116. So now, if thou minglest with this water or powder some good treacle or the like, which holdeth captive the rising up and the power of the wrath in the astral birth, and givest it to the sick party or patient in a little warm drink, be it beer or wine, then operateth the innermost and hidden birth of the thing which, through its outermost dead birth, hath caused the disease in man. 117. For when it is put into warm liquor, then the life in the thing becometh rising, and would fain raise itself, and be kindled in the light; but it cannot, because of the wrath, which is opposite to it in the astral birth or geniture. 118. But it can do thus much, viz. it can take away the disease from a man; for the astral life riseth up through death, and taketh away the power from the sting of death: And so when that hath gotten the victory, then the party becometh sound again. 119. Thus thou seest how the power or virtue of the Word and eternal life in the earth, and in its children, lieth hidden in the centre in death, and springeth up through death, incomprehensibly as to the death, and continually travaileth in anguish to the birth of the light, and yet cannot flourish or bud, till the death be severed from it. 120. But it hath its life in its seat, and that cannot be taken from it, but death hangeth to it in the outermost birth or geniture, as also the wrath in death; for the wrath is the life of death and of the devil; and in the wrath standeth also the corporeal being, or the bodies of the devils, but the dead birth or geniture is their eternal dwellinghouse. The Depth in the Circle of the Birth or Geniture.
Now one might ask, What manner of substance hath it, or what is the condition thereof, that the astral birth of the earth did begin its qualifying, operating and generating one day sooner than the astral in the deep above the earth; seeing the fire in the deep above the earth is much sharper and easier to be kindled, than the fire in the earth; and seeing also that the earth must be kindled by the fire in the deep above the earth, else it can bear no fruit? Answer. 121. Behold, thou understanding spirit: The spirit speaketh to thee, and not to the dead spirit of the flesh: Open wide the door of thy astral birth, and elevate that one part of the astral birth in the light, and let the other in the wrath stand still, and take heed also that thy animated or soulish spirit do wholly unite with the light. 122. So when thou standest in such a form, then thou art as heaven and earth are, or as the whole Deity is with its births or genitures in this world. 123. But now if thou art not thus, then thou art blind herein, though thou were the wittiest and wisest doctor that ever could be found in the world. 124. But if thou art thus, then raise up thy spirit and see: through thy astrological art, thy deep sense and thy measuring of circles thou canst not apprehend it; it must be born IN THEE, else thou gettest neither grace nor art. 125. If the eyes of thy spirit are to stand open, then thou must generate thus, else thy comprehensibility is a foolish virgin, and it befalls thee, as if a limner* should offer to pourtray the Deity on a table, and tell thee, It is made right, the Deity is just so.
* "limner" (Mahler [Maler]), a painter. 126. Then the believer and the limner are both alike, both of them see nothing but wood and colours only, and the one, blind, leadeth the other: Surely thou art not to fight there with beasts, but with gods. Now observe: 127. When the whole Deity in this world moved itself to the creation, then, not only the one part did move, and the other rest, but all stood jointly in the mobility, even the whole deep, so far as lord Lucifer was king, and so far as the place of his kingdom reached, and so far as the Salitter in the wrathfire was kindled. 128. The motion of the three births lasted the length of six days and nights, wherein all the seven spirits of God stood in a full moving birth or geniture, as also the heart of the spirits; and the Salitter of the earth turned about in that while six times in the great wheel; which wheel is the seven qualifying or fountain spirits of God. At each turning about or diurnal revolution there was generated a several special work or production, according to the innate, instant qualifying or fountain spirits. 129. For the first qualifying or fountain spirit is the astringent, cold, sharp and hard birth or geniture, and that belongeth to the first day; in the astral birth or geniture the astrologers call it the Saturnine, which was performed on the first day. For therein the hard, dry, sharp earth and stones came to be, and were incorporated or compacted together; moreover, then also was generated the strong firmament of heaven, and the heart of the seven spirits of God stood hidden in the hard sharpness.
116. So now, if you minglest with this water or powder some good treacle or the like, which holds captive the rising up and the power of the wrath in the astral birth, and givest it to the sick party or patient in a little warm drink, be it beer or wine, then operats the innermost and hidden birth of the thing which, through its outermost dead birth, has caused the disease in man. 117. For when it is put into warm liquor, then the life in the thing becomes rising, and would fain raise itself, and be kindled in the light; but it cannot, because of the wrath, which is opposite to it in the astral birth or geniture. 118. But it can do thus much, viz. it can take away the disease from a man; for the astral life rises up through death, and takes away the power from the sting of death: And so when that has gotten the victory, then the party becomes sound again. 119. Thus you seest how the power or virtue of the Word and eternal life in the earth, and in its children, lies hidden in the centre in death, and springs up through death, incomprehensibly as to the death, and continually travails in anguish to the birth of the light, and yet cannot flourish or bud, till the death be severed from it. 120. But it has its life in its seat, and that cannot be taken from it, but death hangs to it in the outermost birth or geniture, as also the wrath in death; for the wrath is the life of death and of the devil; and in the wrath stands also the corporeal being, or the bodies of the devils, but the dead birth or geniture is their eternal dwellinghouse. The Depth in the Circle of the Birth or Geniture.
Now one might ask, What manner of substance has it, or what is the condition thereof, that the astral birth of the earth did begin its qualifying, operating and generating one day sooner than the astral in the deep above the earth; seeing the fire in the deep above the earth is much sharper and easier to be kindled, than the fire in the earth; and seeing also that the earth must be kindled by the fire in the deep above the earth, else it can bear no fruit? Answer. 121. Behold, you understanding spirit: The spirit speaks to you, and not to the dead spirit of the flesh: Open wide the door of your astral birth, and elevate that one part of the astral birth in the light, and let the other in the wrath stand still, and take heed also that your animated or soulish spirit do wholly unite with the light. 122. So when you stand in such a form, then you are as heaven and earth are, or as the whole Deity is with its births or genitures in this world. 123. But now if you are not thus, then you are blind herein, though you were the wittiest and wisest doctor that ever could be found in the world. 124. But if you are thus, then raise up your spirit and see: through your astrological art, your deep sense and your measuring of circles you can not apprehend it; it must be born IN THEE, else you gettest neither grace nor art. 125. If the eyes of your spirit are to stand open, then you must generate thus, else your comprehensibility is a foolish virgin, and it befalls you, as if a limner* should offer to pourtray the Deity on a table, and tell you, It is made right, the Deity is just so.
* "limner" (Mahler [Maler]), a painter. 126. Then the believer and the limner are both alike, both of them see nothing but wood and colours only, and the one, blind, leads the other: Surely you are not to fight there with beasts, but with gods. Now observe: 127. When the whole Deity in this world moved itself to the creation, then, not only the one part did move, and the other rest, but all stood jointly in the mobility, even the whole deep, so far as lord Lucifer was king, and so far as the place of his kingdom reached, and so far as the Salitter in the wrathfire was kindled. 128. The motion of the three births lasted the length of six days and nights, wherein all the seven spirits of God stood in a full moving birth or geniture, as also the heart of the spirits; and the Salitter of the earth turned about in that while six times in the great wheel; which wheel is the seven qualifying or fountain spirits of God. At each turning about or diurnal revolution there was generated a several special work or production, according to the innate, instant qualifying or fountain spirits. 129. For the first qualifying or fountain spirit is the astringent, cold, sharp and hard birth or geniture, and that belongs to the first day; in the astral birth or geniture the astrologers call it the Saturnine, which was performed on the first day. For therein the hard, dry, sharp earth and stones came to be, and were incorporated or compacted together; moreover, then also was generated the strong firmament of heaven, and the heart of the seven spirits of God stood hidden in the hard sharpness.
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