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1Note: Cassiel is the usual name given to the Saturnine principle. The Abbot Trithemius calls it Orifiel, as do several other writers. Hence, it is well to note, that many names are used Kabbalistically; each name expressing the nature, or qualities, symbolically, by the different Hebrew characters of which it is composed, each different name belonging to the same state or intelligence; denoting different aspects of its power or influence. All the active Principles, or positive angelic Intelligences, as a rule terminate with El, while the negative or evil powers terminate with On; one is solar, the other is lunar. This hint will be sufficient for the student of the Occult, who must ever remember that he must not measure good and evil by any modem conception of these terms. Every power of Nature, whether it be an intelligent, or a non-intelligent power, is ever striving to obtain an equilibrium; that which we call evil is but a more intense expression of that which we call good; for instance. Pride, Love, Ambition, love of Self and Combativeness, are good, when combined in their true proportion, and any human being without any one of these, would be imperfect; but, carry one or two of these, otherwise good qualities, to a great extreme, and we should witness the greatest evil results. Then remember the Hermetic Law; “As it is below, so it is above, as on the Earth, so in the sky."
2A brief glance into past History will be instructive to the student of Psychology, and to enable him to do this, and assist his researches, we supply the following correct data terminating a Sub-Solar Cycle with Michael receiving the Government of the world in the begin¬ ning of the year 1881, (see note below) when the sub-races of the West reach the Equator of Human progress, and carrying our re¬ searches forward from this date up to the culminating point of the arc; from which point Western Races descend the descending Cycle, and once more relapse into ignorance. Note: The student must bear in mind that there are three different kinds of Cycles spoken of in La Clef. The first are Solar Cycles. Thus, 25,920 years form the Great Solar Cycle, and is the period of the Sun passing through the twelve signs of the Zodiac, and, consequently, completing one revolution of his orbit, round his iy Google 112 THE LIGHT OF EGYPT
3center; but 2,160 years is a sub-cycle, a twelfth part of the Great Cycle, and the period of the Sim passing through one sign of the Zodiac and equal to 30 degrees of space. When the Sun has passed thro one sign he has completed one sub-cycle, and the new sub-cycle dates from his entry into a fresh sign. For example, the Sun, at the end of the year 1880 A.D., left the sign Pisces and entered Aquarius. (It must be borne in mind that the Sim’s motion thro space is exactly the reverse of the natural order of the Zodiacal signs, as from Aries to Taurus, etc.) From this it will be seen that the Sun in 1881 began a new sub-cycle, and that the order of succession of the Seven Governors is such that Michael governs the first term of each sign, so that by the time Michael’s rule works round again the Sun will be entering Capricorn, etc. The second kind of Cycle is the period of the Seven Governors, which, although of exactly the same duration as the Solar sub-cycle of 2,160 years, yet it is not measured by signs or constellations, and, consequently, neither begins nor terminates with the sub-cycle, but is measured thus; From the commencement of Cassiel’s rule to the termination of Gabriel’s is one complete period or Cycle.
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
1Note: Cassiel is the usual name given to the Saturnine principle. The Abbot Trithemius calls it Orifiel, as do several other writers. Hence, it is well to note, that many names are used Kabbalistically; each name expressing the nature, or qualities, symbolically, by the different Hebrew characters of which it is composed, each different name belonging to the same state or intelligence; denoting different aspects of its power or influence. All the active Principles, or positive angelic Intelligences, as a rule terminate with El, while the negative or evil powers terminate with On; one is solar, the other is lunar. This hint will be sufficient for the student of the Occult, who must ever remember that he must not measure good and evil by any modem conception of these terms. Every power of Nature, whether it be an intelligent, or a non-intelligent power, is ever striving to obtain an equilibrium; that which we call evil is but a more intense expression of that which we call good; for instance. Pride, Love, Ambition, love of Self and Combativeness, are good, when combined in their true proportion, and any human being without any one of these, would be imperfect; but, carry one or two of these, otherwise good qualities, to a great extreme, and we should witness the greatest evil results. Then remember the Hermetic Law; “As it is below, so it is above, as on the Earth, so in the sky."
2A brief glance into past History will be instructive to the student of Psychology, and to enable him to do this, and assist his researches, we supply the following correct data terminating a Sub-Solar Cycle with Michael receiving the Government of the world in the begin¬ ning of the year 1881, (see note below) when the sub-races of the West reach the Equator of Human progress, and carrying our re¬ searches forward from this date up to the culminating point of the arc; from which point Western Races descend the descending Cycle, and once more relapse into ignorance. Note: The student must bear in mind that there are three different kinds of Cycles spoken of in La Clef. The first are Solar Cycles. Thus, 25,920 years form the Great Solar Cycle, and is the period of the Sun passing through the twelve signs of the Zodiac, and, consequently, completing one revolution of his orbit, round his iy Google 112 THE LIGHT OF EGYPT
3center; but 2,160 years is a sub-cycle, a twelfth part of the Great Cycle, and the period of the Sim passing through one sign of the Zodiac and equal to 30 degrees of space. When the Sun has passed thro one sign he has completed one sub-cycle, and the new sub-cycle dates from his entry into a fresh sign. For example, the Sun, at the end of the year 1880 A.D., left the sign Pisces and entered Aquarius. (It must be borne in mind that the Sim’s motion thro space is exactly the reverse of the natural order of the Zodiacal signs, as from Aries to Taurus, etc.) From this it will be seen that the Sun in 1881 began a new sub-cycle, and that the order of succession of the Seven Governors is such that Michael governs the first term of each sign, so that by the time Michael’s rule works round again the Sun will be entering Capricorn, etc. The second kind of Cycle is the period of the Seven Governors, which, although of exactly the same duration as the Solar sub-cycle of 2,160 years, yet it is not measured by signs or constellations, and, consequently, neither begins nor terminates with the sub-cycle, but is measured thus; From the commencement of Cassiel’s rule to the termination of Gabriel’s is one complete period or Cycle.
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
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