- PROLOGUE: BEFORE TIME
- INCARNATION
- BOOK ONE: NIGREDO — The Blackening
- BOOK TWO: ALBEDO — The Whitening
- BOOK THREE: CITRINITAS — The Yellowing
- BOOK FOUR: RUBEDO — The Reddening
- V. Auredo/Adamado
- The Book of Revelation
- In-Story History and Myth
PROLOGUE: BEFORE TIME
The Wasteland
Once upon a time, in a land far, far away… The Fall of the Tower — the fall from a previous Golden Age.
The world under the spell of the Demiurge. The wounding of the true King — hidden, sick, imprisoned.
The poisoning of the wells — the sacred purity defiled (the rape of the wells). Loss of the Stone & Grail: The Dolorous Stroke.
The world fallen under the spell of darkness — blight of evil, death, decay, meaninglessness, control, fear. The heart, love, spirit, divinity is gone and missing — a cold, cruel, harsh world of survival.
The Realm under control of a dark regime — the people brainwashed, conditioned, hypnotized into belief and obedience. The people fallen into forgetfulness — the sleep of matter.
People have forgotten the Song, forgotten who they are — seduced under a spell. Become purely material and powerless.
The reign of the Dark Lord — fear, control, meaninglessness. The archons and their system of bondage.
Exile in Babylon — a Wasteland fallen world, a lost people wandering. The fallen world, Kali Yuga, Iron Age of consciousness.
The loss of the Grail, the Stone, the Ark. Religion become hollow form without living spirit.
The world largely devoid of Truth, Beauty, Goodness, Spirit. The long exile of humanity — wandering without direction.
The Prophecy
Prophecies of the Messiah, the Once and Future King — Rex quondam, rexque futurus. A Savior the people pray will come.
Ancient seers foretell a Chosen One. The Ancient History, the myths, legends and Lore — thread of truth within the profane world.
The secret mystical divine lineage that leaves hints and clues and whispers. The remnant who preserve the Tradition in secret.
A remnant of a remnant exists that holds to the ancient tradition, keeping the flame of the lineage alive, keeping remembrance of the lost and forgotten civilization and its knowledge alive for a future age of remembrance and awakening.
The mystery school that prepares across generations. An ancient secret, occult lineage exists — thought to be mere fantasy, thought to have died out long ago. This occult mystery school group endures through centuries and generations.
Preparation for the Chosen One — a certain group makes preparations. They have guidance and prophecies. Signs to be watched for — stars, dreams, portents.
The timing ripens for the savior, the messiah to incarnate and fulfill the scriptures. First a forerunner is born who prepares the Way — John the Baptist who speaks with fire and baptizes with water.
The promise that the King will return. The time of preparation reaching its fullness.
INCARNATION
Malkuth — The Kingdom — The Neophyte Grade
The Birth
Christmas: The Birth of the Christ child of Light. The orphan Prince born into poverty and obscurity.
Auspicious signs attend his coming — a star, a comet, strange lights. Born in humble circumstances — poverty, obscurity. Birth prophecy.
Hidden lineage unknown to him or anyone. He comes from an ancient royal lineage — the seed of Seth — the Gnostic lineage, the appointed one, children of Adam.
The Promise of the Incarnation: The Natal Chart — the Soul's theme and mission.
The wise ones who recognize him — Magi figures who visit. Adoration of the Magi.
Danger from the powers that be — the Dark Lord's agents sense a threat. The child hidden, protected, raised in secret.
The Prince is born in seemingly humble circumstances, yet hints and signs of an auspicious destiny. Named, but his true name remains unknown.
Childhood in the Ordinary World
Growing up in the society and culture, born into slavery and poverty — born into a certain culture and "reality". Coming into awareness within that milieu, becoming naturally conformed to the culture of parents and society — yet being in rebellion against its conditions and limitations.
Growing up in a simple village / rural setting. Parents who love him but do not understand him.
The Collective Human Story and One's Place In It. The culture around him — materialistic, fearful, limited. Institutional religion that feels dead and empty.
The Core Wound — the root drive. The wounds and traumas and karmas and samskaras of parents, family, soul group, past lives/alternate soul incarnations.
Forgetfulness: Childhood under ignorance. He begins in poverty and ignorance and powerlessness — but gradually starts to become more powerful and more aware. Struggle in the Matrix, the fallen world.
He is different — quieter, deeper, watching. The young hero struggling to survive, feeling that something is missing, seeking and searching for truth/meaning, following inner intuition and call.
Finding hints and clues that lead to next thing — seeking but not even knowing what you are seeking. The Labyrinth & Ariadne's Thread: one book opens another, following bread crumb trail that leads slowly yet inevitably out of the Labyrinth — the journey of learning and discovery.
Fascinated by old tales — knights, wizards, quests, dragons. His younger years are unremarkable, but throughout it all he is observant, deep thinking, already seeking.
Dreams that seem more real than waking life. A longing he cannot name — something is missing. Glimpses of another world — moments of strange knowing. A sense that he is meant for something more.
Magnum Opus: The Great Work — the mission and purpose with which you incarnated into this body and life. Doing and fulfilling your special function. And ultimately the Magnum Opus is one thing: completing the Atonement, fully embodying Christ.
The First Stirrings: The Fool's Leap
Encounters with hints of the hidden world — a strange traveler, an old book, a symbol. Questions that trouble him — Why is the world this way? What is real?
Growing dissatisfaction with ordinary life. First brush with death or loss — mortality becomes real. A dream or vision that plants the seed.
The call beginning to sound — faint but insistent. The Prince feels the call to leave his home village and go out into the world. He is seeking Truth and the answer to his longing. He feels there must be some great quest for him. The growing certainty that he must leave.
BOOK ONE: NIGREDO — The Blackening
Yesod & Hod — Foundation & Splendor — The Lead Body of Saturn
The Grail Vision & The Call to Adventure
Being Called to the Quest… Chosen by the gods and angels to be the hero. The Grail Vision, the call to the Quest. Initiation into the Quest, the Way, the Truth, the Life.
A catalyzing event — tragedy, revelation, danger, or simply the ripening of time. Some catalyzing event happens and the story truly begins for him — he is forced to leave home suddenly, he experiences a personal tragedy, he flees for his life, he learns the enemy is seeking him. The call becomes undeniable — he must go.
Understanding what he seeks — Truth, the Grail, his destiny. The stakes become clear — the Wasteland, the wounded King, the world's need.
The Departure
Leaving home — family, friends, the familiar. He leaves behind his family and friends — they think he is crazy for leaving, they think him mad, unconsciously project their fears onto his going.
Crossing the threshold — leaving the village, entering the unknown. The first night alone — fear, doubt, exhilaration.
Entering the forest — the boundary between worlds. Heading East — toward the rising sun, toward the source.
Searching and stumbling in the dark, yet following the light — following the light before you even know what it is.
The First Mentor: The Knight
Encounter with a fallen knight — once glorious, now broken, an old retired knight who fell from glory. The knight sees something in him — recognizes the royal blood.
Taken as squire — begins training in the way of the sword. Learning discipline, honor, courage — the knightly virtues. Physical hardship — the body tempered.
Stories of the Round Table, the Grail Quest, the old days. The Code of Chivalry — vows that shape the soul.
Neophyte: The First Initiation
Training reaches a threshold — he has learned what this teacher can give. As he reaches an adept level in knighthood he is instructed to go to the small local chapel for a knighttime vigil — a night of prayer and watching.
Visions in the darkness — ancestors, angels, warnings. Dawn comes — he has passed through.
The dubbing ceremony — simple but real, his teacher does a simple ceremony acknowledging his attainment. Becoming a Gnostic disciple — entering monastery of the soul, a secret acolyte. Becoming a knight — vows of knighthood and chivalry, The Knight's Code.
He is now a Knight — the first path entered. His teacher sends him out on the road — to quest, to seek the Grail, to find the Holy Grail.
Parting from the first mentor — gratitude and grief.
The Road of Trials: Early Questing
Seeking the Grail — on the great adventure. Learning the basic essential knowledge, Learning The Tradition, learning the Lore of one's lineage, of the world, of the story. Learning the mythic-historical backstory of the world and the people that has led to this situation. Learning the religion, the Way, the Life, the Truth.
Enters into the outer world, wandering through the land — seeing the Wasteland firsthand. Encounters danger, fear, gets lost, loses all of his belongings and horse and weapons.
Helping those in need — early acts of service. First combats — bandits, minor villains, tests of skill. Learning that skill alone is not enough.
Encountering other seekers — some true, some false. Rumors of the Grail, the hidden castle, the wounded King.
Getting lost, making mistakes, learning humility. The first betrayal — someone he trusted deceives him.
Learning About the World
There was once a majestic Temple that was the home and center of the people's spiritual life — but it was destroyed, rebuilt but not nearly as well, and that too was destroyed. Now people are hoping and praying that someday the prophecies will be fulfilled and the 3rd Temple will be built. The Sacred has been desecrated and removed from the people and the society.
Realizes that people are asleep, are living in fear and ego and ignorance.
Realizes that there are archons — rulers, forces and powers that work through humans to keep the status quo, to keep the soul of man asleep and imprisoned.
Realizes that magic is real, that the world is not what it appears to be and people think it is — that this world is an illusion, a simulation — it is not The Real World.
Through the confusion of tongues and religions and philosophies and ideologies, he begins to discern a path of Light.
The War of the Sons of Light Against the Sons of Darkness — the ancient war against the forces of Evil.
The Dark Lord — the Demiurge, Evil Sorcerer.
The Tablets of the Law — learning and following the basic rule and path of the tradition.
The Ark of the Covenant — a mythical lost item of power and sacredness — something for the hero to seek.
Training & Trials
He meets an old wizard guide who trains him and teaches him in the ways of magic, in lore, in the key things to know and become.
Trials and Tribulations — experiences and lessons: Trials of the Knight. Training, Practice, Education: The School of Time.
Initiation of the 4 Elements — The Four Ordeals.
Entering the Enchanted Forest: The beginning of the knights' journey through mystery and the unknown.
Entering into the Fae Realm — the perilous realm of magic and myth — the astral realm within and beyond the "ordinary normal world".
The Black Work Begins
Learning Elemental Magic. Training. Discipline. Detoxing the false, limiting, poisonous thoughts, emotions, the body.
Learning the basics of elemental magic, tarot, astrology, alchemy. Undergoing beginnings of alchemy in the Nigredo state. Working with the Lead body of Saturn. Following Light of Sophia, Nature.
Experiencing loss, death. Egoic woundings. Faces rejection by family, society.
He must solve a riddle — such as the riddle of the sphinx. The riddle of his own being and his own destiny and of the nature and truth of Life itself.
Finds a hidden secret society who initiates him into it and into its secrets.
Meets an oracle, a prophet who gives visions of the future and riddles.
Slaying the Dragon
Rumors of a dragon terrorizing a region. He takes up the quest — must prove himself. Must face the dragon — goes to the cave, meets and slays the dragon.
Journey to the dragon's lair — fear and determination. The confrontation — the dragon is terrible and ancient.
The battle — nearly killed, pushed beyond his limits. The slaying (or taming) — the external dragon defeated. Tames the dragon and it becomes his familiar and ally and steed.
The treasure — gold, yes, but also something else: a clue, a map, a key.
The inner meaning begins to dawn — the dragon is also within. Taming the dragon within; first labor at the furnace: calcination. First recognition of his shadow — what he has been avoiding.
Drawing the Sword from the Stone
The Protagonist seeks his true identity, his true name. He draws out the sword from the stone — proving his destiny and identity as the chosen one.
Baptism and First Transformation
Drawn to a sacred river — ancient, rumored to have power. Baptism in the Sacred River. The River of Jordan.
An encounter with a prophet figure — wild, fiery, speaking truth. Immersion in the waters — dying to the old self. Rising from the river — something has changed.
The descent of the Spirit — a dove, a flame, a voice. The Descent of the Holy Spirit.
New clarity, new purpose — the path confirmed. The prophet's charge — go deeper, seek the Master, find the Grail.
Threshold: The White Wedding (First Vision)
Vision of Holy Guardian Angel. Parting of the Veil of Paroketh. Rending the Veil of Paroketh.
The White Wedding: Prince and Princess are wed (first stage). Knowledge of HGA.
He undertakes many mini quests and side-quests that are part of the Main Quest. He is tempted by desire, fear, pride.
He learns a dark and disturbing yet liberating truth — he learns about his soul, about why he was born in this world, about his past lives. He learns about the fallen Sophia/Shekinah and about what is needed to restore the fallen light.
He learns: How reality was created, What went wrong, Why the Fall happened, How his quest fits into the correction of that Fall.
Disenchanted with his entire life and everything he has done — he despairs. Throws away his knightly armour and weapons, leaves behind his horse, drops his magical and alchemical tools.
He wanders without thought and comes upon a dark haunted ancient forest. He follows a mystic river. He has a vision in the forest of a white hart glowing in the moonlight.
The white hart vision culminates in a mystic vision and the voice of Sophia telling him to not give up, to seek the Grail.
The Dark Night of the Mind
Initial fervor fades — the work is harder than expected. Doubts assail him — Is any of this real? Am I deluded?
The enemy within — negative thoughts, self-attack, despair. Temptations to quit — return to ordinary life, give up the quest.
Loss and failure — a companion dies, a mission fails. Dark Night of the Mind.
The blackening complete — everything seems dark, hopeless. Yet something sustains him — a thread of light he cannot quite lose.
He continues — not from certainty but from faithfulness.
BOOK TWO: ALBEDO — The Whitening
Netzach & Tiphareth — Victory & Beauty — The Silver Body of the Moon
Into the Wilderness
Albedo & The Silver Body of The Moon. Learning Planetary Magic. 40 days in the wilderness. The Tabernacle in the Wilderness.
The Wizard's Tower
Following signs and rumors — seeking deeper teaching. Discovery of the Tower — hidden, protected, ancient.
The Wizard — old, strange, powerful, sees everything. Testing and acceptance — not everyone is admitted.
Becoming the Apprentice — the second path entered. The curriculum begins — alchemy, astrology, Kabbalah, magic.
The library — vast, containing the Tradition's texts. Learning the correspondences — as above, so below.
Laboratory work — the outer operations that mirror inner transformation.
The Lady of the Lake
Sent on a task by the Wizard — to a hidden lake. The Lady appears — Sophia figure, keeper of mysteries.
She tests him — questions, riddles, trials. He proves worthy — or at least willing.
The gift of Excalibur — the sword of discrimination, the noble intellect. Bequeathing of Excalibur from the Lady of the Lake. Is gifted the sword by the lady in the Lake. The sword's meaning — to cut through illusion, to defend truth.
The Lady's prophecy — what he must do, what he will face.
Meeting the Master, the Wizard, the Teacher/Guide. Initiation into the Lineage, the Mystery School. Induction into the society of the Rose & the Cross.
Return to the Tower — changed, armed, more serious.
Study in the School of Time
Crafting the stone — at work studying, practicing, working. Surrendering to the Light — daily, every moment spiritual practice. The Course.
The Tablets of the Law, the Ark, the Tabernacle in the wilderness — portable Temple consciousness.
The Grail Castle: First Encounter
Finding of Grail castle in wilderness. While questing, he stumbles upon the castle — or it appears to him.
The strange procession — the Grail, the lance, the mysterious objects. The Grail Procession: Finding the Grail — yet losing it again.
The wounded Fisher King — suffering, waiting, hoping. Meeting the Fisher King and seeing his wounds and sickness. The Chapel Perilous.
The question that should be asked — but he does not know to ask it. But you don't know what you need to know and the opportunity passes. Paralyzed by convention, by not-knowing — he stays silent.
Morning comes — the castle has vanished. Devastation — he had the chance and missed it. The wound of failure — deeper than any battle wound.
He seeks the mystical Grail castle, after a long search he finds it, but misses the opportunity and it all disappears, and he must seek again. The Wizard's teaching — you were not ready; you will seek again.
Meeting the Beloved
Meeting the Earthly Beloved — the feminine muse. In his wandering, an encounter — a woman of extraordinary quality.
She is no ordinary woman — wise, beautiful, mysterious. She carries her own mission — perhaps a priestess, a keeper of secrets.
Recognition between them — souls that have met before. The attraction of opposites — she carries what he lacks.
Obstacles to their union — duties, dangers, timing. A bond formed — not yet marriage, but promise.
She teaches him things the Wizard cannot — the way of the heart.
He meets his beloved, but she is taken prisoner and he must rescue her. Her capture or endangerment — she is taken by the enemy. New motivation — he must rescue her, but he is not yet strong enough.
Founding Camelot & The Fellowship
The Founding of Camelot. Establishing of the Round Table. Claiming The Siege Perilous.
He cannot do this alone — companions are needed. Gathering of allies — diverse skills, personalities, backgrounds. Each companion has their own story, wounds, gifts.
The bond of fellowship — a Round Table forming. Trials faced together — building trust through shared danger.
Internal conflicts — disagreements, jealousies, reconciliations. The fellowship as microcosm — learning to lead, to follow, to serve.
A base established — Camelot beginning to form, however humble.
He journeys into the heart of the evil lands and the fortress of the Dark Lord. He finds the key magical item that allows victory.
He seeks to understand why the land and people are sick, what is the source of the darkness and the knowledge of how to defeat it.
He undertakes understanding of why he is here, what his nature is. He seeks the answer to the ancient riddle. He seeks the lost Word/Name. The lost Book. The lost Crystal, lost Key.
The Planetary Gates/Archons
Deeper teaching from the Wizard — the seven spheres. The seven planetary initiations: Each planet must be faced, its lesson integrated.
1. Luna (Moon) — the realm of dreams, illusion, flux; facing the unconscious
2. Mercury — the realm of mind, communication, trickery; mastering thought
3. Venus — the realm of desire, beauty, attachment; purifying love
4. Sol (Sun) — the central fire, the heart, identity; first glimpse of true Self
5. Mars — the realm of will, anger, conflict; channeling aggression
6. Jupiter — the realm of expansion, authority, meaning; accepting responsibility
7. Saturn — the realm of limitation, time, death; confronting mortality
Each gate an initiation — not everyone passes through all.
Threshold: The White Wedding (Completion)
The union of Prince and Princess — inner and outer beloved. A marriage, a sacred ceremony, a binding of souls. The White Wedding: Prince and Princess are wed (completion).
But it is not yet complete — something remains to be healed.
The Albedo achieved — purification, whitening, the lunar body formed. New capacities emerge — intuition, subtle perception, inner guidance.
The marriage must be protected — enemies seek to destroy it. The beloved may be lost again — testing the bond.
Knowledge of the Holy Guardian Angel — first contact, first conversation.
BOOK THREE: CITRINITAS — The Yellowing
Geburah & Chesed — Severity & Mercy — The Angelic Body of Mercury
The Solar Work Begins
Citrinitas & The Angelic Body of Mercury. Learning Zodiacal & Fixed Star Magic.
Building the Temple
The time of construction — outer and inner. Building and Inhabiting the Wizard's Tower. The Wizard's Tower becomes his own — or he builds his own.
Building and Inhabiting the Castle of Mysteries. The Castle of Mysteries — a seat of power and teaching.
Building and Inhabiting the Temple of Solomon. The Temple of Solomon — begun in consciousness.
The Ship of Solomon & City of Sarras. The inner Temple is laid in the heart. The Castle is inhabited; Temple first-fruits are offered.
Sacred geometry, right proportion, alignment with heaven. Gathering materials — physical and spiritual resources.
The work of years — patience, persistence, vision.
Life & Ministry Begins
Beginning of Ministry — public work in the world. Life and ministry. He can no longer only receive — he must give.
Teaching others — sharing what he has learned. Public work in the world — healing, counseling, guiding.
Recognition comes — fame or notoriety. Enemies take notice — the Dark Lord's forces increase pressure.
Gathering of disciples, allies, friends, community — people join the mission. Disciples gather — those who recognize him as teacher. The twelve (or other sacred number) — an inner circle forms.
Calling the Disciples. Anointing with Chrism. Teacher of Righteousness.
Training the next generation — what was received must be transmitted.
The Zodiacal Initiations
Zodiacal Initiations: Each zodiacal archetype marking a chapter or phase of the hero's evolution. Encounters or trials representing the 12 powers of the soul.
The Prince "ascending" or "passing through" each Gate. Climbing the astro-theurgic ladder (seven planetary gates; twelve zodiacal trials).
Twelve great tests — each corresponding to a sign:
Aries — trial of initiative, courage to begin
Taurus — trial of endurance, attachment to form
Gemini — trial of duality, integration of opposites
Cancer — trial of home, family, the past
Leo — trial of pride, ego, creative power
Virgo — trial of service, humility, discernment
Libra — trial of relationship, justice, balance
Scorpio — trial of death, transformation, power
Sagittarius — trial of meaning, belief, the higher quest
Capricorn — trial of ambition, authority, limitation
Aquarius — trial of community, innovation, detachment
Pisces — trial of dissolution, surrender, transcendence
Each trial a chapter — the soul's twelve labors.
The Abramelin Operation
Abramelin Operation: undergoing intense spiritual retreat, fasting, praying to devote to purity. The great work of consecration — months of preparation.
Withdrawal from the world — solitary retreat. Fasting, prayer, purification — body, mind, soul.
Confronting everything within — no escape, no distraction. The demons arise — all that has been suppressed.
Taming and Integrating one's demons — 72 Angels/Demons & Shem Operation. The seventy-two spirits — bound and integrated. Evoking and Binding of the 72 Daemons: The Shemhamephorash Operation.
The Stone clarifies from white to gold; demons are integrated rather than merely slain.
The conversation with the Holy Guardian Angel — direct contact. Conversation of Holy Guardian Angel. Conversation with HGA.
The name received — or confirmed — his true identity. Emerging transformed — the angelic body taking form.
New powers, new responsibilities — the magician comes into his own.
Attaining the Grail: Second Encounter
He returns to the Grail Castle — ready now. The procession again — the same mysteries.
This time he asks the question — "Whom does the Grail serve?" The answer received — the veil parts.
Attaining the Grail: Drinking of the Chalice of Atonement. Drinking from the Chalice — the atonement enters his blood.
Healing of the Fisher King. The Fisher King healed — the wound closes. The land begins to bloom — the Wasteland receding.
The Grail in his keeping — or its blessing bestowed. But the work is not complete — the Dark Lord still reigns.
Threshold: The Yellow Wedding & Transfiguration
Yellow Wedding: The mount of Transfiguration. The mount of transfiguration and the yellow wedding. The mount of transfiguration — a high holy place. Transfiguration on the Mount.
Companions witness his transformation — radiant, solar, divine. The presence of the prophets — Moses, Elijah, the ancestors.
The voice from heaven — confirmation, commission. The descent from the mountain — back into the valley of shadow.
He knows now what he must do — and what it will cost. The Yellow Wedding complete — Citrinitas achieved.
The path leads now toward the Dark Lord's realm.
Threshold: Approaching the Abyss
The mind's Dark Night gives way to illumined clarity — but Veil of Paroketh reminds: one must die to live.
Marriage with the beloved, the HGA: White Wedding of Prince and Princess: Baptism and the transformation of the white wedding.
Crossing the Abyss. Armageddon: the final battle. Choronzon: The Dweller of the Abyss. Da'ath — the hidden sphere.
Approaching the Shadow Kingdom
Reconnaissance — learning the enemy's strength and plans. Gathering forces — the fellowship, the allies, the armies of light.
The journey into dark lands — increasingly hostile territory. Confrontations with the Dark Lord's servants — escalating battles.
Losses along the way — not everyone will survive. The beloved rescued (or joins the final mission).
The final approach — the Dark Lord's fortress visible on the horizon.
BOOK FOUR: RUBEDO — The Reddening
Binah, Chokmah, Kether — Understanding, Wisdom, Crown — The Golden Body of the Sun
The Last Supper
Before the final battle — a meal with the innermost circle. Sacred words spoken — final teachings given.
The bread broken, the cup shared — the mystery enacted. Betrayer present — one of the twelve will betray him.
Foreknowledge of death — he knows what is coming. Commission to the disciples — continue the work. The new commandment — love one another.
Departure into the night — the hour has come.
The Dark Night of the Spirit
The garden of agony — alone in prayer. The cup that must be drunk — he asks for it to pass. Yet surrender — not my will but Thine.
The disciples sleep — even the closest cannot watch one hour. Sweating blood — the extremity of the ordeal.
The angel who strengthens — or the silence of heaven. Rising to meet his fate — the choice made.
Betrayal and Arrest
The betrayer arrives — the kiss that marks him. The soldiers, the torches, the swords.
A moment of resistance — violence attempted. The command to stand down — this must happen.
Bound, taken, led away. The disciples scatter — fear overcomes loyalty. Alone in the hands of enemies.
The Trial
Before the powers of the world — religious and political. False accusations, twisted testimony.
His silence — or his few devastating words. Mocked, beaten, humiliated.
The crowd that turns — those who cheered now call for death. Condemnation pronounced — guilty of claiming kingship.
The sentence — death by the cruelest means.
The Passion
Dark Night of the Spirit. Imprisonment, flagellation, carrying your cross.
The scourging — the body torn. The crown of thorns — mockery of his royalty. The purple robe — "Behold the King"
Carrying the cross — the weight of the world's sin. The road to Golgotha — the Place of the Skull. The Hill of the Skull: Golgotha.
Falls along the way — the help that comes. Arrival at the hill — stripped, prepared.
The Crucifixion
Crucifixion. Nailed to the wood — the tree from Eden's grave. Raised between heaven and earth. The inscription — "King"
The mockery of the crowd — "Save yourself". The two thieves — one mocks, one recognizes.
The darkness at noon — creation groans. The seven last words — forgiveness, promise, thirst, completion.
"It is finished" — the giving up of the ghost. Death: Giving up the Ghost.
The lance that pierces — blood and water flow. The veil of the Temple rent — the barrier destroyed.
Descent from the cross — the broken body. Descent from the Cross, Embalmment and Entombment.
The tomb — laid in the earth. 3 Days Entombed: Lain in the tomb of the Fallen King.
Descent & The Harrowing of Hell
The Descent into the Underworld: The Harrowing of Hell. Three days dead — the soul descends. 3 days in the underworld. Harrowing of Hell: descent to underworld and 3 days dead.
Crossing the Abyss. The underworld — realm of the forgotten, the lost.
He faces the Dark Lord and faces his own deepest darkest shadow. Confronting the Dark Lord in his own domain.
Not by violence but by truth — seeing through the illusion. The Dark Lord revealed — the ego, the shadow, the projected fear.
He realizes his power is never enough to defeat evil. He surrenders. Forgiveness extended — even to this.
The gates shattered — the prisoners released. The righteous dead freed — Adam and all who waited.
Slaying the Dark Lord. He dies in the battle, but is resurrected because of his love and heroism — he is resurrected by the love of the beloved. He transcends death and becomes an immortal principle.
Rising through the realms — the return begins.
Resurrection: The Rite of the Phoenix
The Rolling Away of the Stone. Resurrection: The Rite of the Phoenix. The third day — dawn.
The stone rolled away — not by human hands. The empty tomb — death could not hold him.
Appearances to the beloved — "Do not cling to me". Appearances to the disciples — "Peace be with you".
The wounds shown — transformed but real. Doubters convinced — "My Lord and my God"
Forty days — final teachings, last commissions. The glorified body — matter fully redeemed.
The Red Wedding: Sacred Marriage
Red Wedding: Resurrection. Red Wedding of King & Queen (Christ & Sophia): The resurrection and the transmutation of the red wedding.
The union of King and Queen — Christ and Sophia. The Royal Marriage: Alchemical Wedding.
The inner masculine and feminine fully integrated. The alchemical wedding complete — Rubedo achieved.
Union with the Holy Guardian Angel — complete identification. Union with Holy Guardian Angel. Union with HGA.
The rose blooming on the cross — beauty from sacrifice. The Blooming of the Rose upon the Cross.
The Philosopher's Stone obtained — the power to transmute. Philosopher Stone obtained.
The Elixir of Life — immortality realized. Elixir of Life attained.
The new name received — his true identity fully known. New Name — New Identity.
The Golden Body
The Golden Body of the Sun. The Solar Body: The Body of Light. Christos: The Anointed One.
Restoration & Victory
He realizes that he is all powerful as the divine child of God, as the chosen one, the Christ. He taps into his full divine power.
He realizes the fundamental nature of darkness and light, of duality, of reality itself. He restores balance within himself and therefore within the reality.
Victory is attained. He journeys back home and restores the realm and land.
The Kingdom restored, the King enthroned, the Crown enlightened. Completing the Great Work: King Solomon's Temple. Atonement with the Father & Incarnating Christ.
The Coronation
The crown descends — Kether manifest. The throne assumed — the King enthroned.
The scepter received — authority to rule. The ring — the seal of sovereignty. The orb — the world held in wisdom.
The acclamation — "The King! The King!"
The realm rejoices — the Wasteland healed. The beloved crowned Queen — ruling together.
The Round Table restored — the fellowship gathered. The Kingdom established — justice, mercy, peace.
The King Enthroned & The Golden Age
He is crowned King and sits on the throne and rules in righteousness, wisdom, love. He marries the princess and she becomes Queen.
The reign of the righteous King. Teaching, healing, blessing — the ministry continues. He Fathers the true Royal line.
Tending to The Garden: Teacher of Righteousness. Tending to your garden.
The mystery school flourishes — the Tradition transmitted. Raising family, taking care of community, preparing heirs. Heirs raised — the next generation prepared.
Being a Patriarch of a Royal Lineage. Establishes round table and fellowship of disciple/knight/apprentices.
The garden tended — creation restored. The Temple completed — the divine presence dwelling.
Years of peace and flourishing. The lineage secured — the work will continue.
V. Auredo/Adamado
Auredo - gold
Adamado - Diamond
The Book of Revelation
Beyond the Tree — The Final Step — Ascension and Return
The Book of Revelation: Apocalypse & Eschaton
The Opening of the Seals
The scroll with seven seals — the mystery of completion. Each seal broken — stages of final revelation.
Visions of what was, is, and will be. The four horsemen — forces released and transcended.
The martyrs beneath the altar — all suffering redeemed. Cosmic signs — sun, moon, stars, earthquake.
The silence in heaven — the pause before completion.
The Trumpets and the Bowls
The seven trumpets — calls to awakening. Destruction of the false — everything unreal dissolving.
The seven bowls of wrath — the ego's world ending. Plagues upon the Babylon within — attachments released.
The great city fallen — the system of separation destroyed. "Come out of her, my people" — final exodus from illusion.
Armageddon
The final battle — but not as the world imagines. The beast and the false prophet — ego and its lies.
The armies gathered — but the battle is already won. The Word that defeats all — truth spoken.
The enemy bound — the dragon chained. A thousand years — the long peace.
The Last Judgment
The dead raised — all that was unconscious brought to light. The books opened — every thought, word, deed reviewed.
Not for condemnation — but for healing. The lake of fire — the final purification. Death and hell cast in — they are no more.
Only what is real remains — the wheat gathered, the chaff burned. The judgment is mercy — the final forgiveness.
The New Jerusalem
Descending from heaven — the holy city. The bride adorned — the Church, the Sophia, the redeemed creation.
No temple therein — God is the temple. No sun or moon — the Lamb is the light.
The river of life — flowing from the throne. The tree of life — its leaves for the healing of nations.
The gates never shut — all are welcome who will come. The end of tears, death, sorrow, pain — the former things passed away.
"Behold, I make all things new"
The Ascension
Ascension: Translation — The Final Step. Ascension/Translation.
The work on earth complete — time to return. The disciples blessed — "I am with you always"
The cloud receives him — rising into glory. Seated at the right hand of the Father — the Son returned. Seated Eternally at the right hand of The Father.
The promise — "I will come again". But also — he never left; the Kingdom is within.
The final step — the Father takes it. The dream dissolves — only God remains. Home.
The End That Is the Beginning
The Son rests in the Father's heart. They lived happily ever after, to the end of their days.
The story is over — or it begins again… The End.
In-Story History and Myth
The Creation
The Infinite Light (Ain Soph Aur) before all things. The first emanation — the Word spoken.
The unfolding of the Tree of Life. The Cube of Space and the letters of creation.
The making of the worlds — Atziluth, Briah, Yetzirah, Assiah.
The creation of the Garden. The creation of Adam — the first human, clothed in light.
The primordial Temple — heaven and earth united. The state of original blessing — no separation.
The Fall
The Dream, the Great Story, the Story of the Soul. The King who drinks the potion of forgetfulness and falls asleep, exiled from the Kingdom, "wakes up" outside the sacred city's walls.
The Universal Mythic Story of the Fall of Man. The dark dream of evil/darkness/separation/fear. The tiny mad idea — the thought of separation.
The serpent's whisper — the temptation to know apart from God. The eating of the fruit — the choice for the ego.
The fall of Sophia — wisdom reaching beyond her station. The rebellion of Lucifer — pride before the throne. The stone falling from Lucifer's diadem — lost and buried in the Earth.
The shattering of the vessels — Shevirat ha-Kelim. The scattering of the sparks — divine light trapped in matter.
The exile from the Garden — cherubim and flaming sword. The garments of skin — the mortal body assumed.
The Separation and Fall into Incarnation and World. Wounding of the King. Beginning of the exile of the Light.
Adam's death and the seeds planted at Golgotha.