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Hermetic Library https://hermetic.com/Fri, 27 Sep 2024 04:22:33 +0000 FeedCreator 1.8 https://hermetic.com/\_media/wiki/logo.png Hermetic Library https://hermetic.com/ Five of Disks - created https://hermetic.com/hermeneuticon/five-of-disksthing Five of Disks [Five of Disks in Thoth Tarot] [MidJourney prompt Five of Disks tarot card] [MidJourney prompt Five of Disks tarot card] [MidJourney prompt Five of Disks tarot card] [MidJourney prompt Five of Disks tarot card] [MidJourney prompt Five of Disks tarot card] [MidJourney prompt Five of Disks tarot card] Five of Disks in the Thoth Deck “WORRY FIVE OF DISKS The Number Five, Geburah, in the suit of Earth, shows the disruption of the Elements, just as in the other suits. … librarian@undisclosed.example.com (John Bell) Wed, 25 Sep 2024 13:41:17 +0000 Story Title Index - linko https://hermetic.com/gibbs/nasruddin/story-title-indexStory Title Index 1. Nasruddin Gallops Through the Market 2. Nasruddin Shares the Donkey’s Load 3. Nasruddin’s Donkey Is Missing 4. Why Nasruddin Rides Backwards 5. Nasruddin, His Son, and the Donkey 6. Borrowing Nasruddin’s Donkey 7. Nasruddin's Donkey Crosses the Stream 8. Nasruddin's Saintly Donkey 9. Nasruddin's Flying Donkey 10. Nasruddin Counts the Donkeys 11. Nasruddin Reports a Stolen Donkey 12. The Donkey and The Police-Chief 13. Nasruddin's Bribe 14. The Judge's Brand-New… librarian@undisclosed.example.com (John Bell) Fri, 20 Sep 2024 15:28:04 +0000 Nasruddin and the Baker - created https://hermetic.com/gibbs/nasruddin/nasruddin-and-the-bakerNasruddin and the Baker Nasruddin owed the baker money, so when the baker saw Nasruddin on the street, he said, “Come with me!” and he led Nasruddin into the bakery. “Look!” the baker said, pointing at the account book. “You owe me three silver coins.” librarian@undisclosed.example.com (John Bell) Fri, 20 Sep 2024 15:27:34 +0000 Nasruddin and the Dentist - created https://hermetic.com/gibbs/nasruddin/nasruddin-and-the-dentistNasruddin and the Dentist Nasruddin had been at the dentist all morning, and his wife wondered what was taking so long. Finally, Nasruddin walked through the door, grinning happily, his mouth wide open. His wife gasped in shock. “Nasruddin!” she exclaimed. “What has happened to your teeth?” librarian@undisclosed.example.com (John Bell) Fri, 20 Sep 2024 15:26:21 +0000 Nasruddin and the Wool - created https://hermetic.com/gibbs/nasruddin/nasruddin-and-the-woolNasruddin and the Wool Nasruddin owed his neighbor money. “But don’t worry,” Nasruddin said. “I’ve got a plan!” His neighbor looked doubtful. “Do tell!” he said. “I planted some bramble bushes outside; you probably saw them. And you know how the shepherds drive their flocks down the road on their way to the pasture librarian@undisclosed.example.com (John Bell) Fri, 20 Sep 2024 15:25:24 +0000 Nasruddin’s House With Many Windows - created https://hermetic.com/gibbs/nasruddin/nasruddins-house-with-many-windowsNasruddin’s House With Many Windows Nasruddin had built a new house, and there were many windows, big and small, in every wall. “I’ve never seen a house with so many windows!” said Nasruddin’s neighbor. “That’s my own design,” Nasruddin explained. “This new house has twenty windows! My old house had just one.” librarian@undisclosed.example.com (John Bell) Fri, 20 Sep 2024 15:20:54 +0000 The Warmth of a Candle - created https://hermetic.com/gibbs/nasruddin/the-warmth-of-a-candleThe Warmth of a Candle Nasruddin made a bet with his neighbor. “I’ll stand in the snow with only a blanket for warmth. If I last all night, you feed me; otherwise, I feed you.” Nasruddin stood all night in the snow. “I won!” he shouted. librarian@undisclosed.example.com (John Bell) Fri, 20 Sep 2024 15:19:47 +0000 Tiny Tales of Nasruddin - adding next 5 toc https://hermetic.com/gibbs/nasruddin/indexTiny Tales of Nasruddin [Laura Gibbs' Tiny Tales of Nasruddin at Hermetic Library] Tiny Tales of Nasruddin A book of Two Hundred 100-Word Stories by Laura Gibbs About This BookNasruddin Gallops Through the MarketNasruddin Shares the Donkey’s LoadNasruddin’s Donkey Is MissingWhy Nasruddin Rides BackwardsNasruddin, His Son, and the DonkeyBorrowing Nasruddin’s DonkeyNasruddin’s Donkey Crosses the StreamNasruddin’s Saintly DonkeyNasruddin’s Flying DonkeyNasruddin Counts the DonkeysNasruddin Repo… librarian@undisclosed.example.com (John Bell) Fri, 20 Sep 2024 15:17:27 +0000 Sultan Mahmud and his Servants - created https://hermetic.com/gibbs/sufis/sultan-mahmud-and-his-servantsSultan Mahmud and his Servants The sultan had ten servants, and he wanted to select one as his personal attendant, so he gave each servant a wine- glass. “Throw it to the ground!” he said. All ten did as he commanded. Next, the sultan asked each one. “Why did you break the wine-glass?” librarian@undisclosed.example.com (John Bell) Fri, 20 Sep 2024 15:15:27 +0000 Sultan Mahmud’s Golden Bracelet - created https://hermetic.com/gibbs/sufis/sultan-mahmuds-golden-braceletSultan Mahmud’s Golden Bracelet One night Sultan Mahmud rode out alone and saw a man sifting earth, looking for gold. Around him were heaps of earth that he had already sifted. Mahmud approached quietly, threw a golden bracelet among the heaps of earth, and then rode away. librarian@undisclosed.example.com (John Bell) Fri, 20 Sep 2024 15:14:28 +0000 Abu Said’s Horse - created https://hermetic.com/gibbs/sufis/abu-saids-horseAbu Said’s Horse Bandits attacked Abu Said and his disciples on the road, and they stole Abu Said’s horse. When the bandit chief found out who the horse belonged to, he brought the horse back and apologized. “You are a good man, Abu Said,” he said. “My men acted in ignorance; they did not know you.” librarian@undisclosed.example.com (John Bell) Fri, 20 Sep 2024 15:13:44 +0000 Abu Said and the Bags of Filth - created https://hermetic.com/gibbs/sufis/abu-said-and-the-bags-of-filthAbu Said and the Bags of Filth One night Abu Said and his disciples walked by the waste- dump where cleaners hauled bags of filth from the latrines. “The stench is suffocating!” the disciples said. “We should run away from here as fast as we can.” librarian@undisclosed.example.com (John Bell) Fri, 20 Sep 2024 15:12:05 +0000 Abu Said and the Bucket of Ashes - created https://hermetic.com/gibbs/sufis/abu-said-and-the-bucket-of-ashesAbu Said and the Bucket of Ashes One day as Abu Said and his disciples were walking through the narrow streets of a city, a woman poured out a bucket of cold ashes from her balcony, and the ashes fell on top of Abu Said. His disciples were furious at the woman, but Abu Said only laughed. “Like all sinners, I’m expecting the burning coals of Hell as my eternal punishment,” he said. “So if I suffer only cold ashes like this instead, thanks be to God!” librarian@undisclosed.example.com (John Bell) Fri, 20 Sep 2024 15:11:26 +0000 Tiny Tales from the Sufis - adding next 5 toc https://hermetic.com/gibbs/sufis/indexTiny Tales from the Sufis [Laura Gibbs' Tiny Tales from the Sufis at Hermetic Library] Tiny Tales from the Sufis A book of Two Hundred 100-Word Stories by Laura Gibbs About This BookA Handful of DustNoah and CanaanThe Child in the ShipwreckAbraham in the FireThe Sound of Joseph’s CupPharaoh and the NewbornsMoses and KhidrThe Language of AnimalsMoses and the Bearded DervishMoses and the ShepherdGod Questions MosesMoses Questions GodMoses Seeks Advice from IblisAzrael and King SolomonThe Gnat … librarian@undisclosed.example.com (John Bell) Fri, 20 Sep 2024 15:10:33 +0000 Story Title Index - adding next 5 toc https://hermetic.com/gibbs/sufis/story-title-indexStory Title Index 1. A Handful of Dust 2. Noah and Canaan 3. The Child in the Shipwreck 4. Abraham in the Fire 5. The Sound of Joseph’s Cup 6. Pharaoh and the Newborns 7. Moses and Khidr 8. The Language of Animals 9. Moses and the Bearded Dervish 10. Moses and the Shepherd 11. God Questions Moses 12. Moses Questions God 13. Moses Seeks Advice from Iblis 14. Azrael and King Solomon 15. The Gnat and King Solomon 16. Jesus and the Jug of Water 17. Jesus and the Name of God 18. Jes… librarian@undisclosed.example.com (John Bell) Fri, 20 Sep 2024 15:09:50 +0000 Four of Disks - created https://hermetic.com/hermeneuticon/four-of-disksthing Four of Disks [Four of Disks in Thoth Tarot] [MidJourney prompt Four of Disks tarot card] [MidJourney prompt Four of Disks tarot card] [MidJourney prompt Four of Disks tarot card] [MidJourney prompt Four of Disks tarot card] [MidJourney prompt Four of Disks tarot card] [MidJourney prompt Four of Disks tarot card] Four of Disks in the Thoth Deck “POWER FOUR OF DISKS The Four, Chesed, shows the establishment of the Universe in three dimensions, that is, below the Abyss. The gener… librarian@undisclosed.example.com (John Bell) Wed, 18 Sep 2024 16:43:50 +0000 Pamela Colman Smith - adding img and interpolating opus entry https://hermetic.com/hermeneuticon/pamela-colman-smithPamela Colman Smith [Greater Feast]] of [[Pamela Colman Smith]], died [[September 18]], [[1951]], at Bude, United Kingdom] Pamela Colman Smith, aka Pixie; member of the the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, artist of the Smith-Colman-Waite tarot; also Corinne Pamela Colman Smith, Quod tibi id alliis (whatever you would have done to thee, do unto others), sometimes mis-spelled Pamela Coleman Smith (even by Waite). librarian@undisclosed.example.com (John Bell) Wed, 18 Sep 2024 14:59:50 +0000 Leila Waddell - adding ext ref findagrave https://hermetic.com/hermeneuticon/leila-waddellLeila Waddell [Greater Feast of Leila Waddell, Leila Ida Nerissa Bathurst Waddell, died September 13, 1932 at Darling Point, Sydney, Australia] Leila Waddell, , Leila Ida Nerissa Bathurst Waddell, née Leila Ida Bathurst Waddell; Laylah, “Divine Whore”, “Mother of Heaven”, “Sister Cybele”, “Scarlet Woman”, “Whore of Babylon”, “Soror Agatha”; Scarlet Woman, co-author librarian@undisclosed.example.com (John Bell) Fri, 13 Sep 2024 17:51:25 +0000 The Other Magical Requisites - created https://hermetic.com/norton/classics/goetia/the-other-magical-requisitesThe Other Magical Requisites The other magical requisites are: a sceptre, a sword, a mitre, a cap, a long white robe of linen, and other garments for the purpose; also a girdle of lion’s skin three inches broad, with all the names written about it which be round the outmost part of the Magical Circle. Also perfumes, and a chafing-dish of charcoal kindled to put the fumes on, to smoke or perfume the place appointed for action; also anointing oil to anoint thy temples and thine eyes with; and fai… librarian@undisclosed.example.com (John Bell) Wed, 11 Sep 2024 16:43:54 +0000 The Secret Seal of Solomon - created https://hermetic.com/norton/classics/goetia/the-secret-seal-of-solomonThe Secret Seal of Solomon [Hermetic-Library-Norton-Goetia-the-Secret-Seal-of-Solomon] This is the Form of the Secret Seal of Solomon, wherewith he did bind and seal up the aforesaid Spirits with their legions in the Vessel of Brass. This seal is to be made by one that is clean both inwardly and outwardly, and that hath not defiled himself by any woman in the space of a month, but hath in prayer and fasting desired of God to forgive him all his sins, etc. librarian@undisclosed.example.com (John Bell) Wed, 11 Sep 2024 16:42:06 +0000 The Vessel of Brass - created https://hermetic.com/norton/classics/goetia/the-vessel-of-brassThe Vessel of Brass [Hermetic Library Norton Goetia the Vessel of Brass, figures 158 and 159] This is the Form of the Vessel of Brass wherein King Solomon did shut up the Evil Spirits, etc. (See Figures 158 and 159.) (Somewhat different forms are given in the various codices. The seal in Figure 160 was made in brass to cover this vessel with at the top. This history of the genii shut up in the brazen vessel by King Solomon recalls the story of “The Fisherman and the Jinni” in “The Arabian Nigh… librarian@undisclosed.example.com (John Bell) Wed, 11 Sep 2024 16:33:41 +0000 The Magic Ring or Disc of Solomon - created https://hermetic.com/norton/classics/goetia/the-magic-ring-or-disc-of-solomonThe Magic Ring or Disc of Solomon [Hermetic Library Norton Goetia the Magic Ring or Disc of Solomon] This is the Form of the Magic Ring, or rather Disc, of Solomon, the figure whereof is to be made in gold or silver. It is to be held before the face of the exorcist to preserve him from the stinking sulphurous fumes and flaming breath of the Evil Spirits. librarian@undisclosed.example.com (John Bell) Wed, 11 Sep 2024 16:28:10 +0000 The Hexagram of Solomon - adding figure https://hermetic.com/norton/classics/goetia/the-hexagram-of-solomonThe Hexagram of Solomon This is the Form of the Hexagram of Solomon, the figure whereof is to be made on parchment of a calf’s skin, and worn at the skirt of thy white vestment, and covered with a cloth of fine linen white and pure, the which is to be shown unto the Spirits when they do appear, so that they be compelled to take human shape upon them and be obedient. librarian@undisclosed.example.com (John Bell) Wed, 11 Sep 2024 16:22:37 +0000 The Pentagram of Solomon - created https://hermetic.com/norton/classics/goetia/the-pentagram-of-solomonThe Pentagram of Solomon This is the Form of Pentagram of Solomon, the figure whereof is to be made in Sol or Luna (Gold or Silver), and worn upon thy breast; having the Seal of the Spirit required upon the other side thereof. It is to preserve thee from danger, and also to command the Spirits by. librarian@undisclosed.example.com (John Bell) Wed, 11 Sep 2024 16:21:27 +0000 The Magical Triangle of Solomon - created https://hermetic.com/norton/classics/goetia/the-magical-triangle-of-solomonThe Magical Triangle of Solomon This is the Form of the Magical Triangle, into the which Solomon did command the Evil Spirits. It is to be made at 2 feet distance from the Magical Circle and it is 3 feet across. (See Frontispiece Figure 154.) Note that this triangle is to be placed toward that quarter whereunto the Spirit belongeth. And the base of the triangle is to be nearest unto the Circle, the apex pointing in the direction of the quarter of the Spirit. Observe thou also the Moon in thy wo… librarian@undisclosed.example.com (John Bell) Wed, 11 Sep 2024 16:11:01 +0000 The Magical Circle - created https://hermetic.com/norton/classics/goetia/the-magical-circleThe Magical Circle This is the Form of the Magical Circle of King Solomon, the which he made that he might preserve himself therein from the malice of these Evil Spirits. (See Frontispiece, Figure 153.) This Magical Circle is to be made 9 feet across, and the Divine Names are to be written around it, beginning at librarian@undisclosed.example.com (John Bell) Wed, 11 Sep 2024 16:07:39 +0000 - next section of TOC https://hermetic.com/norton/classics/goetia/sidebar\[The Lesser Key of Solomon Goetia] GoetiaPrefacePreliminary InvocationThe Initiated Interpretation of Ceremonial MagicPreliminary Definition of MagicThe Brief Introductory DescriptionThe Book of Evil SpiritsShemhamphorashObservationsClassics of MagickNorton's ImperiumFormsHermetic Library librarian@undisclosed.example.com (John Bell) Wed, 11 Sep 2024 16:05:11 +0000 Goetia - linking next set of TOC https://hermetic.com/norton/classics/goetia/indexGoetia The Lesser Key of Solomon GOETIA Compiled and Translated By S.L. “ MacGregor” Mathers Editing and Additional Material By Aleister Crowley PrefacePreliminary InvocationThe Initiated Interpretation of Ceremonial MagicPreliminary Definition of MagicThe Brief Introductory DescriptionThe Book of Evil SpiritsShemhamphorashBaelAgaresVassagoSamiginaGamiginMarbasValeforAmonBarbatosPaimonBuerGusionSitriBelethLerajeLeraikhaEligosZeparBotisBathinSallosPursonMaraxIposAimNaberiusGlasya-LabolasB… librarian@undisclosed.example.com (John Bell) Wed, 11 Sep 2024 16:04:24 +0000 Classified List of the 72 Chief Spirits of the Goetia, According to Respective Rank - created https://hermetic.com/norton/classics/goetia/classified-list-of-the-72-chief-spirits-of-the-goetia-according-to-respective-rankClassified List of the 72 Chief Spirits of the Goetia, According to Respective Rank (Seal in Gold.) KINGS. - (1.) Bael; (9.) Paimon; (13.) Beleth; (20.) Purson; (32.) Asmoday; (45.) Vine; (51.) Balam; (61.) Zagan; (68.) Belial. (Seal in Copper.) DUKES. - (2.) Agares; (6.) Valefor; (8.) Barbatos; (11.) Gusion; (15.) Eligos; (16.) Zepar; (18.) Bathim; (19.) Sallos; (23.) Aim; (26.) Bune; (28.) Berith; (29.) Astaroth; (41.) Focalor; (42.) Vepar; (47.) Vual; (49.) Crocell; (52.) Alloces; (54.) Mur… librarian@undisclosed.example.com (John Bell) Wed, 11 Sep 2024 16:04:08 +0000 Observations - created https://hermetic.com/norton/classics/goetia/observationsObservations First, thou shalt know and observe the Moon’s Age for thy working. The best days be when the Moon Luna is 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, or 14 days old, as Solomon saith; and no other days be profitable. The Seals of the 72 Kings are to be made in Metals. The Chief Kings’ in Sol (Gold); Marquises’ in Luna (Silver); Dukes’ in Venus (Copper); Prelacies’ in Jupiter (Tin); Knights’ in Saturn (Lead); Presidents’ in Mercury (Mercury); Earls’ in Venus (Copper), and Luna (Silver), alike equal, etc. T… librarian@undisclosed.example.com (John Bell) Wed, 11 Sep 2024 15:56:58 +0000