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The Magnus Opus or The Great Work
The Magnus Opus or The Great Work
The Magnus Opus or The Great Work
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Q
Dear brothers, today we are meeting here with the
purpose of researching, studying and defining the path to be
lead us to final liberation.
The ancient medieval alchemists talked about the Great Work, and
that's quite interesting.
On the ground, on the floor of the ancient Gothic Cathedrals, they looked
multitude of concentric circles, forming a veritable labyrinth that
it reached or went from the center to the periphery and from the periphery to the center. Much is
what has been said about labyrinths; the tradition also speaks about the
Cretan Labyrinth and about the famous Cretan Minotaur. Certainly in
Crete recently found a labyrinth (they called it "Absolum";
as one who says: "Absolute". Absolute is the term used by the
medieval alchemists to designate the Philosopher's Stone. So here is a
great mystery.
To get to the center of the labyrinth, where the Minotaur is, you have to
fight a lot. There are innumerable theories, schools of all kinds,
organizations of all kinds. Some say that the road is over there, others that
around here, others than there, and we have to orient ourselves in
the middle of that great labyrinth of theories and antithetical concepts, if at all
we really want to reach the living center of it, because it is
precisely in the center where we can find the Minotaur.
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When one has reached the center of the maze, one has to
manage to get out of it. Theseus, by means of a mysterious thread (the thread of
Ariadna), managed to get out of the strange labyrinth.
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But, what is that thread of Ariadna really? What is that thread that
saves the Soul, which allows him to leave that mysterious labyrinth to reach
to your Real Inner Being? Much has been said on the subject; the
great alchemists thought it was the Philosopher's Stone. We are
okay with that, but let's go a little further, okay with
our disquisitions, since in truth the Philosopher's Stone is
symbolized in the Cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris by Lucifer (now
we will understand why the Philosopher's Stone is in the same sex).
So we discovered Lucifer in sex.
Lucifer is, then, the thread of Ariadne that has to lead us to the
final release. This seems something like this, shall we say, as antithetical or
paradoxical, because everyone has conceptualized that Lucifer (the Devil, Satan)
it is evil.
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the
the authentic
neophyte Rosicrucian Gnostics
was led to the (esotericists
center of of the
the Lumisial, his Middle Ages): when
eyes were
bandaged. Someone tore off the bandage and then the neophyte, stunned and
perplexed, he contemplated an unusual figure. There he was, in his presence, the
Macho Cabrío de Méndez (strange figure: the Devil). On his forehead were the
horns, above his head a fiery torch (however, something indicated
that it was a symbol). In the Lumisial of Initiation, the neophyte
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He stood before the figure of Tiphon Baphomet, the terrible figure of the Arcanum 15
Caballa (the torch, burning above his head, shone. Furthermore, the
five-pointed flaming star, with the upper angle upwards and the
two lower angles down, indicates that it was not a
shadowy figure). The neophyte was ordered to kiss the Devil's rear. If he
The neophyte disobeyed, the bandage was put on him again and he was removed by a
secret door (all this happened at midnight; the neophyte never knew
where he had entered or where he had left, because initiates
always met at midnight, taking great care not to be
victims of the Inquisition). More if in neophyte he obeyed, then in that
cube (on which the figure of Baphomet was seated) a
door. An Isis would come out there who received the initiate with open arms,
giving him, immediately, a holy kiss on the forehead. From that moment, that
Neophyte was a new brother, Initiate of the Order.
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Moseswith
clairvoyants (ontwo
Sinai)
rayswas
of transformed. When hesimilar
light on the forehead, came down, theof the Male
to those
Cabrio de Méndez. That is why Michelangelo, by chiselling it in the stone
alive, he put those symbolic horns on his head. Is that the male
Cabrío represents the sexual force, but also the Devil; but that devil
or Lucifer, is the same virile power that duly transmuted, we
allows the intimate self-realization of the Being. That is why it has been said that "Lucifer
He is the Prince of Heaven, Earth and Hell. "
In the old Gothic cathedrals, all this was planned. Until the
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plant of the temples was organized in the shape of a cross, and this
reminds of the "crucis", "crux", "crucible", etc. We already know that the vertical stick
the cross is masculine and the horizontal is feminine. At the crossroads of
both, is the key to all mysteries. The crossing of both is the
crucible of medieval alchemists, in which you have to cook and anneal and
re-cook the raw material of the Great Work. That raw material is
sacred sperm, which transformed into energy. It is with that
very subtle energy with which we can open a Chakra, awaken
all hidden (magical) powers, create the Existential Bodies
Superiors of Being, etc. This is quite important, quite interesting.
The cross itself is a sex symbol. On the cross is the Lingam-Yoni
of the Great Arcanum. In the two beams crossed by the cross, are the
tracks of the three nails. Those three nails, although it is true that they allow
open the stigmata of the initiate (that is, the Chakras of the palms of the
hands and feet, etc.), also symbolize, in themselves, the Three
Purifications of the Christ in substance; this is another momentous mystery.
In any case, my dear brothers, doing the Great Work is for the
the only one worth living.
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The important thing, then, is to chisel it, work with it, elaborate it, give it
perfect cubic shape.
Among the disciples of Christ there are true wonders and wonders.
Let us remember for a moment Santiago, that great Master. They say it is
the one who most resembled the Great Kabir Jesus; they called him the "brother of
Sir ", and it is obvious that he had great psychic, magical powers.
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Santiago was the first who, after the death of the Great Kabir, officiated the
Gnostic Mass in Jerusalem. They tell the traditions that he had to
face the Black Magician Hermogenes, in Judea. Santiago, as you like
who knew High Magic, wisely fought the dark. If he used
a shroud of wonders, for example, this one used to counter it, and
If Hermogenes used the magic staff, Santiago used a similar one, and at last
defeated the tenebrous one in the lands of Judea. However, it was considered
"Magician" (and he was, beyond all doubt) and was sentenced to death. More something
unusual happens: it is the case that the sarcophagus of Santiago was suspended
in the air, as they say, and was transported to ancient Spain. It is true
that there is talk of Santiago de Compostela, and they say about it, that
"rose from the dead" and that "in that land he was attacked by the
demons (with the figure of a bull), by live fire. "In short, many
things about Santiago.
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working in the Great Work, those who admire not only Santiago de
Compostela (whom they have as a blessed Patron), but also Jacobo De
Morai. They always meet there, at the time of pilgrimages.
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The Great Work is what we are interested in doing, and it is (I believe and
surely, I affirm) the only thing worth living for. The
others, it does not matter.
Santiago says that "faith without works is dead in itself" (nothing is worth it).
You can hear here, from my lips, all the doctrine of the Great
Arcane, all the explanations we give about the alchemists and the Great
Work, but if you do not carry out that Great Work, if you do not work in the Great
Work, if they only have faith, nothing more, and do not work, they would look alike (says Santiago
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and I repeat) "to the man who looks at a mirror, who sees his face in the glass, gives the
back and leaves ", forgetting about the incident.
If you listen to all the explanations we give and they don't work
In the Forge of the Cyclops, they do not manufacture the Superior Existential Bodies
of Being, they resemble that man who "looks in the mirror, turns around and
goes ", because faith without works is worth nothing. It is necessary, that the work supports
Faith; faith must speak with works.
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as an example the case of the horse (the horse is put the bridle in the mouth, in
the muzzle and that is how we manage to master it, handle it). The same
would happen if we restrained the tongue: we would become masters of everything
our body.
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to the Crestos.
And what would we say about Juan? He is, beyond all doubt, the Patron of the
Gold makers. Has anyone ever made gold? Yes; let's remember
to Raimundo Lulio. He did it: he enriched the coffers of Felipe El Hermoso,
France, and those of the King of England.
Letters from Raimundo Lulio are still remembered. One of them talks about
"a beautiful diamond", with which he would present none other than the King of
England (dissolved a crystal, between the crucible, and then, putting water and
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Raimundo Lulio enriched all of Europe with his foundries, and without
Yet he remained poor. Extraordinary traveler from all countries
of the world, at last he was stoned to death in one of those lands (reflect on
in this).
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vain perishable things "... It is clear that the young people repented,
returned the gold to Juan, and Juan returned that gold to what it was (in
reeds and stones), and became his disciples.
Thus, Juan and the "Order of San Juan" invite us to think. Juan is
Patron of those who make gold; we need to transmute lead
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of the personality in the most living gold of the Spirit. For something is that
calls, the great Masters of the White Lodge, "Brothers of the Order of
San Juan".
Many believe that John, the Apostle of the Master Jesus, disincarnated;
but he did not disincarnate. Old traditions say he had his grave dug
sepulchral, who lay down on it, who shone in light and disappeared (the
pit was empty).
If for something Count San Germán could transmute lead into gold, it is
because he himself was gold. Count San Germán's aura is pure gold; the
atoms that make up that aura are gold, and their Existential Bodies
Superior, they are gold of the best quality. Under those conditions, he can
throw a coin into the crucible, yes, and melt it, and then with the same power
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that he carries inside, transmute it into pure gold, because he is gold (that's what
it is called "doing the Great Work").
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In this there are degrees and degrees. First you have to achieve Mastery,
then we have to become Perfect Teachers and much more
later reach the rank of Great Chosen. Great Chosen and Perfect Master, is
everyone who has done the Great Work.
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in the Great Work. Anyone can fail and by their failures they know they have
crimes to correct, to eliminate. Thus Lucifer trains us, educates us,
form, and by force of so much training it frees us, it leads us
(from Sphere to Sphere) to our Hiram Abiff.
Lucifer is, then, the thread of Ariadne that leads us to our God
Interior, which takes us out of this painful labyrinth of life, through the
esoteric work. He, again and again, makes it happen, through the screen of our
understanding, our own lusts (which are not others, but the
ours). Defeat them, eliminate them, disintegrate them, turn them into dust, is what
indicated. Thus, taking steps and steps more and more advanced, we go
starting from the center of the labyrinth towards the periphery, to arrive one day until
our God.
Much has been said about magical powers. Yes: we can reach
have them, but we need, unquestionably, to create a lot within
us, and destroy too much (there is much to spare and much to
lack).
We will be told that we are "sex freaks." They are wrong: what happens
is that we have a "laboratory", which is our own body, and a
"stove" in the "laboratory" (the alchemist's fire) and a "crucible" (which
it is in sex) and there the "raw material" of the Great Work.
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There will come a day when we will have to move beyond sex. The
It would be absurd to want to go beyond sex without having reached the goal.
That would be as much as wanting to get off the train, before reaching the station,
or like wanting to get off the bus or "truck" (where we are going), before
reach the goal that we have set.
In sex you have to create and you have to destroy. Create the vehicles
solar, it is necessary so that the Interior God can resurrect in us,
and also eliminate the inhuman elements that we carry within.
The Great Work must be done, but it is not enough to have faith in the Great Work.
Work: the Great Work must be done.
And the final result of the Great Work, what will it be? That each of
us to become a great God, with power over the Heavens, over the
Earth and over Hell. That is the end, the result of the Great Work: that
each one of us is turned into a Majesty, a creature
terribly divine. More, today, we must recognize that not even
we are humans; We are only humanoid (in a more crude way I would say
that we are intellectual mammals, and nothing else); but we can get out of
this state in which we find ourselves, through the Great Work.
Hiram Abiff is the Secret Master, the Third Logos (Shiva), the
firstborn of Creation, our Real Inner Divine Being, our
True and individual monad. We need to resurrect her, because she is
dead within us, although alive to the ineffable worlds.
Raymond Lulio did the Great Work: he received in the Astral World the
Great Arcanum, and it was with that "Master Key" that he was able to work on the Great
Work.
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which is the sacred conception of the Divine Mother, the Kundalini Shakti. To the
know how this sacred conception was realized, he proposed to materialize
(from on high) the sacred conception himself, until he achieved it.
Undoubtedly, the Divine Mother must conceive (by work and grace
of the Third Logos) to the Son. She remains Virgin before delivery, in childbirth
and after delivery. That Child that she conceives must materialize,
crystallize in us from above, from above, until we are covered
completely with our physical body, with our planetary body. To the
To reach that degree, it can be said that the Great Work has been accomplished. In others
terms: we must resurrect Hiram Abiff within us.
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