The Book of The Law Study Group 3.23

Grigori

Funny looking at this, I realise I have no idea what "meal" is. Turns out its the edible parts of grain which has been ground to powder, or any ground substance. So I guess its basically some sort of flour.

Mixed with honey.. OK sounds nice...

LEavings of red wine... Seem there is some controversy as to what a "leaving" is. Some read this as an amount/volume, others suggest its the lumpy dregs or some sort of by product from wine production. OK, honey, wine, grain, sounds like sweets so far...

Oil of Abramelin, a bit of cinnamon goodness, nice. More olive oil to smooth it, ok, making a paste. Then we add blood... OK less eager to eat it now, but whatever.

I guess this is a recipe for an incense more so than a perfume, at least as I understand the terms.

Crowley's abramelin recipe is
8 parts Cinnamon essential oil
4 parts Myrrh essential oil
2 parts Galangal essential oil
7 parts Olive oil

I was reading Leitch recently and very amused to discover that the galangal part of this Old Testament recipe is a mistranslation and Cannabis was intended. That cloud of smoke handing around Moses before his visions was probably something a bit different than what your typical Sunday School teacher expouses LOL

So this is the start of a BOL recipe for Cinnamon, Myrrh and Hash cookies?
 

Always Wondering

This verse was brought up in the Chapter 1:59 study.

http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?t=124036

59. My incense is of resinous woods & gums; and there is no blood therein: because of my hair the trees of Eternity.

But now we are told to smooth down with blood.

Aeon418 said:
If you take a look at 3:23-24 you'll notice the recipe for the cakes of light is also the perfume of Ra-Hoor-Khuit. As such the cakes represent the Child of Nuit and Hadit.
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So perhaps we are talking about perfume rather than incense.
But I don't get the perfume angle much either. I can grasp that perhaps this is talking about the mortal part of myself. . . Vaguely. :laugh: It does have the feel of some of Crowleys holy texts so I suspect there are some Qabalistic gems in here.

Grigori said:
I was reading Leitch recently and very amused to discover that the galangal part of this Old Testament recipe is a mistranslation and Cannabis was intended. That cloud of smoke handing around Moses before his visions was probably something a bit different than what your typical Sunday School teacher expouses LOL
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For sure. :laugh: I love stuff like this.



AW
 

ravenest

Grigori said:
Then we add blood... OK less eager to eat it now, but whatever.
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Good! Dont eat it!

Its a perfume. The eating bit comes later when a cake is made, and if you do this dont forget to pay attention to 3.25. first two words.
 

Aeon418

ravenest said:
The eating bit comes later when a cake is made, and if you do this dont forget to pay attention to 3.25. first two words.
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Burning the ingredients and making cakes mixed with ash is only one interpretation. Personally I don't see the point. It would probably be just as efficacious to flick some cigarette ash into the mixing bowl. :smoker:

My personal take is that verses 23 - 24 are an ingredient list. The first two words of verse 25 are an instruction for the perfume created from them. The rest of verse 25 is a secondary usage of the same ingredients. You can make cakes out it.

But what is the point of having blood in the mix?

Blood = Life = Prana = Vitality, etc.

Ash = What?
 

Always Wondering

But what does perfume have to do with anything?
I don't get it.

AW
 

ravenest

Aeon418 said:
Burning the ingredients and making cakes mixed with ash is only one interpretation. Personally I don't see the point.
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Depends on who's or what type of blood your using and what you are going to do with the cake.
 

Aeon418

ravenest said:
Depends on who's or what type of blood your using and what you are going to do with the cake.
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Like serve them as a host during a public performance of the Mass?

The "ash" interpretation was dreamed up several decades ago by a panicky OTO that was scared of being sued.
Aleister Crowley said:
Those of the PEOPLE who intend to communicate, and none other should be present, having signified their intention, a whole Cake of Light, and a whole goblet of wine, have been prepared for each one.
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panpiper

Always Wondering said:
But what does perfume have to do with anything?
I don't get it.

AW
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perfume = incense

These terms used to be interchangeable.
 
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