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    TAROT VUDUTAROT PADRENM. At-AlIntroductionThe thirty-two Tarot cards Vudu are para ount sy !ols o" uni#ersal worldEons$ the world o" the %pirits$ &ods and 'oas. To reach this world$

    %tudents ust lea#e the con#entional wisdo and #ision and wal( the trailInitiation. Throu)h practice and de#elop ent o" the teachin)s o" the a!o#e courses$Ad#anced students could participate in the e*perience called consciousnesscos ic$ which is )enerally attri!uted to the sphere o" %aturn$ which insy !olo)ies lies hidden !eyond the se#en traditional planets$ and represents the)ateway to consciousness and hi)her initiation.+hen the initiate it has e*perience o" this cos ic consciousness$ or unitconsciousness$ has reached the le#el where you can co unicate with the )ods and 'oas$conte plate direct its operations$ and recei#e their essa)es. This is the area thatMa)ic !rin)s creati#ity and true spiritual (nowled)e. In our syste $)ateways to these etaphysical realities are the thirty-two Tarot cardsVudu$ which also represented the operations and a)ical e*periences$ alche ical andinitiation the student ust update itsel" to consolidateeducation.The in#isi!le "orces are contacted !y the a)ical ele ent o" consecration tothe inner worlds$ which should ta(e place in ,'e %acre du Peristyle,$ or

    oly Te ple. The act o" consecration le sacre/ ai s at er)in) thelower lunar/ and hi)her consciousness solar/ into the uni#ersal consciousness o" the stars

    %tar/.There are three !asic types o" a)ents in the a)ical co unication$ each ran)eascendin) #alue and use"ulness0 1irst we ha#e the si)ns$ which are the !asic ele ents o"co unication and whose ain "unction translation#alues2 then sy !ols$ throu)h which it co unicates a eanin)

    !roader and deeper than the ere eanin) o" e3ui#alence that trans its the si)n2 and1inally the instru ent$ which is not only a representation o" the in#isi!le world$ asit is the sy !ol$ !ut also a(es your content is re#ealed in consciousness

    producin) a result$ in this case )nostic e*perience. This is what you shouldTarot Vudu a(e i" it is to "unction as a )ateway to the 'oa and asinstru ent Noetic penetration. Thus the world o" a)ical sy !olis

    o#es "ro le#el to le#el si)ns si ple instru ents$ to ensureco unicate the world o" eanin) identi"ied with its essence. This is the )oal o" Tarot Vudu$ which wor(s li(e a a)ic !rid)e that co#ers the space !etween

    the apparent #isi!le/ and the real in#isi!le/$ and is the dri#eway to aspectshi)her consciousness throu)h initiation ideas it contains. The TarotVudu is an ,instru ent,$ which ai s to a(e the in#isi!le ani"est inconsciousness.The Tarot o" Padern$ is an e*tension o" the 1our 4rosses Esoteric Voodoo$approached "ro the #iewpoint o" the initiation. As we (now$ the 1our 4rossesThey are "or ed !y "our Marassas$ or con5uciones 'oas. These "our Marassas"or the Peristile$ or internal and e*ternal a)ical space a)ician hi sel". E*ternallyPeristile is constructed !y plottin) the Ve#es o" 'oascorrespondin)$ around Poteau-Mitan in houn"or$ placin) in 'e)!hacenter. Peristile internally "ollows the sa e e*ternal sy !olic delineation$ !ut his

    4ontent is the reality o" the internal states o" consciousness that these sy !olsre"er. The a)ician ust update itsel" this structure throu)h editation andconte plation$ until it !eco es its own su!tle nature. In this way one

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    Tarot o!5ecti#es o" Padern is to con#ert the initiate in the oly Te ple and'oa 'e)!ha etaphysical$ that is$ !eco e hi sel" 'e %acre du Peristyle.1or these reasons$ the Tarot o" Padern is also called Tarot o" the oly %ee1our 4rosses$ and letters should !e ta(en as )ateways to the 67secret spaces that a(e up what i)ht !e called 'e)!ha topolo)y$ andIt is in these secret spaces where 'e)!ha and 'ua)e ha#e their eetin).

    Each o" these spaces are assi)ned astros8"icas and )nostic correspondenceso" di""erent order. Astros8"icas say to distin)uish the concepts and !elie"sordinary astrolo)y$ !ecause we ust re e !er that "or us si)ns9odiac are the sel#es #ery su!5ecti#e realities$ a)ical re)ularities$li(ely located in the consciousness space !y ancient etaphysical4haldean$ and only ha#e a #ery li ited o!5ecti#e$ i" that is any realityaway "ro the ind$ "or indeed the !asis o" any astrolo)ical systeentirely ental and there"ore a)ical. Thus the world conceptshidden is such that each state o" !ein) purely a!stract should ha#e i plicationsastrolo)ical$ alche ical$ ystical and initiatory$ as the a)ical reality is !asedon our ind set$ the a)ical ind$ which is the essence o" !ein).In the discussion that "ollows we will outline so e o" the 3ualities "eatureseach o" these sets o" twins are the 1our 4rosses and are principles

    etaphysical ani"estation on e#ery le#el o" !ein) and e*istence. These "our worlds in "our phases spatiote poral pro5ection$ are the e*pression o" the wisdo o" the 1a andcontain the "ull ran)e o" a)ical and initiatory e*periencere3uired "or "ull enli)hten ent and "ul"ill ent in 'e)!ha &nosis.'as 4ruces 1our Esoteric Voodoo are connected with the "our patriarchates o" the Ecclesia &nostic %piritualis !y this or)ani9ation and is the 'i)ht o" the 'o)os"ield reaches the reality o" each o" us.

    Nothin) outside o" 'e)!ha and 'e)!ha is all there. Now science is to seeoperation o" this wonder"ul world o" Voodoo in the uni"ied consciousness o" the adept$ andArt is the process o" interpretation to the adept su! its his li"e "ro his )nosis.The Tarot Voodoo is an e*pression o" Noetic. Noesis$ in its ost a!stract sense isre"ers to the a!solute le#el o" thou)ht and consciousness$ conte plation and #ision$ and

    ani"ests the reality o" the %upre e :ein)$ "or which reason$ Noesis is the "unda ental actDi#ine co unication !etween the ind and the ind o" the a)ician. Now the a)ician is a!letosee thin)s as he sees the 'e)!ha own$ !ecause the noetic re#elation is only theconte plation !y the +i9ard o" 'aw 'oas/ in 'e)!ha$ that contain

    essa)e o" the reality as it is internally$ lets us (now )nosis/ theuni#erse in its sa eness. 1inally$ Noesis is the act o" lowerin) the

    contents o" the ideal world o" 'e)!ha to the world o" ordinary reality throu)h#arious acts o" a)ic and artistic e*pression.The noetic$ throu)h conte plation$ !eco es (nown as it is$ ieter s o" cos ic di ensions o" his !ein)$ which is !oth the )oal o" e#olutionhu an$ as o!5ect indi#idual conte plation. These cos ic di ensionsThey are "or s o" consciousness !e possessed !y hi)her !ein)s in their present per"ection andit will !eco e nor al patterns o" hu an consciousness in the "uture e#endistant. The noetic is a!le to thin( !eyond the li its o" ti e to enter )radually in this ideal ele ents o" the "uture$ so that thisyou will trans"or into the ideal itsel". %uch a person is capa!le o" percei#in) the worlddirectly in the real o" the A!solute and "ro there I ani"est throu)h !odies

    di#ine to the physical reality.+hile the Tarot o" Racine is lar)ely outlined the path o" the a)ician9othyriano and his e""orts to !uild a channel "or co unication and co union with

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    the Di#ine$ in this series o" Tarot Padern ener)ies are e*pressed and lawsani"ested in the consciousness o" the a)ician and co e "ro the transcendental worlds

    and ideals o" the sa e a)ician$ this is the inner worlds o" cos ic consciousness anddi#ine. This is the Noesis$ &nosis o" Transcendence with which the a)ician ustco ple ent their real wor( and o!5ecti#e ;othyria world. This world will

    per ea!le to the ener)ies o" Tarot Padern and conte plate the wonder"ul wi9ard

    synthesis in#ol#es the attach ent o" the real with the ideal.Thus$ while the research 9othyriana pro otes de#elop ent "roworld as it is presented in appearance to the world as it isinternally$ which continues in a sense the odel o" e pirical science$noes de onstration$ and the &nosis Vudu$ &huedhe Ni!!ho. It re"ers to the crystalli9ationo" di#ine ener)y in the initiate.The Tarot o" Padern re"ers to the initiations in the inner worlds o" the 1a$where the 1our 4rosses represent "our types o" ener)y or worlds which the a)ician uste*plore and assi ilate to co plete the (nowled)e o" hi sel" and o" the whole uni#erse$

    !ecause there is nothin) outside the 1a.These "our types o" ener)y$ or !asic worlds that ani"est and de#elop itThrou)hout the series o" Tarot they are06. Death0 Mysteries o" Death and 'i"e. Vision o" li"e-death-li"e cycle.Trans"or ation. Initiation. Vision o" eternal li"e. This world is ruled !y the 'oasMa?tre &rand :ois D=Ilet recepti#e principle/ and &u@dh@ Ni!!o$ in) and &uardian o" theDead acti#e in)redient/. The Transcendent e*perience Mal(uth o" Bewish ysticis .The Northern 4ross. Earth ele ent.C. %tren)th0 The destructi#e constructi#e power o" creation. Destruction o" the useless anddeciduous to a(e way "or new "or s o" consciousness. The 1orce o" 'o#e directed !y

    the will. This world is ruled !y 'oas O)ou 1er &od and the idden :attleEr9ulie &oddess o" 'o#e and :eauty. The Transcendent e*perience o" >esod. The 4rossOr This. +ater Ele ent.

    . The +orld o" the &ods0 The +isdo o" the &ods is re#ealed in the "or o" nowled)e. 4onte plation. %acra ental union with 'i"e and Nature. The

    Nature is the :ody o" &od. This world is ruled !y %i !i 'oas$ the%erpent +isdo $ Mercury$ the !elo#ed %on o" 'e)!ha$ and A)we$ in) o" theTreasures o" the +aters o" the Unconscious. The Transcendent e*perience o" Tiphareth. The%outhern 4ross. Air Ele ent.F. 4onsciousness-'e)!ha0 Union with &od as the source o" all wisdo $ li)ht and lo#eall !ein)s. This is the world o" the 'oas Da !allah wedo 'ord o" the

    'u inaries o" ea#en. :e)innin) and end o" all consciousness. adit/ and Ayida wedo The%tarry space. The &reat Mother o" all creation. Nuit/. The e*perienceTranscendent o" ether. 'a 4ru9 del Este. 1ire Ele ent.

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    These ener)ies ani"est the sel#es in consciousness transcendent +i9ard o" so that each Tarot card o" Padern with the correspondin) TarotRacine$ "or the !asic and essential "or the initiation and e#olution sy9y)yspiritual. Only when these two strea s eet in the te ple o" the heart$ we can spea( with certaintythat initiation has occurred$ re)ardlessthe le#el or de)ree o" such initiation.

    In wor(in) with the Tarot o" Padern the initiate ust co plete their trainin) and wor( a)ical$ alche ical and initiatory$ as e*pressed in 'i!er :erachath and )et to (now

    the inner reality that concerns each o" the si*teen le#els o" 1a.'=initi@ DE 'A 4ROIG DU NORD

    The Initiate o" the Northern 4ross/, e who rises to the %pirit prepares the way "or his !rothers"ind their na es ,'i!er :erachat I$ F,The priest with the help o" his ind and Er9ulie$ prepares MysteriesVara or Me !er %olar$ "or the Eternally 'i#in) out a)ain to li)htDay. ,'i!er :erachat I$ HThe Northern 4ross corresponds to the ele ent earth and how each o" the "our crossesEsoteric Vudu contains "our le#els o" pro5ection2 in this case0 Earth Earth+ater Earth Air 1ire Earth and Earth.Durin) the study and practice with the "our Tarot Padern correspondin) to each4ru9 Ori)inally$ %er#er$ and Priest ierophant/$ will your partner re"erences'oas$ !ecause throu)h the we )et initiation$ and they ust recei#e

    essa)es and e*periences that we need to ad#ance our (nowled)e o" inner truth.'a 4ru9 del Norte is the stellar synthesis o" 'oas Mait &rand :ois d=Ilet Moon%corpio/ and &u@dh@ Ni!!h8 %aturn in 4apricorn/. The "irst Twin Ni)ht.It is said that Maitre &rand :ois d=Ilet li#in) under the %ar)asso %ea$ in the Te ples%un(en Atlantis sun(. The sy !olic lan)ua)e that presents theIt indicates teachin)s ore than purely literal$ and thus$ &rand :oisd=Ilet li#es in an area o" our psyche that is si ilar to the sun(en Atlantis. The%tudents ust di#e into the deep depths o" his own psyche$ to "inally reach4ontact this 'oa at that le#el itsel" is ulti ate recei#er o" alle*perience.&rand :ois d=Ilet is a aster$ he (nows all hu an e*perience and "ro thisconoci ineto can )uide those who approach hi properly. It represents Asiaho" Asiah$ and it is the deepest power o" all ani"estation$ which is

    under the denser layers o" atter. It is the counterpart o" %tar"ire$ itsore opposite aspect.Thro!s !eneath the Earth Maitre &rand :ois d=Ilet and poundin) sound is hoarse$tappin) "ro the inside out$ to the sur"ace o" the earth$ into the water tothe co#er.Maitre &rand :ois is a wise old an$ !lind$ and when you do dance in "ulldar( atter$ !ut (nowin) why each o" their o#e ents. E#en

    !ellows !ein) ute their sound in earth3ua(es that occur under ocean depths. e is the "ather o" the other 'oa o" the Earth and has a twin !rother there in thehei)hts o" hea#en Da !halah.It=s du ! and !lind$ !ut re ainin) silent$ it is not dea"$ recei#in) all #i!rations

    the cos os in his ears. e (nows that in waters ran)in) o#er the land on whichinha!its a liltin) usic descends "ro the upper re)ions is recei#eds(y.

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    Mait &rand :ois d=Ilet can )i#e us a le#el o" e*pertise that is essential "or our e#olution in )nosis$ !ased on the unity o" all thin)s and the lawsuni#ersal.&huedhe Ni!!ho is the #oice o" the dead$ it is re#ealed throu)h a ediu and)uardian o" the world o" the departed. It is death and in"inite space-ti ewhere silence and stillness are contained. 4o#ered !y the shadows o" eternity$

    their eyes are all the secrets o" the uni#erse. It is dar( and terri!le as($ is a !ody o#in). er #oice con#eys the dead "ro another di ension.&huedhe Ni!!h8 is the a)ical )od o" death and se*uality$ and in any waysIt is si ilar to %hi#a. e is the Master o" Initiation and the destroyer o" all illusion. Reachesrepresent the !ody o" the resurrected in the %pirit ierophant$ and thus the statePer"ect atter !ody/.Osiris was called ,The :lac(, and its ysteries o" death and resurrection are relatedwith a)ical and transcendental aspects that are e*pressed in the &nosis o" 'e)!ha-&huedhe.&huedhe Ni!!ho applies pri arily to the !ody and is the paradi) o" a "a ily 'oaswhich it is closely related to the !ody$ 1a ily &huedhe. The !ody is theEros #ehicle and there"ore Ni!!h8 &huedhe is the )od o" eroticis and se*uality. The

    !ody is also the to ! re ains loc(ed and apparently dead spar( di#ine that dwells in e#ery hu an !ein). The !ody is the !ody not when the indi#idualdies$ !ut throu)hout his li"e and word 9o !ie can !e applied to all whoThey wander throu)h li"e as ai lessly$ asleep$ with a ini u o" lucidityconsciousness. The initiation intends wa(e "ro that drea $ that resurrectdeath.In Voodoo reli)ious rituals and in the inner e*perience o" esoteric #oodoo$ the1a ily e !ers usually appear &huedhe decorated with sy !olsdeath$ hats$ drin(s and ci)ars or ci)arettes$ per"or in) in any cases)estures that +estern culture would call o!scene.The Initiate o" the Northern 4ross is one who ha#in) heard the Voice o" &huedhe Ni!!ho andshe danced the dance o" &rand :ois D=Ilet$ he prepares to dedicate his li"e to the ser#ice o" the 'oa.This is the le#el o" consciousness where we !eco e one with the All in the ostdeep within us and we reali9e that there is nothin) !eyond onesel". This:ein) in the dar($ in the real o" silence and death it is the "irst le#el in the de#elop entinitiation$ !ecause without (nowin) the deeper layer o" reality$ we can no a#ailtry to reach the hi)her aspects o" &nosticis $ as it always would tryconte plate the Mystery throu)h the distortin) )lass o" e)o. There"ore deathis the "unda ental initiatory e*perience$ !ecause it allows a direct approach to reality$ an approachthat does not allow the error. Also$ the constant presence o" the

    Death is what )i#es us the hu ility to wal( the path o" initiation andhi)her in"lation ris(s without li)htin).Thus$ the initiation o" the Northern 4ross is an initiation death$ in which theadept ust assu e itsel" the death o" his e)o and personality "or the sa(e o" li"t your consciousness into the spiritual world$ !ecause only then will (now their own eternal reality and will "ind its di#ine aspect e*pressed within their ownindi#iduality throu)h its na e$ a word that e*press such su!li edi#inity. Only those who ha#e co e to die and !e !orn a)ain as 'oas or Eternal :ein)s$ can help their !rothers on the path to "ind their owndi#ine realities.The Initiate de la 4ru9 North ust understand that their #iew o" reality has !een

    de"or ed "or a lon) ti e$ and what the )eneral is not apparent to theIt is ore than a "ace o" reality. >ou ust understand to what e*tent the ideas that hasade durin) his li"e a!out what the uni#erse is$ what=s what$ and what

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    e is hi sel"$ they are co pletely wron). >ou ust reali9e that (nowled)eit is not !ased on the reality o" spirit is not so$ !ecause neither the learnin) nor the%uperstition can threaten the )nosis. >ou should thin( that li)ht can 'o)os)i#e new eanin) to their e*perience and thus !rin) a!out a chan)e in itsthin(in)$ "eelin) and actin). :y ha#in) direct (nowled)e o" the inner worldPure li)ht$ which is its #ery essence and ulti ate reality$ can see pheno ena

    surroundin) as so ethin) de#oid o" that li)ht is nothin) !ut death$ !lindness andi)norance. >ou ust die to this #ision and this world to !e re!orn in #isiontrue and in the li"e o" the spirit.The death is related to the earth and ni)ht. Initiation is relatedsy !olically with death !ecause it eans the end o" a state o" consciousness andthe !irth o" a di""erent and superior. It sy !oli9es the pro"ound chan)es e*perienced !y theMan due to the initiation.%ince ancient ti es within the soil ca#es$ ca#erns$ su!terranean roo s/ ha#eIt has !een the site o" initiation. It is deep in the )round where this occurs. Not thisonly it indicates that certain types o" earth ener)ies could "a#or the initiation$ !utthe psycholo)ical place where it occurs is in the !oso o" the earth. This sa esy !olic representation is "ound in the to ! as a place o" initiation. Thisto ! is also our !ody$ when seen "ro this perspecti#e.At initiation is necessary to die !ecause this way we stop "earin) death$(now the #ast do ain that contains. It is the "ear o" death that a(es usclin) to e)o-oriented and "ull o" "ears li"e. It is the "ear o" losin) thin)s Ithat a(es us clin) to the #ision o" the e)o$ and what we "ear ost is losin) li"e$it is i possi!le to per anently e*ceed the li its o" the e)o without

    produces the initiatory e*perience o" death.The whole e*istence participates death. Man enou)h to loo( around$ toyou reali9e that e#erythin) is su!5ect to the trans"or in) a)ent that call is o" death. There is no li"e without death and death without li"e$ 5ust as there is nocoin with one side.In li"e e#erythin) is su!5ect to constant chan)e$ no situation is endurin)$

    !ut all thin)s are su!5ect to continuous chan)e that law to death$ toa(e way "or new "or s o" e*pression and asse !ly. This is the real "ood

    o" consciousness. 4onsciousness e*pands and e*pands its li its throu)hcon"rontation o" opposites$ and death$ as opposed to li"e$ pro#ides theconsciousness a )enuine e*a ple o" this type o" con"rontation. This con"rontation'i)ht archetypal necessary arises to ta(e the initiate the new situation anddetach "ro the old.All initiation re3uires die to !e re!orn in a situation other ore e#ol#ed and

    the initiate is su!5ected to the continuu o" initiation where they are !urned allthose ele ents and aspects that are ha perin) the consciousnesse*pand and participate in the i anent unity in the uni#erse$ !ecause the initiate ustunderstand that there is nothin) outside itsel". Either way$ the initiate ustunderstand that only re ain those ele ents or "acets that are use"ul or They #i!rate in har ony with the re3uire ents o" the spiritual path he has chosen.Only what is pure will re ain unusa!le and will !e !urned !y "iresinitiation. Thus$ throu)h initiatory death$ an !eco es aware o" a new perspecti#e on li"e and hi sel"$ "or death holds allMysteries o" 'i"e.The initiate ust prepare "or death$ and assu e a na e i plies a "or

    a)ic to do so. +hen the initiate )i#es na e to that ideal it is representin),:eco in), hi sel"$ when he outlines and plans with your ind and your i a)ination$displays and con"ronts hi as a odel o" itsel" and applies its willin)ness to assu e the

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    inherent aspects o" that ideal !ein) is causin) a process o" death "or a part o" his own e)o$ the sa e which in turn pre#ents the Eternal 'i)ht shine and

    ani"est in your consciousness.The na e is an adept indi#idual incarnational way that the essence is tosu!stance. The na e itsel" holds all the power that an insider can de#elop itsel" sa e. The supre e na e o" an Adept can only !e (nown !y hi and not

    to !e co unicated to anyone else. It is throu)h this di#ine na e and secret that>ou can create your own a)ic teur)ia. It is the na e !y which he will !e calledthe Di#ine Presence.Only those whose na es shine in the 4rown o" Da !allah li#e "ore#er. The%earch our own holy na e is the search "or that part o" 'e)!hawhich lies hidden within oursel#es$ that di#ine spar( that has its own

    particularly #i!rational "re3uency$ his own usical tone within the ,sy phony, o" the 'o)osthat is our particular plot o" Eternal 'i)ht. As the initiate

    participate in their own na e will !e aware o" eternal li"e. There will !e !orn twiceand will !e heir to the (in)do o" the &reat 1ather Da !allah$ where his na e will shine li(e thestars in the s(y.%o initiatory death is the !e)innin) o" eternal li"e$ !ecause e#en in li"e asas it is )o#erned in nature$ atter it is eternally ali#e !y thecycles o" li"e-death-li"e. The initiatory re!irth is an e*pansion o" consciousnessthrou)h which the initiate !eco es one with the All$ without this e*perience$ li"e has no consciouscontinuity ust die to !e re!orn a)ain.The initiate$ to )et this (ind o" initiation$ ust )o to the Mysteries o" the Rod$that is$ the ,%olar Me !er, !ecause it is throu)h which the ,1ore#er 'i#in), or Di#ine spar( e*iled in atter$ can )o to the 'i)ht o" Day$ that is$ to consciousnessand dwell there "ore#er.The rod is the sy !ol o" the a)ical action that started runnin) with his will$ hiswisdo and power. The rod is a sy !ol o" the serpent within$ undalini$ which liesat the !otto o" our su!tle !ody and it is closely related to these*ual acti#ity and the phallus or clitoris o" the physical !ody. It is related to the 1ireInterior or internal %un that )o#erns the reproducti#e "unctions.Er9ulie and the a)ician=s ind are the tools needed "or this awa(enin)consciousness. Er9ulie is the !eauti"ul sensual wo an with red eyes #oodoo pantheon. Use your char s to e*cite and attract the )ods and en$ which assi ilates with these*uality itsel". It is represented !y the a !o or ,Priestess, when it 5oins the

    oun)an or ,Priest., :oth represent Er9ulie and O)ou 1er united in e !racese*ual.Er9ulie$ the &oddess o" 'o#e and 'ust 'ady$ in"la e the hu an heart with

    "ires o" passion and se*ual ardor turns into the !ody o" his worshipers. +henEr9ulie the tal(s started$ it always re"ers to "ire that attracts passionate lo#in) youto his a)ical partner$ and that 'o#e is directed !y the will$ which relates the :oo( 'aw o" the Thele ites.+hen the oly %pirit into the !ody o" the initiate throu)h their dedication toEr9ulie$ you are recei#in) the ,'i)ht, o" 'e)!ha and prepare a throne "or the 'i#in)de"initi#ely install in your li"e. Then it is a Ni!!h8$ which has !een re!orn in thespirit and your !ody is %tone.MEDITATION,Death is the !e)innin) o" li"e$ not the end o" li"e. To li#e you

    e has died countless ti es in eternity. ,

    ,The death is the re!irth o" consciousness$ which ust penetratelower worlds$ !e"ore you can )et an awareness o" what hashappened in this li"e-ti e. ,

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    ,Death is an e*pansion o" sel" to !eco e one with all e*istence$and a contraction o" I$ "or one understands that there can !e nothin)outside onesel". ,,Death is the (nowled)e o" e#ery ti e and place$ !ecause all !ein)sThey should e*perience the eternal cycle o" !irth and death. All e*istence participatesdeath. ,

    %ERVITEUR DE 'A 4ROIG DU NORD%er#ant o" the Northern 4ross/

    ,There"ore I tell you the )race o" Er9ulie will open the way to nowled)edi#ine and )i#e you the stren)th to ne#er !e a sla#e o" pain and tor ent$as they once were. Ecstasy a(es all thin)s are e3ual. ,,Er9ulie$ dressed in sun and oon holds within it a treasure that will help you

    prepare the way that will )et you "ro the curse o" pain and illness and willrin)in) in your ind the power"ul #oice o" the li#in)$ the 'ord o" the Dou!le +and$ whichrules the (in)do on Earth. ,,And his #oice will )uide your way with wisdo and 5ustice.,,Er9ulie$ ti)ht to your hips will )et to understand the truth and thisway practice ercy and 5ustice$ with the presence o" the I A $ whoseseat is in the "our corners o" space$ with a hand "ro a!arc ndolosthe !e)innin) o" ti e. ,,>our eyes will !e pro#ided in your union=s pro ise to the Di#ine One. %o>ou can "or)et old "ears any tears you produced in the past. :e!eEr9ulie (eeps the dew !eneath hi . ,,And your #oice will !e the #oice o" the I A $ which a(es the law$ the 4reator o" an and theti e. >ou will !e coated with win)s that e*tend to in"inity and !ecrowned with is presence. ,,And so you resurrect and rule on earth you li#e. :ecause the 5oy o" Er9ulieIt will !e poured on you li(e &race &arland$ a(in) it )row in stren)th tothe di#ine (nowled)e ani"est in you. ,'i!er :erachat II$ 6-J+hat distin)uishes Ori)inally %er#er$ is that a"ter the e*perience o" initiation$ or 4ontact with the pro"ound reality o" the 'oas$ death and his own !ein)$started now dedicated to the ser#ice o" the 'oa and the &reat +or($ accepts a le#elhi)her co it ent and your tas( is to e er)e "ro the shadows o" i)norance andsel"ishness that used to do inate$ while deepenin) the e*perienceinitiation.%er#ice and dedication are the (ey "eatures "or %er#er 4ross

    North. 'itur)ical ser#ice throu)h editation and wor( with 'oa this le#el$

    e is o""erin) hi sel" as a sacri"ice. Thus the world o" death co#er withwin)s o" eternity li"e started and will always "eel protected and sa"e "roe !ites the world and current chaos$ !ecause !ehind the death is the 'i)htwe lon) "or eternal li"e and true.%er#er o" the Northern 4ross represents the initiate who o""ers initiatory death$ (nowin) that is theonly way to access the world o" %pirit. It has

    percei#ed that death is the !e)innin) o" li"e$ and sees the e*pansion o" itsconsciousness ine#ita!ly passes throu)h it.Death is nothin) !ut trans"or ation or chan)e "ro one "or to another$ releaseco pressed ener)y than(s to the release o" the #ital cohesi#e "orce. %o thedeath$ !oth initiation and carnal$ "rees us "ro our natural li itations and the

    door release out o" prison terrestrial nature.Death is the sy !ol o" the destruction o" the perisha!le in e*istence. Indicates whatIt disappears in the ine#ita!le e#olution o" thin)s$ so it relates

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    pri arily with the physical and earth. :ut the initiatory li"e not only representsthis natural aspect o" physical e*istential li"e$ it also represents thesa e initiation$ in which e#erythin) old$ !allast$ dies to )i#e rise to a new#ision achie#ed throu)h this initiation e*perience. Those who really are initiateddie "or your old world#iew and li"e$ to !e !orn to another e#ol#ed and inte)rated. There is no pro)ress without initiatory death.

    Durin) the course o" li"e$ no e#ent is ore i portant$ or is stron)er internali9ation than death. In death$ whether it is an initiation or physical death$It produces a release. That is$ the an is released "ro those "acets or aspectsthat they (ept the sel#es within the li ited and di""icult "ield o" acti#ity and possi!ility

    a)ic that he had risen. This is a trans"or ation !ecause the )aple"t !y these aspects they will !e "illed !y others who ha#e their ori)in in the worldspiritual and transcendent. :ut an alone has little power trans"or ation on itsel". It is true that an has a superior intellect torest o" creation$ !ut it is so "ar "ro its ori)in$ that alon) with his intellectreasonin) powers are insu""icient to penetrate the layer o" i)norance with whichIt has co#ered o#er ti e.Death$ howe#er$ the an "aces the ur)ent need to analy9e and seethin)s that used to !e i portant$ e#en i" they could !e !ased onethical and oral codes$ lost all its i portance and #alidity when deathIt co#ers with its dar( win)s.Death is the +orld o" Trans"or ation. ere$ in the +orld o" Death$ in the

    in)do o" &reat &u@dh@ Ni!!h8$ the reality is di""erent. It is a reality "rau)hteternity that leads to a hu)e and un(nown inner world$ !ut where theinitiate (nows which is closer to &od.The initiation process in#ol#ed a death and a re!irth. In this process$ the%er#er per"or s the Northern 4ross trainin) on the continued practice o" death$ e*tendin) the analysis to all thin)s$ concepts and "eelin)suntil now they presided o#er his li"e. >ou should see these thin)s a)ain and a)ain throu)h the eyesDeath &huedhe Ni!!ho/ which produce a disasse !ly o" the or)ani9ation

    e had unwittin)ly )i#en all his e*perience and his relationship with all thin)s.This is a 5o! o" ser#ice and dedication.Death eans that li"e will no lon)er !e oriented or directed !y ere i pulse anddesires o" the e)o or s all sel"$ we percei#e that entity distinct and separate "ro the rest$ as withautono y$ !ut on the contrary is that pipe drea $ or co ple*$ who will die. It will cease to occupy the whole space with its e)oicidad$ or sense o" sel"$ that this space is "ree and can ani"est truth.It is a true death$ !ecause here the indi#idual loses his plans$ strate)ies and

    pre#ious re"erences.Durin) this sta)e the %er#er$ you ust apply all possi!le dili)ence to con"rontationwith the pro!le s arisin) "ro this new #ision$ which will !e innew and un"a iliar situations where it ay !e esta!lished in"i)htin)

    !etween the old e)o-oriented odel and the new odel$ say$ holistic. +or( %er#er is editate on all these thin)s$ and turn a)ain and a)ain to the state o" initiation$ or death$ to recei#e the (nowled)e and wisdo to ena!le hi to escapetraps and holds the #iew unenli)htened and unsancti"ied the uni#erse.An e*ercise in chan)e o" perspecti#e throu)h the death o" o!ser#in) li"e$the lo#ed and not lo#ed ones$ and in short all thin)s$ "ro the perspecti#e o" one dead$ one who already le"t "or the real !eyond and "ro that world

    Eternal is !ac( and !ac( here "or a short lapse o#er ti e$ in theworld he was (nown !e"ore he died$ and see what e*periences and "eelin)sThey appear and o#e us "ro this new position. %urely who per"or

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    this si ple practice re)ularly "ind that your li"e is "ull o" )ood3ualities$ while all the !ad 3ualities o" the past$ !ased on thei)norance$ "ear$ and sel"ishness$ "ade. >ou can see how a newIt de#elops lo#e towards all thin)s and !ein)s$ who want to help shape)enuine$ so they can lea#e prison ordinary #ision$ and they can participatealso in the li)ht o" the %aints.

    Thus we understand the null #alue o" aterial thin)s$ we losee)o-oriented "eelin)s o" possessi#eness$ 5ealousy$ an)er$ or other$ and understand thathold on to thin)s$ to li"e ulti ately is a ista(e !ecause the real li"eIt can only !e (nown when he died. The attitude and oti#ation to %er#-dor

    !e "or the )ood and happiness o" all !ein)s$ nature$ the uni#erse. Mostwe can achie#e happiness is participation in the li"e o" the %pirit throu)h theser#ice to 'oas.The death also has another aspect throu)h se*ual ecstasy. Many initiatessay that or)as is a ,little death, and death a ,)reat or)as ., It is inThis ecstasy o" 5oy when I started to recei#e the )lory o" Er9ulie$ you can access+orld o" Di#ine 'i)ht and )et a direct re#elation. This "orce is that$ asthat i" death happened$ releases the initiate o" (ar ic and !iolo)ical ties thatThey i prison in physical nature. The notion o" separation disappears$ e#erythin) stops

    !ein) an opposite or di""erent to anythin) else$ and the unit is reset to theconsciousness.Er9ulie is the eans !y which sancti"yin) )race is ani"ested in the initiate$ and hasthe power it needs to pass the A!yss. Usin) ecstasy or 5oy o" Er9ulie$Priest can chan)e their world #iew and "ree "ro the law o" (ar a$

    !ecause she is a carrier o" the %olar and 'unar Essences and (eeps inside the treasurealche ical trans utation that allows the Priest ierophant.:y alche ical trans utation o" )old and sil#er$ Er9ulie )i#es the priest theThe su!stance o" li#in) "ore#er$ Di#ine %el". The %olar and 'unar currents areunited in the !ody in lo#e a(in) and intertwine to "or a whirlpool. they=re li(etwo sna(es$ one )old and one sil#er$ entwined around the Vara adethe spine and !rain. +hen two ,poles, !ind$ ie when two

    people per"or a)ic lo#e a(in)$ the ,'ord o" the Dou!le +and, and standsParticipants !odies shine "ull o" li)ht$ and the a ount !y )round "orcesa*is o" the rod toward the spiritual worlds and the hi)her "orces to descendlower planes. At the o ent o" or)as $ the ends eet and hi)her and

    !elow are one. At that ti e the di#ine cos ic #i!ration !ursts and "illsco plete the wi9ard and resonates in his ind as an inner #oice$ the #oice o" their &odProcedure. This is the Voice o" the 'ord o" the Dou!le +and o" Power$ the %on o" the Twins

    'e)!ha-&uedh@$ is %on 'ua)e. And this #oice which will )uide your steps alon) the pathto your destination$ led !y hi)her powers o" his will$ that will protect you inall ti es in the #icissitudes o" li"e. And your li"e will always !e )o#erned !y the 'i)ht:y di#ine will and wise 5ust (nowled)e.Er9ulie$ in the supre e act o" transcendent union$ produces a state o" insi)htwhere consciousness is open to another reality. That is when the initiate cansee the Truth that has to !alance its e*istence in the "or o" re#elation and chan)econsciousness will a(e you act di""erently since then to !e attached to your Inner #oice$ it ay act in a !alanced way in your li"e$ !ecause this di#ine consciousnessIt is the sa e as li#in) in the center o" the "our directions o" space$ 'e)!ha.The #ision o" this di#ine consciousness 'e)!ha 5oin the #ision and a(e you started

    see the "uture o" "ull and directly. This !ri)ht #ision a(es the a)ician canlea#e !ehind the (ind o" consciousness that had loc(ed within the li itation o" theaterial nature. Then recei#es power rain !rin)s down lo#e a(in)

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    a!out hi . And it is a!out to recei#e such a)ical powers itsel". The arran)e entrecepti#e to spiritual ener)ies is that you will 5oin the and !e the point

    !ondin) !etween the hi)her and lower.And the Inner Voice is a #oice and ne#er tal( rather than 'e)!ha own outh$

    !ecause it is already a !orn$ one who died to the old nature and re!orn asierophant o" 'e)!ha. The 3ueen a on) the ierophants o" I1A$ which ne#er a)ain

    They can trans)ress the laws o" &od. %o they ha#e the power to rise !y planes and di ensions to in"inity. +hy are (in)s and priests$ !ecause they arecrowned with the presence o" 'e)!ha. And so 'e)!ha trans its oracular enteall his (nowled)e$ to per"or the &reat +or( to create a per"ect #ehiclewhich to inha!it the archetypal world o" pure li)ht. This is the +hite 4ity I1A/will !e his (in)do "ore#er.MEDITATION,Death is the wisest o" the )ods$ !ecause throu)h it are )i#en allthe powers o" trans"or ation$ since death is the )reatest o" trans"or ations. ,,Death to the hu an species opens the doors o" li!erty$ !ecause in deaththe wise an is "reed "ro the li itations i posed upon hi !y his ownchoice. ,,Death is the door to the )ods$ !ecause an does not !elon) to the Earthits nature$ !ut only !y his i)norance has co e to this placecapti#ity. ,,Death is the power to !e seen as the true i a)e o" the destination$ plus(nowin) yoursel" as an i a)e o" the destination$ ore per"ectly thanone i)ht thin( that is possi!le. ,PRETRE DE 'A 4ROIG DU NORD

    Priest o" the Northern 4ross/,I a the 'ord Al i)hty$ the "irst$ and the (in)do o" li)ht and dar(ness.Descend into y wrap dia ond and #isited and li#ed in the land. Prepare yworshiper$ who held e drun( with death$ !lowin) on it the spirits tostart li#in) a)ain. ,'i!er :erachat III.,The li)ht is radiated and ana)es and protects all ani"estation with wisdo and 5ustice$

    a(in) it )row while rei)nin) Ti e. ,'i!er :erachat III$ F,The wisdo and 5ustice are what a(e an to rei)n o#er ti e$when he is wearin) the 4rown o" &lory$ the 4loa( o" 1ire$ the %word in his hand and +in)son their "eet. ,

    'i!er :erachat III.H,Bustice illu inates his head and says with a #eiled whisper you need tothe construction o" the )ar ent with which lowers the %pirit upon hi .:ecause then he is 'ord o" his in)do and can pronounce the wordsto !e a!le to correct tar)ets. ,'i!er :erachat III$ 7,Our &od is the One and (nowled)e a(es en stron)$ )i#in)(now the Truth. This is the !asis o" (nowled)e o" I a present at the

    an handlin) )arland wo#en !y Er9ulie "orce "ro the center head. ,'i!er III :erachat J

    ,The I A dwell in your thin(in) and "ro which he will o#ersee per"orcorrect understandin) o" reality. The in#ocation will lower their power and thisIt is resultin) in the release ani"est. ,

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    'i!er III :erachat K,The 'i#in)$ dwellin) on his head$ ready to !uild the )ar ent with

    elp %un and Er9ulie. The ind o" the initiate is "looded with li)ht and thus can(now the ysteries and treasures o" :ein). ,'i!er :erachat III$ L,In this way the 'i)ht o" :ein) )rows in intensity and a(es you see &od in the center

    the Void. ,'i!er :erachat III 6CThe Priest o" the Northern 4ross is one who a(es the initiatory death an O""ice%acred.Priest is one who has ta(en a #ow o" union with the di#ine. One who e#enit re ainin) in the world$ is no lon)er the world$ !ut o" his &od. 1ro this o ent$the indi#idual has opened a direct channel o" co unication with the spirit world andIt is authori9ed to per"or the litur)y o" co union with &od. It is this unionlo#e !etween &od and an$ which )o#erns the li"e o" this holy priest and lo#ewhich it will in"use all creation$ nature and all !ein)s. The Priest$ !ynature$ li#es in &od=s )race. Thus the path o" initiatory death)radually trans"or s li"e path in the spirit. Those who reach this statereali9ation and participation always ha#e to hand her di#ine co panion$ realityDi#ine which e#er is "or in) ore o" the sel#es. i)her states

    participation in#ol#e the annihilation o" the e)o in the A!solute. This death is a deli)ht.Death in their esoteric sense we ha#e said that eans the pro"ound chan)e

    an su""ers the e""ect o" initiation. The pro"ane$ the old an ust die "or re!orn to li"e that )i#es superior initiation. ,I" your state diesi per"ection$ will !an all initiatory pro)ress$ ,says Oswald +irth.The hi)her state o" consciousness and "reedo is$ say$ another le#el o" #i!rationstate ents re)ardin) the ordinary people in )eneral. It would say that this4onsciousness is superior to ordinary wa(in) consciousness$ as it is the latter that o" drea . Thus$ the ordinary consciousness is a consciousness ,asleep, a!outPriest consciousness$ which is attached to$ and participate in$ the all-consciousness o" 'e)!ha. The )reatest de)ree o" de#elop ent o" this initiation is done$ howe#er$ in the:ishops ierophant/$ which in this respect is the e#olution o" the priesthood to hisstate o" per"ection.The Priest o" the Northern 4ross is one who enters into the e*perience o" death andIt conte plates the e*istence "ro this ti eless perspecti#e. Now has !e"ore it alon) path o" consolidation and de#elop ent$ and will !e any tests that need to"ace$ !ut at all ti es will !e a#aila!le to the re"u)e o" death where+orld powers lose their power$ and "ro this perspecti#e will )ain wisdo and

    5ustice$ lo#e and co passion "or all !ein)s who are su""erin) hardshipan unenli)htened e*istence. >our )oal will !e o" ser#ice to the hu an co unityand nature$ as in the e*perience o" death has understood that su!5ect and o!5ectThey are the sa e reality and that all separate consciousness is an illusion to realityone o" consciousness. To help an(ind and nature$ in their de#elop ent towardsli)ht$ will do nothin) !ut wor( o" the %pirit on Earth$ and the )i"t will !e recei#ed(nowled)e )nosis/ o" what you are doin).The priest access to the worlds o" non-action$ where the leadin) role o" the e)oIt is annulled$ dissol#ed$ thus o!tainin) a "resher and spiritual #ision o" reality.In these worlds is where it pro#ides the necessary li)ht to o#e "orward in itstrail$ a real where I= Voice resonates in his head and tells laws

    eternal$ why he should )o#ern his li"e.The Priest o" the Northern 4ross Death sees the release o" his per"ect spiritthe #icissitudes o" li"e i prison ent and su""erin) in their physical e*istence$ where

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    It is su!5ect to a world o" errors and desires that ha#e poured o#er it so any layersi)norance that pre#ents the li)ht o" wisdo shine in an=s consciousness. Death is the door to theworld o" the )ods and this is the )ate o" the Priest4ru9 del Norte crosses your li"e$ to participate consciously wonder"ultranscendent "ullness o" "reedo and peace o" ind and that I a the li)ht shinein the consciousness o" the initiate "ore#er.

    Death conte plate how ani"ests itsel" in e#ery o ent o" li"e$re#itali9in) our spirit in capti#ity o" physical li"e. 4onte plate with

    5oy$ how will continuously &olden %cythe owin) the ed)es and rid)esour e)o to "or it a dia ond "ield where wisdoEternal I a "ully ani"est in peace and har ony.Also conte plate the illusion o" apparent li"e$ !ecause "ro the reality o" thedeath$ this world is percei#ed as suspended$ or re"lected in the 'i)ht o" the %pirit$ whichIt is the only true reality that e*ists. Those who enter this Path aretrue initiates o" all ti es$ that throu)h his lo#e and dedication to otherswe )ot the (ey essa)e o" unity. This pure dedication to the Di#ine 'i)ht and+e lo#e our re"lection we "ind there all !ein)s and creatures$ trees andstones$ space and stars$ pheno ena o" nature and li"e in )eneral$ protect uso" the dan)ers lur(in) on the Path. This is )ood to re e !er the warnin)Bun) a!out the dan)ers o" pro5ection$ in"lation and ana personality$ lur(in) in the

    path o" indi#iduation.The 4rown o" &lory to :erachat re"erred 'i!er started sy !oli9es participation inthe di#ine nature. It is what unites what is a!o#e$ the spiritual world$ sounderneath$ their hu an nature. Those adepts and saints are consideredo" di#ine ori)in or in contact with the di#ine$ are represented with crowns on their heads. In the a!!alistic Tree o" 'i"e$ the top o" which is the 5unctionwith the A!solute$ Ain$ called 4rown$ ether. Also$ in the &nostic te*tswe read that the oly %pirit descends upon the initiate as 4rownDia onds.The initiate !eco es into*icated with the deli)hts o" se*ual death with the help o" Er9ulie$ andthis causes the descent o" the %pirit$ so that the recipient can resurrect and li#e"ore#er. :ut "or this to !e ade$ the initiate ust !uild a !ody !e"oredia ond where he can li#e the Di#ine %el". :ecause this death has the (eyeternal wisdo and a(es the li)ht o" di#ine consciousness !ri)hten their e*istence$directin) its ani"estation in the li its o" space-ti e. This is the waythe li itation will !eco in) eternal$ "ro the "inite to the in"inite.

    ere death is seen as chan)e$ such as initiation$ ie the trans"or ationoccurs when the consciousness o" the initiate no lon)er li ited !y the constraints o"

    aterial li"e. That=s when the worshiper no lon)er direct their prayers outand eet the Eternal Truth$ (nowin) that in the depths o" your !ein) is presentMi)hty I AM )o#ernin) the entire cos os. It is this (nowled)e that a(es what

    !e"ore loo(ed hi)her$ and away in in"inite hei)hts$ is ade internal and inti ate$ in atrue union o" the spiritual and the aterial.That=s when the %pirit !lows to encoura)e started )i#in) eternal li"e$initiatory death !ecause the initiate ac3uires 'i"e and 'i)ht$ the sa e li"e and the sa eli)ht that illu inates and ener)i9es the entire cos os. This (nowled)e a(es it possi!le to e*tendthe consciousness in space and in ti e to a(e the here and now. At each pointa chan)e$ an apparent death occurs$ consciousness is present$ sothat said continuu o" consciousness re o#es the appearance o" death and

    the consciousness o" di#ersity !eco e 4onsciousness One.Mantle re"erred to 'i!er :erachat sy !oli9es separate indi#iduality o" the world$)enerality. ere also it sy !oli9es the passa)e "ro the old an status

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    a)ain. %uhrawardi says the ,Awi" al alari",$ ,assu e the antle is the tan)i!le si)nan enters the path o" truth$ the sy !ol o" entry into the ystical way$ the

    si)n that lea#es his sel"ishness and put in the hands o" the spiritual aster ,$ ie$%el" or Inner %el". In 'i!er :erachat Mantle it is o" 1ire$ that is$ spiritual and

    e di#ine in nature. 1ire is a puri"yin) and re)eneratin).Manto co ple ents the %word o" 1ire$ !ecause !oth ha#e a connection point$ and

    the sword is "or)ed in the "ire. %o the %word represents the )eneratin) actiondirected !y the will. It is the puri"yin) "ire will handled !y the initiate toyour own trans"or ation.+ith win)s on his "eet$ the initiate can "ly and soar "ro the earth to the re)ionsspiritual s(y. In this way$ you can wal( throu)h the worlds and su!tle planesastral and spiritual with ease.The an who )ets to ha#e the consciousness o" the One$ o#erco es ti e and space$ and"ront is crowned with )lory li)ht that )i#es you that (nowled)e. Thenhis su!tle #ehicles !eco e di""erent !ecause the power is in the . It ne#er isa consciousness that needs to o#e to a(e$ !ecause now all-consciousness.And started !uildin) a li)ht "ield around the to penetrate it "lowsspiritual.This "orce "ield can only !e done with the sun$ that is$ with the ener)iesspiritual e anatin) "ro our inner ost center$ where he dwells the di#ine spar(

    !uried in our indi#iduality$ and Er9ulie$ ie$ with se*ual ener)y produced in our lower centers when e*cited !y desire.Then the initiate (nows the words properly represent anyreality$ and throu)h these words o" power it e#o(es the spirituality that radiates eachreality. E*ternal and internal #i!rations o" e#erythin) are one "or hi $

    !ecause it can percei#e at a ti e.This is the #ision o" li)ht in #acuu $ the last #ision that the initiate can access$

    !ecause then it will ha#e on their conscience the a*i u li)ht that can !e o!tained. %in)lea"ter this e*perience you can )et a!solute peace and tran3uility$

    Nir#ana and %a adhi :uddhist yo)is.Only the (nowled)e o" death as indispensa!le part o" eternal li"e$ a(es us"ree and allows our spirit is re#ealed.MEDITATION,+e see in death the (eys o" eternal wisdo $ we understand thistruth eternal (in)do without possi!ility o" error that all en callDeath. ,,'et us enter into our awareness o" ti e and place o" death$ soway throu)h an endless editation are aware o" their

    #ast do ain. ,,+e Ascend in the powers o" our i a)ination to the real s o" non-action$where Death is the Master$ !ecause in it we will "ind the peace anda!solute peace$ (nowled)e and a!sence o" desire ,.,'et=s eet death in the o ents o" li"e$ !ecause e#ery second is aPro)ress towards this wonder"ul "reedo and to the li!eration o" the spirit o" thecares and chores o" e*istence ,.'= ierophante DE 'A 4ROIG DU NORD

    ierophant o" the Northern 4ross/, e will )i#e you the %word and the +and you will rei)n in this (in)do $ and you release thedeath. ,

    'i!er :erachat IV$ ,1or e is the %upre e I A $ which is also the 4reator and in) o" the 4os os.,'i!er :erachat IV$ F

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    , e who is the 1irst$ One and Eternal$ who li#es in you and tal( a!out you.,'i!er IV :erachat HThe ierophant o" the Northern 4ross is the 'oa &uedh@ Ni!!h8 and represents the statePer"ect aterial. It re"ers to the physical !ody o" the ierophant There"ore$ as the !odyUni#erse$ once illu inated !y the li)ht o" the %pirit. The ain idea is to ,&od in the'and ,!ecause the ierophant o" the Northern 4ross incorporated in their #ehicles all

    (nowled)e and )nosis o" the uni#erse. This &nosis !eco es "lesh and !lood in the !odyierophant$ which is the a)ic !ody &uedh@ Ni!!h8.

    Only when we percei#e our a!ility to consciously e*pansion to thein"inity in space-ti e$ is when we !eco e oursel#es 'oa&uedh@ Ni!!h8$ that )i#es us the power o" the %word the power o" the ind/ and theVara power o" will/$ which to)ether li!erate us "ro the tyranny o" death.The sword a sy !ol o" death and sacri"ice$ !ut also o" the decision

    psychic. Paul Doel says the sword is the sy !ol o" stren)th o" ind lucidwho dares to cut the pro!le $ the #ain and "alse !lindness contradictory assess entsand a !i#alent.The rod is the sy !ol o" the phallus$ the "iery creati#e ener)y in hu ans$ !utalso o" authority and power$ which really relates to the will e*erted

    an. There"ore it is related to a)ic$ especially "or showain #ehicle that directs the action o" the a)ician.

    These tools are rooted in the A!solute$ and there"ore 'i!er :erachath says$ , e will)i#e ,$ as the Vara !eco es a sy !ol o" +ill inherent in the process itsel" cos ic de#elop ent. In this way the Ma)ic +and always #i!rate in har ony withUni#ersal wisdo $ "or uni"ies our purpose in action$ or will$ with the

    purpose or cos ic +ill. , e will )i#e you, eans you understand the naturearchetypal o" these tools and in this way ha#e an a!solute way.The ierophant o" the Northern 4ross seen throu)h the eyes o" &uedh@ Ni!!h8. It has !een'ocated in the center o" the uni#erse and includes a uni#erse without possi!ility o" error$ auni#erse itsel" is one thin)$ a continuu o" a)ical creation$ conte platin)and a unit o" eanin) in the world and all creation.Only when we re ain otionless silence in the center o" our e*istence and !eco e one with the All$ and learn throu)h that consciousness4os ic e#erythin) that is contained in that whole$ only then can we !eco e&uedh@ Ni!!h8 and !e !oth in) and 4reator o" the uni#erse.The secrets o" li"e and death ha#e !een re#ealed in a continuu o" eternal li"e$

    a)ician still the sa e one the disclosure$ !ecause wisdo has Ni!!h8 &uedh@which re#eals that world consciousness o" the a)ician. Now$ all thin)s in the uni#erse

    a(e up a unit o" eanin) in his consciousness$ !ecause now the a)ician is

    &uedh@ Ni!!h8. E#erythin) happens around hi $ e#en his own li"e$ while thea)ician re ains otionless in the center$ co#erin) the whole uni#erse in its e*pansionunli ited li"eti e happenin) throu)h$ in his cos ic consciousness a)ain and !ecause suchIt is the consciousness o" &uedh@ Ni!!h8.Althou)h we see our own nature !orn$ )row old and die$ we canstay with the One$ the Eternal$ who always li#es inside and outside o" us. %in)lethen we will see each o" the (nowled)e and nature to)ether with theothers$ and we are aware o" all the secrets o" the uni#erse$ and our eyes will !eEye o" the Eternal watchin) this uni#erse and all uni#erses e*ist and cane*ist. It is in the di#ine #ision where we ac(nowled)e our eternal nature$ !ecausewe are one with the essence o" the uni#erse.

    Death is the pro5ection o" the eternity o" our li ited consciousness$ the %hadowo" the Eternal$ to which our conscience can not !ut !e o#erwhel ed.Only consciousness can enco pass &uedh@ Ni!!h8 eternity$ !ecause he is the in)

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    Ti e and %pace. 4onte pl@ osle at the continuin) deterioration o" all thin)s$includin) our own !ody$ !ecause that=s his son)$ his asterpiece.+e disco#er her true sy phony o" the uni#erse !ecause it sounds !rilliantlythe #oice o" the li#in).Thus$ in the ierophant o" the Northern 4ross$ the crystalli9ation occurs thedi#ine spiritual ener)y in the !ody o" the Priest. This has !een achie#ed !y

    a constant deepenin) o" the e*perience o" death$ which has led toresult re!irth or resurrection on the ,other side, or whole world. NowIt truly is when an has achie#ed the ideal o" his own archetype$when de#eloped and updated their potential.It is the di#ine !reath$ or %pirit$ who resurrects the corpse )i#in) li"eeternal$ !eyond all pairs o" opposites. This is li"e in the spirit which shouldand encoura)e the ierophant is the "eature that )i#es your !ody - &huedh@. This is thePhilosopher=s %tone o" the alche ists who ha#e !een in his own !ody the la!.MEDITATION,:eware the !lac(ness o" death and editate on the in"inite e*pansion o" spaceti e$ !ecause I= &uedhe Ni!!ho.,:ehold the silence and i o!ility o" e*istence and (now that e*perience$ thatin e are all thin)s contained$ !ecause I= &uedhe Ni!!ho ,.,'oo( at you yoursel#es as a)in) and witherin) in the #itality o" theyouth and !eauty$ to !e co#ered with the shadows o" the eternal$ !ecause I=&uedhe Ni!!ho ,.,'oo($ no ore$ on your i per"ect science and arts$ and understand that in yeyes are all the secrets o" the uni#erse o" uni#erses$ !ecause I= &uedhe

    Ni!!ho ,.'=initi@ DE 'A 4ROIG DE '=OUE%T

    Ori)inally 4ru9 del Oeste/,The wor( o" the a)ician turns it into a wonder"ul continuous elody$ throu)hwhich the One 'i"e ani"ests itsel" !eco in) an instru ent

    usical whose #i!ration is transparent$ !ecause he now (nows the secret o" &od%upre e. ,:erachat 'i!er V$ 6Tarot 4ard Padern ,The Initiate de la 4ru9 o" the +est,$ corresponds to the le#elEarth +ater. 'a 4ru9 del Oeste is the stellar synthesis o" O)ou 1er and Er9ulie 'oas.%o we ha#e o#ed "ro series to series Earth +ater$ !ecause "or co e to reali9e the ideal o" Earth$ the per"ect reali9ation in our incarnationtoday$ we ust )o the "ull 1a.+hen the initiate "aces death as a eans o" initiation and has so e

    le#el o" achie#e ent in this e*perience$ is put in place a echanis that willi pels to (now and put in its proper place all the ele ents o" their ownActually$ !oth internal and e*ternal. This is the de#elop ent o" the supre e andala$ whichIt contains the entire uni#erse$ !ecause it is the andala represents the entire initiated ando" all thin)s. Really here !e)ins the process o" a)ic. In our systeMa)ic nothin) should !e wasted and there"ore we o!ser#e and address

    properly our "ull spectru o" e*perience to !eco e aTrue lit$ to e !ody the paradi) o" acco plish ent.1ro the perspecti#e o" the ysteries o" hu an "ul"ill ent$ the TarotPadern is the e*pression o" 1a as a #ehicle "or initiatin) and wisdo $ and each o" its 67 le#els corresponds a particular archetypal$ a)ical and initiatory situation. In

    1or the "our Tarot %eries +ater$ e*perience and initiation is concernedthe world o" "eelin)s$ e otions and the desire and the will and coura)e"i)ht hidden.

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    As we pro)ress in our de#elop ent we can e*perience initiatoryconte plati#e states where the re#elation o" di#ine wisdo enli)hten us. Althou)hthis only lasts a o ent$ will ser#e "or a certain reality o" spiritual destiny that awaits us. 'et this !e ore or less li)ht$ now"ind that all the ele ents o" ordinary li"e and the inner li"e$

    !id to "ind a place to settle har oniously$ in an atte pt to

    "ind a de"initi#e reali9ation.This process can )enerate )reat internal !attles$ since the ele entsha#e ade our own li"e "ro !irth$ will not disappear sodrastic$ !ut we achie#ed a place o" consciousness and startin) "ro which we cano!ser#e di""erently and wor( with the to the )oal o" co plete

    per"or in) inte)ration and hi)her.The )round le#el in any o" the "our series$ represents the hi)hest le#el o" concreti9ation$ its applied nature$ its use"ulness. In this case$ it re"ers to theconcreti9ation o" ener)y and their 3uest "or what is su!5ect to the #ehicle

    ood. This is the land o" desire and passion. +hen the desire is wron)aspected produces "ull accession$ which pro otes a on) other de"ects)reed$ 5ealousy$ possessi#eness$ or inappropriate se*uality. +henaspected correctly$ as in The Initiate o" the 4ross o" the +est$ the indi#idual is )i#en

    e reali9ed that all his li"e and has o#ed around the desire$ pri ary shapethrou)h instincts$ and then$ under co#er o" the e)o$ to ideals

    power$ pleasure$ or sa"ety. owe#er$ it also reali9es that theulti ate nature o" desire is ne#er !ad$ !ecause its pri ary intention is to li"eand happiness$ includin) deeper spiritual reali9ation.The ore we see our own ener)y o" desire$ which we understand ishis ideal$ and we reali9e how the world loo(s and conceptsle)acy o" what we i)ht call culture$ a(e an inco plete application and+ish di#erted "ro actual destination$ which is in har ony with its purity"unda ental. Dissatis"action is not a !ench ar( o" disease$ !ut o" necessityTotal health or reali9ation.In the +est 4ross the initiate ust learn to relate to reality$de#elopin) inte)ration le#els that allow control o#er the world o" appearances$ throu)h the control and proper channelin) o" "eelin) and desire$indicatin) rather a "ull e*ploitation o" the ener)ies in#ol#ed asuppression or inhi!ition thereo". Our approach to e*istence and li"eTantric )enerally and in our Esoteric Voodoo$ the Mudra leadin) to ecstasylo#e is sy !oli9ed !y the union o" O)ou 1er and Er9ulie. These are the ener)ies

    a)ic !y which the initiate can "ree the sel#es "ro the tyranny o" desire is)uided and

    i)norance and !lindness o" the e)o. The eli*ir that produces the trans"or ation o" an into&od is a i* o" these two powers$ which ade the so a o" supre e 5oy andulti ate "reedo .This Tarot represents the a)ician dared to do their wor( "or pro otion to thehi)her planes o" consciousness. In its wor($ the a)ician !eco es an instru ent o" the )ods$ who use it to produce a har ony that prepares you "or the si)htReality.To !eco e this ,instru ent,$ the a)ician ust trans"or his world#iew andlea#e the attach ents that )enerates the ani al nature in hi to the world o" the "lesh.&reed "or li"e$ in the sense o" the eternal pursuit o" personal satis"actionPets le#els$ uddies the a!ility to !eco e transparent to the world

    spiritual. The !oldness and coura)e to do this$ is the a)ical 3uality o" O)ou 1er$ which e powers the initiate with the necessary stren)th so you can reach your ideal "or penetratin) the un(nown and to aintain proper attitude to

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    pheno ena o" e*istence.Must tune the desire nature with the )oal o" our reali9ation.+e see how the satis"action o" any o" our ordinary desires$ possession o" o!5ects$ ne#er leads to the

    place o" 5oy really cra#e. Inere$ the trans utation o" #ul)ar desire is !oth 5oyous spiritual e*perience

    the )oal o" Tantra as the Esoteric Voodoo.

    It is precisely this that a(es tunin) the initiate$ as an instru ent o" thedi#ine$ reali9e that all the (nowled)e possessed !y the e*istence o"$ throu)hdoctrines and sciences o" en$ not real (nowled)e$ which can a(edi""erent "ro the others and they will turn away "ro the to 5oin the chainTeachers$ !ecause this true (nowled)e a(es you stop seein) e*istence asThey a(e co on en$ !ecause he will ha#e already entered the real o" the )ods.'a 4ru9 del Oeste$ is )o#erned !y O)ou 1er$ who as &od o" +ar and &od o" the Di#ine +ill has the coura)e and !ra#ery his ost power"ul weapons. These weaponsthey are the sel#es the weapons with which the initiate "aces the con3uest o" (nowled)e$)enuine (nowled)e$ not shared !y scholars$ scienti"ic (nowled)e$ and ,other

    nowled)e sects ,!ut real (nowled)e$ (nowled)e that does not needconsensus to re#eal with a!solute "ir ness and !eauty.Osar is one o" the classic ti)ht slo)ans$ precisely )oin) !ac( to (now.This eans that (nowled)e is useless without the coura)e to carry it out$to ascend to hi)her le#els o" consciousness.1or years studyin) the #arious esoteric doctrines and !uilt in his indset o" concepts and rules that respond to a superior and initiatory nature. :uti" not put into practice e#ery day these concepts and standards$ i" not lon)er dra))edin#oluntarily currents i pel hi to act and to co e "ro hislower nature$ his wor( is 9ero and his wor( is in any case in scholarshiptheoretical.O)ou 1er is the 'oa that )o#erns the !oldness and darin) o" wantin) startedenter una#aila!le "irsthand (in)do s "or an(ind. The real o" the soul andthe spirit real are there to !e con3uered !y the initiate. &o to con3uer these (in)do s supposed #enture alon) un(nown paths where only the initiatedwill !e held "or #alor and coura)e$ and soon reali9es that the (nowled)ewhat is sou)ht is "alse !ecause there is a direct (nowled)e2learned throu)h #a)ue indications.This !oldness that co es "ro the will o" O)ou 1er is that the "ull "orceinitiated needs to #enture into the la!yrinth o" the uni#erse and reach the real o" 'oas. This is the stren)th o" the will o" the a)ician. In ytholo)y it can !e seen as the&ods only relate to those who challen)e the $ !ecause only they ha#e the

    will !eco e )ods.+hen an initiate stop )i#in) i portance to the doctrines studied and learnedhis thirst "or (nowled)e and !e)ins to o#e the center o" e*posin) the truth inwardo" itsel"$ it is when it !eco es a real initiated and co es "ace to "acewith the spiritual world. Only then you co e to (now that what en thin( do) as o" truth are nothin) !ut distorted ways "or co unicationI per"ect as they saw others that truth.

    No spiritual pro)ress is possi!le without the reco)nition o" one=s ista(es$ without thedepth analysis o" our true oti#ation. Only when we aretruly alone in this re)ard is that we can !e pure enou)has "or the iracle o" di#ine participation can !e per"or ed on an

    per anent in us. The need to re#iew is the one shows usin this Tarot card o" Padern. Also only i" we are !ra#e and a!le to "i)htour a)ic weapon a)ainst i)norance$ a)ainst the tyranny o" desire and e)o$ is

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    we can achie#e peace which re3uires all true "ul"ill ent. +e ust o#erco ein the !attle o" the hi)her a)ainst the lower$ Mi)uel a)ainst Ialda!aoth$ 'i)hta)ainst i)norance and !lindness$ o" lo#e a)ainst indi#idualis and e)oorientada li"e.Thus$ any ethods o" a)ic and spiritual discipline$ "all withincate)ory o" this letter$ !ecause only the persistence and coura)e o" O)ou 1er )ets

    an !eat the )ods the sel#es and de ons to ha#e the reali9ation o" One

    Unthin(a!le. It is the relentless "orce O)ou 1er which penetrates and pierces the earth toreach the treasures "ro its depths. Is the !ra#ery o" O)ou 1er which allows usstand "ir in the idst o" the te pest and stor $ hurricanes and tornadoesrisin) "ro the sea o" the unconscious.+ill O)ou 1er is also the stren)th o" his lo#e "or Er9ulie start

    o#e ent in his 3uest to e*press in his eetin) with her per"or ancea "er#ent e !race o" pure ecstasy.Er9ulie cease to !e "or us the #ehicle in an uncontrolled desire "or peopleand thin)s$ and we will see that the only treasure that we see( is truly the 'i)ht%pirit$ which she )enerously )i#es us when our desire to #ehiculi9a osthrou)h is )race. Thus$ the desire will !eco e wisdo !ecause "ullwisdo and in"inite 5oy is what )i#es the oly %pirit.MEDITATION, nowled)e is the result o" the coura)e$ the !oldness that co es to ascendthe hi)hest o" pure consciousness ,le#els.,The )ods will inspire only those who want to challen)e e#en the)ods the sel#es$ to !eco e li(e &od. ,,4oura)e direct the wise an to !eco e e#en wiser and will alsodirect you to (now that ost o" what he has in his heart is "alse and that the(nowled)e that he so appreciated is wron). ,,The coura)e to put a an apart "ro the others$ so that all

    !ra#e en are situated apart "ro all others and the sel#es. +henthis has !een achie#ed per"ectly$ !eco e the 'oa ,.%ERVITEUR DE 'A 4ROIG DE '=OUE%T

    %er#er 4ross +est/,In your in)do :e the 'ord says pointin) the Path. This is the (ey tothe oly One will a(e the terri!le triu ph o#er dae ones and you o!tain peace)olden. ,'i!er :erachat VI$ This letter re"ers to the essence o" water$ the pri ary #ehicle o" !iolo)ical li"e$ ando" ental pathway. This is the additional pole o" the other$ which ani"ests asthe sun$ li)ht and heat. +hen !oth poles are in certain cooperati#e relationship$ )i#e

    results in li"e. In ter s o" initiation$ the spiritual li"e occurs in the sa e"or $ that is$ when the "low o" solar and lunar li"e wor( cooperati#elyto produce the a)ical and ystical "ruit$ the conscious ani"estation o" &od in the%till$ the enli)htened an who has "ully reali9ed the potential o" their archetype itsel".It see s that an=s ission on earth should di""er "ro that o" ani als$ plants andstones. The di""erentiatin) "actor is consciousness$ intellect and a!ility tothe reason that an has. :ut the a!use o" this power

    e di""erentiatin) has !een shown$ as in the consu er and echani9ed societyco petiti#eness$ that this 3uality can !eco e ne)ati#e and destructi#e i" notis the proper !ac()round on which to e*ercise it. This "und is the #ery li)ht

    pro"ound consciousness where all secrets are re#ealed and li"e appears na(ed$in its inner ost reality. Thus$ the study and (nowled)e ust !eoriented towards achie#in) deep states o" )nosis$ !ecause only "ro

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    This perspecti#e can li#e the li"e we really corresponds to the order cos ic and cos olo)ical.

    e started !y studyin) and understandin) the uni#erse in which he li#es$ it !eco esin 'ord o" the cos os$ in) o" the in)do . 1or it ust stri#e to study thearts and sciences$ philosophies and reli)ions$ which will pro#ide the necessary wisdo toa!le to handle the pri ordial ener)ies that underlie the su!5ect o" his uni#erse.

    >ou ust )i#e e""ect to their (nowled)e and act throu)h its a)ic on those ener)ies para ount.The !est way to control and properly address the dar( ener)ies$ so eti esne)ati#e$ it is throu)h o!ser#ation. The initiate ust de#elop a state o" consciousness alert$ awa(e$ ena!lin) it to o!ser#e all that )oes on inside$

    !oth in itsel" and in relation to o!5ects and e*ternal "orces. To do this$editate on the contents o" the world o" desire$ passion$ lust and "eelin)$

    !ecause !eneath all the layers o" dar(ness and adherence "ind the &reat 'o#eencoura)in) e#ery desire$ e#ery "eelin)$ passion and lust$ and that !alances Deep Peace

    per"ectly e#ery o#e ent and )i#es real security.Only he who is a!le to di#e in the waters o" consciousness and a!o#e all sin( into the depths o" theunconscious$ and return !ac( to the sur"ace sa"ely$you can "eel capa!le o" handlin) the world which ust !eco e in).The ocean is the sy !ol o" those layers o" consciousness that hide under their

    !lue and !ri)ht sur"ace$ dar( ysteries that an can hardly (now.In the silence o" these deep waters it is where the lone di#er ust !e a

    a)ician$ you learn to co e "ace to "ace with the pri ordial ener)iescos os. In these waters it is where the a)ician ust learn to deal with the dar( dae ons o" his own e*istence$ to (now its dar( nature and then handlewith a)ic and inte)rate it into the world o" li)ht art.This is how you can aster the unconscious ener)ies dae 8nicas inha!itin)deep ocean ca#es and chas s o" e*istence. There you ta(e those ener)ies andwill a(e the rise to the sur"ace to !e inte)rated in the !ri)ht world to whichThey !elon) in ori)in. Only then peace will shine the )olden dawn o" a newday$ the ornin) o" Eternity.The initiate has to prepare hi sel" !e"ore e !ar(in) on the ad#enture o" sur"in)

    a)ic waters. Then the initiate (nows where lies the sourceReal (nowled)e and what are the tools to access it. 1or the%o i !ued started the +ill o" O)ou 1er learn the art o" na#i)atin)unconscious waters o" his own nature$ !ecause therein lies the (ey to(nowled)e$ stored deep within hi sel".It ust !e prepared to "ace the dan)ers that lur( in the dar( world

    Un(nown to hi $ that in this way O)ou 1er lead hi to #ictory$ to thedae 8nicas con3uer the "orces tryin) to ta(e it to dri"t$ !ut that in itsel" They carry the sa e desire to !e accepted !y consciousness and ta(e the place !yori)in !elon). This is the only possi!ility "or the to !e rescued "ro%hadow world and participate in the world o" consciousness.This action is only a atter o" har ony$ and inner har ony and ental !alancewhat a""ects the initiate$ as it reached to (now what you did not (now !e"ore$ issay$ you (now how you can !eat the dar( ener)ies o" the uni#erse and (nowwhich is the ener)y that will ta(e you to the world o" the 'oas$ !ecause +ill is O)ou 1er the instru ent o" Victoria. There is no power in the uni#erse can o#erco e+ill O)ou 1er. +ill O)ou 1er is the +ill o" 'e)!ha in action.

    The initiate ust address the le)acy o" esoteric science and "ind in the their true eanin)$ are treated as accurate charts that aphidden aspects o" your own indi#iduality. >ou should !eco e "a iliar with these aspects$

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    hidden in his unconscious$ they (eep hi separated "ro his inner reality. >ou reach(now the true essence that these unconscious aspects carry with the $ thewill anne* the (in)do under his rule and will support you in your sail+orld o" 'i)ht. :e possessed !y O)ou 1er$ it is i pre)nated with his power$ )uaranteesa #ictorious 5ourney.Thus we see that what stood as an o!stacle to Victoria

    It is not really such an o!stacle$ !ut the "unctional aspect and "eature --the operati#o-- o" ,Those who "ul"ill the ission, not to let anyone step whose clai s are not a true re"lection o" thewill o" O)ou 1er$ which directs and channels all his ener)y and all hisEr9ulie lo#e to reach.%er#er 4ru9 del Oeste is especially dedicated to the ser#ice o" the 'oasO)ou 1er and Er9ulie. %o in this Tarot the initiate ust in#esti)ate and wor( 'i!er :erachat deeply a!out and conduct litur)ies and de#otion tothese 'oas. Throu)h the wor( o" introspection$ analysis and editation$ you can learn thehidden reality o" this world we call +estern 4ross and understand that+hen water and "ire are united a)ically$ not only not destroy eachanother$ !ut a power"ul new ener)y e er)es "ro the depths$ at the sa ewhile descendin) "ro the hi)hest hea#ens and a!stract to e*press the 'i)htDia ond will !e the "uture !ody o" the Adept.The Ma)ic 'o#e O)ou 1er and Er9ulie eans$ a on) other thin)s$ that the pleasureI pursued throu)h desire and its o!5ects$ it has !een rede"ined and lon)ed 5oyachie#ed in the only place where his e*istence is possi!le$ the land o" pure spirit$4astle where the oly &rail is (ept. Thus$ the desire "or pleasure !eco es pure 5oy)nosis$ the current (nowled)e-wisdo that redee s us "ro the dar(nesso" atter and the !ody as a prison. Thus$ the 5oy and ecstasy o" lo#ereali9ation !eco es the "unda ental 3uality o" participation at all$ !ecausedesire$ althou)h this is not appreciated in ordinary li"e$ only ai s onlyta(e the last 5oy o" "ull unity with the di#ine. All acts o" the +ill

    a)ic and spiritually directed are ai ed at reali9ation o" the presence o" theDi#ine +isdo $ whose #ehicle is Er9ulie$ which itsel" is 'i)ht$ Boy and &lory.MEDITATION,Man ust !e prepared to na#i)ate the endless waters o" ad#enture

    a)ic$ !e"ore enterin) the real o" pri ary Voodoo ,.,Man ust !e prepared to di) deep into the water andworld=s oceans !e"ore it can reach any certainty in atter o" lawesoteric ,.,Man ust !e prepared to "ollow the rise and settle entsolar dis( !e"ore you can dare to approach hi enou)h to

    recei#e the "ires o" initiation. ,,Man ust !e prepared to search throu)h the wisdo o" allarts and sciences$ philosophies and reli)ions !e"ore it can "ind the (ey orethe pri ary internal Voodoo ,.PRETRE DE 'A 4ROIG DE '=OUE%T

    Priest o" the 4ross o" the +est/,Once you +isdo dressed in ar or protection$ you will stopa coward and you dri#e the upward$ to catch "ire O)ou 1er. This 5u p

    in) will a(e a)ic. ,'i!er :erachat VII$ C$ Priest +est 4ross represents the per"ect start recei#in)

    Alche ist in his la!oratory o" lo#e. ere the initiate is the lo#er who li#es only "or her lo#ed and re"lects the hi)her aspiration ani"ested in prayer. All #ehicleood is directed toward the di#ine$ this allows the iracle o" the

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    Trans"i)uration occurs. &od=s lo#e "or all creatures and !ein)s is their real currency and its situation is to !e ready "or processin). This has !eenachie#ed !y har oni9in) within itsel" the ener)ies o" O)ou 1er and Er9ulie$ !yAlche y o" the oly %pirit. To a(e sense o" ,'o#e +ill run,will and lo#e$ lo#e and desire are i*ed to set up a unit o" e*perienceand )nosis.

    The ar or is entioned in 'i!er :erachat sy !oli9es spiritual protection and de"ense.Accordin) 4irlot ar or isolated "ro the surroundin) world a))ressor. The ar or is not onlyde"ense !ut also trans"i)uration o" the !ody.The ar or is a )i"t o" wisdo $ and indeed is itsel"$ which eansthe current (nowled)e-wisdo that co es to settle in the Priest o" the+est 4ru9 is your !est teacher and stron)er protection. This is the answer totry per"or in) the initiate to !e pure and to reach the li)ht that can illu inatethe whole uni#erse.This Tarot represents the audacity to launch wi9ard to "ind the "ire o" the )ods$that is to help in their search "or Reality. It is the "ire O)ou 1er$ the&od=s +ill$ that hi)her power that can "ree us "ro the chaos in whichsail$ and lea#e us in the roo "acin) the spiritual world$ where we "ind the&uidin) li)ht to reach our )oal. The priest o" O)ou 1er is the real "ield

    !attle !etween O)ou 1er and the dar( "orces that (eep an capti#e lowtheir do ains$ !ased on "ear$ hatred$ or anythin) else do ain that does notit "its. The initiate ust o""er sacri"ices "or the stren)th o" O)ou 1er$ towardsher "ree "ro the !onda)e that (eeps you anchored in the world where you want to )o.+hen the "orce o" the &od o" 4oura)e "loods our !ein)$ the shadows that inha!itdar( corners o" our consciousness are su!5ect to our +ill$+ill O)ou 1er$ !ecause in the uni#erse there is nothin) that can resist thePower and o entu o" this 'oa. +e will loo( to address these shadowy entitiesdae 8nicas$ and "reedo "ro "ear$ will re ain under our control a)ainst "ireour eyes.In#o(es 1orce O)ou 1erMeet the +ill o" &od Internal1ollow it and !e "ree "ore#erPossession o" the priest !y "orce o" O)ou 1er ena!les hi to accessworlds o" 'i)ht and spiritual !liss. This su!li e power that causes theIt is particularly de#astatin) started and capti#atin) when o""ered the soulto release it "ro the chains that ha#e i prisoned in atter$ under thei pedi ents created a"ter centuries o" e*istence. Then the soul is illu inated--principio #ictorious 'i)ht o" nowled)e and ascends )enuino-- planes o"

    e*istence up to the re)ion o" the "ull 'i)ht o" the %pirit which only occurs 5oy. This is the stren)th and #ictory that O)ou 1er )rants its priests.In a sense the an)ry deities o" Ti!etan :uddhis ha#e a si ilar "unction and)rant powers and e3ui#alent protection.The a)ic leap is a "eat that sorcerers and sha ans ha#e always warriorse*ecuted. It is a sy !olic act that e#o(es the ascent "ro the land to thehea#ens$ "ro the undane to the transcendental consciousness consciousness. This a)ical leap$:erachat 'i!er says$ will the initiate , in),$ that is$ you will !e a!le to !einter ediary !etween hea#en and earth. The in) is here analo)ous to Mel(i-T9ede3

    Melchi9ede(/ (in) has in his hands the te poral and spiritual. ise3ui#alent in ancient E)ypt was the Pharaoh$ son o" and analo)ous to the )ods. This is so

    !ecause the in) is at its ost a!stract and )eneral sense$ the uni#ersal anarchetypal. %o the (in) has in his head the ,4rown, or )rantin) o" power spiritual which a(es it di""erent "ro other ordinary ortals.

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    +hile O)ou 1er in this letter represents the push towards the hi)her$ Er9ulieIt represents the current )nosis (nowled)e-wisdo / that the initiate recei#es as

    ystical and 5oy"ul spirit in the li"e o" participation$ what de"initely lin(swith di#inity.The real coura)e and !ra#ery that separates en "ro !easts is that attitudewhy we )et separate o!5ects o" desire and culti#ate this ener)y in your

    spiritual "or $ which is the hi)hest. This trans"or ation is Tantric and alche ical$ andIt produces an enor ous i pact on the psyche o" the initiate. 4ulti#ate the pure aspect o" desireIt is away "ro the o!5ects o" sense and e*perience their 5oy in ei)hthhi)her. %o in this letter hidden war is payin) o"" and started tothrou)h the a)ical arts )et the thread o" co unication with its pure nature anddeep.In the true nature o" all hu an !ein)s$ it is called in) ueen.

    ere they are lost )ender connotations and re"ers to the rulin) power di#ine nature$ now updated in the psycho-spiritual indi#idual econo y.MEDITATION,+orship the #alue that will "ree en "ro the !onda)e o" hatred and "ear$

    !ecause this is the "ire o" O)ou-1ER ,.,'et us worship leaders who are hi)h and held in the a)ical ecstasy'ord o" 4oura)e$ !ecause this is the "ire o" O)ou-1ER ,.,+orship the ani"estation o" the !attle !etween the "orces o" "reedo o" the spiritand chaos o" capti#ity$ !ecause this is the "ire o" O)ou-1ER ,.,+orship the coura)e that see(s to ele#ate the soul o" the hu an species to the osthi)hli)hts and worship the coura)e o" the lower soul o" the hu an species$ which isre5oice this ele#ation o" consciousness$ !ecause this is the "ire o" O)ou-1ER ,.'= ierophante DE 'A 4ROIG DE '=OUE%T

    ierophant o" the 4ru9 del Oeste/,In the !e)innin)$ the Di#ine (nowled)e$ had to !e nu !ered$ di#ided and

    i*ed with the rational ind. ,:erachat 'i!er VIII$ F,The wea#in) with the power o" 'i)ht the na es and nu !ers o" the understandin)$ and a(es"or each o" the a law. ,'i!er VIII :erachat H,The stren)th o" the aeons is 'o#e$ !loo in) in the sons o" hu anity.,:erachat 'i!er VIII L,The purpose o" hea#enly thin)s is that we can achie#e the 3uintessentialthe 3uintessence. Passi#ity is a !arrier "or possession o" (nowled)e. ,

    'i!er VIII :erachat 6,The separation there is the root o" e#il. The "our ele ents are sy !olsconceal the ost sacred. The so"tness and sweetness are the "oundation o" 'o#e. ,'i!er VIII :erachat 66The ierophant o" the 4ru9 del Oeste is the %eal o" 'o#e !etween O)ou 1er and Er9ulie andre"ers to the success"ul trans"or ation o" the )ross ele ents o" our constitutionin pure ele ents. In the ecstasy and 5oy o" this e !race is all education$ as

    ere the initiate can participate directly in the Boy o" Di#ine 'o#e and currentnowled)e-+isdo that allow you to see and e*perience the world as a whole.

    Di#ine nowled)e is the source and root o" hu an (nowled)e$ and without hi nothin) coulde is (nown !y an. :ut since the ad#ent o" the latter$ this (nowled)e

    It had to !e i*ed with the rational ind and "ractionated to its slow and naturalassi ilation. %o the rational ind$ i)norant o" all nowled)eDi#ine$ "ell into the error o" !elie#in) that I (new was all (nowled)e. this is to

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    throu)h the will or "ire O)ou 1er$ as the initiate ta(es away this error past and !e)ins to de#elop a new (ind o" (nowled)e.%aint-Martin said that ,the nu !ers are the #isi!le en#elopes o" !ein)s$, ie$e*pressin) the #ital$ spatial and te poral laws !ein)s and their relationships withDi#ine Principle. This e3uates !ein)s and nu !ers$ so the Di#ine nowled)e or e*pression o" &od 4onsciousness$ it can !e said that is ani"ested !y the nu !ers and

    it ensures in the a!!alah and other !ranches o" the Eternal &nosis. 'i(e allnu !ers deri#ed "ro the unit$ deri#ed !ein)s o" the Di#ine Principle.I" the word is the e*planation o" e#ery essence$ the secret nu !er is the result o" sound and the si)nthat represents it. In Voodoo a!!alistic syste there are 67 nu !ers$ each o" they are lin(ed to an archetype$ or )od 'oa.The nu !ers are stron) ideas and rationally e*press the Di#ine Principle$ the One

    ani"estin) increasin)ly co plicated "or in the aterial world. In lan)ua)escould sacred na es and nu !ers can !e reduced$ !y whichsi)ni"icant real root o" the word is e*pressed.I"a or 1a$ is a per"ect representation o" the uni#erse "ro this perspecti#e$ sincesi*teen spirits represent the "ull 3ualities o" the Mystery o" Nu !ers.:ut this a!stract reality o" I"a inha!its the pure le#els o" the ind$a ind that is not dualistic and dialectic$ !ut uniti#e and intuiti#e$ a ind that(nown directly !ecause it is the essence and ulti ate reality o" e#erythin).It is precisely the superior and transcendent aspect o" the ind that$ with the power o" spiritual li)ht$ wea#es a)ain the su!di#isions o" (nowled)e to ali)n with theunderlyin) reality !ehind the . +hen so e o" these pieces o" (nowled)eresist their reinte)ration into the All-(nowled)e$ they will !e de#oured !y the spider I)neous Di#ine +ill O)ou 1er.The separation produces the e)o throu)h the rational ind !etween one thin) and another$E#erythin) inside is the real root o" e#il. :ecause really$ no atter essentially separation$ and the any ani"estations o" the 1our Ele ents$ hiddenOne Reality$ which ust !e disco#ered !y the "ire o" the will and the sweetness andI lo#e so"tness.%o we ust throw oursel#es upwards towards hea#en$ !ecause there is power and li)htthat a(es us possi!le to reach the essence o" essences. :ut "or thiswe need the !oldness that )i#es us the will o" O)ou 1er. %o the ierophant o" the+est 4ru9 is the a)ical instru ent throu)h which it ani"ests and "ul"ills the+ill O)ou 1er. In this state the a)ician !eco es a cruci!le itsel".At last the a)ician has achie#ed the le#el o" purity and responsi!ility necessary toaddress the deeper sta)es o" i ple entation with )uaranteed success. 1urther ore continuethe +or( without ha#in) achie#ed this "ull puri"ication$ would !e at least unproducti#e$ and

    possi!ly ne)ati#e. Now he has recei#ed$ as ierophant o" the 4ross+est &race o" Er9ulie$ and always ha#e the e ory o" this e*perience$that as the di#ine nectar scent$ you will )et rid o" the cra#in) "or pleasurein any non-pure and transcendental le#els.The +i9ard is now i !ued with the power o" O)ou 1er and "ro there loo(s li(e all that

    an has !uilt on this world is doo ed to !e destroyed. %tructuresand political and social odels carry within the sel#es the seeds o" destruction.%in)le endure the wor(s and actions that ha#e passed throu)h the puri"yin) "ireO)ou 1er.+ith this sword o" &od ust destroy e#erythin) that hu an error has e er)ed$

    !ut should not !e a wor( o" hate$ !ecause the children o" the 'i)ht$ "ollowers o" 'o)os

    di#ine$ 'e)!ha$ ani"ested "ro a!o#e !y aeons$ print your 'o#ethis wor( and (now and lo#e that e anated e called Er9ulie.The #ictorious sword O)ou 1er a(es it possi!le to li#e li"e the initiate a tar)eted

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    to the spirit$ ha#in) le"t without content li"e and the world he (new !e"ore. O" thus$ it can only persist what has !een done with the ai o" O)ou 1er with'o#e help Er9ulie.1ear ye who you hide in the corners o" the uni#erse and the asalt ishu an heart with your poisonous ra(es$ !ecause the "ire o" ysword will show the horror o" destruction. e (nows that nothin) will re ain e*cept as

    it has !een !uilt with the stren)th o" y +ill.1ear you$ !ri)ands o" innocent souls$ I tra plin) your "ilthy headsuntil no trace o" your isera!le e*istence$ and your )ra#es incineratedthe "ire o" y an)er$ that an will li"t the ta!ernacle o" the Most i)h.MEDITATION,:urn all the ista(es o" the past with the "ires o" y an)ry will thatall-consu in)$ !ecause I a o)ou-1ER ,.,Do not let the shadows o" the past re ain on the "ace o" the earth$

    !ecause I la!rar@ a illion ti es on the !asis o" deathdestroy and then create it a)ain$ !ecause I= o)ou-1ER ,.,Do not let history re e !er the na es o" those who ha#e )i#en the ista(e$causin) "ear and su""erin) o" y people$ I will cause such historydestruction$ !ecause I= o)ou-1ER ,.,E#erythin) that an has !uilt to !e destroyed$ and all that anhas written should !e !urned$ and e#erythin) that an has raised ust !e pulledand I cut with y sword$ !ecause only when I possess the hu an species$they !uild and write and stand up and do what$ "or once$ theyorder$ !ecause I= o)ou-1ER ,.'=initi@ DE 'A 4ROIG DU %UD

    Ori)inally "ro %outhern 4ross/,Those who (now the )reat ystery o" the inner splendor$ ha#e theI AM di#ine stren)th in his hand$ !ecause they are in the presence o" the %upre e4reator who rules o#er the ele ents. :e yoursel" that I AM$ and detach yoursel" "rothe as( you wear$ so that the pure essence can ani"est in you. Indri#e you will "ind happiness and you desterrar s "alsehood and in5ustice. ,'i!er IG :erachat 6,:ut only one who is capa!le o" creatin) a)ic ca erahead$ which is to a!ide the E#er-'i#in)$ &loria rei)n "illed instarry s(y. ,'i!er IG :erachat H,Oh you :lessed %na(e$ you prepare your death on the New Purple Moon.,:erachat 'i!er IG$ 7

    ,The di#ine (nowled)e a(es you stron) and "rees the cell you occupy in the tower your personal de onstration. &ird the sword o" "ire and rise to &loryDi#ine. ,'i!er IG :erachat K

    Now we enter the ne*t le#el o" the 1a$ which is the world o" Air$ the world=sind$ intellect and spirit as ,intelli)ence, that co unicates and a(es (nown the

    truth o" thin)s.The Initiate o" the %outhern 4ross is one who ha#in) !een puri"ied !y "iresO)ou 1er and recei#ed the pri ordial )nosis strea e anatin) "ro %o"ia-Er9ulie$

    e !e)ins to see the "orces o" nature$ to the e#ents o" li"e andco plete uni#erse in its true and pure nature. Now he is !e)innin) to reali9e

    that all thin)s occur in your ind and also !e)ins to ha#e a #isionappropriate to the nature o" the uni#erse and o" all pheno ena. This new perspecti#e that un"olds !e"ore the initiate !rin)s a sacra ental eanin) to their relationship with

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    nature and the uni#erse. This sacra ental aspect o" e*istenceIt e*tends to all real s$ until his own psyche- ind !eco es sacra ental$this is !eco es i !ued with the )enius o" the sacred. The world o" appearanceswill chan)e and lose their #alues so lon) he had 5oined the i)noranceand !lind #ision. This is the !e)innin) o" enli)hten ent$ and here the necessary space is created"or proper "uture relationship with the e#ents o" li"e and to the

    deepenin) in the later sta)es o" the Path.In the %outhern 4ross re)ents they are sy !iotic and A)we 'oas. A)we represents waters

    ind$ as it is ental su!stance$ also called astral !y occultists.%i !i is li"e in its purity churnin) in the waters$ is the leit oti" o" alle*perience in ind$ is the acti#e consciousness at all le#els$ the co unicator secret thin)s$ so it is represented as a water sna(e$ which slides3uietly reachin) "ull !readth o" the ediu . %i !i is the &od who )rantssacra ental #ision o" all o" nature and nature=s #oice when the )ods spea( throu)h it.Thus$ this is a Tarot represents the ani"estation o" wisdo throu)h

    ultiple "or s o" e*istence$ !ecause they are all ani"estations o" &od.+e ust see( the wisdo within oursel#es "irst$ to raisedi#ine consciousness within us.The 1our Ele ents in the esoteric sy !olis are a ateriali9ation o" thei a)ination and ser#e to )roup a series o" i a)es into a 3uaternity o" E#erythin). Thus$ the co ple*ity and di#ersity o" acro and icrocos ic ani"estationIt is ordered !y har onic co !inations in "our )roups$ addresses or aspects. Rei)ns o#er the I AM Di#ine 4onsciousness$ which is the center o" uni#erse$ !oth acro and icrocos ic #ersion.Once the inner #ision is opened$ the initiate can see the world di""erently$

    !ecause the #eil o" e)o tears and too( o"" his as($ which does not let us see theworld as it is.The as( is the e)o personality$ ie$ that part o" the psyche thatde#eloped "or use in our interactions with others. Is our "aceE*ternal conscious and socially responsi!le. Identi"ication with this as( produceso"ten psycholo)ical disorders and especially adoptin) a "alse identity. TheMas( "unction is to !e a ediator !etween the e*ternal world and the e)o$ soIt is essential to our relationship with the world. It is the container o" the indi#idual ande*erts a protecti#e "unction o" the inner sel" or hi sel".On the other hand$ the e)o