The Fifteen Behenian Stars: Vega

Vega is found in the constellation of Lyra, the Lyre of Orpheus.

The magical image of Vega is a Traveller and a Vulture.


The Voice of Vega

I am the Justified One. My essence puts all things aright and in right proportion. I hold all things in balance with perfect precision – it is easy!

I am the Light of pure Joy, of Virtue and of Justice. Take your pleasure in all things.

I give abundance and fruitfulness, but always in perfect measure. I take away all burden, and give what is needed. I regulate all things according to their need.

Reduce your needs to those of a traveler, and take your joy in the traveling. I will simplify your needs in every place. Travel lightly! But do travel. Be ever at rest in constant motion.

Embrace that simplicity which you know in the inmost heart – let go all else! It is not needed. With my wings spread out in equal measure does the very air hold me aloft, and I ascend with little effort. Release all effort! Let your heart ascend by its own nature unto the heights of the heavens!

Know your True Name and do not forget it! All things will be measured by that Name.

The Fifteen Behenian Stars: Antares

The royal star Antares is found in the heart of the Scorpion.

The magical image of Antares is an Armed Man in a Coat of Mail, and a Scorpion.

The Voice of Antares

I penetrate into the core of every being. I am the seed of every heart, and the secret fire which causes that seed to grow.

I show a face of wrath and destruction to those who cling to the outer, but I preserve the essential core of every being.

I am corrosive, as decay and time, to that which is created by humanity. The eternal only is preserved by me, while the temporal is torn down and cast away.

I am the poisonous sting of the Scorpion, as well as its protective shell. I am the fire of the seed, the secret force of growth.

I am the fire destructive and creative. Mine is the secret fire whereof the heart grows stronger.

By me does the inmost Seed regenerate in the depths of the night. I am the force of Life in Death, the Sun at Midnight, the Secret Power in the Heart of Darkness. I am called death, but am the very source of life.

I am the ecstasy of surrender unto the Higher. The Hidden God which lies concealed, but which is revealed when the self is dissolved. Dissolve yourself in the great sea, for in death may you come to drink from the chalice of ecstasy. The self must drown in order to come into that house, for my Light shines only in utter darkness.

The Fifteen Behenian Stars: Alphecca

Alphecca is the brightest jewel in the Northern Crown or Corona Borealis.

The magical image of Alphecca is a Hen and a Crowned Man.


The Voice of Alphecca

I am silence and stillness, the perfection of the present moment, the eternity of the now, the treasure and bounty of emptiness.

I am the silence where all speech is falsehood. I am the stillness where all motion leads away from the essential. I am the freedom to do nothing when every act leads to bondage.

I am the pure and lucid one, the center of all things in every place and time. I am the point of perfection in the midst of chaos, wisdom in the midst of folly. I am the transcendent illumination of the crown. I am the pure perfection of existence. Nothing more is needed.

I am called the sleep of reason, and madness or folly. Rational thought cannot bind me, no cup can contain my essence. I am to be found in no place, and my hour is outside of time. I am neither with the one, nor the other.

I am pure delight, ecstasy, rest beyond motion. I am the master of silence, by which all things are expressed, and of stillness, by which all things are accomplished.

Know me in the ecstasy of silence, for I abide in that perfection.

The Fifteen Behenian Stars: Arcturus

Arcturus is located in the constellation of Bootes, the herdsman.

The magical image of Arcturus is a Horse, a Wolf, and a Dancing Man.

The Voice of Arcturus

I am the preserver of Wisdom and the keeper of Gnosis. It is I who determine what is to be revealed, and what is to be concealed and guarded.

The keys to the Mysteries are preserved in structure, grammar, and number; by the parts of speech and writing; and through tradition. In even the manners and customs of tradition is bright Wisdom concealed.

Behind these forms is the true Gnosis hidden. If it is lost, it will be found again by those who know to seek it.

Keep sacred the Heavenly Wisdom, keep pure the Mysteries. Do not let them be profaned.

Deliver the Wisdom entrusted unto you responsibly. Do not reveal the central Mysteries to the mind, for the mind cannot grasp them. Your words will only obscure their Light.

Rather, preserve the true Gnosis by presenting it in forms that conceal from the mind and yet reveal to the soul.

I keep the Light of the Gnosis from dispersing, containing it perfectly so that it may be delivered unto true seekers of the Light without diminution or dilution. I am the hidden tongue of Wisdom. Through me, may the bright Gnosis be preserved forever. 

The Fifteen Behenian Stars: Spica

Spica is located in the sheaf of wheat held in the hand of the celestial Virgin.

The magical image of Spica is a Bird bearing an ear of Wheat and a Man laden with much Merchandise.


The Voice of Spica

I am the living force of growth which brings all things to fruition. I am the ever present waters which cause the seeds to sprout and grow. I am the water of perpetuity. I am the bringer forth of life.

Generous is my nature, fruitful is my touch. I am in every place and I cause the rains to pour forth.

I am the life of all things. Nothing is barren. All things contain life in fruition.

I am ever Virgin, and all is pure before me. I bear the imprint of the seed of life down to the fertile earth, yet I am not imprinted thereby for I am the very matrix of creation.

Free yourself from all obstruction and then come before me. Thus shall your inmost genius be made fruitful. Replenish yourself, drink often from the source. 

The Fifteen Behenian Stars: Gienah

Gienah is located in the constellation of Corvus, the crow. Gienah appears in the left wing of the crow, opposite Al-Gorab in the right wing. 

The magical image of Gienah is a Man robed in Black bearing a Raven on his wrist and holding a Black Serpent in his other hand.  

The Voice of Gienah

I am the Light that shines in the fallen, the Truth in the midst of falsehood and deception.

I am Truth descending into the midst of dark matter. I uplift, exalt and redeem the fallen.

I appear in the midst of thick darkness as the radiant Light of Wisdom. There is in me a hidden nature, a light in the darkness of night.

I appear as Wisdom in the telling of tales and fables, the Truth to be found in the openly false. I run like a river through the fallen places, the places of disrepute, places without honor and spat upon, ignored and despised. Seek me in the song of the beggar and the thief. There is Wisdom and Light in the lowermost depths and in the celebration of the wretched. There is Wisdom in the body, Wisdom in the drunkenness of folly, Wisdom in the liar and the teller of tales. Come to know me in all of these things and you will be free from error.

The more you know me, the more shall you see me.

Call out to me in the night, and I will guide you. I will uplift your point of view. Through me, you may see with the eyes of the exalted spirit. You will see through all deceit, lies and cunning played upon yourself by yourself. I will resolve the binds in your perception.

The Fifteen Behenian Stars: Alkaid

Alkaid, or Cauda Ursa, is located in the tail of the Great Bear.

The magical image of Alkaid is a Bull-Headed Man bearing a Golden Scepter with Seven Stars overhead.

The Voice of Alkaid

I stir the great waters and direct the stars in their courses through the heavens. Surrender to the vastness of the infinite, do not fear what it may bring you or what may befall you – it is your destiny and the means of your perfection

It is I who cause the great oceans to move and roll forth, affecting the tides of creation. It is I who stirs the currents of the lowermost depths of the mighty waters, the reverberations of the primal deep. No temporal power can remain unmoved by my strength, for my echo resounds throughout the currents of the ages, and my voice resides with the eternal. By my hand do great empires rise and fall, for mine is a universal power.

Accept what is yours, eat of the fruit of the just, look not to escape your fate, surrender to your inmost nature. I am of the eternal and give knowledge of eternity. This I give to the justified, and the time and measure of the justification of all beings is set by me. With me is the Wisdom of the ages.

There is no depth that does not know my influence, nothing so vast that it exceeds my reach. The measure of the rise and fall of all things is determined by me.

The Fifteen Behenian Stars: Regulus

The royal star Regulus, also called Cor Leonis, is located in the heart of the constellation of Leo.

The magical image of Regulus is that of a Crowned King, seated upon a Winged Lion with a Star burning at its breast.

The Voice of Regulus

I am the Flame of the First Essence, the Word that commands, the Voice of Holy Fire. My Voice commands vast armies. My Word is single, creation and destruction arising as one.

I rule with honor and justice, and virtue is my Word, potent and noble. I am the very archetype of Royalty from which all Kings proceed.

I command the very Stars in their courses, and by my word never a single Star does deviate from its perfection. My chain of command lies unbroken throughout the aeons.

Primal potency, nobility, and Royalty arise from your own Divinity. I will cause that voice to arise within you like a flashing flame. That which is false shall be destroyed by the fires of truth and justice. I will then arise with you in the Dawn after the bloody night.

Thus the King shall rule, and not the servant. But your secret glory is to serve – thus shall you be fulfilled, made radiant, justified, joyous. Ecstasy shall be yours, and Truth, Light, Understanding – if you but serve.