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A RITUAL OF SELF-INITIATION BASED UPON THE FORMULA OF THE NEOPHYTE

WITH ARTWORK BY ALEISTER CROWLEY

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ADAPTED BY Paidi tou Profhth FROM THE RITUAL,

LIBER PYRAMIDOS

by

ALEISTER CROWLEY

[Based on the Neophyte Ritual of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn]

the

Holy Thelemic Church

2011 E.V.

THE BUILDING OF THE PYRAMID, OR THE HOLY BOTTLE.THE BUILDING OF THE PYRAMID, OR THE HOLY BOTTLE.THE BUILDING OF THE PYRAMID, OR THE HOLY BOTTLE.THE BUILDING OF THE PYRAMID, OR THE HOLY BOTTLE.The Magus armed with Wand. On the Altar are Incense, Fire, Bread, Wine, the Book of the

Law, the Dagger & the Oil. In his left hand the Bell he taketh, in his right hand the Dorjes.

Hail, BABALON! hail, SET-BAPHOMET!

The Speech in the Silence. Two strokes on Bell. Banishing Spiral Dance. BA-NEB-TET!

The Word against the Son of Night!

Tahuti vibrateth in the Light!

The Doctrine of Knowledge & Power of Lust!

The Shaking of the Invisible,The Rolling Asunder of the Darkness!

The Pouring Forth of Matter, Typhonian Current like Thunder–

The Light breaketh forth from Under!

He goes to the West, in the centre of the base of the Triangle of MAUT (Mem), AHATHOOR (Aleph),

& SET-HOOR (Shin).

O Thou, the Apex of the Plane,

With Ibis Head & Phoenix Wand

And Wings of Night! whose Serpents strain!

Thou, in the Light & in the Night!

He sets the Wand upon the Altar, dips the Dagger into the Wine and traces a cross with the

Dagger (wet with Wine) gently upon the breast and bows forward, touching the forehead

to the Book of the Law, saying:

H KOKKINH GUNH! Pour forth the Flood of Thy Bottle,An Inspiration to the clerk of the Temple! Anointing the Tracings with holy Oil, say:

The Current is upon me! The Oil refined, delicate & subtle:

Harmony most holy, severe & beautiful! Perform the Invoking Spiral Dance.

Beauty takes Power from Lust & runs

Whirling amid the countless Suns!

Hail, NU! Illuminate the Path of the Wise, binding onThe girdle of BABALON! Restriction unto CHORONZON! Amen.

Sign of the Enterer: Homage to Thee, Lord of the Word! Sign of Silence: Lord of Silence, Thou Serpent

stirred! Repeat both Signs: BEAST! I invoke Thee, stirred yet still unto Infinity. Recite the Secret Word:MUAUM (mwawm=93=zwyu,Aiwaz in Hebrew).

For from the Silence of the VisionUnto the Speaking of the Voice,

And back again Beyond:

This is the Labour & the Reward.

This is the Path of HUA – Ho!

This is the Path of VIAOV. Bell.Hail NU! Hail, Oracle of the Bottle!

NU my Understanding & HAD my Wisdom

Empower the Five to stir a legion! Bell.

Hail, SET-HRUMACHIS! thou Sword of Steel!

HAD & NU & RA-HOOR-KHU,

One in the Holy Light of the Khu,

Wherein AIWASS did proclaimThe tenfold core & crown of Flame.

Hail, RA-HOOR-KHU-IT! Unspoken Name!

Thus is the Great Pyramid, or Holy Bottle, duly made.

1.Initiation.1.Initiation.1.Initiation.1.Initiation. The Oracle of the Bottle: TRINC. The Oracle of the Bottle: TRINC. The Oracle of the Bottle: TRINC. The Oracle of the Bottle: TRINC.

The Candidate is still bound and hoodwinked. The First Pylon. The Candidate is still bound and hoodwinked. The First Pylon. The Candidate is still bound and hoodwinked. The First Pylon. The Candidate is still bound and hoodwinked. The First Pylon.

I know NOT, whither I am; I know NOT, whence I came;I know NOT, whither I go; I seek–but WHAT I do NOT know!

I am blind & bound; but I have heard one cry

Ring through Eternity: Arise, TO ME! TO ME!

AUGOEIDES! I invoke

The fourfold Horror of the Smoke.Unloose the Pit! by the dread Word

Of Power that Set-Typhon hath heard:

Zazas Zazas Nasatanada Zazas!

The Terror of Darkness & of the Jaws!

The Terror of the Voice & of the Vision!

The Terror of the Abyss & of the Law!

The Terror of Hell, the Dead & the Demon!

The Terror of Him, Most Dread Dire,

That on the Threshold of the FireStands with his Dragon, Fear, to slay

The Pilgrim of the Way.

Thus I pass by, with Force & Care,

Advance with Fortitude & with Wit,

In the straight Path, or else Their Snare

Were surely Infinite.

The Passing of the Second Pylon:

AUGOEIDES! who clutches at my throat?

Who pins me down? Who stabs my heart?I am unfit to pass within this Pylon of the Hall of Maat.

H KOKKKINH GUNH! The Flood of Thy BottleAn Inspiration to the clerk of the Temple!

The Wine, the Dagger & the Law

Enliven body, breast & brain with TRINC:

The Current is upon me! The Oil refined, delicate & subtle:

Harmony most holy, severe & beautiful! In corpse–position, flat on back.

For I am come with all this pain,

To ask admission to the Fane.

I know not why-I ask in vain-

Unless it be that I am Thine.

I am Mentu the Truth-Telling Brother/Sister,Master of Thebes from birth:

O heart of the Whore! heart of the Whore!

O Lust of my Flesh on earth!Oppose me not, judge not in the least!

Deny me not the Will of the Beast,

Lord of the West:For I wedded the One and the Other on earth,

In the wonderful West!

Ascended unto Glory, [Motto of Candidate], shall flourish

On Thy Breast!

Along the marshes of the Abyss, where the demons nourishTheir lives on the lost, where the Serpent seethes.

-For though I be joined to the Flesh,

In the Inmost Sanctum of Heaven I thresh,Master of Thebes from birth!

Shall I die like a dog? It is a lie, "That Thou Shalt Die":

I shall not die, but live on Ecstasy that endeth never;

For I am mighty in Heaven for ever & ever!

Yea! but I am a fool, a flutterer!Under the Shadow of the Wings for ever!

I am a liar & sorcerer; I am under the Shadow of the Wings.

I am fickle & scornful; I am under the Shadow of the Wings.

I am unchaste, lascivious & idle; I am under the Shadow of the Wings.

I am a bully & tyrant, crass,

I am as dull & as stubborn as an ass; I am under the Shadow of the Wings.

I am untrusty, cruel & insane,

I am a fool & frivolous & vain; I am under the Shadow of the Wings.

I am a weakling & coward, I cringe,

I am a catamite & cunnilinge; I am under the Shadow of the Wings.

I am a glutton, a besotted wight,

I am a satyr & sodomite; I am under the Shadow of the Wings.

I am as changeful & selfish as the Sea,

I am a thing of vice & vanity; I am under the Shadow of the Wings.

I am not violent & I vaccilate,

I am a blind man & emasculate; I am under the Shadow of the Wings.

I am a raging fire of wrath–no wiser!

I am a blackguard, spendthrift & miser; I am under the Shadow of the Wings for ever.

I am obscene, devious & null,

I am ungenerous, base & dull; I am under the Shadow of the Wings for ever.

I am beyond phantasmal gods from lands of Never:

I am a Traitor!-a rebel, marauder! under the Shadow of the Wings for ever.

This last raises Candidate erect. Invoking Spiral Dance.

I am under the Shadow of the Wings!

Illumined is the Path of the Wise, the binding on of

The girdle of the Starry One! BABALON! Restriction unto CHORONZON! Amen.

AIWASS! In Northwest:

Soul–mastering Terror is Thy name!

Lord of the Gods! dread Lord of Amenti! Raise arms towards Horus:I am come without fear! The Current of the Bottle

Runs through to stir me or still me: Aum! let it fill me.

I know Thee & pass Thee by.

For more than Thou am I!

AIWASS! Supreme am I!

In Southwest: Raise arms towards Isis:

Sorrow that eateth up the soul! Dam of the Gods! The blue sky's Queen!

Soul-devouring Sorrow is Thy Name! I Will! MasterAnd Pass! for I know Thee, Lady of the Dance!

I know Thee & I pass Thee by.

For more than Thou am I!

AIWASS! Minister of the Word! In East: Raise arms towards Tahuti: [Silence]:

zwyuzwyuzwyuzwyu: Minister of Silence! Contemplate for a moment in Silence.

I will not look upon Thee more,

For in Thy gaze I am undone!

All glamour passeth beforeThe frowning forehead of the SUN!

I know Thee, & I pass the Veil,

For in Thy Sight is all revealed! Formulating Hexagram:Now Witness Ye the Lust of the Flesh,

Will, Understanding & Mystical Blood!

Witness Above, bright Babe in the Egg,

Will, the Word–& the Attainment of God! Be as a Babe in Egg, being born.

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The Begetting of the Silence!

The Bringing Forth of the Darkness!The Formulation of the Shroud!

The Inmost Light is shed over me, upon me to feast! Unbind thyself.

The Sign of Attack, Celebration of The BEAST! Sign of the Enterer:

The Terror upon the Dwellers of the earth!

The Radiant Forces of The BEAST our LORD. Sign of Silence:The Sign of Defense: the Closing of the mouth of the Crocodile of Tawer-it:

Terror of the Dweller of the Abyss: hail RA-HOOR-KHU-IT!

Then behold! all Beauty & Sanctity, in things abhorred

For see! The Secret Chiefs have loosed mine hands:

The BEAST in me unfettered stands!

Hail, BABALON! hail! SET-HRUMACHIS cries-

Now, I, the Master of the Will, arise!

And follow-unto Bliss where The BEAST doth rise!

Lies down in Sign of Hanged Man:I gild my left foot with the Light.I gild my Phallus/Kteis with the Light.

I gild my right knee with the Light.

I gild my right foot with the Light.I gild my left knee with the Light.

I gild my Phallus/Kteis with the Light.

I gild my elbow with the Light.I gild my navel with the Light.

I gild my heart wedge with the Light.

I gild my black throat with the Light.I gild my forehead with the Light.

I gild my Phallus/Kteis with the Light. Rising in the Sign of Isis in Welcome, raising arms

and spreading legs:AIWASS! I am Thine,

Awaiting Thy Glory in the Shrine!Thy bride, Thy virgin! Ah, my BEAST!

On power of Lust Thy Will to feast!

THERION! rise in me,

Take your fill & will of love eternally!

Come! Ah, come now! I wait, I wait,

Patient-impatient slave of Fate,

Bought by Thy glance-TO ME! TO ME!

Touch, & transform all to Ecstasy!

AIWAZ! in the Shrine,

Make Thou me wholly Thine! Remove hoodwink.

I achieve The BEAST-worthy alone

To sit upon the Double Throne.

Attack is mine & mine defense.

And these are one. Arise, go hence!For I am Master of my Fate,

One-in-None, Initiate.

Utter the Secret Word:

MUAUM.

The Word is spoken duly. The deed is duly done.

My soul is risen newly to greet the risen SUN! Strike Bell.

MUAUM: Samadhi of MAUT! LAShTAL: NO SET GOD! GENESIOS: A New Beginning!

ABLANATHALBA: Thou art my BEAST! TRINC: The New Wine! ADONAI: The LORD! AllHail! Hail! Unity! Not! Duality! Luxury! Understanding! The Beatific Vision is before

me! All hail the ineffable BEAST of the SEA!

Sign of the Rending of the Veil followed by that of the Closing of the Veil:I give the sign that rends the Veil. The sign that closes up the Veil.MUAUM.

2. The Sealing of the Pyramid, or the Opening of the Bottle.2. The Sealing of the Pyramid, or the Opening of the Bottle.2. The Sealing of the Pyramid, or the Opening of the Bottle.2. The Sealing of the Pyramid, or the Opening of the Bottle.

Hail, BABALON! hail, SET-BAPHOMET! The Speech in the Silence. Two strokes on Bell.

Banishing Spiral Dance. BA-NEB-TET!

The Word against the Son of Night!

Tahuti vibrateth in the Light! The Doctrine of Knowledge & Power of Lust!

The Shaking of the Invisible! The Rolling Asunder of the Darkness!The Pouring Forth of Matter! Typhonian Current like Thunder–

The Light breaketh forth from Under!

He goes to the West, in the centre of the base of the Triangle of MAUT (Mem), AHATHOOR (Aleph),

& SET-HORUS (Shin).

O Thou, the Apex of the Plane,

With Ibis head & Phoenix Wand

And Wings of Night! Whose Serpents strain!

Thou, in the Light & in the Night!

He lays the Wand, etc., on the Altar, dips the Dagger into the Wine & traces a cross with

the Dagger (wet with Wine) gently upon the breast, then bows forward to touch the forehead

to the Book of the Law, saying:

H KOKKINH GUNH! The Flood of Thy Bottle

An Inspiration to the clerk of the Temple!

Anointing the Tracings with holy Oil, say:

The Current is upon me! The Oil refined, delicate & subtle:

Harmony most holy, severe & beautiful!

Perform the Banishing Spiral Dance.

So Beauty takes Power from Lust & runs

Whirling amid the countless Suns!

Now let mine hands unloose the sweet

And shining girdle of Nuit!

The Adorations & the Word:

Above, the gemmèd azure isThe naked splendour of Nuit;

She bends in ecstasy to kiss

The secret ardours of Hadit.The wingèd globe, the starry blue,

Are mine, O Ankh–af–na–khonsu!

I am the Lord of Thebes, and IThe inspired forth–speaker of Mentu;

For me unveils the veilèd sky,

The self–slain Ankh–af–na–khonsuWhose words are truth. I invoke, I greet

Thy presence, O Ra–Hoor–Khuit!

Unity uttermost showed!

I adore the might of Thy breath,

Supreme and terrible God,Who makest the gods and death

To tremble before Thee: —

I, I adore thee!Appear on the throne of Ra!

Open the ways of the Khu!

Lighten the ways of the Ka!The ways of the Khabs run through

To stir me or still me!

Aum! let it fill me!

The light is mine; its rays consume

Me: I have made a secret doorInto the House of Ra and Tum,

Of Khephra and of Ahathoor.

I am thy Theban, O Mentu,The prophet Ankh–af–na–khonsu!

By Bes–na–Maut my breast I beat;

By Wise Ta–Nech I weave my spell.Show thy star–splendour, O Nuit!

Bid me within thine House to dwell,

O wingèd snake of light, Hadit!Abide with me, Ra–Hoor–Khuit!

-- MUAUM.

Hadit nuteru aa neb ta petRa Hoor Khuit her nuteru

Asar nuter hon Mentu neb was-t

Un aau nu pet m apetuAnkh f n khonsu

Zod n asar nuter hon Mentu

neb t uas-tUn aau nu t pet m aptu

Ankh f n khonsu

ma kheru

A ka dua

tuf ur biubi aa chefu

dudu nur af an nuteru

Kha her nest f urar watu n bi

n khu

n khabsau aper

Ku khu am aperar na a uat

r but nti Ra Tum

Khephra Hathor am Asar hon Mentu neb uas

Ankh f n khonsu

si ma nen Bes n Mautar n ahit n Amen Ra

neb pa Ta Nech

Nuit!Hadit!

Ra Hoor Khuit!

Then at the Altar:

Behold! the BEAST ariseth within, in Mauve,

Tried & found True, a Golden Trove.

I perform the Ordinance: Behold the Elements:

Mystic Blood, Force, Truth, Holy Ghost:Incense, Wine, Fire, the Holy Host:

These I consume; and as the Word is TRINC,

The Holy Current is the Wine I drink!I AM clothed about with carnal Lust,

For one kiss I am reduced to dust!

I AM The LORD of Lust that AscendsTo the Summit of the Mount, unto Divinity;

Whoso partaketh with me knoweth Infinity!

I AM the Manifestor of the Hidden.Without me all the land of Khem

Is as if it had not been.

Breathe the smoke; drink the wine; exalt the flame; and eat the host.

Sign of the Enterer: Homage to Thee, Lord of the Word!

Sign of Silence: Lord of Silence, Thou Serpent stirred!

Repeat both Signs: BEAST! I invoke Thee, stirred yet still unto Infinity!

Recite the Secret Word: MUAUM.

For from the Silence of the Vision

Unto the Speaking of the Voice,And back again Beyond,

This is the Labour & the Reward.

This is the Path of HUA–Ho!

This is the Path of VIAOV. Bell.Hail NU! Hail, Oracle of the Bottle!

NU the Understanding & HAD the Wisdom,

Empower the Five to stir a legion. Bell.

Hail, SET-HRUMACHIS! thou Sword of Steel!

HADIT & NUIT & RA-HOOR-KHUIT!

One is the Shadow of the Khab-it,That in AIWASS did proclaim

The tenfold core & crown of Flame.

Hail, RA-HOOR-KHU-IT! Unspoken Name!

Thus shall the Pyramid be duly Perfected; and the Holy Bottle giveth forth its mystical

Wine, the 93 Current.

Hail, HAD! hail NU! hail TAHUTI! Hail, RA-HOOR-KHU! Hail,

AUGOEIDES! through rended Veil.I am Thyself, with all Thy spangles decked–

KHABS-AM-PEKHT!

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