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individual is sufficiently sensitive to perceive them。 And now�察�per contra�察�

as there are gems that act in sympathy with man�察�there must be�察�and in fact 

are�察  �gems   that   act   upon   contrary   principles�察  �i。e。�察  �antagonistic�察  �and   these 

belong to purely antagonistic elements�察�as Air to Earth and Fire to Water�察�

unless the native be born under BOTH forces�察�as Mars in Cancer rising�察�or 

the latter part of one sign and nearly the whole of another of an opposite 

nature�察�occupying the ascendant。 Such natives are pure neutrals�察�and such 

might   wear     the   gems    that  belong    to  the  most    powerful     planet   of  the 

horoscope�察     �or   that  triplicity  holding    the   most    planets�察  �then�察  �they   are 

usually combined�察�the planet and the triplicity。 

     There are�察�of course�察�innumerable substances�察�more or less�察�capable of 

talismanic   virtue   to   particular   individuals。   But   those   gems�察  �and   similar 

ones�察�that are given in ;The Light of Egypt�察─�Vol。 I�察�are the most powerful。 

To these may be added the opal�察�under Scorpio�察�the garnet�察�under Aries�察�

and     the   turquoise�察   �under    Cancer�察    �when    Saturn     is  therein�察  �and    the 

aquamarine�察       �under    Pisces�察   �and   among      the   temporary      talismans     of 

vegetation we may add that�察�the young shoots�察�bearing the flower and seed 

vessels�察  �are   the   portions   of   chief   virtue�察  �and   the   young   shoots   of   trees。 

These   are   often   used   in   locating   mines�察  �wells�察  �oils�察  �etc。�察  �that   lie   hidden 

beneath the surface of the earth�察�and in the hands of a negative�察�sensitive 

person�察  �seldom   fail   to   reward   the   searcher   with   success。   These   should 

always     be   gathered    when     their  ruling   correspondences        are  rising�察  �or�察�

BETTER STILL�察�CULMINATING UPON THE MERIDIAN。 These will 

be explained in the chapter on The Magic Wand。 

     We have now reached the limits of our present study�察�and have only to 

state that all gems�察�like the human organism�察�are in one of three conditions�此�

alive and conscious�察�asleep and UNCONSCIOUS�察�or dead and powerless。 

These conditions can only be discovered�察�in stones�察�by the trained lucid or 

the instructed neophyte。 Stones that are sleeping require to be awakened。 

This�察�also�察�can only be done by the trained student or Adept。 Those that are 



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dead�察�are USELESS as Talismans�察�no matter how beautiful they appear as 

ornaments。 

     Gems   and   stones   are   also   sexed�察  �and   those   who   wear   them   would 

receive the best effect if they should wear those of opposite sex�察�although 

either   is   powerfully   potent   in   their   influence   upon   the   individual。   How 

very  ignorant   the   children of   men   are�察 �of   the   subtle�察 �silent�察 �yet   obedient 

servants�察�that everywhere�察�surround them。 Here�察�again�察�that Divine spark�察�

which lies embedded within the crystallized forces of Nature�察�is exerting 

its subtle�察�spiritual influence�察�in making man's very selfishness�察�and love 

of   ornament   and     show�察  �a   means�察   �to   bring   forth  these   silent  monitors�察�

knowing ere long that�察�their true power and potency will be known�察�and 

consciously utilized by him�察�as potent factors in his soul's evolvement and 

physical development。 

     The twelve representative gems within the cold stratas of matter�察�stand 

as the material representatives of their stellar counterparts in the sky�察�and 

constitute     the   beautiful�察  �glittering�察  �but   crystallized�察   �Zodiac    of   man's 

physical anatomy。 



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                               CHAPTER X。 



                                CEREMONIAL MAGIC 



     The   above   title   has   been   selected�察  �chiefly�察  �because�察  �in   most   works 

treating    upon   magic    we   find   it   wrongly   used�察  �and   therefore�察  �take   the 

opportunity of explaining the matter�察�for�察�there were no such terms in the 

vocabulary of the ancient Magi。 

     It is unfortunate�察�that�察�words of ancient origin are not more carefully 

used�察�and that�察�we should attach so many different meanings to the same 

word。 The terms ;ceremony; and ;ceremonial; are nothing more nor less 

than�察�what that eminent critic�察�John Ruskin�察�would designate as ;bastards 

of ignoble origin�察─�which�察�somehow or another�察�have usurped the places of 

;rite;   and   ;ritual。;   The   word   ;rite;   has   descended   to   us   from   the   Latin 

;ritus; of our Roman ancestors�察�and they received it from the more ancient 

;riti; of the Sanskrit�察�the Greek equivalent of which is ;reo�察─�and means 

the   method   or   order   of   service   to   the   gods�察  �whereas�察   �ceremony;   may 

mean anything and everything�察�from the terms of a brutal prize fight to the 

conduct of divine service within the church。 But�察�no such chameleon´like 

definition or construction can properly be placed upon the word ;rite�察─�for 

it means distinctly�察�if it means anything at all�察�the serious usage and sacred 

method   of   conducting  service in honor of   the   gods�察�or   of superiors�察  �and 

requires the attendance of the prophet or priest�察�or some one duly qualified 

to fulfill such sacred functions for the time being。 The ritual of magic�察�then�察�

is the correct title of this present study�察�and as such�察�we shall�察�henceforth�察�

term it as we proceed with the course。 

     Man   is   especially�察  �and   above   all   creatures�察  �an   organizing   force�察  �and 

when to this fact�察�we add the most interior and powerful of his sentimental 

instinctsveneration for  the  powers that   be�察 �and for the higher�察 �invisible 

forces of Nature�察�his ;religiosity�察─�as it has been aptly termed�察�we cannot 

wonder that�察�the earliest races of which we possess any record are chiefly 

distinguished for their imposing and elaborate religious rites。 In fact�察�it is 

to   the  stupendous      temples    and   a  colossal   sacerdotalism�察    �that�察 �we    are 

indebted   for   nine´tenths   of   the   relics   and   records   which   we   possess   of 



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them。 So true is this that�察�from what we have been able to discover�察�we are 

quite   justified   in   asserting   that   the   ancient   races   were�察  �above   all   other 

things�察�a profoundly  religious people。 The temple was the center   around 

which revolved all their genius and art�察�and the sacred edifice became their 

grandest achievement in architecture�察�and its high priest the most powerful 

individual   in   the   state。   In   fact�察  �it   was   in   consequence   of   the   real   power 

invested in such sacred office that it was so intimately connected with the 

throne�察    �and   why    royalty    so   frequently     belonged     to   the  priesthood      or 

exercised   priestly   functions。   And   there   can   be   no   real   doubt�察  �but   that�察�

amongst the pastoral and more spiritual races of Earth's earliest inhabitants�察�

the priest�察�by reason of his superior wisdom�察�was the first law´giver�察�and�察�

by virtue of his sanctity of person and elevation of mind became their first�察�

primitive king�察�a patriarchal monarch�察�whose scepter and symbol of power 

was the shepherd's peaceful crook�察�just as among the ruder nomads of the 

inhospitable North�察�we find the greatest hunters invested with the dignity 

of   chief�察  �whose     significant    symbol      and   scepter    of  royalty�察  �upon    their 

Nimrod thrones�察�was the trusty�察�successful spear。 And the times in which 

we live have bad their full effect upon these symbols�察�so significant of rule。 

The monarch has transformed the spear into the less harm

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