Let us go now to study Arcanum Fifteen of the Tarot. We are going to study the Male goat of Mendes, Typhon Baphomet, the Devil. “THE ALCHEMIST MUST STEAL THE FIRE FROM THE DEVIL”. When we work with the Arcanum A.Z.F. we steal the fire from the Devil, this is how we transform ourselves into Gods.
The ESOTERIC PENTAGRAM shines upon the forehead of the Male Goat. The Caduceus of Mercury replaces the sexual organs. In synthesis, we can state that the Caduceus of Mercury represents the sexual organs. Every Alchemist needs to work with the Caduceus of Mercury. This work is performed by means of the Transmutation, when we steal the fire from the Devil, then the Star of five Points shines.
We need to develop the Kundalini and to dissolve the “I”, only in this way can we attain Liberation.
THE WORK WITH THE DEMON
The Initiates of the fourth way (The path of the astute man) choose to “WORK WITH THE DEVIL” in the process of the dissolution of the “I”. The tenebrous ones violently attack. Anyone who works in the dissolution of their “I”, this is why even though they are not demons they are, however, used to being surrounded by Demons.
When non-Initiated Clairvoyants see a Man like this, they mistakenly misjudge him and end up slandering him as a Demon. The initiates of the path of the astute man become enigmatic. Disciples of the path become confused when they contemplate black candles upon the Altars of these Initiates, then, as is natural, they mistakenly misjudge them.
TECHNIQUES FOR THE DISSOLUTION OF THE “I”
The “I” exerts control upon the five inferior centers of the human Machine; These five centers are the: INTELLECTUAL, EMOTIONAL, MOTOR, INSTINCTIVE, AND SEXUAL. The “I” cannot control the two superior centers of the human being, which are the SUPERIOR MIND and SUPERIOR EMOTIONS. If we want to dissolve the “I”, we must Study it in the five inferior centers; we need comprehension.
It is urgent to comprehend the actions and reactions of each one of the five inferior centers of the human machine. The “I” exerts control over these inferior centers; therefore, we walk on the path of the dissolution of the “I” with in depth comprehension of the activity of each one of these inferior centers.
Two people react differently before any given representation; what is pleasant for one person could be unpleasant for the other. The difference lies in the fact that one person judges and perceives the representation with the mind and the other is touched in their feelings. Therefore, we must learn how to differentiate the Mind from the Feelings. The mind is one thing, and the Feelings are another.
Within the mind there exists an entire game of ACTIONS AND REACTIONS that must be carefully comprehended. Within our feelings there are affections that must be crucified, emotions that must be studied and in general an entire mechanism of actions and reactions that can easily be misplaced and confused with the activities of the Mind.
MOVEMENT
We need to SELF-discover and comprehend our habits in depth. We must not allow our life to continue to develop mechanically. It seems incredible that we live within the molds of habits and that we do not know those molds that condition our life; we need to study our habits. We need to comprehend our habits.
We need to SELF-observe ourselves in the way we speak, the way we dress, the way we walk, etc., etc. Habits belong to the MOTOR CENTER. Games: football, tennis and all sports in general belong to this center; when the mind interferes with this center, it obstructs it and damages it because the intellect is too slow, and the center of movement is much faster. When a typist works, they work with the center of movement; they can make mistakes on the keyboard if the mind intervenes, a man driving an automobile could suffer an accident if the mind intervenes.
INSTINCT
There exist various types of instincts: THE INSTINCT OF PRESERVATION, the SEXUAL INSTINCT, etc., there also exist many perversions of Instinct.
Deep within every human being there exist SUBHUMAN INSTINCTIVE forces that paralyze the true Spirit of Love and Charity. Those demonic forces must first be comprehended, then brought under control and eliminated. These are bestial forces, instinctive criminals, lust, cowardliness, fear, etc. We must comprehend and subdue these bestial forces before we can dissolve them.
No one can attain integrity, no one can be deeply self-realized, without the Sexual force. Sex is the power of the Soul.
The Integral human being is achieved with the absolute fusion of the masculine and feminine poles of the soul. Sexual force develops, evolves and progresses on seven levels (THE SEVEN LEVELS OF THE SOUL).
In the physical world, Sex is a blind force of mutual attraction; in the Astral, Sexual attraction is based upon the affinity of types according to their polarities and Essences; in the Mental world Sexual attraction occurs according to the laws of mental polarity and affinity. In the Causal world, sexual attraction is founded upon conscious willpower. It is in this world of natural causes where the complete union of the soul is consciously realized.
Indeed, no one can attain the complete glory of the MATRIMONIAL state without having attained this fourth state of HUMAN INTEGRATION. We need to comprehend in depth the entire Sexual problem. We must TRANSCEND the mechanicity of Sex. We need to know how to procreate children of wisdom.
In the supreme moment of conception, human essences are completely open to all types of influences. Thus, the state of purity of the Parents and their willpower used in order not to spill the Cup of Hermes, is all that can protect us against the terrible danger that the Spermatozoa and the Ovum face regarding the infiltration of SUBHUMAN substances OF THE BEASTIAL SOULS which want to reincorporate.
ADULTERY
Since a woman’s body is a passive and receptive element, it is clear that her body collects and stores more of the results of the sexual acts than all of those men who commit adultery with her; those results are atomic substances from the men with whom she has had sexual intercourse.
Therefore, when someone has sexual intercourse with a person who has been with another partner or other partners, both then absorb the atomic essences of the other partners and poison THEMSELVES thereby. This is a very serious problem for those brothers and sisters who are dissolving the “I” because then, not only do they have to fight against their own errors and defects, but moreover, they have to fight against the errors and defects of those other partners with whom they had sexual intercourse.
THE DEATH OF SATAN
We discover the entire process of the “I” by comprehending the inner activities of each one of the Five inferior Centers.
The outcome of this Self-discovery is the absolute death of BAPHOMET OR SATAN (THE TENEBROUS LUNAR “I” OR SINNING ADAM). WE NEED TO BE INTEGRAL
Integration has seven perfectly defined steps:
- FIRST: Mineral State, dominion of the physical body and its five centers.
- SECOND: Vegetal state, absolute control over the astral body and of its Chakras, discs or magnetic wheels. This vehicle represents the vegetal state.
- THIRD: Humanization of the MENTAL Body: Currently, the phantasmal mental body of every human being has an animal face and figure, it is animalized. When the Mental matter is transformed into the Christ Mind, we achieve the mental humanization. The mind represents the animal human. Actually, Man is only human in our physical appearance because in our depths we are still animals. In the Mental plane each one of us has the animal figure which corresponds to our individual character.
- FOURTH: Sexual function is the basic foundation of the human soul. Those who transmute their sexual energies have the right to incarnate their soul.
- FIFTH: The fifth degree of integration is represented in any perfect human being.
- SIXTH: Infinite Universal Compassion.
- SEVENTH: This Seventh definitive step is only possible within Human-Gods. These are Super-Men.
THE MYSTERY OF BAPHOMET
It is indeed true and certain that the MYSTERY OF BAPHOMET is SEXUAL ALCHEMY. We transform the lead of our personality into the gold of the Spirit based on rigorous comprehension and sexual transmutation. Then the “I” is annihilated. The rose elaborates its perfume with the mud of the earth. The perfume of the rose is transmuted mud.
THE DOOR TO EDEN
Sex is the door to EDEN. The Guardian of this door is the Assyrian sphinx, the Egyptian Sphinx, the golden calf of Moses with the sword between its paws. This is the Psychological “I”, Baphomet, that with his sword drives out from the threshold all of those who are not prepared. WITHIN US IS THE ENEMY. WE NEED TO WORK WITH THE DEMON IN ORDER TO DISSOLVE IT. WE NEED TO STEAL THE FIRE FROM THE DEVIL.
Samael Aun Weor
