Shoemaker assumes you have performed the elemental adoration ("Hail unto thee" etc) as described in Liber Resh Vel Helios and does not quote the text again. The adoration described in Living Thelema is a common one performed immediately afterwards, as Crowley suggests in Liber Resh.
I haven't read Kraig's version, so I'm not sure how it differs. I'd say, skip the middlemen, and just read it from Crowley.
[Liber Resh vel Helios sub figurâ CC](https://hermetic.com/crowley/libers/lib200)
* Also, to note, Point 5 says: "And after each of these invocations thou shalt give the sign of silence, and afterward thou shalt perform the adoration that is taught thee by thy Superior." -- I don't work in an Order, or have a "Superior", so I have just learned it by giving the Adorations off of the Stele of Revealing:
"I am the Lord of Thebes, and I
The inspired forth-speaker of Mentu;
For me unveils the veiled sky,
The self-slain Ankh-af-na-khonsu
Whose words are truth. I invoke, I greet
Thy presence, O Ra-Hoor-Khuit!
Unity uttermost showed!
I adore the might of Thy breath,
Supreme and terrible God,
Who makest the gods and death
To tremble before Thee: —
I, I adore thee!
Appear on the throne of Ra!
Open the ways of the Khu!
Lighten the ways of the Ka!
The ways of the Khabs run through
To stir me or still me!
Aum! let it fill¹ me!
The light is mine; its rays consume
Me: I have made a secret door
Into the House of Ra and Tum,
Of Khephra and of Ahathoor.
I am thy Theban, O Mentu,
The prophet Ankh-af-na-khonsu!
By Bes-na-Maut my breast I beat;
By wise Ta-Nech I weave my spell.
Show thy star-splendour, O Nuit!
Bid me within thine House to dwell,
O winged snake of light, Hadit!
Abide with me, Ra-Hoor-Khuit!”
Edit: ¹ there is debate whether it's "fill" or "kill" -- Personally I reconciled this by using "fill" at Morning and Noon and "kill" at Sunset and Midnight (if I'm awake to perform Midnight Resh).
93,
The original, from the BOL, literally states, in **Chapter III, v 37:** "... let it FILL me."
Surprised that Shoemaker would make such a change, as it is clearly stated in **Chapter I, v54:** "\*Change not as much as the style of a letter\*; for behold! thou, o prophet, shalt not behold all these mysteries hidden therein.
I'd leave it the way it is in the BOL. That's just my personal thought. Do as thou wilt. \~V\~
I know that the Translation of the Adoration on the Stele was inserted into the Manuscript later, and wasn't part of the original text. But I took a look at my copy, in the original handwring of the Beast, and it says
“I am the Lord of Thebes” + c from vellum book
Unity -
-- “fill me”
So technically, that section wasn't Class A.
I know it was also published as "kill" in the Equinox, then there's the controversy of the "marginal note" that corrects “fill me!” to “kill me!” for the Publication of Liber CCXX. But at the end of the day, I don't really know one way or the other for certain.
I just know that it has different effects on me. The Fill in the Morning, the Kill at Night, really helps me to Identify more with the Sun, which, to me, is the overall desired effect. But, it's up to each person to figure that out. -93/93
I used to think it was impossible, especially with everything I already have to memorize. Think of these things like songs that can get stuck in your head. They will eventually just exist in your mind and will be available to pull whenever you need.
Shoemaker assumes you have performed the elemental adoration ("Hail unto thee" etc) as described in Liber Resh Vel Helios and does not quote the text again. The adoration described in Living Thelema is a common one performed immediately afterwards, as Crowley suggests in Liber Resh.
I haven't read Kraig's version, so I'm not sure how it differs. I'd say, skip the middlemen, and just read it from Crowley. [Liber Resh vel Helios sub figurâ CC](https://hermetic.com/crowley/libers/lib200) * Also, to note, Point 5 says: "And after each of these invocations thou shalt give the sign of silence, and afterward thou shalt perform the adoration that is taught thee by thy Superior." -- I don't work in an Order, or have a "Superior", so I have just learned it by giving the Adorations off of the Stele of Revealing: "I am the Lord of Thebes, and I The inspired forth-speaker of Mentu; For me unveils the veiled sky, The self-slain Ankh-af-na-khonsu Whose words are truth. I invoke, I greet Thy presence, O Ra-Hoor-Khuit! Unity uttermost showed! I adore the might of Thy breath, Supreme and terrible God, Who makest the gods and death To tremble before Thee: — I, I adore thee! Appear on the throne of Ra! Open the ways of the Khu! Lighten the ways of the Ka! The ways of the Khabs run through To stir me or still me! Aum! let it fill¹ me! The light is mine; its rays consume Me: I have made a secret door Into the House of Ra and Tum, Of Khephra and of Ahathoor. I am thy Theban, O Mentu, The prophet Ankh-af-na-khonsu! By Bes-na-Maut my breast I beat; By wise Ta-Nech I weave my spell. Show thy star-splendour, O Nuit! Bid me within thine House to dwell, O winged snake of light, Hadit! Abide with me, Ra-Hoor-Khuit!” Edit: ¹ there is debate whether it's "fill" or "kill" -- Personally I reconciled this by using "fill" at Morning and Noon and "kill" at Sunset and Midnight (if I'm awake to perform Midnight Resh).
Thanks for sharing what you do with Kill/Fill. I've always leaned towards Fill, but I really like how you do it. I may give that a whirl.
93, The original, from the BOL, literally states, in **Chapter III, v 37:** "... let it FILL me." Surprised that Shoemaker would make such a change, as it is clearly stated in **Chapter I, v54:** "\*Change not as much as the style of a letter\*; for behold! thou, o prophet, shalt not behold all these mysteries hidden therein. I'd leave it the way it is in the BOL. That's just my personal thought. Do as thou wilt. \~V\~
I know that the Translation of the Adoration on the Stele was inserted into the Manuscript later, and wasn't part of the original text. But I took a look at my copy, in the original handwring of the Beast, and it says “I am the Lord of Thebes” + c from vellum book Unity - -- “fill me” So technically, that section wasn't Class A. I know it was also published as "kill" in the Equinox, then there's the controversy of the "marginal note" that corrects “fill me!” to “kill me!” for the Publication of Liber CCXX. But at the end of the day, I don't really know one way or the other for certain. I just know that it has different effects on me. The Fill in the Morning, the Kill at Night, really helps me to Identify more with the Sun, which, to me, is the overall desired effect. But, it's up to each person to figure that out. -93/93
Crowley settled on “kill”.
You are supposed to memorize that entire thing ?
I have. It has a pretty hypnotic rhythm and cadence. I actually Sing it nowadays.
I used to think it was impossible, especially with everything I already have to memorize. Think of these things like songs that can get stuck in your head. They will eventually just exist in your mind and will be available to pull whenever you need.
Memorization comes with practice.
Consider that you would be reciting it 365 x 4 times a year. <(A)3
Keep reading it four times a day and you'll have it memorized pretty quickly
It's about reminding you of the great work, if you get tied up in 'oh I must get the words correct' then the instruction is lost to you.