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Liber NV
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Sub Figvra XI
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ooo. This is the Book of the Cult of the Infinite Without.
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oo. The Aspirant is Hadit. Nuit is the infinite espansion
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of the Rose; Hadit is the infinite concentration of the Rood
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(Instruction of V.V.V.V.V.).
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o. First let the Aspirant learn in his heart the
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First Chapter of THE BOOK OF THE LAW (Instruction of V.V.V.V.V).
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1. Worship, i.e. identify thyself with, the Khabs, the
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secret Light within the Heart. Within this again, unextended,
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is Hadit.
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This is the first practice of the Meditation (ccxx,I:6 and 21).
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2. Adore and understand the Rim of the Stele of Revealing.
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Above, the gemmed azure is
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The naked splendor of Nuit;
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She bends in ecstasy to kiss
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The secret ardours of Hadit
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This is the first practice of Intelligence (ccxx, I:14).
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3. Avoid any act of choice or discrimination.
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This is the first practice of Ethics (ccxx, I:22).
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4. Consider the six and fifty that 50/6=0.12.
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o the circumference Nuit.
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. the center, Hadit.
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1 the unity proceeding, Ra-Hoor-Khuit.
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2 the world of illusion.
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Nuit thus comprehends All in None.
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Also 50+6=56=5+6=11, the key to all Rituals.
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And 50X6=300, the Spirit of the Child within.
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(Note NFic=72, the Shemhamphorash and the
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Quinaries of the Zodiac, etc.)
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This is the second practice of Intelligence (ccxx,I:24,25).
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5. The Result of this Practice is the Consciousness of
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the Continuity of Existence, the Omnipresence of the
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Body of Nuit.
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In other words, the Aspirant is conscious only of the
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Infinte Universe as a single Being.
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This is the first Indication of the Nature of the Result
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(ccxx,I:26).
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6. Meditate upon Nuit as the Continuous One Resolved
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into None and Two as the phases of her being.
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This is the second practice of Meditation (ccxx,I:27).
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7. Meditate upon the facts of Samadhi on all planes
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the liberation of heat in chemistry, joy in natural history,
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Ananda in religion, when two things join to lose themselves
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in a third.
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This is the third practice of Meditation (ccxx, I:28,29,30).
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8. Let the Aspirant pay utmost reverence to the
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Authority of the A.*.A.*. and follow Its instructions,
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and let him swear a great Oath of Devotion unto Nuit.
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This is the second practice of Ethics (ccxx, I:32).
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9. Let the Aspirant beware the slightest exercvise of
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his will against another being. Thus, lying is a better
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posture than sitting or standing, as it opposes less resistance
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to gravitation. Yet his first duty is to the force nearest
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and most potent; e.g. he may rise to greet a friend.
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This is the third practice of Ethics (ccxx, I:41).
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10. Let the Aspirant exercise his will without the least
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consideration for any other being. This direction cannot be
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understood, much less accomplished, until the previous
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practice has been perfected.
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This is the fourth practice of Ethics (ccxx, I:42,43,44).
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11. Let the Aspirant comprehend that these two practices
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are identical.
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This is the third practice of Intelligence (ccxx, I:45).
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12. Let the Aspirant live the Life Beautiful and Pleasant.
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For this freedom hath he won. But let each act, especially
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of love, be devoted wholly to his true mistress,
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Nuit.
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This is the fifth practice of Ethics (ccxx, I:51,52,61,63).
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13. Let the Aspirant yearn toward Nuit under the stars
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of Night, with a love directed by his Magical Will, not
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merely proceeding from the heart.
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This is the first practice of Magick Art (ccxx, I:57).
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14. The Result of this Practice in the subsequent life
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of the Aspirant is to fill him with unimaginable joys: to
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give him certainty concerning the nature of the phenomenon
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called death, to give him peace unalterable, rest, and
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ecstasy.
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This is the second Indication of the Nature of the Result
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(ccxx, I:58).
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15. Let the Aspirant prepare a perfume of resinous
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woods and gums, according to his inspiration.
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This is the second practice of Magick Art (ccxx, I:59).
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16. Let the Aspirant prepare a Pantacle, as follows.
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Inscribe a circle within a Pentagram, upon a ground
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square or of such other convenient shape as he may
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choose. Let the circle be of scarlet, the Pentagram black, the
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ground royal blue studded with golden stars.
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Within the circle, at its centre, shall be painted a sigil
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that shall be revealed to the Aspirant by Nuit herself.
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And this Pentacle shall serve for a Telesmantic Image, or
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as an Eidolon, or as a Focus for the mind.
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This is the third practice of Magick Art (ccxx, I:60).
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17. Let the Aspirant find a lonely place, if possible a
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place in the Desert of Sand, or if not, a place unfrequented,
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and without objects to disturb the view. Such are moorlands,
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fens, the open sea, broad rivers, and open fields.
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Also, and especially, the summits of mountains.
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There let him invoke the Goddess as he hath Wisdom
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and Understanding so to do. But let this Invocation be
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that of a pure heart, i.e., a heart wholly devoted to Her,
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and let him remember that it is Hadit Himself in the most
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secret place thereof that invoketh. Then let this serpent
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Hadit burst into flame.
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This is the fourth practice of Magick Art (ccxx, I:61).
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18. Then shall the Aspirant come a little to lie in Her
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bosom.
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This is the third Indication of the Nature of the Result
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(ccxx, I:61).
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19. Let the Aspirant stand upon the edge of a precipice
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in act or in imagination. And let him imagine and suffer
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the fear of falling.
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Next let him imagine with this aid that the Earth is
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falling, and he with it, or he from it; and considering the
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infinity of space, let him excite the fear within him to the
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point of ecstasy, so that the most dreadful dream of
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falling that he hath ever suffered be as nothing in comparison.
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This is the forth practice of Meditation (Instruction of
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V.V.V.V.V.).
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20. Thus having understood the nature of this Third
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Indication, let him in his Magick Rite fall from himself
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into Nuit, or expand into Her, as his imagination may
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compel him.
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And at that moment, desiring earnestly the Kiss of
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Nuit, let him give one particle of dust, i.e., let Hadit give
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himself up utterly to Her.
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This is the fifth practice of Magick Art (ccxx, I:61).
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21. Then shall he lose all in that hour.
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This is the fourth Indication of the Nature of the Result.
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(ccxx, I:61).
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22. Let the Aspirant prepare a lovesong of rapture unto
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the Goddess, or let him be inspired by Her unto this.
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This is the sixth practice of Magick Art (ccxx, I:63).
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23. Let the Aspirant be clad in a single robe. An
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"abbai" of scarlet wrought with gold is most suitable.
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This is the seventh practice of Magick Art (ccxx, I:61).
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24. Let the Aspirant wear a rich head-dress. A crown
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of gold adorned with sapphires or diamonds with a royal
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blue cap of maintenance, or nemmes, is most suitable.
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This is the eighth practice of Magick Art (ccxx, I:61).
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25. Let the Aspirant wear many jewels such as he may
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possess.
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This is the ninth practice of Magick Art (ccxx, I:61).
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26. Let the Aspirant prepare an Elixir or libation as he
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may have wit to do.
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This is the tenth practice of Magick Art (ccxx, I:63).
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27. Let the Aspirant invoke, lying supine, his robe
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spread out as it were a carpet.
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This is the eleventh practice of Magick Art (Instruction
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of V.V.V.V.V.).
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28. Summary. Preliminaries.
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These are the necessary possessions.
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1. The Crown or head-dress.
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2. The Jewels.
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3. The Pantacle.
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4. The Robe.
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5. The Song or Incantation.
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6. The Place of Invocation.
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7. The Perfume.
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8. The Elixir.
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29. Summary continued. Preliminaries.
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These are the necessary comprehensions.
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1. The Natures of Nuit and Hadit, and their
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relation.
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2. The Mystery of the Individual Will.
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30. Summary continued. Preliminaries.
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These are the meditations necessary to be accomplished.
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1. The discovery of Hadit in the Aspirant, and
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identification with Him.
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2. The Continuous One.
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3. The Value of the Equation n + (-n).
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4. Cremnophobia.
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31. Summary continued. Preliminaries.
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These are the Ethical Practices to be accomplished.
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1. Assertion of the Kether-point-of-view.
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2. Reverence to the Order.
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3. Abolition of human will.
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4. Exercise of true will.
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5. Devotion to Nuit throughout a beautified life.
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32. Summary continued. The Actual Rite.
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1. Retire to desert with crown and other
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insignia and implements.
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2. Burn perfume.
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3. Chant incantation.
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4. Drink unto Nuit the Elixir.
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5. Lying supine, with eyes fixed on the stars,
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practice the sensation of falling into nothingness.
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6. Being actually within the bosom of Nuit, let
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Hadit surrender Himself.
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33. Summary concluded. The Results.
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1. Expansion of consciousness to that of the
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Infinte.
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2. "Loss of all" the highest mystical attainment.
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3. True Wisdom and perfect Happiness.
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