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LIBER TRIGRAMMATON

SUB FIGURÂ XXVII

Being the Book of the Trigrams of the Mutations of the Tao with the Yin and the Yang

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     Here is Nothing under its three forms.  It is not, yet informeth all things.

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     Now cometh the glory of the Single One, as an imperfection and stain.

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     But by the Weak One the Mother was it equilibrated.

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     Also the purity was divided by Strength, the force of the Demiurge.

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     And the Cross was formulated in the Universe that as yet was not.

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     But now the Imperfection became manifest, presiding over the fading of perfection.

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     Also the Woman arose, and veiled the Upper Heaven with her body of stars.

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     Now then a giant arose, of terrible strength; and asserted the Spirit in a secret rite.

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     And the Master of the Temple balancing all things arose; his stature was above the Heaven and below Earth and Hell.

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     Against him the Brothers of the Left—hand Path, confusing the symbols.  They concealed their horror [in this symbol]; for in truth they were

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     The master flamed forth as a star and set a guard of Water in every Abyss.

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     Also certain secret ones concealed the Light of Purity in themselves, protecting it from the Persecutions.

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     Likewise also did certain sons and daughters of Hermes and of Aphrodite, more openly

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     But the Enemy confused them.  They pretended to conceal that Light, that they might betray it, and profane it.

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     Yet certain holy nuns concealed the secret in songs upon the lyre.

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     Now did the Horror of Time pervert all things, hiding the Purity with a loathsome thing, a thing unnameable.

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     Yea, and there arose sensualists upon the firmament, as a foul stain of storm upon the sky.

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     And the Black Brothers raised their heads; yea, they unveiled themselves without shame or fear.

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     Also there rose up a soul of filth and of weakness, and it corrupted all the rule of the Tao.

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     Then only was Heaven established to bear sway; for only in the lowest corruption is form manifest.

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     Also did Heaven manifest in violent light,

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     And in soft light.

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     Then were the waters gathered together from the heaven,

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     And a crust of earth concealed the core of flame.

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     Around the globe gathered the wide air,

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     And men began to light fires upon the earth.

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     Therefore was the end of it sorrow; yet in that sorrow a sixfold star of glory whereby they might see to return unto the stainless Abode; yea, unto the Stainless Abode.