The Corpus Hermeticum

translated by G.R.S. Mead

III. The Sacred Sermon

Pure Rays of Light Meditation

In pure rays of light

Gleams the Godhood of the world!

In pure love towards all that is

Radiates the godliness of my soul.

I rest in the Godhood of the world.

I shall find myself

Within the Godhood of the world.…

Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906)

              We Wear the Mask

    WE wear the mask that grins and lies, 

    It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes,— 

    This debt we pay to human guile; 

    With torn and bleeding hearts we smile, 

    And mouth with myriad subtleties.

    Why should the world be over-wise, 

    In counting all our tears and sighs? 

    Nay, let them…

Ace of Wands 

Arrien-The Torch of Fire. A deep spiritual desire and opportunity for self-discovery and self-realization that the individual has to draw upon for a year's time.

Cowie-New Idea. Having a new thought.

Crowley-The Root of the…