Night with her Train of Stars and her
Great Gift of Sleep
by Edward Robert Hughes
Okay, this was written quite a few
years ago when I still hadn't gotten Crowley quite out of my head...
;-)
Simply put, to approach "the Lady",
you just have to feel, and allow yourself to open up. For she is a subtle
spirit, and speaks in many ways. She can be approached in darkness or
light, through sound or silence. For me, my fondest memories of "communion"
are when I just sat or lay under the stars and opened myself up to them.
There comes a point at which the sky both "sucks you into it"
and simultaneously "drops down upon you". There is really
no rational way to explain this....
If you open yourself up to the living sky, all you will find is Love.....
dnekm 5/12/01
Night Thoughts
To seek Night,
expose yourself to the infinity of shining darkness we call sky.
Lay while looking outwards. Observe sky become three dimensional, no
mere flat surface which is noticed once in a while during our travels.
Watch as the background to stars takes on depth. Let this pull you gently
into its warm embrace.
Once an idea of how vast infinity is has been felt, feel what it is
like to have always been this way. To be so vast, opening arms to all;
yet to seldom feel an embrace in return. Each of us carries the conception
of infinity within us. All it takes is silence to unveil it.
Sky floats & spins. Motion eternal. She is the dance, as well as
the dancer. We all constantly dance within Her, yet rarely dance with
Her. She has been cast off like an old, useless god for which there
are no followers. She wants lovers, not disciples. She asks nothing,
wants nothing. She is generous beyond imagination. And She shines.
Another rite to Her can be done
thusly. It does not require presence under a clear sky but is done indoors.
Perform any kind of circle invocation, vibrating names at the four quarters.
I have adapted Crowley's LIBER XXV to this purpose and have found it
to work for me. Any rite that establishes a circle around one's self
will do. Personal preference will ultimately determine what is to be
used.
When I first began using this rite, I was attempting to create a permanent
circle around me. I performed this, twice a day, every day for six months
without fail. I got various results during this time, depending upon
mood, inclination and setting. Sometimes ceremonial approaches just
do not work. Keep this in mind.
After the circle has been established, face whichever point you began
from and trace in the air this sign , in a deep blue colour.
Begin from the top, hands together,
using both hands to trace the sides and joining together again at the
bottom. Once this has been done, visualize it as a window unto sky.
Fill the interior with stars & space.
Once this can be done comfortably,
"step through" the window to be afloat within the vastness
of the Lady. Or simply sit before the
window and call through it. Something will answer.
This window may become a gateway to many things. All experiences through
this are personal. There is no one set way to go about things.
After the rite is finished, as an ending and to close the window, re-trace
the figure in reverse. Start from the bottom and go up, hands meeting
again at the top. Recite a silent adoration (or aloud) and end with
some significator of Silence. (The sign of Harpocrates works well, but
this is a personal preference due to my Crowley background.)
Infinity has many faces and many forms. There is no need to view what
I call "the Lady" as a woman.
This is how it is revealed unto me. This is what I can comprehend.
Any approach to Her is valid. Feeling and intent are what counts, not
style and form. Rituals may be composed of any actions or of no actions.
All directed unto Her, the glistening sky at night, the mirror of infinity
to the soul.
Bonne Nuit
