Sphaericum Opus

Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.

I thought I'd take this opportunity to display the initial work I've been doing with the Holy Books.

Why?

I figured attributing each chapter of Liber LXV, Liber VII, and L:iber AL vel Legis on the tree could help in designing future meditative and ceremonial practices.

Also, given the fact that the A.'.A.'. requires memorization of a chapter of each books at a given degree, I thought this might bear further study.

Since each chapter of Liber LXV correlates to an element (1=Earth, 2=Air. 3=Water, 4=Fire, 5=Spirit), and the both the Neophyte Ritual of the Golden Dawn and the Grade Signs for the Pentagram Ritual correlate the elements in the same way (Malkuth=Earth, Yesod=Air, Hod=Water, Netzach=Fire, Tiphareth=Spirit) I figured I'd go that way.

A wonderful way to conceptualize the Outer Order of the A.'.A.'., which is called the G.'.D.'.

Then, since the chapters of Liber VII correlate to the planets (1=Mars, 2=Saturn, 3=Jupiter, 4=Sun, 5=Mercury, 6=Luna, 7=Venus) and these attributions are easily found on the tree, behold! The Order R+C!

Now, while Liber AL vel Legis could also be mapped using the concept of Nothing under its Three Forms, I thought it would be more useful to map them on the Supernals for two reasons: there's three Sepira left on the tree, and, since it's already difficult enough to work with such fundamental concepts as it is, I had no desire to confuse myself inordinately!

And, voila! The Order of the S.'.S.'.!

Anyways, here's a simple mapping on the tree. BTW, I've no idea whatsoever how obvious or puzzling this could seem to anyone else. So...fire away!

Love is the law, love under will.

Frater LA'AL

(cross-posted on the Star Sapphire Lodge member's list)

CCXX.I.36: My scribe, Ankh-af-na-khonsu, the priest of the princes, shall not in one letter change this book; but lest there be folly, he shall comment thereupon by the wisdom of Ra-Hoor-Khuit.