theology
Covenant
A binding agreement or relationship between the divine and a people or individual, establishing mutual obligations.
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The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 24 (part 3)
“But seeing that until this present the Sovereign Pontiffs have alone possessed the Power of using invocations and commanding Spirits, His Holiness Honorius the Third, being moved by his Pastoral care, has benignly desired to communicate the…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 49 (part 4)
“It would also appear that parchment or vellum proper may be dispensed with in favour of:--( a .) The skin of some other animal, which would, however, involve a like process; or ( b .) the caul of a new-born child, which would, of course, po…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 50 (part 1)
“§ 8.
Concerning Aspersion and Cleansing In the preparation of the instruments, as already abundantly evident, and in the more important works which follow it.
the ceremonies of aspersion and fumigation, that is, of purifying and consecrat…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 50 (part 2)
“The perfumes are aloes wood and incense for most occasions, and mace for the fumigation of the circle.
The Book of True Black Magic omits mace but substitutes benzoin and storax, and any others at choice, without specific distinction as to…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 62 (part 3)
“This being repeated frequently, if the spirit do not yet appear, say as follows:-- SECOND CONJURATION I invoke, conjure and command thee, O Spirit N., to appear and shew thyself visibly before this circle, in fair and comely shape, without…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 62 (part 5)
“Having read so far, if he come not, write his seal on parchment; put it in a black box, with brimstone, assafœtida and other stinking perfumes; bind the said box with iron wire, hang it on the point of your sword, hold it over the fire of c…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 64 (part 3)
“FIRST PRAYER O great and living God, subsisting in one and the same person, the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost; I adore Thee with the deepest veneration., and I submit with the liveliest confidence to Thy holy and sufficient Protection.…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 64 (part 5)
“Further, I command thee to surrender me the nearest treasure, and I promise thee as a reward the first Piece of gold or silver which I touch with my hands on the first day of every month.
Such is my demand.
SOLOMON The Spirit's Reply I ca…”
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The Book of Enoch (1 Enoch, Charles translation) | Chapter V
“CHAPTER V. 1. Observe ⌈⌈ ye ⌉⌉ how the trees cover themselves with green leaves and bear fruit: wherefore give ye heed ⌈ and know ⌉ with regard to all ⌈ His works ⌉ , and recognize how He that liveth for ever hath made them so. 2. And ⌈ all…”
The Book of Enoch (1 Enoch, Charles translation) | Chapter X (part 1)
“CHAPTER X.
1.
Then said the Most High, the Holy and Great One spake, and sent Uriel to the son of Lamech, and said to him: 2.
' 〈 Go to Noah 〉 and tell him in my name "Hide thyself!" and reveal to him the end that is approaching: that th…”
The Book of Enoch (1 Enoch, Charles translation) | Chapter LV
“CHAPTER LV. 1. And after that the Head of Days repented and said: 'In vain have I destroyed all who dwell on the earth.' 2. And He sware by His great name: 'Henceforth I will not do so to all who dwell on the earth, and I will set a sign in…”
The Book of Enoch (1 Enoch, Charles translation) | Chapter LVIII
“LVIII-LXXI. The Third Parable . LVIII. The Blessedness of the Saints . CHAPTER LVIII. 1. And I began to speak the third Parable concerning the righteous and elect. p. 75 2. Blessed are ye, ye righteous and elect, For glorious shall be your…”
The Book of Enoch (1 Enoch, Charles translation) | Chapter LX (part 1)
“LX.
Book of Noah--a Fragment .
p.
76 Quaking of Heaven: Behemoth and Leviathan: the Elements .
CHAPTER LX.
1.
In the year five hundred, in the seventh month, on the fourteenth day of the month in the life of †Enoch†.
In that Parable…”
The Book of Enoch (1 Enoch, Charles translation) | Chapter LXV
“LXV. Enoch foretells to Noah the Deluge and his own Preservation . CHAPTER LXV. 1. And in those days Noah saw the earth that it had sunk down and its destruction was nigh. 2. And he arose from thence and went to the ends of the earth, and c…”
The Book of Enoch (1 Enoch, Charles translation) | Chapter LXVII
“p. 87 LXVII. God's Promise to Noah: Places of Punishment of the Angels and of the Kings . CHAPTER LXVII. 1. And in those days the word of God came unto me, and He said unto me: 'Noah, thy lot has come up before Me, a lot without blame, a lo…”
The Book of Enoch (1 Enoch, Charles translation) | Chapter LXXXIV
“CHAPTER LXXXIV. 1. And I lifted up my hands in righteousness and blessed the Holy and Great One, and spake with the breath of my mouth, and with the p. 113 tongue of flesh, which God has made for the children of the flesh of men, that they…”
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Meister Eckhart's Sermons (Field translation) | III-b
“The earth cannot flee from heaven: whether it flee up or down, the heaven rains its influence upon it, and stamps its impress upon it, and makes it fruitful, whether it be willing or not.
Thus doth God with men: whoever thinketh to escape…”
The Life and Doctrines of Jacob Boehme | Chapter 10 (part 1)
“p.
198 CHAPTER X.
THE CHRIST.
"The inner element which holds the whole body of this world has become the eternal body of Christ; for the whole of Divinity in the word and heart of God has entered therein in eternity; and the same Divinit…”
The Life and Doctrines of Jacob Boehme | Chapter 10 (part 3)
“It was she in whom the voice of God promised again to introduce the living, holy substance from heaven, and to generate anew and in divine power the faded image of God that was contained therein." 1 ( Grace , vii.
18.) This, however, did n…”
The Life and Doctrines of Jacob Boehme | Chapter 10 (part 4)
“Therefore the Word and the bruiser of the head of the serpent did not enter into form within their souls; but it stood within the mind to oppose the devils and the kingdom of hell with those that were willing to surrender themselves to it."…”
The Life and Doctrines of Jacob Boehme | Chapter 10 (part 5)
“The wrath must kill and consume the external image that has grown in the wrath, but from its death springs forth the eternal life." ( Mysterium , xxviii.
14.) "Abel, representing an antitype of Christ, who was to suffer death for humanity,…”
The Life and Doctrines of Jacob Boehme | Chapter 10 (part 6)
“"The configuration of Sem descended upon Abraham and Isaac, for there the Word of the covenant was manifested and contained within the sound; but Japhet's configuration went through the wisdom of nature in the realm of nature, and from that…”
The Life and Doctrines of Jacob Boehme | Chapter 10 (part 8)
“9.) "In those heathen that were highly intellectual in the light of nature the interior holy realm was mirrored, and although the true divine intelligence was closed to them, and although they beheld merely an external reflection, neverthel…”
The Life and Doctrines of Jacob Boehme | Chapter 10 (part 9)
“"All sacrificing without faith and divine desire is an p.
219 abomination before God, and does not reach the gate of divine glory; but if man enters therein with the power of faith, he surrenders to it his free will, and desires by that me…”
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The Kalevala | Rune IX-b
“"Then the blacksmith, Ilmarinen, Came to earth to work the metal; He was born upon the Coal-mount, Skilled and nurtured in the coal-fields; In one hand, a copper hammer, In the other, tongs of iron; In the night was born the blacksmith, In…”
The Kalevala | Rune IX-d
“"Surely thou wert void of greatness, Having neither strength nor beauty, When the moose was trampling on thee, When the roebuck trod upon thee, When the tracks of wolves were in thee, And the bear-paws scratched thy body.
Surely thou hadst…”
The Kalevala | Rune XI-e
“Was not born in lofty station, From a tribe of noble heroes, From a worthy race descended; But I have a sword of fervor, And a spear yet filled with courage, Surely these are well descended, These were born from hero-races, Sharpened by the…”
The Kalevala | Rune XXX-d
“"If thou shouldst not heed this order, Shouldst not leave me to my freedom, Know I still another kingdom, Know another spot of resting; I shall drive thee to the summer, Lead thy tongue to warmer climates, There a prisoner to suffer, Never…”
The Kalevala | Rune XXXII-d
“"Thou, O Otso, forest-apple, Woodland bear, with honeyed fingers, Let us make a lasting treaty, Make a vow for future ages, That thou wilt not kill my cattle, Wilt not eat my milk-providers; That I will not send my hunters To destroy thee a…”
The Kalevala | Rune XLVI-e
“"Sacred Otso grew and flourished, Quickly grew with graceful movements, Short of feet, with crooked ankles, Wide of mouth and broad of forehead, Short his nose, his fur-robe velvet; But his claws were not well fashioned, Neither were his te…”
The Kalevala | Rune XLIX-b
“Let us form a sacred compact: If thou speakest me a falsehood, I will hurl thee to Manala, Let the nether fires consume thee, That thine evil signs may perish." Thereupon the alder answered, Spake these words of truthful import: "Verily the…”
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The Golden Verses of Pythagoras | Section 5 (part 1)
“p.
9 NOTES ON THE GOLDEN VERSES OF PYTHAGORAS FROM THE COMMENTARIES OF HIEROCLES.
The Golden Verses may be divided into two parts, the first treating of the Practical or Human Virtues, whose aim is the making of Good Men; and the second,…”
The Golden Verses of Pythagoras | Section 5 (part 2)
“The mortal Oath--that used amongst men--has to be reverenced as an image of the other, and as leading to the greatest strength and stability of character.
And if man would reverence the Oath, then must he do all in his power to understand…”
The Golden Verses of Pythagoras | Section 13 (part 47)
“520 Δῆσε δ᾽ ἀλυκτοπέδῃσι Προμηθέα ποικιλόβουλον δεσμοῖς ἀργαλέοισι μέσον διὰ κίον᾽ ἐλάσσας· καί οἱ ἐπ᾽ αἰετὸν ὦρσε τανύπτερον· αὐτὰρ ὅ γ᾽ ἧπαρ ἤσθιεν ἀθάνατον, τὸ δ᾽ ἀέξετο ἶσον ἁπάντη νυκτός, ὅσον πρόπαν ἦμαρ ἔδοι τανυσίπτερος ὄρνις.
525…”
The Golden Verses of Pythagoras | Section 13 (part 49)
“545 Τὸν δ᾽ αὖτε προσέειπε Προμηθεὺς ἀγκυλομήτης ἦκ᾽ ἐπιμειδήσας, δολίης δ᾽ οὐ λήθετο τέχνης· Ζεῦ κύδιστε μέγιστε θεῶν αἰειγενετάων, τῶν δ᾽ ἕλε᾽, ὁπποτέρην σε ἐνὶ φρεσὶ θυμὸς ἀνώγει.
Φῆ ῥα δολοφρονέων· Ζεὺς δ᾽ ἄφθιτα μήδεα εἰδὼς 550 γνῶ ῥ᾽…”
The Golden Verses of Pythagoras | Section 13 (part 50)
“Τὸν δὲ μέγ᾽ ὀχθήσας προσέφη νεφεληγερέτα Ζεύς· Ἰαπετιονίδη, πάντων πέρι μήδεα εἰδώς, ὦ πέπον, οὐκ ἄρα πω δολίης ἐπιλήθεο τέχνης.
560 Ὥς φάτο χωόμενος Ζεὺς ἄφθιτα μήδεα εἰδώς· ἐκ τούτου δὴ ἔπειτα δόλου μεμνημένος αἰεὶ οὐκ ἐδίδου μελίῃσι πυρ…”
The Golden Verses of Pythagoras | Section 13 (part 70)
“[Ἔνθα δὲ γῆς δνοφερῆς καὶ Ταρτάρου ἠερόεντος πόντου τ᾽ ἀτρυγέτοιο καὶ οὐρανοῦ ἀστερόεντος ἑξείης πάντων πηγαὶ καὶ πείρατ᾽ ἔασιν ἀργαλέ᾽ εὐρώεντα, τά τε στυγέουσι θεοί περ.
810 Ἔνθα δὲ μαρμάρεαί τε πύλαι καὶ χάλκεος οὐδὸς ἀστεμφής, ῥίζῃσι δ…”
The Golden Verses of Pythagoras | Section 13 (part 80)
“920 Λοισθοτάτην δ᾽ Ἥρην θαλερὴν ποιήσατ᾽ ἄκοιτιν· ἣ δ᾽ Ἥβην καὶ Ἄρηα καὶ Εἰλείθυιαν ἔτικτε μιχθεῖσ᾽ ἐν φιλότητι θεῶν βασιλῆι καὶ ἀνδρῶν.
Αὐτὸς δ᾽ ἐκ κεφαλῆς γλαυκώπιδα Τριτογένειαν δεινὴν ἐγρεκύδοιμον ἀγέστρατον ἀτρυτώνην 925 πότνιαν, ᾗ κέ…”
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Enuma Elish: The Epic of Creation | 1d
“rejoice and be glad; The neck of Tiamat shalt thou swiftly trample under foot.
...
rejoice and be glad; The neck of Tiamat shalt thou swiftly trample under foot.
0 my son, who knoweth all wisdom, Pacify Tiamat with thy pure incantation.…”
Enuma Elish: The Epic of Creation | 1e
“Be thou exalted, thou my chosen spouse, May they magnify thy name over all of them ...
the Anunnaki." She hath given him the Tablets of Destiny, on his breast she laid them, saying: Thy command shall not be without avail, and the word of t…”
Enuma Elish: The Epic of Creation | 1f
“She hath given him the Tablets of Destiny on his breast she laid them, saving: Thy command shall not be without avail, and the word of thy mouth shall be established.' Now Kingu, thus exalted, having received the power of Anu, Decreed the f…”
Enuma Elish: The Epic of Creation | 1i
“He opened great gates on both sides, He made strong the bolt on the left and on the right.
In the midst thereof he fixed the zenith; The Moon-god he caused to shine forth, the night he entrusted to him.
He appointed him, a being of the ni…”
Epic of Gilgamesh: Tablet XI — The Flood | Tablet XI, Section 1c
“Sooth, then, am I to give birth, unto (these) mine own people Only to glut (with their bodies) the Sea as though they were fish-spawn?' 125.
Gods—Anunnaki—wept with her, the gods were sitting (all) humbled, (Aye), in (their) weeping, (and)…”
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The Soul of the Indian | Chapter III-a
“CEREMONIAL AND SYMBOLIC WORSHIP Modern Perversions of Early Religious Rites.
The Sun Dance.
The Great Medicine Lodge.
Totems and Charms.
The Vapor-Bath and the Ceremonial of the Pipe.
The public religious rites of the Plains Indians ar…”
The Soul of the Indian | Chapter V-b
“Foremost among the animal people was Unk-to-mee, the Spider, the original trouble-maker, who noted keenly the growth of the boy in wit and ingenuity, and presently advised the animals to make an end of him; “for,” said he, “if you do not, s…”
Myths of the Cherokee | Myth 4a
“ORIGIN OF DISEASE AND MEDICINE In the old days the beasts, birds, fishes, insects, and plants could all talk, and they and the people lived together in peace and friendship.
But as time went on the people increased so rapidly that their se…”
Myths of the Cherokee | Myth 58
“THE RATTLESNAKE’S VENGEANCE One day in the old times when we could still talk with other creatures, while some children were playing about the house, their mother inside heard them scream. Running out she found that a rattlesnake had crawle…”
Myths of the Cherokee | Myth 81c
“She was very glad to meet her brother and talked with him a long time, but did not ask him to come inside, and at last he went away without having seen her husband.
Several other times her brother came to the mountain, but always his siste…”
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The Egyptian Book of the Dead (Papyrus of Ani) | Chapter 29 (part 2)
“Text [CHAPTER CXXXIII.]: (1) TO BE SAID ON THE DAY OF THE MONTH. (2) Osiris Ani, the scribe, triumphant in peace, triumphant, saith: "Ra riseth (2) in his horizon, and the company of his gods follow after the god when he appeareth from his…”
The Egyptian Book of the Dead (Papyrus of Ani) | Chapter 43 (part 34)
“Many copies of this version were written by scribes who did not understand what they were copying, and omissions of signs, words, and even whole passages are very common; in papyri of the Ptolemaic period it is impossible to read many passa…”
The Egyptian Book of the Dead (Papyrus of Ani) | Chapter 43 (part 69)
“unity of a supreme and self-existent being, his eternity, his almightiness, and external reproduction thereby as God; the attributing of the creation of the world and of all living beings to this supreme God; the immortality of the soul, co…”
The Egyptian Heaven and Hell | Chapter 6 (part 4)
“A perusal of the above Chapter shows that it is the expression of beliefs and ideas concerning the future life which belong to a very early period of civilization, and to a time when the Egyptians held most primitive views about their gods.…”
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The Mabinogion | Tale PWYLL PRINCE OF DYVED-b
““Show me how I may.” “I will show thee.
Behold thus it is thou mayest.
I will make firm friendship with thee; and this will I do.
I will send thee to Annwvyn in my stead, and I will give thee the fairest lady thou didst ever behold to be…”
The Mabinogion | Tale TALIESIN-l
“And then said Taliesin, “Elphin, behold a payment and reward unto thee, for having taken me out of the weir, and for having reared me from that time until now.” And on this spot stands a pool of water, which is to this time called Pwllbair.…”
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Gospel of Thomas | Logion 53
“His disciples said to him, "Is circumcision beneficial or not?" He said to them, "If it were beneficial, their father would beget them already circumcised from their mother. Rather, the true circumcision in spirit has become completely prof…”
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Corpus Hermeticum 15: The Hymn of Hermes | Section 1c
“For there are many choirs of daimons round Him, like unto hosts of very various kinds; who though they dwell with mortals, yet are not far from the immortals; but having as their lot from here unto the spaces of the Gods, 2 they watch o’er…”
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The Poetic Edda: Voluspo | Section 1g
“Lines 5-6, one or both of them probably interpolated, seem to symbolize the refining of gold by fire.
Hor ("The High One"): Othin.
22.
Heith ("Shining One"?): a name often applied to wise women and prophetesses.
The application of this…”
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The Secret Doctrine | Page 42 (part 5)
“16); "The righteous will shine in the kingdom of their Father" (not our Father) (Matt.
xiii.
43) "Know ye not ye are a temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
(I Cor.
iii.
16); "I ascend to my Father," etc., etc.
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