{"id":264,"date":"2024-10-25T21:25:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-26T03:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcane.church\/thelema\/?page_id=264"},"modified":"2026-05-02T01:08:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T07:08:54","slug":"glossary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/arcane.church\/thelema\/liber-0004\/liber-0004b-magick\/glossary\/","title":{"rendered":"Glossary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">GLOSSARY<\/h3>\n<p>ONLY words nowhere explained in the preceding pages are given in this list. Several others, mentioned in passing in the early part of the book, are sufficiently dealt with later on. In these cases the references in the Index should be turned up.<\/p>\n<p><em>A\u2234A\u2234<\/em> &#8211; The Great White Brotherhood which is giving this Method of Attainment to the world. See Equinox I.<\/p>\n<p><em>Adeptus Minor<\/em> &#8211; A grade of adeptship. See Equinox III.<\/p>\n<p><em>Aethyrs<\/em> &#8211; See Equinox V and VII.<\/p>\n<p><em>Aima<\/em> &#8211; The Great Fertile Mother Nature.<\/p>\n<p><em>Ama<\/em> &#8211; The Great Mother not yet fertile.<\/p>\n<p><em>Amount<\/em> &#8211; The God Amen = Zeus = Jupiter, etc., etc.<\/p>\n<p><em>Ankh<\/em> &#8211; The Symbol of \u201cLife.\u201d A form of the Rosy Cross. See Equinox III.<\/p>\n<p><em>Apophis<\/em> &#8211; The Serpent-God who slew Osiris. See Equinox III.<\/p>\n<p><em>Babalon, Our Lady<\/em> &#8211; See Equinox V, The Vision and Voice, 14th Aethyr.<\/p>\n<p><em>Babe of the Abyss<\/em> &#8211; See Equinox VIII, Temple of Solomon.<\/p>\n<p><em>Bhagavadgita<\/em> &#8211; Sacred Hymn of India, translated by Sir Edwin Arnold in the \u201cSong Celestial.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Binah<\/em> &#8211; Understanding, the 3rd \u201cemanation\u201d of the Absolute.<\/p>\n<p><em>Caduceus<\/em> &#8211; The Wand of Mercury. See Equinox II and III.<\/p>\n<p><em>Chela<\/em> &#8211; Pupil.<\/p>\n<p><em>Chesed<\/em> &#8211; Mercy, the 4th \u201cemanation\u201d of the Absolute.<\/p>\n<p><em>Chokmah<\/em> &#8211; Wisdom, the 2nd \u201cemanation\u201d of the Absolute.<\/p>\n<p><em>Choronzon<\/em> &#8211; See Equinox V, The Vision and the Voice, 10th Aethyr.<\/p>\n<p><em>City of the Pyramids<\/em> &#8211; See Equinox V, The Vision and the Voice, 14th Aethyr.<\/p>\n<p><em>Crux Ansata<\/em> &#8211; Same as Ankh, q.v.<\/p>\n<p><em>Daath<\/em> &#8211; Knowledge, child of Chokmah and Binah in one sense; in another, the home of Choronzon.<\/p>\n<p><em>Dhammapada<\/em> &#8211; A sacred Buddhist book.<\/p>\n<p><em>Elemental<\/em> <em>Kings<\/em> &#8211; See 777.<\/p>\n<p><em>Geburah<\/em> &#8211; Strength, the 5th \u201cemanation\u201d of the Absolute.<\/p>\n<p><em>Gunas<\/em> &#8211; Three principles. See Bhagadvadgita,{sic} 777, etc.<\/p>\n<p><em>Guru<\/em> \u2013 Teacher.<\/p>\n<p><em>Hadit<\/em> &#8211; See \u201dLiber Legis,\u201d Equinox VII. Also \u201dLiber 555.\u201c<\/p>\n<p><em>Hathayoga Pradipika<\/em> &#8211; A book on physical training for spiritual purposes.<\/p>\n<p><em>Hod<\/em> &#8211; Splendour, the 8th \u201cemanation\u201d of the Absolute.<\/p>\n<p><em>Kamma<\/em> &#8211; Pali dialect of Karma, q.v.<\/p>\n<p><em>Karma<\/em> &#8211; \u201cThat which is made,\u201d \u201cThe law of cause and effect.\u201d See \u201dScience and Buddhism,\u201c Crowley, Coll. Works, Vol. II.<\/p>\n<p><em>Kether<\/em> &#8211; The Crown, 1st \u201cemanation\u201d of the Absolute.<\/p>\n<p><em>Lao Tze<\/em> &#8211; Great Chinese teacher, founder of Taoists. See Tao Teh \u201cK\u201ding.<\/p>\n<p><em>Liber Legis<\/em> &#8211; See Equinox VII for facsimile reproduction of MS.<\/p>\n<p><em>Lingam<\/em> &#8211; The Unity or Male Principle. But these have many symbols, e.g., sometimes Yoni is 0 or 3 and Lingam 2.<\/p>\n<p><em>Lingam-Yoni<\/em> &#8211; A form of the Rosy Cross.<\/p>\n<p><em>Macrocosm<\/em> &#8211; The great Universe, of which man is an exact image.<\/p>\n<p><em>Magus<\/em> &#8211; A magician. Technically, also, a Master of the grade 9\u25cb = 2\u25a1. See Equinox VII, \u201cLiber I,\u201d and elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p><em>Mahalingam<\/em> &#8211; See Lingam. Maha means great.<\/p>\n<p><em>Maha Sattipatthana<\/em> &#8211; A mode of meditation. See \u201cScience and Buddhism,\u201d Crowley, Coll. Works, Vol. II, for a full account.<\/p>\n<p><em>Malkah<\/em> \u2013 A young girl. The \u201cbride.\u201d The unredeemed soul.<\/p>\n<p><em>Malkuth<\/em> &#8211; \u201cThe kingdom,\u201d 10th \u201cemanation\u201d of the Absolute.<\/p>\n<p><em>Mantrayoga<\/em> &#8211; A practice to attain union with God by repetition of a sacred sentence.<\/p>\n<p><em>Master of the Temple<\/em> &#8211; One of grade 8\u25cb = 3\u25a1. Fully discussed in Equinox.<\/p>\n<p><em>Microcosm<\/em> &#8211; Man, considered as an exact image of the Universe.<\/p>\n<p><em>Nephesch<\/em> &#8211; The \u201canimal soul\u201d of man.<\/p>\n<p><em>Netzach<\/em> &#8211; Victory, the 7th \u201cemanation\u201d of the Absolute.<\/p>\n<p><em>Nibbana<\/em> &#8211; The state called, for want of a better name, annihilation. The final goal.<\/p>\n<p><em>Nirvana<\/em> &#8211; See Nibbana.<\/p>\n<p><em>Nuit<\/em> &#8211; See \u201cLiber Legis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Paths<\/em> &#8211; See 777, and Equinox II and elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p><em>Perdurabo, Frater<\/em> &#8211; See Equinox I-X, \u201cThe Temple of Solomon the King.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Prana<\/em> &#8211; See \u201cRaja Yoga.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Qabalah<\/em> &#8211; See \u201cThe tradition of secret wisdom of the Hebrews,\u201d Equinox V.<\/p>\n<p><em>Qliphoth<\/em> &#8211; \u201cShells\u201d or demons. The excrement of ideas.<\/p>\n<p><em>Ra-Hoor-Khuit<\/em> &#8211; See \u201cLiber Legis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Ruach<\/em> &#8211; The intellect and other mental qualities. See 777, etc.<\/p>\n<p><em>Sahasrara Cakkra<\/em> &#8211; \u201cThe Temple of Solomon the King.\u201d See Equinox IV.<\/p>\n<p><em>Sammasati<\/em> &#8211; See \u201cThe training of the Mind,\u201d Equinox V, and \u201cThe Temple of Solomon,\u201d Equinox VIII. Also \u201cScience and Buddhism,\u201d Crowley Coll. Works, Vol. II<\/p>\n<p><em>Sankhara<\/em> &#8211; See \u201cScience and Buddhism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Sanna<\/em> &#8211; See \u201cScience and Buddhism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Sephiroth<\/em> &#8211; See \u201cTemple of Solomon,\u201d Equinox V.<\/p>\n<p><em>Shin<\/em> &#8211; \u201cA tooth.\u201d Hebrew letter = Sh, corresponds to Fire and Spirit.<\/p>\n<p><em>Shiva Sanhita<\/em> &#8211; A Hindu treatise on physical training for spiritual ends.<\/p>\n<p><em>Skandhas<\/em> &#8211; See \u201cScience and Buddhism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Tao<\/em> &#8211; See Konx Om Pax, \u201cThien Tao.\u201d 777, etc.<\/p>\n<p><em>Tao Teh King<\/em> \u2013 Chinese Classic of the Tao.<\/p>\n<p><em>Taro<\/em> &#8211; See 777, Equinox III and VIII, etc., etc.<\/p>\n<p><em>Tau<\/em> &#8211; A \u201ccross,\u201d Hebrew letter = Th corresponds to \u201d\u201cEarth.\u201d See 777.<\/p>\n<p><em>Thaumiel<\/em> &#8211; The demons corresponding to Kether. Two contending forces.<\/p>\n<p><em>Theosophist<\/em> &#8211; A person who talks about Yoga, and does no work.<\/p>\n<p><em>Thoth<\/em> &#8211; The Egyptian god of Speech, Magick, Wisdom.<\/p>\n<p><em>Tiphereth<\/em> &#8211; \u201cBeauty\u201d or \u201cHarmony,\u201d the 6th \u201cemanation\u201d of the Absolute.<\/p>\n<p><em>Typhon<\/em> &#8211; The destroyer of Osiris.<\/p>\n<p><em>Udana<\/em> &#8211; One of the imaginary \u201cnerves\u201d of Hindu pseudo-physiology.\u201c<\/p>\n<p><em>Vedana<\/em> &#8211; See \u201cScience and Buddhism,\u201d Crowley, Coll. Works, Vol. II.<\/p>\n<p><em>Vesica, Vesica Piscis<\/em> &#8211; See Yoni. The oval formed by the intersection of the circles in Euclid I, 1.<\/p>\n<p><em>Virakam, Soror<\/em> &#8211; A chela of Frater Perdurabo.<\/p>\n<p><em>Vrittis<\/em> &#8211; \u201cImpressions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Yesod<\/em> &#8211; \u201cFoundation,\u201d the ninth \u201cemanation\u201d of the Absolute.<\/p>\n<p><em>Yogi<\/em> &#8211; One who seeks to attain \u201cUnion\u201d (with God). A Hindu word corresponding to the Mohammedan word Fakir.<\/p>\n<p><em>Yoni<\/em> &#8211; The Dyad, or Female Principle. See Lingam.<\/p>\n<p><em>Zohar<\/em> &#8211; Splendour, a collection of books on the Qabalah. See \u201cThe Temple of Solomon the King,\u201d Equinox V.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GLOSSARY ONLY words nowhere explained in the preceding pages are given in this list. Several others, mentioned in passing in the early part of the book, are sufficiently dealt with later on. 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