F.

R#C

Mystical Operations
of the Rose # Croix
of the Orient

Translated from the Greek by the author

ROSICRUCIAN CHAPTER OF THE ORIENT

ATHENS 2009
 Mystical Operations
of the Rose # Croix of the Orient
 F.R#C

Mystical Operations
of the Rose # Croix
of the Orient
Translated from the Greek by the author

ROSICRUCIAN CHAPTER OF THE ORIENT

ATHENS 2009
F.R#C
Mystical Operations of the Rose # Croix of the Orient
ISBN: 978-960-98802-0-6
Esoterism. Rosicrucianism.

Concept and realization of this edition: Demetrius Polychronis.

(c) 2008, 2009 Demetrius Polychronis.
All rights reserved.
Contact e-mail: [email protected]

Original, Greek edition details:

F.R#C
Μυσταγωγικὲς Πράξεις τῶν Ροδοσταύρων τῆς Ἀνατολῆς
ISBN: 978-960-931173-1
(c) 2008, 2009 Demetrius Polychronis.

Many thanks to:

• The Greek Font Society for the fonts GFS Elpis and GFS
Artemisia.
• The maker of the software “In the beginning was the
Word”, (http://theword.gr, e-mail: [email protected]), that
helped us manage the hagiographical citations.

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 Contents

Introduction 9
Part One:
Preliminary Operations 11
Instructions 13
The Adoration of the Magi 15
Consecration of the Stole 22
Consecration of the Theurgic Wand 25
Part Two:
The Mystical Office 29
Instructions 31
Prayer 33
Invocation of the Archangel Michael 34
Psalm 110 36
Preliminary Invocations 37
Meditation of the Son 40
Four Psalms 43
Constructing the Inner Temple 48
Invocation of the Great High Priest 51
The Unction 53
The Tenfold Invocation of the Light 54
Liturgy of the Holy Spirit 59

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 Introduction

All genuine initiatic traditions of the European eso-

terism urge man to cultivate his personal relationship with
God, having as a primary goal his spiritual r e c o n c i l i a -
t i o n and as an ultimate goal his final r e i n t e g r a t i o n .
So, if the Man of Desire is obliged to turn to God,
where is he going to look for Him? It is true that God is
Omnipresent, so the whole universe may be considered as a
huge, Universal Temple, where “the heavens declare the
glory of God, and the firmament showeth the work of his
hands.”1. On the other hand, it is also true that “ye are the
temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in
them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they
shall be my people.”
Well, the man that desires to meet God, to cultivate
his personal relation with Him – a relationship of Love –
and then unite with Him in a Mystical Wedding, has to
revert to the Inner Temple of his Soul, clean it, arrange it,
and then celebrate one and only ceremony: invoke the
Great High Priest, that will come and offer Himself the due
adoration to the Celestial Father.
This book attempts to cover this need. After the edi-
tion of the “ A n t h o l o g y o f T h e u r g i c O p e r a t i o n s
o f t h e R o s e # C r o i x o f t h e O r i e n t ”, that offered a
basic toolbox of spiritual action to the Initiate R#C, the
present book – the “ M y s t i c a l O p e r a t i o n s o f t h e
R o s e # C r o i x o f t h e O r i e n t ” – aspires to provide a
powerful tool for a vigorous, conscious and orderly spiri-
tual marching towards the Eternal Light.

1
Psalms 19.1.
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 First Part

Preliminary Operations

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 Instructions

The three operations included in this first part must

have been celebrated before the celebration of the “Mystical
Office” described in the second part of this book.
The “Adoration of the Magi is – in a way – an initia-
tion, by means of which the Theurgist arrives at a first,
conscious contact with the three dimensions of his triple
spiritual dignity. This Operation is celebrated on Christ-
mas or on Christmas Eve.
The “Consecration of the Stole” can be done at any
time.
Traditionally, the “Preparation of the Theurgic Wand”
takes place on the day of the Spring Equinox, at the hour of
sunrise.
After all these preparations, the Theurgist is ready to
proceed to the “Mystical Office” described in the second
part of this book.

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 The Adoration of the Magi

This operation is to be celebrated in the morning of 25th

of December or in the evening of the previous day.
A small quantity of pure frankincense, a small quantity
of pure myrrh and a small golden cross have been con-
secrated and placed on the altar.

# Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son,

and shall call his name Immanuel.2

Psalm 148

Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD from the

heavens: praise him in the hights.
2
Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all
his hosts.
3
Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye
stars of light.
4
Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters
that are above the heavens.
5
Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he
commanded, and they were created.
6
He hath also established them for ever and ever:
he hath made a decree which shall not pass.

2
Isaiah 7.14.
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Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and
all deeps:
8
Fire, and hail; snow, and vapors; stormy wind
fulfilling his word:
9
Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all
cedars:
10
Beasts, and all cattle; creeping animals, and fly-
ing fowl:
11
Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and
all judges of the earth:
12
Both young men, and maidens; old men, and
children:
13
Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his
name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth
and heaven.
14
He also exalteth the horn of his people, the
praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a
people near to him. Praise ye the LORD
# Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace,
good will towards men.3

Psalm 149
1
Praise ye the LORD. Sing to the LORD a new
song, and his praise in the congregation of saints.
2
Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the
children of Zion be joyful in their King.

3
Luke 2.14.
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 3
Let them praise his name in the dance: let them
sing praises to him with the timbrel and harp:
4
For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he
will beautify the meek with salvation.
5
Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing
aloud upon their beds.
6
Let the high praises of God be in their mouth,
and a two-edged sword in their hand;
7
To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and pun-
ishments upon the people;
8
To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles
with fetters of iron;
9
To execute upon them the judgment written: this
honor have all his saints. Praise ye the LORD
# Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace,
good will towards men.

Psalm 150
1
Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary:
praise him in the firmament of his power.
2
Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him ac-
cording to his excellent greatness.
3
Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise
him with the psaltery and harp.
4
Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise
him with stringed instruments and organs.

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Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him
upon the high sounding cymbals.
6
Let every thing that hath breath praise the
LORD. Praise ye the LORD.
# Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace,
good will towards men.

Hagiographical Citation
1
Now, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea
in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise
men from the east to Jerusalem,
2
Saying, Where is he that is born king of the
Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and have
come to worship him.
3
When Herod the king had heard these things, he
was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
4
And when he had assembled all the chief priests
and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where
Christ should be born.
5
And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judea: for
thus it is written by the prophet,
6
And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, art
not the least among the princes of Judah: for out of
thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people
Israel.
7
Then Herod, when he had privately called the
wise men, inquired of them diligently what time the
star appeared.

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And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go,
and search diligently for the young child; and when ye
have found him, bring me word again, that I may
come and worship him also.
9
When they had heard the king, they departed;
and lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went be-
fore them, till it came and stood over where the young
child was.
10
When they saw the star, they rejoiced with ex-
ceeding great joy.
11
And when they had come into the house, they
saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell
down, and worshiped him: and when they had opened
their treasures, they presented to him gifts; gold, and
frankincense, and myrrh.
12
And being warned by God in a dream that they
should not return to Herod, they departed into their
own country another way.

Invocation

Our Father in Heaven, Eternal and Infinite, Be-

nevolent and Charitable, that so loved the world, that
You gave Your only-begotten Son, that whoever believ-
eth in You, should not perish, but have everlasting life;
Lord Jesus Christ, Emmanuel, God-with-us, that is
born annualy for our own Reconciliation, Salvation
and Spiritual Reintegration;
Lord, the Holy Spirit, by Whom the Divine Logos
was born today – a Perfect God and a Perfect Man –

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without any change of his quality as God, having re-
ceived our human substance from Virgin Mary;
Oh, Lord, when the Three Magi from the East
came to offer their adoration, You agreeably received
the three Gifts they offered You: frankincense, myrrh
and gold;
Gold, for Your dignity as a King; Myrrh, for Your
dignity as a Prophet; and Frankincense, for Your dig-
nity as a Priest.
Make me worthy, most Benevolent Father, that I –
your servant ________ – participate in this archetypical
adoration and offer the same presents to You, the
King, Prophet and High Priest par excellence.
And as I have been baptised in the Name of the
Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit and – by
Your Grace – I am participant of Your triple Dignity,
oh, Most Benevolent Father, make me become a wor-
thy King, Prophet and Priest, according to Your Divine
Will.
A King, as a Master of the corruptible nature;
A Prophet, as a Child of Light and an Adept of
Your Truth;
A Priest, as a minister of Your Divine Will and a
co-minister in the perpetual Theurgic Liturgy that is
celebrated now and for ever and ever. Amen.

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 Meditation

The Theurgist offers his adoration in Spirit and Truth

to the newborn Divine Child.

Then:

# By our Lord Jesus Christ Emmanuel, Omnipo-

tent Logos Victor, and by Saint John, His servant.
Amen.

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 Consecration of the Stole

Prayer
# Lord, My God, my power is in Your Name.

Creature of fiber,
In the name of the # Holy God Father, of the #
Holy Son Christ and of the # Holy Spirit Paraclet, the
Divine Creator that made you,
I raise my Logos towards your Creator and I in-
voke the Divine attention, benevolence and benediction
for your benefit.

Lord, our God, most merciful Father, that created

everything by means of Your Logos; God, Who so
loved the world, that gave Your only-begotten Son,
that whoever believeth in him, should not perish, but
have everlasting life,
Deign, oh Merciful Father, to bless and consecrate
this Stole, Symbol of the Grace that You lavish to all
Your Divine Servants, so that they be able to partici-
pate in the perpetual Theurgic Liturgy that is cele-
brated since all eternity.
Lord, Source of all Benedictions, from Whom
every good gift and every perfect gift cometh, and
cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is
no variableness, neither shadow of turning, 4, Lord,

4
James 1.17.
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the light that shineth in darkness; and the darkness
comprehended it not; Lord, the Light-Fire that per-
petually creates, preserves, evolves and redeems;
Oh, Benevolent Father, bless this Stole, so that it
can be used in Your adoration in Spirit and Truth and
in the Service of Your Divine Will.
Ineffable Light, Lord my God, by Your Omnipotent
Logos bless this Stole. (x3)
# Blessed be this Stole
# In the Name of the Eternal Father
# Of the Divine Son inseparable Logos
# And of the Holy Spirit, the Paraclet, Provider of
the Divine Gifts. Amen.
# By our Lord Jesus Christ Emmanuel, Omnipo-
tent Logos Victor, and by Saint John, His servant.
Amen.

Exorcism
Creature of fiber,
Blessed by the # Most Sacred Name, the Name of
Jesus Christ Emmanuel, Omnipotent Logos Victor,
And by my own Logos, as created in the image
and after the likeness of the One and Only Divine Lo-
gos, that created you,
I , command you and I exorcise you, I # bless
you and I consecrate you and I dedicate you to a good
and just use: to the work of God’s Love and Wisdom,
for the Lord’s Glory and for the Service of His Hu-
manity.

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 By the Force and Benediction of our Lord Jesus
Christ Emmanuel, Omnipotent Logos Victor, every
force, every operation, every enchantment of evil be
absent from this creature.
God our Lord, for every operation that I will cele-
brate wearing this Stole – symbol of the race that You
lavish to all Your Divine Servants so that they can
participate in the perpetual Theurgic Liturgy that is
celebrated since all eternity, in Your Name of the Fa-
ther and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, for the
Glory of God and for the benefit of my fellow-humans,
Let the creatures of fiber with the whole chorea of
the elemental forces of their kind,
As well as Your Divine Ministers with the chorea
of their own spiritual forces, accord me high assis-
tance in Your Name and under Your protection. Amen.

# By our Lord Jesus Christ Emmanuel, Omnipo-

tent Logos Victor, and by His Servant Saint John.
Amen.

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Consecration of the Theurgic Wand

Introduction

The Theurgic Wand is nothing else than a Candle – a

specially consecrated one. By its very nature, wax is easily
impregnated with psychic fluid; besides that, it can accept
ethereal matter (that is, a flame) in its end.
So, a candle is very suitable for active Operations.
The candle that will be used as a Theurgic Wand passes
through a special consecration.
Initially, it is consecrated in the normal way (see the
“Anthology”). Then, on the day of Spring Equinox and at the
hour of sunrise, it is consecrated again with the “Meditation
of the Adept”. Consecrated in this way, the Wand symbolizes
the luminescent Logos of Reintegrated Man, who accom-
plishes his three-dimensional ministry of Man-Spirit as a
Prophet, a Priest and a King.

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 The Consecration
The Theurgist holds the candle in his left hand:

# I was born in the world of the Fall, because of

the Fall of my forefathers.

However, God our Lord deigned to offer Himself

in a Sacrifice of righteousness, acquitting us from the
consequences of that original sin.
I was baptised in the Name of the father and of
the Son and of the Holy Spirit. By Divine Grace, I am
a member of the body of the Christ: I am a Prophet, a
Priest and a King.

With his thumb, he annoints with consecrated oil the

upper part of the candle with the Monogram of Christ:

¾ I am a Prophet, participant of the Divine

Truth, Son (or Daughter) of the Divine Light. The di-
vine Light is flooding me till the depths of my Soul.
The Light of the Divine Truth inspires me and will
free me, because it is written: “And ye shall know the
truth, and the truth shall make you free.”5

With his thumb, he annoints with consecrated oil the

middle part of the candle with the Sign of the Cross:

# I am a Priest after the Order of Melchizedek,

because I am a member of the body of the One and
Only High Priest. I am Man-Spirit, Divine Minister,
co-minister in the perpetual, permanent and endless
5
John 8.32.
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Theurgic Liturgy that is celebrated from all eternity,
for the glory of the One and Trine, Absolute, Infinite
and Eternal God. I am a Priest in the Universal Tem-
ple that is consecrated by the Holy Presence of the
Omnipresent God.

With his thumb, he annoints with consecrated oil the

lower part of the candle with the Sign of the pentagram:

, I am a King, Master of the corruptible nature. I

am a Logos, in the image and after the likeness of the
One and Only Divine Logos. The Divine Fortitude em-
powers and vivifies me. I am a King, because I am a
member of the Body of the Divine King. I am mighty,
because it is written: “My grace is sufficient for thee:
for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most
gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that
the power of Christ may rest upon me”;6 and “when I
am weak, then am I strong”7. I am mighty, because – by
Divine Grace – I derive from the Divine Omnipotence
of the Celestial King. I am a King, because Jesus
Christus Vincit Semper!
And all the above come from God. Man cannot
have anything by or from himself. Because it is writ-
ten: “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from
above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with
whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.”8

He lights the Wand while reciting the phrase:

6
Β’ Corinth. 12.9
7
Β’ Corinth. 12.10.
8
James 1.17.
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 “Light of Light”
and then he passes to his right hand.
Then, with the Wand:

# Glory to the Eternal Father

# To the Divine Son, Inseparable Logos,
# And to the Holy Spirit, the Paraclet, Provider of
the Divine Gifts. Amen, Amen, Amen!

Psalm 134

Behold, bless ye the LORD, all ye servants of the

LORD, who by night stand in the house of the LORD.
2
Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless
the LORD.
3
The LORD that made heaven and earth bless
thee out of Zion.

The consecration of the Theurgic Wand is thus concluded.

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 Part Two

The Mystical Office

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 Instructions

The first Operation described in this, second part, of

this book, is really part of the “Ritual Vesting”; after wear-
ing his alb and emblem – and before the normal Opening
of the Operation – the Theurgist puts on the Stole while
reciting this prayer.
Afterwards he opens the Operation in the usual R#CO
way and celebrates each part of the “Mystical Office”, in the
order described.

Note:
As this office has a Sacramental character, the Theur-
gist may also use a Menorah, placed at the center of the al-
tar.
In this case, the Menorah candles are lighted after the
R#CO Opening.

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 Prayer

Having put on his ritual alb and emblems and before the
Opening, kneeling, the Theurgist holds the Stole above his
head.

Benevolent Father, God our Lord, Who maketh his

angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire 9, my power
is in Your Name.
Benevolent Father, make me worthy to wear this
Stole as an expression of my aspiration to be included
in those that serve You;
Make me a Priest in the Temple of my soul, that is
made without hands; make me an assistant and a co-
minister of the Great High Priest after the order of
Melchizedek: of Your Divine Son and our Brother Je-
sus Christ Emmanuel.
Grant me the Grace that You gives lavishly to
Your Divine Ministers that offer You the immaculate
and agreeable adoration of the Divine Service. Amen.
Let it be, oh Benevolent Father, according to Your
Divine Will. Amen – Amen – Amen.

The Theurgist puts on the Stole.

“But ye shall be named the Priests of the LORD:

men shall call you the Ministers of our God”.10

9
Psalms 104.4
10
Isaia 61.6.
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The Psalm of the Archangel Michael

The name of the Archangel Michael means: “Who

is like Thee, God?” This phrase (in different varia-
tions) occurs ten times in the Holy Scripture.
These ten verses may very well be combined so
that they form a short Psalm.

After each verse, the Theurgist may recite the phrase:

“By the Archangel Michael, Jesus Christus Vincit!”

1. Who is like to thee, O LORD, among the

gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness,
fearful in praises, doing wonders!

Exodus 15.11

2. O LORD, there is none like thee, neither is

there any God besides thee, according to all that
we have heard with our ears.
Α΄ Chron. 17.20

3. O LORD God of Israel, there is no God like

thee in the heaven, nor on the earth.

B΄ Chron. 6.14

4. All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like

thee?
Psalms 35.10
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 5. Many, O LORD, my God, are thy wonderful
works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts
which are toward us, [there is none that can
be likened to thee] 11.
Psalms 40.5

6. Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high,

who hast done great things: O God, who is
like to thee!
Psalms 71.19

7. [Lord, who will be likened to thee?]12 Keep not

thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be
not still, O God.
Psalms 83.1

8. Among the gods there is none like thee, O

Lord; neither are there any works like thy
works.

Psalms 86.8

9. For who in the heaven can be compared to

the LORD? who among the sons of the mighty
can be likened to the LORD?
Psalms 89.6

10. LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like

to thee? or to thy faithfulness around thee?

Psalms 89.8

11
This is what the Septuagint (Greek) text says.
12
This phrase exists in the Septuagint (Greek) text.
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 Psalm 110
The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou at my right
hand, until I make thy enemies thy footstool.
2
The LORD will send the rod of thy strength out
of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thy enemies.
3
Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy
power, in the beauties of holiness: from the womb of
the morning, thou hast the dew of thy youth.
4
The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou
art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedek.
5
The Lord at thy right hand will strike through
kings in the day of his wrath.
6
He will judge among the heathen, he will fill the
places with the dead bodies; he will wound the heads
over many countries.
7
He will drink of the brook in the way: therefore
will he lift up the head.

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 Preliminary Invocations
For practical reasons (so that the “Anthology” volume is
not needed for the celebration of the operations of the
present book), two invocations that had been included
in that edition will be repeated here, slightly modified.

Invocation by the Credo

# Lord, My God, my power is in Your Name.

Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come to
you.
God our Lord, the Father Almighty, Maker of
heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisi-
ble; have mercy on us.
God our Lord, Jesus Christ, Emmanuel, the only-
begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all
worlds (æons), have mercy on us.
God our Lord, Light of Light, very God of very
God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with
the Father; by whom all things were made; have mercy
on us.
God our Lord, who for us men, and for our salva-
tion, came down from heaven, and was incarnate by
the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary, and was made
man; have mercy on us.
God our Lord, who was crucified for us under
Pontius Pilate, and suffered, and was buried, and the

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third day he rose again, according to the Scriptures,
have mercy on us.
God our Lord, who ascended into heaven, and sit-
teth on the right hand of the Father; have mercy on
us.
God our Lord, who from thence he shall come
again, with glory, to judge the quick and the dead; and
whose kingdom shall have no end; have mercy on us.
God our Lord, the Holy Ghost, the Lord and Giver
of life, who proceedeth from the Father, who with the
Father and the Son together is worshiped and glori-
fied, who spake by the prophets; have mercy on us..
God our Lord, who founded the one holy catholic
and apostolic Church; have mercy on us.
God our Lord, who ordained one baptism for the
remission of sins; have mercy on us.
God our Lord, who will raise the dead; have mercy
on us.
God our Lord, the Provider of the life of the world
to come; have mercy on us. Amen.
Listen to Your Child’s prayer and deign to accord
Your gratification for the celebrated Operation and
also Your Holy Benediction, because You art the sole
provider of Goods.
“Who shall ascend upon the hill of the LORD? and
who shall stand in his holy place?
He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who
hath not lifted up his soul to vanity, nor sworn deceit-
fully.

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 He shall receive the blessing from the LORD,
and righteousness from the God of his salvation.”13

Invocation-Prologue

For the Glory of the Holy Name of God and for

the Love of His Humanity. Amen.
Divine Ministers, Servants of the Divine Will,
please be my Guards, guides and assistants. Amen.

# Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in

strength, that do his commandments, hearkening to the
voice of his word.
# Bless ye the LORD, all ye his hosts; ye ministers
of his, that do his pleasure.
# Bless the LORD, all his works in all places of
his dominion.
# Bless the LORD, O my soul.
# Oh, Light unfathomable, Ineffable Truth;
# Oh, Light tri-shining, God Almighty;
# Oh, Light God the Father Ineffable Truth, God
the Son, Logos of the Truth, God the Paraclet, Holy
Spirit of the Truth;
# Bless # Bless # Bless.

13
Psalms, 24.3-5.
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 Meditation of the Son
(The Prodigal Son)
11
And he said, A certain man had two sons:
12
And the younger of them said to his father, Fa-
ther, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me.
And he divided to them his living.
13
And not many days after, the younger son gath-
ered all together, and took his journey into a far coun-
try, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.
14
And when he had spent all, there arose a severe
famine in that land; and he began to be in want.
15
And he went and joined himself to a citizen of
that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed
swine.
16
And he would fain have filled his belly with the
husks that the swine did eat; and no man gave to him.
17
And when he came to himself, he said, How
many hired servants of my father have bread enough
and to spare, and I am perishing with hunger!
18
I will arise and go to my father, and will say to
him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before
thee,
19
And am no more worthy to be called thy son:
make me as one of thy hired servants.
20
And he arose, and came to his father. But when
he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and
had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and
kissed him.
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 21
And the son said to him, Father, I have sinned
against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more
worthy to be called thy son.
22
But the father said to his servants, Bring forth
the best robe, and put it on him, and put a ring on his
hand, and shoes on his feet:
23
And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and
let us eat, and be merry:
24
For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he
was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.
25
Now his elder son was in the field: and as he
came and drew nigh to the house, he heard music and
dancing.
26
And he called one of the servants, and asked
what these things meant.
27
And he said to him, Thy brother is come; and
thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath
received him in health.
28
And he was angry, and would not go in; there-
fore his father came out, and entreated him.
29
And he answering, said to his father, Lo, these
many years do I serve thee, neither have I at any time
transgressed thy commandment; and yet thou never
gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my
friends:
30
But as soon as this thy son had come, who hath
devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for
him the fatted calf.
31
And he said to him, Son, thou art ever with me:
and all that I have is thine.

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 32
It was meet that we should make merry, and be
glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again;
and was lost, and is found.14

14
Luke 15.11-32
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 Four Psalms

51
Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lov-
ing-kindness: according to the multitude of thy tender
mercies, blot out my transgressions.
2
Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and
cleanse me from my sin.
3
For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin
is ever before me.
4
Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done
this evil in thy sight: that thou mayest be justified
when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.
5
Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did
my mother conceive me.
6
Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts:
and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know
wisdom.
7
Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash
me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
8
Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones
which thou hast broken may rejoice.
9
Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all my
iniquities.
10
Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a
right spirit within me.

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 11
Cast me not away from thy presence; and take
not thy holy spirit from me.
12
Restore to me the joy of thy salvation; and up-
hold me with thy free spirit.
13
Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and
sinners shall be converted to thee.
14
Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, thou
God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud
of thy righteousness.
15
O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall
show forth thy praise.
16
For thou desirest not sacrifice: else would I give
it: thou delightest not in burnt-offering.
17
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a bro-
ken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
18
Do good in thy good pleasure to Zion: build thou
the walls of Jerusalem.
19
Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of
righteousness, with burnt-offering and whole burnt-
offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thy altar.

1
1
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the coun-
sel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners,
nor sitteth in the seat of scoffers.
2
But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in
his law doth he meditate day and night.
3
And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers
of water, that bringeth forth its fruit in season; its leaf

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also shall not wither; and whatever he doeth shall
prosper.
4
The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff
which the wind driveth away.
5
Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the
judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the right-
eous.
6
For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous:
but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

42
As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so my
soul panteth after thee, O God.
2
My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God:
when shall I come and appear before God?
3
My tears have been my food day and night, while
they continually say to me, Where is thy God?
4
When I remember these things, I pour out my
soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went
with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy
and praise, with a multitude that kept holy-day.
5
Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why
art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I
shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.
6
O my God, my soul is cast down within me:
therefore will I remember thee from the land of Jor-
dan, and of the Hermonites, from the hill Mizar.
7
Deep calleth to deep at the noise of thy water-
spouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.

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 8
Yet the LORD will command his loving-kindness
in the day-time, and in the night his song shall be
with me, and my prayer to the God of my life.
9
I will say to God my rock, Why hast thou forgot-
ten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression
of the enemy?
10
As with a sword in my bones, my enemies re-
proach me; while they say daily to me, Where is thy
God?
11
Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why
art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I
shall yet praise him, who is the health of my counte-
nance, and my God.

84
How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of
hosts!
2
My soul longeth, and even fainteth for the courts
of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the
living God.
3
Yes, the sparrow hath found a house, and the
swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her
young, even thy altars, O LORD of hosts, my King,
and my God.
4
Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they
will be still praising thee. Selah.
5
Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in
whose heart are the ways of them.
6
Who passing through the valley of Baca make it
a well; the rain also filleth the pools.
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 7
They go from strength to strength, every one of
them in Zion appeareth before God.
8
O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear,
O God of Jacob. Selah.
9
Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the
face of thy anointed.
10
For a day in thy courts is better than a thou-
sand. I had rather be a door-keeper in the house of my
God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
11
For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the
LORD will give grace and glory: no good will he with-
hold from them that walk uprightly.
12
O LORD of hosts, blessed is the man that
trusteth in thee.

Now the Theurgist recites the Lord’s Prayer.

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 Constructing the Inner Temple

Hagiographical Citations

Make straight the way of the Lord.15

I will destroy this temple that is made with hands,
and within three days I will build another made with-
out hands. [...] and ye shall see the Son of man sitting
on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds
of heaven.16
But as for me, I will come into thy house in the
multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship
towards thy holy temple.17
Yet, the Most High dwelleth not in temples made
with hands, as saith the prophet,
Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool:
What house will ye build for me? saith the Lord: or
what is the place of my rest?
Hath not my hand made all these things?18
What, know ye not that your body is the temple of
the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from
God, and ye are not your own? 19

15
John 1.23.
16
Marc 14.58,62.
17
Psalms 5.7.
18
Acts 7.48-50.
19
A΄ Corinth. 6.19.
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 Ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath
said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I
will be their God, and they shall be my people.20

Invocation

Our Father in Heaven,

You that dwelleth not in temples made with hands,
You that deigned to make us Temples of the Holy
Spirit,
Cleanse what is inside us, oh Holy One; arrange
our inner Temple; raise and secure the Pillars of Vir-
tue in us; make what is inside us an agreeable habita-
tion of Your Divine Presence, oh You, the Omnipres-
ent God.
Create in us a clean heart, O God; and renew a
right spirit within us. 21
Oh, Celestial Father, make us come back to the
simplicity of the Unity, because only then You, the Ce-
lestial Father, the Provider of all goods; You, the Di-
vine Son, our fellow-human and Brother; You, the
Holy Spirit, our Friend and Paraclet, will find a seat
in us, like on a Throne;22
Only then You, the Divine Creator, will sit in us;

20
B΄ Corinth. 6.16.
21
Cf. Psalms 51.10.
22
Cf. Heinrich Khunrath, Amphitheatrum Sapientiae Aeternae (circular
emblen: “Man”: “Rejiciatur Binarius et Ternarius per Quaternarium
ad Monadis reducetur simplicitatem; sic ‫ יהוה‬Pater, ‫ יהשוה‬ΧΡΙΣΤOΣ
Crucifixus Frater, Spiritus Sanctus Amicus, sedebit in throno suo,
TEMETIPSO, triuno, renato, vere catholico”).
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 Only then You, the Great High-Priest, will come
and officiate in the inner temple of our soul, according
to Your Divine Will, for the Glory of the Father and
of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.

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 Invocation of the Great High Priest

God our Lord, Jesus Christ, Emmanuel, the only-

begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all
worlds (æons), You, the Great High Priest, come and
celebrate in my inner temple, that is not made with
hands; Amen.
God our Lord, Light of Light, very God of very
God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with
the Father; by whom all things were made; You, the
Great High Priest, come and celebrate in my inner
temple, that is not made with hands; Amen.
God our Lord, who for us men, and for our salva-
tion, came down from heaven, and was incarnate by
the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary, and was made
man; You, the Great High Priest, come and celebrate
in my inner temple, that is not made with hands;
Amen.
God our Lord, who was crucified for us under
Pontius Pilate, and suffered, and was buried, and the
third day he rose again, according to the Scriptures,
You, the Great High Priest, come and celebrate in my
inner temple, that is not made with hands; Amen.
God our Lord, who ascended into heaven, and sit-
teth on the right hand of the Father; You, the Great
High Priest, come and celebrate in my inner temple,
that is not made with hands; Amen.
God our Lord, who from thence he shall come
again, with glory, to judge the quick and the dead; and

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whose kingdom shall have no end; You, the Great
High Priest, come and celebrate in my inner temple,
that is not made with hands; Amen.
Amen.

Epilogue

We have thought of thy loving-kindness, O God, in

the midst of thy temple.
According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise to
the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of right-
eousness.23
# By our Lord Jesus Christ Emmanuel, Omnipo-
tent Logos Victor, and by Saint John, His servant.
Amen.

23
Psalms 48.9-10.
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 The Unction
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for breth-
ren to dwell together in unity!
2
It is like the precious ointment upon the head,
that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard:
that went down to the skirts of his garment;
3
As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that de-
scended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the
LORD commanded the blessing, even life for eve.24
God our Lord, Benevolent Father in Heaven,
According to the promise of Your Divine Son and
our Brother Jesus Christ Emmanuel,
Grant to us
# Spirit of Holiness, Spirit of Goodness
# Spirit of Wisdom, Spirit of Love,
# Spirit of Light, Spirit of Life,
that will protect, guide and console us in this world.
Amen.
# By our Lord Jesus Christ Emmanuel, Omnipo-
tent Logos Victor, and by Saint John, His servant.
Amen.

24
Psalms 133.
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 The Tenfold Invocation of the Light
The Theurgic Wand is lighted from the right candle, while
reciting the phrase: “Light of Light”.

Meditation of the Adept

# I was born in the world of the Fall, because of

the Fall of my forefathers.
However, God our Lord deigned to offer Himself
in a Sacrifice of righteousness, acquitting us from the
consequences of that original sin.
I was baptised in the Name of the father and of
the Son and of the Holy Spirit. By Divine Grace, I am
a member of the body of the Christ: I am a Prophet, a
Priest and a King.
¾ I am a Prophet, participant of the Divine
Truth, Son (or Daughter) of the Divine Light. The di-
vine Light is flooding me till the depths of my Soul.
The Light of the Divine Truth inspires me and will
free me, because it is written: “And ye shall know the
truth, and the truth shall make you free.”25
# I am a Priest after the Order of Melchizedek,
because I am a member of the body of the One and
Only High Priest. I am Man-Spirit, Divine Minister,
co-minister in the perpetual, permanent and endless
Theurgic Liturgy that is celebrated from all eternity,

25
John 8.32.
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for the glory of the One and Trine, Absolute, Infinite
and Eternal God. I am a Priest in the Universal Tem-
ple that is consecrated by the Holy Presence of the
Omnipresent God.
, I am a King, Master of the corruptible nature. I
am a Logos, in the image and after the likeness of the
One and Only Divine Logos. The Divine Fortitude em-
powers and vivifies me. I am a King, because I am a
member of the Body of the Divine King. I am mighty,
because it is written: “My grace is sufficient for thee:
for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most
gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that
the power of Christ may rest upon me”;26 and “when I
am weak, then am I strong”27. I am mighty, because –
by Divine Grace – I derive from the Divine Omnipo-
tence of the Celestial King. I am a King, because
Jesus Christus Vincit Semper!
And all the above come from God. Man cannot
have anything by or from himself. Because it is writ-
ten: “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from
above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with
whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.”28

# Glory to the Eternal Father

# To the Divine Son, Inseparable Logos,
# And to the Holy Spirit, the Paraclet, Provider of
the Divine Gifts. Amen, Amen, Amen!

26
Β’ Corinth. 12.9
27
Β’ Corinth. 12.10.
28
James 1.17.
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 Psalm 134

Behold, bless ye the LORD, all ye servants of the

LORD, who by night stand in the house of the LORD.
2
Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless
the LORD.
3
The LORD that made heaven and earth bless
thee out of Zion.

The Invocation

# Light Ineffable, Absolute, Infinite, Eternal, our

Celestial Father, the Provider of all goods;
# Light of Light, Divine Son, Jesus Christ Em-
manuel, our Brother;
# Holy Spirit, Breath of the Light, our Friend,
Listen to my Prayer and grant me Light from Your
Light, which is Love, so that I may become similar to
You.

In each of the ten invocations, the Theurgist holds the

Wand in front of the corresponding part of his body.29

1. The Wand is held above the head.

Light of Light, Jesus Christ Emmanuel, illuminate
me with the Light of Crown, For the Glory of

29
As a matter of fact, the Theurgist may also use the following invoca-
tion for healing purposes, either on himself or on another human be-
ing. In this case the Wand is held in front of the corresponding part
of the body of the visualized sick person.
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 the Father, of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
2. The Wand is held in front of the left temple.
Light of Light, Jesus Christ Emmanuel, illuminate
me with the Light of Wisdom, For the Glory of
the Father, of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
3. The Wand is held in front of the right temple.
Light of Light, Jesus Christ Emmanuel, illuminate
me with the Light of Understanding, For the
Glory of the Father, of the Son and of the Holy
Spirit. Amen.
4. The Wand is held in front of the left shoulder.
Light of Light, Jesus Christ Emmanuel, illuminate
me with the Light of Mercy, For the Glory of the
Father, of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
5. The Wand is held in front of the right shoulder.
Light of Light, Jesus Christ Emmanuel, illuminate
me with the Light of Force, For the Glory of the
Father, of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
6. The Wand is held in front of the center of the chest.
Light of Light, Jesus Christ Emmanuel, illuminate
me with the Light of Beauty, For the Glory of
the Father, of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
7. The Wand is held in front of the left hip.
Light of Light, Jesus Christ Emmanuel, illuminate
me with the Light of Victory, For the Glory of
the Father, of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
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8. The Wand is held in front of the right hip.
Light of Light, Jesus Christ Emmanuel, illuminate
me with the Light of the Glory, For the Glory of
the Father, of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
9. The Wand is held in front of the abdominal area.
Light of Light, Jesus Christ Emmanuel, illuminate
me with the Light of Foundation, For the Glory
of the Father, of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
10. The Wand is held as low as possible.
Light of Light, Jesus Christ Emmanuel, illuminate
me with the Light of Kingdom, For the Glory of
the Father, of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.

Then:

Our Father in Heavens,

Jesus Christ Emmanuel, Brother and fellow-
human,
Holy Spirit, Breath of Light and Life, our Friend
and Consoler,
Let me be all light, all fire, radiant, godly.
# By our Lord Jesus Christ Emmanuel, Omnipo-
tent Logos Victor, and by Saint John, His servant.
Amen.

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 Liturgy of the Holy Spirit

The Spirit of the Lord fills the globe; it compre-

hends everything and knows everything said.
Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let
them also that hate him flee before him.30
Our God, that teaches the hearts of Your believers
by means of the Light of the Holy Spirit, grant us the
knowledge and the love of justice; may Your Spirit fill
us with Divine donsolation.
? By our Lord Jesus Christ Emmanuel, Omnipo-
tent Logos Victor, in the Unity of the Holy Spirit;
Amen.

Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem

heard that Samaria had received the word of God,
they sent to them Peter and John:
15
Who, when they had come down, prayed for
them that they might receive the Holy Spirit:
16
(For as yet he had fallen upon none of them:
only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Je-
sus.)
17
Then they laid their hands on them, and they re-
ceived the Holy Spirit.
18
And when Simon saw that through laying on of
the apostles' hands the Holy Spirit was given, he of-
fered them money,

30
Psalms 68.1.
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 19
Saying, Give me also this power, that on whom-
soever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Spirit.31
Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and
the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheri-
tance.32
By the word of the LORD were the heavens made;
and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.33
Halleluiah, Halleluiah, Halleluiah.

Come, Holy Spirit, and fill the hearts of Your be-

lievers; conflafrate them with the fire of Your Love.
Halleluiah.
Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and
thou renewest the face of the earth.34
Our Celestial Father, how good, how sweet is Your
Spirit in us!
23
Jesus answered and said to him, If a man loveth
me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love
him, and we will come to him, and make our abode
with him.
24
He that loveth me not, keepeth not my sayings:
and the word which ye hear is not mine, but that of
the Father who sent me.
25
These things have I spoken to you, being yet
present with you.
26
But the Comforter, who is the Holy Spirit, whom
the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all

31
Acts 8.14-19.
32
Psalms 33.12.
33
Psalms 33.6.
34
Psalms 104.30.
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things, and bring all things to your remembrance,
whatever I have said to you.
27
Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you:
not as the world giveth, give I to you. Let not your
heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
28
Ye have heard that I said to you, I go away, and
come again to you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice,
because I said, I go to the Father: for my Father is
greater than I.
29
And now I have told you before it cometh to
pass, that when it hath come to pass, ye may believe.
30
Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the
prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.
31
But that the world may know that I love the Fa-
ther; and as the Father gave me commandment, even
so I do.35

Oh Lord our God, support Your work in us, so

that the kings will bring you gifts in Jerusalem. Allelu-
iah!
# Deign, oh Lord, to consecrate Your Temple in-
side us, purifying our bodies and our souls by the
Light of Your Holy Spirit. Amen.36
Oh, let You be all in me, taking the place of all in
me! 37

35
John 14.23-31.
36
In the original text of this Liturgy, this secret prayer concerned the
consecration of the gifts of the Offertory. It was properly adapted in
order to be applicable in the frame of the general priesthood.
37
This phrase was added by us; it was taken from the Ritual by Theo-
philus Kairis: “Theosebists’ Prayers and Sacred Chants”, London 1852
(in Greek).
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 ? By our Lord Jesus Christ Emmanuel, Omnipo-
tent Logos Victor, in the Unity of the Holy Spirit;
Amen.

And when the day of Pentecost was fully come,

they were all with one accord in one place.
2
And suddenly there came a sound from heaven,
as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house
where they were sitting.
3
And there appeared to them, cloven tongues as of
fire, and it sat upon each of them.
4
And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and
began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave
them utterance.
5
And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, de-
vout men, from every nation under heaven.
6
Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude
came together, and were confounded, because every
man heard them speak in his own language.
7
And they were all amazed, and marveled, saying
one to another, Behold, are not all these who speak
Galileans?
8
And how do we hear every man in our own lan-
guage, wherein we were born?
9
Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the
dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judea, and Cappado-
cia, in Pontus, and Asia,
10
Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the
parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome,
Jews and Proselytes,

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 11
Cretes and Arabians we hear them speak in our
languages the wonderful works of God.38
Halleluiah, Halleluiah, Halleluiah.

Let the Breath of the Holy Spirit purify our heart

and fecundate it with the celestial dew.
? By our Lord Jesus Christ Emmanuel, Omnipo-
tent Logos Victor, in the Unity of the Holy Spirit;
Amen.

38
John 2.1-11.
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 THE END
OF THE
“MYSTICAL OPERATIONS
OF THE ROSE # CROIX
OF THE ORIENT”
DEO GRATIAS

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