THE MAGICAL INVOCATION OF THE HIGHER GENIUS.

(According to the Formulae of the Book

of the Voice of Thoth.)[The ceremony Enterer is the Sphere of Sensation. The
Hierophant is theAugoeides. The officers are the Divine Sephiroth invoked. The
Enterer isthe natural man.][First let the symbols in the Sphere of Sensation be
equilibrated. Thisis the Opening of the Hall of Truth.]The First Invocation. Come
forth unto me, Thou that art my true Self: my Light: my Soul! comeforth unto me:
Thou that art crowned with Glory: That art the Changeless:The Un-nameable: the
Immortal Godhead, whose Place is in the Unknown: andwhose Dwelling is the Abode of
the Undying Gods. Heart of my Soul; self-shining Flame, Glory of Light, Thee I
invoke. Come forth unto me, myLord: to me, who am Thy vain reflection in the
mighty sea of Matter! HearThou, Angel and Lord! Hear Thou in the habitations of
Eternity; comeforth; and purify to Thy Glory My mind and Will! Without Thee am I
nothing; in Thee am I All-self existing in Thy Selfhood to eternity! [Close now the
channels to the Ruach of the Material senses: endeavouringat the same time to
awaken the Inner sight and hearing. Thus seated,strive to grasp the same ray of
the Divine Glory of the selfhood:meditating upon the littleness and worthlessness
of the natural man: thevanity of his desires, the feebleness of his boasted
Intellect. Rememberthat without That Light, naught can avail thee to true
progression: andthat alone by purity of Mind and Will canst thou ever hope to enter
intothat Glory. Pray then for that purification, saying in thy heart:]First
purification and consecration of the candidate by Fire and Water. Water: Purify me
with hyssop, and I shall be clean: Wash me, and I shallbe whiter than snow. Fire: O
send forth Thy light and Thy Truth, let them lead me, let themguide me unto Thy
Holy Hill, to Thy Dwelling-place! I stand before the Beautiful Gate: before the
mighty Portal of theUniverse: at my Right Hand a Pillar of Fire; and at my left a
Pillar ofCloud. At their bases are the dark-rolling clouds of the Material
Universe: and they pierce the Vault of the Heavens above. And ever upontheir
summits flame the Lamps of their Spiritual Essence! Thou thatlivest in the Glory
beyond that Gate: Heart of my Soul; Thee I Invoke! Come Thou forth unto me, who art
my very Selfhood; mine Essence, my Light:and do Thou guard me and guide me through
the Manifold Paths of Life: thatI may at length become one with Thine Immortal and
Imperishable Essence! Unto Thee, Sole Wise, Sole Mighty, and Sole Eternal one, be
Praise andGlory for Ever; Who hast permitted me to enter so far in the Sanctuary of
Thy Mysteries. Not unto me, but unto Thy name be the Glory! Let theinfluence of
Thy Divine Ones descend upon my head, and teach me the valueof Self-Sacrifice: so
that I shrink not in the hour of trial; but that myName may be written upon High,
and that my Genius may stand in thePresence of the Holy One: in that hour when the
Son of Man is evokedbefore the Lord of Spirits; and His Name in the presence of the
Ancient ofDays. O Lord of the Universe! grant Thou that upon me may shine forth
theLight of my Higher Soul. Let me be guided by the help of my Genius untoThy
Throne of Glory, Ineffable in the centre of the World of Life andLight. [Now go up
to the Altar: formulating before thee a glittering Light:imagine that it demands
wherefore thou hast come, &c., and say:]Adoration unto Thee that Dawnest in the
Golden! O Thou that sailest over the Heavens in Thy Bark of Morning! Dark before
Thee is the Golden Brightness; In whom are all the hues of the Rainbow. May I walk
as Thou walkest, O Holiness, Who hast no master, Thou the greatSpace-Wanderer to
whom millions and hundreds of thousands of years are butas one Moment! Let me
enter with Thee into Thy Bark! Let me pass withThee as Thou enterest the Gate of
the West! As Thou gleamest in theGloaming when Thy Mother Nuit enfoldeth Thee!
[Now kneel at the Altar with thy right hand on the White Triangle, and thyleft in
the left hand of thine Astral double, he standing in the place ofthe Hierophant,
and holding the Astral presentment of a Lotus Wand by thewhite band in his right
hand, then say, as if with the projected Astralconsciousness:]Adoration unto ye, ye
Lords of Truth in the Hall of Thmaist, cycle of thegreat Gods which are behind
Osiris: O ye that are gone before, let megrasp your hands, for I am made as ye! O
ye of the Hosts of the Hotepischim! Purge ye away the wrong that is inme! Even as
ye purged the Seven Glorious Ones who follow after the coffinof the Enshrined One,
and whose places Anubist hath fixed against the dayof Be-with-us. O Thoth! Who
makest Truth the Word of Aeshoori! make myword truth before the circle of the Great
Gods! Adoration unto Thee,Anubi, who guardest the threshold of the Universe!
Adoration unto Thee,Auramooth, purify me with the Living Waters! Adoration unto
Thee, Thaumaeshneith, make me Holy with the Hidden Flame! Adoration be unto Thee, O
Dark-Bright One! Hoor! the Prince of the Cityof Blindness! Adoration unto Thee, O
Thmaist, Truth-Queen, who presidestat the Balance of Truth! Adoration unto Thee,
Asi; adoration unto Thee,Nephthyst. O AESHOORI, Lord of Amennti! Thou art the
Lord of LifeTriumphant over Death: there is naught in Thee but Godhead! TOUM!
Toumwho art in the great Dwelling! Adoration unto Thee, Thaumaeshneith, makeme
Holy with the Hidden Flame! Adoration be unto Thee, O Dark-Bright One! Hoor! the
Prince of the City of Blindness! Adoration unto Thee, OThmaist, Truth-Queen, who
presidest at the Balance of Truth! Adorationunto Thee, Asi; adoration unto Thee,
Nephthyst. O AESHOORI, Lord ofAmennti! Thou art the Lord of Life Triumphant over
Death: there is naughtin Thee but Godhead! TOUM! Toum who art in the great
Dwelling! SovereignLord of all the Gods, save me, and deliver! Deliver me from
that God thatfeedeth upon the damned, Dog-faced but human-headed; That dwelleth by
thePool of fire in the Judgment Hall, Devourer of Shades, eater of Hearts,the
Invisible foe! Devourer of Immortality is his Name! Unto Thee, SoleWise, Sole
Mighty, and Sole Eternal one, be Praise and Glory for Ever: whohast permitted me to
enter so far in the Sanctuary of the Mysteries. Notunto me, but unto Thy Name be
the Glory! [Again finish by laying sword on nape of neck, saying: So help me the
Lordof the Universe and my own Higher Soul!][Rise now, and raise above thine head
thy hands (the left open and theright still holding the magic sword), and lifting
unto heaven thine eyes,strive to aspire with all thy will unto the highest
Divinity, saying:]From Thy Hands, O Lord, cometh all good! from Thy Hands flow down
allgrace and blessing! The Characters of Heaven with Thy Finger hast thoutraced:
but none can read them save he that hath been taught in Thyschool! Therefore, even
as servants look unto the hands of their masters, andhandmaids unto the hands of
their mistresses, even so our eyes look upunto Thee! For Thou alone art our help,
O Lord our God! Who should notextol Thee, O Lord of the Universe! Who should not
praise Thee! Allbelongeth unto Thee! Either Thy love or Thine anger all must
again re-enter! Nothing canst Thou lose, for all things tend unto Thine Honour and
Majesty! Thou art Lord alone, and there is none beside Thee! Thou dostwhat Thou
wilt with Thy Mighty Arm: and none can escape from Thee! Thoualone helpest in
their necessity the humble, the meek-hearted and thepoor, who submit themselves
unto Thee! And whosoever humbleth himself indust and ashes before Thee; to such an
one art Thou propitious! Whoshould not praise Thee then, Lord of the Universe, who
should not extolThee! Unto whom there is none like; whose dwelling is in Heaven
and inthe virtuous and God-fearing Heart! O God the Vast One! Thou art in all
things! O Nature! Thou Self from Nothing ___ for what else can I call Thee! I,in
myself, I am nothing! I, in Thee, I am all Self: and exist in ThySelfhood from
nothing! Live Thou in me: and bring me unto that Selfwhich is in Thee! For my
victory is in the Cross and the Rose! [Now pass to the North and face the East:
projecting unto the place of thethrone of the East the Astral double, and say from
thence:]The Voice of My Higher Soul said unto me: let me enter the path ofDarkness:
peradventure "thus" may I obtain the Light! I am the only beingin an Abyss of
Darkness: from the Darkness came I forth ere my birth, fromthe Silence of a primal
Sleep. And the voice of ages answer d unto mysoul: child of Earth! The Light
shineth in the Darkness; but the Darknesscomprehendeth it not! [Now formulate
before thee a great Angel Torch-bearer saying:]Arise! shine! for Thy Light is come!
[Pass round the Temple to the South, face West and halt: formulate theIdeal of
Divine Mercy: and then that of Divine Justice: aspiring with allThy heart unto
each, and say:]Come unto me! O Lord of Love and Pity, come unto me, and let me
live inThy Love! Let me be merciful even as my Father in Heaven is merciful, for
Thou hast said: Blessed are the Merciful, for they shall obtain Mercy.Grant unto me
that I may attain unto thy Peace, wherein is life forevermore. Come unto me, O Lord
of Perfect Justice! Mighty is Thine Arm, strong is Thy Hand: Justice and Judgment
are the habitation of Thy Throne! Strengthen Thou, O Lord of Strength, my will and
heart, that I may be able, with Thine aid, to cast out and destroy the Evil Powers
that ever fight against those who seek Thee![Formulate now before thee the Two
Pillars of Cloud and of Fire, saying:]Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean!
Wash me and I shall bewhiter than snow! O send
forth Thy Light and Thy Truth, let them lead me,let them guide me unto Thy Holy
Hill; even to Thy Tabernacles. I stand before the Gate of the West; and the
Pillars of the Universe arisein Majesty before me. At my right hand is the Pillar
of Fire: and on myleft the Pillar of Cloud: below they are lost in Clouds of
Darkness: andabove in Heaven in unnameable Glory. Let me enter, O Gate of the
West! [Pass to South-West and project Astral. Then saith the Guardian of theGate
of the West:]Thou canst not pass by Me, saith the Guardian of the West: except Thou
canst tell me My Name! [Saith the Aspirant:]Darkness is Thy Name: Thou art the
Great One of the Paths of the Shades![Saith the Great One of the Night of Time:]
Child of Earth! remember that Fear is failure: be thou therefore withoutfear: for
in the heart of the Coward, Virtue abideth not! Thou has knownMe now, so pass thou
on! [Pass to the North, and exalt again thy mind unto the contemplation of theMercy
and Justice of our God, repeating the foregoing prayers; then say:]Purify me with
hyssop and I shall be clean: wash me and I shall be whiterthan snow! O send forth
Thy Light and Thy Truth, let them lead me, letthem guide me unto Thy Holy Hill, to
Thy Dwelling-place! Dim before melooms the mighty Gate of the East! on the right
the Pillar of Fire, on theleft the Pillar of Cloud: stretching from the dark clouds
of the World ofDarkness to the Bright Glory of the Heavenly Light: Ever affirming
toEternity the Equilibration of the Powers of God the Vast One! Let me pass the
Gate of the East Land! Let me pass the Gate of the Tuat,issuing forth with RA in
the Glory of Red Dawn! [Pass to the North-East, project Double to the place of the
throne of theEast, saying:]Thou canst not pass by Me, saith the Guardian of the
East, except thoucanst tell me My Name! [Saith the Aspirant:]Light dawning in the
Darkness is Thy Name: the Light of a Golden Day![Saith the Osiris:]These are the
two pillars of the Tree of Life; the first containing theSephira Chesed, and the
second the Sephira Geburah. Child of Earth!remember that Unbalanced Force is Evil:
Unbalanced Mercy is but Weakness,Unbalanced Severity is but Cruelty and Oppression.
Thou hast known Menow: so pass thou on unto the Cubical Altar of the Universe!
[Pass to the West of the Altar, project Astral to between the Pillars,kneel at
Altar and repeat in Astral:]THE PRAYER OF OSIRIS. Lord of the Universe, the Vast
and the Mighty One! Ruler of Light and of Darkness: we adore Thee and we invoke
Thee! Lookwith favour upon this Neophyte who now kneeleth before Thee; and grant
Thine aid unto the higher aspirations of His Soul, so that he may prove atrue and
faithful servant of the Mighty Ones, to the Glory of ThineIneffable Name, Amen!
[Now rise: lift up both hands and eyes towardsheaven; and concentrate upon the
Glory and Splendour of Him that sittethupon the Holy Throne for ever and ever, and
say:]KHABS AM PEKHT!KONX OM PAX!LIGHT IN EXTENSION!In all my wanderings in Darkness
the Light of Anubist went before me, yetI saw it not. It is a symbol of the Hidden
Light of Occult Science. [Pass to between the Pillars, and standing thus
concentrate upon theHighest Divinity; and there standing in the sign of the
Enterer, say:]O Glory of the Godhead Unspeakable! Eternal Master! Ancient of
Days! Thee, Thee, I invoke in my need! Dark is all the world; without, within;
there is light alone in Thee! Rend asunder, Lord of the Universe, tearaside the
Veil of the Sanctuary: let mine eyes behold my God, my King! Asit is written: The
Lightning lighteneth in the East and flameth even untothe West: even so shall be
the Coming of the Son of Man! [And now shalt thou see a light slow formulating into
the shape of amighty Angel, and thou shalt withdraw thyself from this sight and
againsay:]I saw Water coming from the Left Side of the Temple: and all unto whom
that Water came were made whole, and cried: Blessed is He that cometh inthe Name
of the Lord, Allelulia! O Lamb of God: who takest away the Sinsof the World!
Grant us Thy peace! I am come forth from the Gates of Darkness: I have passed by
the Gate ofAmennti: and the Gate of the Taot! Behold! I am come to the Gate of
theShining Ones in Heaven. I stand between the mighty Pillars of that Gate:at my
right hand the Pillar of Fire, and at my left the Pillar of Cloud:Open unto me O
gate of the God with the Motionless Heart: I am come forthby the T'eser Gate: I
advance over the Paths that I know, I know: and myFace is set towards the land of
the Maat! [Again formulating the Augoeides.]Come forth, come forth, my God, my
King: come unto me, Thou that artcrowned with starlight: Thou that shinest amongst
the Lords of Truth:whose place is in the abode of the Spirits of Heaven! [When Thou
shalt again see the Glorious One thou shalt salute withEnterer; pass between the
pillars and circumambulate thrice: reverentlysaluting the East betimes. Now halt
by the Light, facing it, and exaltthy mind unto Its glory, imagine it as
encompassing thee and entering intoThy inmost Being, and say:]I am the resurrection
and the life. He that believeth on Me, though hewere dead, yet shall he live
again: and whosoever liveth and believeth onMe shall never die! I am the First and
the Last, I am He that liveth butwas dead, and behold I am alive for evermore, and
hold the keys of Helland of Death! For I know that my Redeemer liveth; and that He
shall standat the latter Day upon the Earth. I am the Way: the Truth and the Life:
no man cometh unto the Father but by me. I am purified: I have passedthrough the
Gates of Darkness unto Light! I have fought upon Earth forgood: I have finished my
Work: I have entered into the Invisible! I amthe Sun in His rising: I have passed
through the Hour of Cloud and ofNight! I am Amoun, the Concealed One: The Opener
of Day am I! I amOsiris Onnophris, the Justified One. I am the Lord of Life
Triumphantover Death: There is no part of me that is not of the Gods: I am the
preparer of the Pathway, the Rescuer unto the Light! I am theReconciler with the
Ineffable! I am the Dweller of the Invisible! Letthe White Brilliance of the
divine Spirit descend. [A long pause.]Thus at length have I been permitted to
comprehend the Form of my HigherSelf! Adoration be unto Thee, Lord of my Life, for
Thou hast permitted me toenter thus far into the Sanctuary of Thine Ineffable
Mystery: and hastvouchsafed to manifest unto me some little fragment of the Glory
of ThyBeing. Hear me, Angel of God the Vast One: hear me, and grant my prayer!
Grant that I may ever uphold the the Symbol of Self-sacrifice: and grantunto me the
comprehension of aught that may bring me nearer unto Thee! Teach me, starry Spirit,
more and more of Thy Mystery and Thy Mastery: leteach day and hour bring me nearer,
nearer unto Thee! Let me aid Thee inThy suffering that I may one day become
partaker of Thy Glory: in that daywhen the Son of Man is invoked before the Lord of
Spirits, and His Name inthe presence of the Ancient of Days! And for this day,
teach me this onething: how I may learn from Thee the Mysteries of the Higher Magic
ofLight. How I may gain from the Dwellers in the bright Elements theirknowledge
and Power: and how best I may use that knowledge to help myfellow-men. And,
finally, I pray Thee to let there be a link of Bondage between us:that I may ever
seek, and seeking, obtain help and counsel from Thee WhoArt my very selfhood. And
before Thee I do promise and swear; that by theaid of Him that sitteth upon the
Holy Throne, I will so purify my heartand mind that I may one day become truly
united unto Thee, who art inTruth my Higher Genius, my Master, my Guide, my Lord
and King!