In an astral vision, while skrying the 19th Enochian Aethyr, which is called POP, I received the following instructions from the God with the head of the goat:
120 are the secrets of the art by which
you may perfect your love. Explore the bright stars in the heavens, learn from
them their secret names, their great Wisdom. Gain from them the secret keys by
which the 120 doors to the bridal chamber may be unlocked, learn from them the
means by which to perfect your Union with the Beloved. Let this knowledge be
given unto all!
Now,
120 is the sum of every number from the first to the fifteenth, and 15 is the
number of the Path of Ayin, which is attributed to Baphomet.
15
is also the number of Behenian, or root, stars, being the fixed stars which are
the roots of the 7 wandering stars, according to the Sabians of Harran who
attribute this knowledge to Thice Great Hermes.
The
last of the Behenian stars, the fifteenth, is called Deneb Algedi, which is
found in the constellation of Capricorn and which is attributed to Pan, who
also is associated (loosely) with the path of Ayin and with Baphomet.
120
is written upon the door of the Vault of Father C.R. (this door being attributed
to Venus, or love): “Post CXX Annos Patebo”, or “After 120 years, I will open”.
The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn uses the structure of the Vault in their
Adeptus Minor initiation, which is attributed to Tiphareth.
120
is also the value of the letter Samekh, spelled out in full: “Samekh Mem Kaph”.
Samekh is attributed to the path which leads from Yesod to Tiphareth, or the moon
to the sun.
Further,
120 is the sum of the multiplication of the numbers 15 and 8. The latter number
is attributed to the Sephira Hod, which is also attributed to Mercury, which is
called, in Hebrew, ‘Kokab’. Kokab also means, literally, ‘star’.
15
is also the enumeration of Yod Heh, which is the Divine Name of the Sephira
Chokmah, which is itself attributed to Mazloth, the Zodiacal belt or realm of
the fixed stars.
These
correspondences occurred to me in the weeks following the vision. Immediately I
set out to explore the natures of the Behenian Stars, using all of the
techniques that I had learned in my 15 years of magical practice.
The Behenian Stars as the 15 Aspects of
the Divine Beloved
The
15 Behenian stars may be used to help unlock the secrets whereby the
consummation of the marriage of Heaven and Earth may be made perfect. The
attributes of each are shown, in brief, below (with more to follow regarding the nature of each particular star).
In
Algol your beloved is Mystery of Mystery. Truth unutterable, unknowable,
unnamable, appearing as darkness and abomination to the reason.
In
Pleiades does your beloved reside in the Invisible Light, beyond the known and
the unknown. Your beloved is the Light which is unseen, from which the visible
Light arises.
In
Aldebaran is your beloved at last comprehended as a blinding Light, mighty and
noble, the first and the leader of Lights.
In
Capella is your beloved that Truth beyond truth, which includes all things so
ever, and nothing. Your beloved is beyond all concepts of truth and falsehood.
In
Sirius does your beloved appear as perfect purity, ever Virgin. All substance
has its origin in your beloved, whose Virginity cannot be lost.
In
Procyon does your beloved appear as perpetual wakefulness, the eternal Light of
awareness.
In
Regulus is found the commanding Voice of your beloved, establishing law absolute.
In
Alkaid does your beloved ordain your spiritual destiny, setting in motion the
course of your incarnations.
In
Gienah does your beloved descend into the basest of hells, redeeming all
therein. In Gienah also does your beloved upraise your point of view, allowing
you to transcend the limitations of illusion.
In
Spica does your beloved bathe your soul in the waters of Life that it may be made
fruitful.
In
Arcturus does your beloved keep sacred the inmost Mysteries, ever protecting
the Holy Light from profanation.
In
Alphecca does your beloved reside in perfect silence and stillness, the Light
of the Star Eternal.
In
Antares is your beloved the Destroyer, the bringer of Death and the revealer of
the Core of your Being.
In
Vega does your beloved reside in perfect Bliss, free from attachment or need.
In
Deneb Algedi does your beloved inspire your soul with the fires of Genius. From
your beloved comes the cosmic order, the Word of Perfection made manifest, encompassing the highest to the lowest.
