The Voice of Tahuti, 8th Installment

The Ritual
Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram
Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Hexagram
1st Enochian Key
Ritual Israfel
(reception)
Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Hexagram
Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram


The Voice
My shrine stands inviolate at the center of the earth. Let the Light break through and illuminate it; let the shrine be housed in the Foundation, with its base in the strength of the dark earth.

Let the Child go forth victorious, that the Word may be given to all that seek it.

The speech is sacred, but all secrets will be known. Mystery is known only to those that already behold its Light. Revealed in the clear light, the secrets will remain inviolate. So shall the Word be known.

Yet there is a Word not known, none will know it. Let this be the basis of all Mystery and Truth. It will be as virgin, untouched by the mind. By what light will the source of Light be revealed? This is the secret fire which is the basis of all Truth. There is a sign by which it will be known, but who gives the sign? Do not seek it. Let Mystery be mystery.

The shrine is guarded by its own Light, it is unassailable. Does a shadow touch the sun? All shadows pass, the light endures.

Let the Word be given equally to all – hold back nothing. Learn the subtle arts of speech and writing. Every weapon in your arsenal will be used in its time and place. Let the child grow wise by skill and cunning.

The Word will be delivered in some ways secret and in some ways known. Learn the measure and merit of each, but proceed from the inmost. Does speech arise from the tongue or from a place more subtle? Let the tongue be skilled in all the parts of speech, though it will never know the source of speech.

So will Wisdom be known to all, its source to none. Even the inmost won’t know it, though it will know all things. Let it be thus, and Understand. Understand, and you will not desire to know. The balance between Wisdom and Understanding is maintained by the child in the bringing forth of the Word. Truth is in the doing, not the knowing.


The Comment
let the shrine be housed in the Foundation...
As noted in the 5th installment, the Word, the most pure expression of the inmost Self from which all other parts of the self arise, must descend into the deepest level of the lower unconscious. This builds a bridge from the highest to the lowest, with the result that both extremes of the self find the Word, True Will, as their Mecca. That which lies between is like the string which vibrates according to its tuning.

Mystery is known only to those that already behold its Light.
In general terms, knowledge of the soul can only be conveyed to those that already have knowledge of the soul. The true secrets of the Mysteries are conveyed in the language of the birds, which confounds the rational mind. (I think the common phrase is "Protect the secrets by revealing them openly.")

In terms of True Will, which is the means of service, each will be served according to their needs. The Word reverberates on all planes, at all levels of being. One Word serves both the soul and the body, but each according to the nature of their plane of existence. This is useful information for people who think that their True Will must be high and lofty and spiritual and has nothing to do with the practicalities of day to day living (or vice-versa). True Will exists on all planes - why would it not serve on all planes equally? Those who aren't awake to the subtler planes can still be served on the material.

Yet there is a Word not known, none will know it.
There is a level of existence that can't be known (where there is only singularity, there's not room for both the knower and the known; by analogy, you can't look directly upon your own face). On a more practical level, I think this points out that the mind will never be able to fully grasp the source of True Will. Instead of spending your time trying to know, simply do.

There is a sign by which it will be known, but who gives the sign? Do not seek it. Let Mystery be mystery.
There is a great joy to be found in this instruction.

The shrine is guarded by its own Light, it is unassailable. Does a shadow touch the sun? All shadows pass, the light endures.
People will misunderstand the expression of your Will - but who cares? That doesn't affect the Will at all.

Learn the subtle arts of speech and writing. Every weapon in your arsenal will be used in its time and place.
Develop all parts of the self. Go out into the world and learn by experience, also learn of the subtle worlds through meditation. Every part of the self will be of use in the expression of the Will.

The Word will be delivered in some ways secret and in some ways known.
Some acts of True Will take place in the outer world, some on the inner planes.

Learn the measure and merit of each, but proceed from the inmost.
Learn how to work in both (or more properly, all) worlds. The Neschamah will tell you when to work in each.

Let the tongue be skilled in all the parts of speech, though it will never know the source of speech.
Self explanatory. Especially in light of the above.

The final paragraph summarizes the entire message, remembering that the child is born from the marriage of the eternal and the temporal, the highest and the lowest, and thus partakes of both natures.