pulse varies in duration. The language of pauses between the firing may seem at first odd to a society trained to worship action. After speaking with unit producers and subsequently their bosses this is a major defect in filing scientific research the gipping sounds, flashing lights and above all the glorious reel to reel have been replaced by the noisy hum of a vacuum pump. The big discoveries will always be in the cell. Despite the special effects we no next to noting about what is going on in cellular communication. This reflects our current ability to socialize. It is still quite hard to ask the questions Hello, welcome, whats your name? This work shows that a signal can be detected. The Sciatic nerves were from the Rana Esculenta frog. The method involves detecting the magnetic field generated by the nerve. Being able to decipher a volition with signal is not a direct consequence of this work. The same sequence of pulse rests implies different volitions. This again provides a puzzle. The observed timings and taking into account the large amount of errors in taking these measurements does not provide an explanation.
Further Reading Non-invasive detection of animal nerve impulses Nerve Signaling Noble article Thoughts are constructed without much consideration. There is a way to represent any thought as a product between a male and female component. Such as a conscious and subconscious element. In the above proscription the yod is the father. The first hei is the mother. The children are Vav and the second hei. The Vav has a relationship to the father yod. Like father like son. The daughter hei resembles the mother hei. This system shows the relationship can be extended to a larger family. Why only have one son and one daughter? The Taoist system shows each thought can be represented by several siblings. These include Elder children, Middle children, and the youngest children.
An exercise used by students of the mind. These articles provide the reader with information to help. The real intention of this tarot key 7 is to teach where things come from. The artist designed this image with particular care. Those familiar with the concept of long term memory will have difficulty with the exercise. The method is simple enough. Where does everything in your life come from? You place the image shown above on your phone, wall, or place were you can see the image. Then ask what is the color of the chariot. Then look upon the image. Make a note of the color. You will be surprise to learn the color will change as you progress with the exercise at different times and different days. Understand the color of the river and the sky. They relay an item from where do you come from. The mind is important. The student must learn that it is their own mind that is important. So ask yourself what is the color of the chariot. Repeat the exercise many times until the sky and river become clear to you.
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