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- POINTS OF LIGHT
- 928 EAST FIFTH STREET VOLUME IV #5
- Brooklyn, New York 11230-2104
- Copyright 1991: Temple of the Eternal Light (718) 438-4878
- An "Omni-Denominational" Religious Fellowship
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- WELCOME ALL READERS.
- POINTS OF LIGHT is the monthly newsletter of TEMPLE OF THE ETERNAL LIGHT.
- It is an open forum for anyone to send in articles, poetry, short, short,
- stories, advertising or anything else. We desire it to blossom into a
- cornucopia of fact, or fantasy relating to modern magickal living, spiritual
- growth and a network linking all members of our human family by a chain of
- fellowship.
- With wishes for Love and L.V.X.
- Rt. Rev. Jerome Peartree, Publisher Rev. Karen DePolito, Editor
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- OPEN INVITATION TO ALL
- This event is open to both members and non-members. Please call a day
- in advance and let us know you are coming.
- SATURDAY MAY 25, at 8:00 P.M. GNOSTIC MASS Donation: $3.00
- Priestess: Karen, Priest: Jerome, Deacon: George ENJOY THIS TIME WITH US.
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- New: Workshop by: Jerome
- Saturday, June 8, at 7:00 P.M. A UNIQUE BLEND OF WICCA AND CABALLISTIC
- CEREMONIAL MAGICK ... OPEN TO ALL.. Interested members or non-members please
- call to register.... Requested Donation $1.00 (optional)
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- THE ORIGIN by Jerome
- There came a "thunderbolt" from the Heavens: The Light of God. This
- "Ain Soph Aur" or Limitless Light began an outpouring of energy as would water
- pouring from a fountainhead. The energy formed the "Sephira", or circle,
- Kether as an essence of that light. From Kether the energy poured downward,
- creating and forming the Sephiras below, each level more manifest and dense
- than the ones above. Until, at the bottom, representing our physical reality,
- the Sephira Malkuth, or Kingdom, was completed. This is the symbolic creation
- of man. Christianity calls it the "Fall of Man" from Grace. It is now the
- purpose of "Man the Magickian" to retrace his steps and realign himself with
- the Godhead. This is the true meaning of religion. "Ligion", meaning to
- align. "Re-ligion" meaning we originally were aligned and now desire to
- return. ("...to arrive where we started/and know the place for the first
- time." -- "Little Gidding" by T.S. Eliot)
- The Tree of Life is a tool. When used properly it can guide us toward
- the realizing of God and the Light within. It is composed of ten Sephiras or
- circles, each representing a major aspect of Man. They are formed in three
- columns or Pillars.
- The Pillar on the Left is the "Pillar of the Intellect".
- The Left Pillar is composed of the Sephiras:
- #8 Hod/Mercury,
- #5 Geburah/Mars, and
- #3 Binah/Saturn.
- The Pillar on the Right is the "Pillar of the Emotions".
- The Right Pillar is composed of the Sephiras:
- #7 Netzach/Venus,
- #4 Gedulah or Chesed/Jupiter, and
- #2 Chokmah/Astral or Starry Plane.
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- The Center or Middle Pillar is the "Pillar of the Intuition" also known as the
- Mystical Pillar. The Middle Pillar contains the Sephiras:
- #10 Malkuth/Kingdom,
- #9 Yesod/Moon,
- #6 Tiphereth/Sun, and
- #1 Kether/Crown.
- Compare the numbers on the tree to know the names of each Sephira.
- "To Know is to Act.
- To Know and Not to Act, is Not to Know!"
- The magickian knows one is to balance the energies within him/herself in
- order to "climb up the tree" ie: to return to GOD. Since each of the Sephira
- have a planetary representation, it is necessary to experience the nature of
- the planet (sephira) to realize and balance its energy.
- Therefore, the magickian performs a ritual for each planet with this in mind.
- He knows that to invoke the planetary energy he will learn to master its
- attributions. Monthly, I will offer a short article relating the relationship
- of the planet to the magickian.
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- LUNA TEXT
- The first and most important practice when starting Ceremonial Magick is
- developing Self-Protection against psychic attack. Therefore, combining this
- practice with the ritual of Luna is basic to safe operations.
- Luna is the first of the caballistic rituals performed. Luna is the
- point of awareness that an inner light exists. It is the point of initiation.
- As the Moon reflects the light of the Sun, so Yesod reflects the inner light
- seen at Tiphereth. As it is a reflection, similar to seeing the light of the
- moon reflected on the surface of a still pond, it is a mirror image. The
- initiate is turned inside-out becoming aware of all internal organs and can
- learn to control bodily functions as: Blood Pressure, Breathing, and pulse
- rate. strange sense sensations bombard the psyche. It can appear to the
- initiate that he is going insane ... Lunacy. Most often this illusion is
- apparent to others, occasionally to the initiate. After all, anyone watchin
- g a Ceremonial Magick ritual with "rational" eyes will be convinced the
- operator has gone crazy. Yet, these unusual impressions bombarding the
- initiate produce unusual brain changes, designed to focus the will upon the
- performance of ritual towards the attainment of spiritual growth.
- FAREWELL TO ALL YOU LUNATICS FOR THIS MONTH!
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- To Go is Godly
- Ire - Latin word meaning: To go. Before we can Know, dare, will, or keep
- silent, one must have something to work on. The word GOD is derived from the
- Egyptian verb: To Go. God is anyone who goes. The symbol of this is the
- Egyptian Ankh. The Ankh was a symbol of a sandal strap. To Egyptians this was
- a sandal strap. The hole is where the big toe went. To Go, for the Egyptians
- was a godly act. The ancient Egyptian statues of Gods showed the God with one
- foot ahead and one foot behind...they are going. They have a divine right to
- go where they will. An Ankh is on the Tree of Life. The top six form the
- circle and the bottom four form the cross.
- The thing about "To Go" is interesting. It doesn't imply you have to get
- anywhere. There is no goal. In magick one should not lust after result. Do not
- think of the goal so much that you lose the enjoyment in getting there.
- The fact is: a. You should go... and
- b. the enjoyment is in the going ... not in the goal itself.
- The goal is Godly. Once you arrive at a goal...life stops unless you have a
- further goal mapped out. If you plan a continuum of goals you will always be
- walking. That's the Idea.