Part 1 – Creation, the Logos and the Anupadaka Tattwa
The Ray of Creation and the Third Logos
When one begins to transmute, when one really descends into the Ninth Sphere, when the Great Work of the Father begins, then the principle of the Son of Man, in fact, originates.
Unquestionably, the Cosmic Christ is the Second Logos, emanating from the Father.
Obviously from the Central Sun or Sacred Absolute Sun emanates the Eternal Omnipresent and Omnipenetrating Okidanock.
But from that Eternal Okidanock, from that Great Breath, as the great Master Helena Petrovna Blavatsky said, emanates or arises the Father, Brahma, the First Logos, and from him, in turn, by splitting, he becomes the second Logos, the Cosmic Christ.
And finally, the Third Logos surges forth, a force derived from the Second; this Third Logos is the Holy Spirit. Behold, my dear brethren, the theosophical Trimurti, the Creative Logos.
This Logos is profoundly spoken about in all esoteric and occult schools, but what is not comprehended is the Mystery of Conception; what is it? Why is it so?
Unquestionably, the Third Logos (the Lord Shiva) splits himself, let’s say, into the Divine Mother Kundalini (the feminine Shakti potential).
It is obvious that between Shiva and his wife (also called Parvati or Durga), there is Love. They form the divine, original couple, the Divine Duad [the Ruach Elohim ]…
– Paraphrase from a lecture entitled “The Son of Man [El Hijo del Hombre ]” by Samael Aun Weor
also known as “Jeshua (יהשוה) the Son of Man, Our Cosmic Duty, and Immortality”
Alchemy, the Tattwas and the Shiva-Shakti 1
With the Sahaja Maithuna (Sexual Magic), as practiced in schools of White Tantrism, the potency of the willpower increases infinitely through the unleashing and omnipotent actualization of subtle nervous currents.
We need to inquire, research, and investigate into the delicious Paroxysm of sexual union since it is not just a reflection of Tamas [the GUNA of inertia], according to Tantra.
When a couple works in the Forge of the Cyclops, the first thing that vibrates intensely, it is clear, is the physical element Prithvi (Earth).Unquestionably, the vibration continues with the aqueous or Water element, with Apas, with the Ens Seminis .
It continues with the Vayu element (the principle of Air), since there is a certain transformation in the breath, and then Tejas (the sacred Fire) manifests itself in the dorsal spine of the aspirants.
But it doesn’t stop there; there is a deeper consequence, which causes the Tattwa Akasha (the principle of Ether) to tremble, and then the Spiritual Soul [Geburah] (which is feminine) and the Human Soul [Tiphereth] (which is masculine) also work in erotic union [connubio erótico ], yearning for Self-Realization.
But Akasha is not the ultimate element or Tattwa, it is just a fountain or source that leads to the Anupadaka Tattwa.
It is in the region of Anupadaka where Shiva & Shakti come into being, loving one another and working together; between them there is also a sexual union; this would be a sacrilege for certain fanatical sects, but it is a tremendous reality for the esotericist.
The Second Logos [the Christ] takes advantage precisely of the metaphysical copulation of Shiva & Shakti, in order to descend from His elevated region…
– Paraphrase from Ch.9 of Mystery of the Golden Blossom
and from a lecture entitled “The Son of Man [El Hijo del Hombre ]” by Samael Aun Weor
also known as “Jeshua (יהשוה) the Son of Man, Our Cosmic Duty, and Immortality”
Alchemy, the Tattwas and the Shiva-Shakti 2
While the ordinary intellectual animal is fatally overcome by abominable lust and is stolen away by his passionate affections —in short, suffering in enjoyment for the vile consummation of pleasure— the gnostic Esotericist, in full ecstasy during coitus, victoriously enters the region of the Monads in the splendid world of the Anupadaka Tattwa.
It is written with words of gold in the great book of all splendors that Sexual Paroxysm is Proto-Tattwic.
An interplay of extraordinary vibrations begin during the MAITHUNA with the Tattwa of Gold, Prithvi [Earth], the magnificent Ether of the perfumed earth keeping exact harmony with our physical body.
The harp continues, in its delicious vibrations, trembling the waters of Universal Life (Apas [Water]), the Ens Seminis .
The breath (Vayu [Air]) ostensibly alters and in the subtle atmosphere of the world the lyre of Orpheus resounds.
The sacred Flame (Tejas [Fire]) is ignited in the mysterious candlestick of the spine.
Now… Oh Gods!, the Knight (Superior Manas) [Tiphereth] and his Lady (Buddhi) [Geburah] ardently embrace each other in the region of pure Akasha , trembling with Sexual Paroxysm.
However, it is clear and obvious that Akasha is only a bridge of wonders and prodigies between the Tattwas Prithvi (Earth) and Anupadaka (the World of Splendors).
Sexual Paroxysm crosses the bridge of joy and penetrates into the world of Aziluth [or Atziluth], the region of Anupadaka , the dwelling of Shiva and Shakti, then He and She shine gloriously, inebriated with love.
Women, listen to me: Shakti must be lived regally during intercourse as Maya-Shakti (Woman – Eve – Goddess). Only this way can the success of the consubstantiation of love be achieved in the Psycho-physiologic realism of your nature.
During the Sahaja-Maithuna (Sexual Magic), the gnostic man should personify Shiva (the Holy Spirit) and feel flooded with this marvelous force of the Third Logos.
– Paraphrase from Ch.9 of Mystery of the Golden Blossom
Alchemy and Invocations
Kalianamella repeatedly refers to the fact that “the fulfillment of the code of love is much more difficult than the layman imagines”.
“The preparatory enjoyments are by themselves complicated; This art has to be used in exact accordance with the precepts to bring about the arousal of a woman’s passion in the same way that a fire is brought to life and for her Yoni to become softer, more elastic and suitable for the amorous act.
ANANGARANGA confers great importance to both components of the couple not allowing any cooling down in their everyday life nor weariness or satiety in their relations; accomplishing the consummation of love with concentration and total surrender.
It is useful to invoke KAMADEVI during the Sahaja Maithuna in the “Forge of Cyclops”.KAMADEVI is the Hindu God of Love. His name literally means ‘God of Desire’ and he is considered to be the son of Heaven and Illusion.
Rati (Tenderness) is his wife, and Vasanta (the flowering Season) is his companion who constantly carries his quiver of arrows tipped with flowers.
KAMADEVI had a visible figure, but as he offended the Master of Creation, Hara , in his practices. The latter reduced him to cinders with a glare; the Gods then revived him by dropping nectar on the ashes, and since then he is called ‘bodiless’.
He is represented as riding on a parrot, his sugar-cane bow stretched by a string of bees. [Paraphrase from Ch.9 of Waldemar’s The Mystery of Sex ]
The earthly couple Adam-Eve, through Sahaja Maithuna (Sexual Magic) find their contact even more human and more pure in the divine elevated couple Shiva-Shakti.
Homer has verified a description of the loving embrace of the Divine couple which is both delicate and magical.
“Below them the germinating earth produced florid verdure, Lotuses, succulent clover, hyacinths and crocus that compacted, swollen and tender from the soil as they rose, and there they lay hauling up the twinkling, golden clouds and the sparkling dew fell upon the ground.”
Intoxicated by the wine of love, beautifully attired in the gown of transcendental spirituality and crowned with the flowers of happiness, we should take advantage of the tremendous vibration of Tattwa ANUPADAKA during sexual paroxysm, imploring the Igneous Serpent of our magical powers to eliminate from our interior nature the psychological defects that we have already profoundly comprehended in all the regions of the subconscious.
This is how we die from instant to instant and from moment to moment, the ‘new’ only comes with Death.
– Paraphrase from Ch.9 of Mystery of the Golden Blossom
Information about Alchemy from Koradi Interviews
In an interview with Koradi Radio, Jairo Pisano León was asked the following questions:
Interviewer: Any other teachings that come to mind that you received directly from the lips of Master Samael?
Jairo: On one occasion, I asked the Master: “Master, I am a Virgo. I am too intellectual. Too attached to doctrine, not to what is practical, but to the theoretical.”
He tells me: “You have to get rid of that weight that has been created in you throughout your life. The prefabricated concept formulated by official science. You have to put more heart into the teaching than brain… the teaching is lived, not thought… the teaching is carried out. It is not challenged. Because the teaching is what leads us directly to self-realization.”
That is a summary of about a 10 minute interacting with him, during which he taught me how to be more humble. He told me: “You have to lower your ego. That’s my advice to you: reduce your ego and you’ll see that you’ll move forward.”
Interviewer: What did the master say about women and the practice of alchemy?Jairo: They asked the Master about women in alchemy, among other things.
They once asked if being a woman was karma. And he said to me: “Who says that giving gods to the cosmos is karma? A woman does that through the arcanum… she gives gods to the cosmos, that’s where she begets them. Women are the ones who guard the fire.”
The master said that women guard the fire and control it so that the fire works. So that it illuminates and does not burn. Because the fire, in extremes, can burn instead of illuminating you. The fire… ends up destroying instead of allowing you to create through it.
One must know how to handle it; remember that the fire always belonged to the devil. We have stolen the fire from the devil in order to self-realize ourselves. This is why we must be so careful, this is why women are the bearers of fire and the ones who must handle it, because they are the ones who know how to do so.
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Interviewer: Jairo, you had the blessing of receiving instruction directly from the Master on aspects of alchemy. Could you tell us something about that?Jairo: Yes, my wife and I had the good fortune to be instructed by Master Samael Aun Weor on how to perform the Arcanum.
I remember that I was very confused at first… I asked the Master, “Can we do it during the day, since it is said that at night is the time for building the solar bodies, is it also the time for killing the ego?”
And he said, “In the early morning, the tattwa is there, the Anupadaka tattwa is vibrating. When the day dawns, that is when the Arcanum should be done in order to create the existential bodies of the being, if each person has them.” I doubt it very much because what we bring is pure ego, and the ego is present at any time of the day or night.
Although he said at the beginning: “Do not work on the solar bodies and not on the ego, always work on the ego because by killing the ego, the solar bodies emerge. They emerge spontaneously, do not seek them, they are there and they will appear.”
Interviewer: Continuing with this profound and interesting topic for all of us in the Gnostic world, the topic of alchemy… What is the difference between Eros and lust?Jairo: The Master told us very clearly: “Eros has its flavor, just as everything in life has its flavor. We must know how to capture it, and for that: we have the help of the Masters. Just as Eros has its flavor, this flavor is what gives us the opportunity to grasp the superior thought of the Being. And lust ends when the sublime act begins, and we need to know how to differentiate it so as not to disguise (under a cloak of sanctity) what belongs to the ego itself”, and he gave us an example.
He was drinking a tehuacán [a carbonated spring water] and said: “Just as this tehuacán has a flavor, Eros also gives a flavor to the teaching and to the work with the Arcanum. When that flavor is not there, it is because lust is present, and thus we can differentiate which is which in each case.”
There has always been a question of what time the arcanum should be done… during the day… at night? In the afternoon, in the morning, at what time? And the Master said: “When the body wants to.”
Then we can do this: find a time when the Anupadaka tattwa vibrates, the same one that vibrates when Dawn begins… when that sensation of night turning into day occurs. This is a time in which this work can be incubated in order to (as many people say) awaken the solar bodies of the Being.
And as far as the ego is concerned, you have to work on the ego whenever possible, in the morning or in the afternoon. And if you can’t do it during the Anupadaka tattwa, then it is not important instead work on the ego because: as the ego is being killed, the Superior existential bodies of the Being flourish.
–Paraphrased from the original Spanish language interview:
Entrevista a Jairo León Pizano en México – Equipo Koradi (2007)
Part 2 – The Universe, Prana and Ether
Prana, Akash and the Tattwas
Prana represents the sculpting force [la fuerza modelante ] of the Universe, it is absolute energy. Prana is movement, vibration, weight, light, heat, electricity, magnetism, etc., everything in its primordial form.
Prana is the life of Ether. Taken from the Sanskrit word, it is translated as ‘absolute energy’. Without Prana nothing could live in nature. Prana is its positive aspect and its negative aspect is Akash. Prana and Akash are in the same relation as are acids with bases.
They are infinite as the cause itself of all things, and we belong to the finite sphere we can not understand [with the mind]. Our understanding begins with Prana. Prana then works, and modifies itself into Akash, and Akash works, and modifies itself, into Ether, and Ether modifies itself, and break itself down into a series of Tatwas, which it also gives rise to.
The visible Universe, like the invisible Universe, is nothing more than the effect of the Ether; it first had to take shape in five and ultimately in seven vibrations that we call Tatwas.The king star, the Sun (to which the creation of the Earth and the other planets in its system is attributed) transmits its energy through rays that, as they pass through the Ether, must behave exactly like lightning bolt during a storm, accumulating substances along the way that constantly deflect them until they reach us.
The length of the lightening bolt’s zigzag path is always directly proportional to its potential. Solar rays are constant, and therefore the exact duration of their vibrational effect can be determined; thus, for two hours, each Tatwa vibrates for 24 minutes at its primary frequency.
Akash is a modification of Prana. This principle can be regarded as omnipresent and pervasive; everything that has form and appearance owes its evolution to Akash. Furthermore, the celestial bodies, air, and liquids, all solid bodies, and every living being owe their existence to the great creator Akash.Through Pranic influence, Akash becomes matter.
Let us imagine the Universe as an immense ocean of Ether, that is to say: not in the sense of our material Ether, but as densified Akash. And let us further imagine that Akash is set in motion or movement (vibration) by Pranic influence. Now we will have the explanation for the different states of matter. This process gives rise to various forms of this matter, some more subtle, others more dense.
The more subtle forms are generally not perceptible, that is, we cannot perceive them through our five senses, but rather through a sixth: the psychic sense.I am referring to the Adi and Anupadaka Tatwas.
–Paraphrased from The Tatwa-meter or The Vibrations of the Ether
[El Tatwametro o Las Vibraciones del Éter] (1927) by Huiracocha
Ether and the Universe
Because of our culture, because of our modern way of seeing things, we know nothing of this central meaning, nor do we wish to know anything about it. Humanity is thus deprived of the greatest good, because that meaning is the light: the only thing capable of illuminating the darkness in which we find ourselves submerged.
This sense is systematically suppressed and stifled, and we are forcibly blinded and compelled to grope our way forward. This explains how it is that, for us, only the tangible exists, that is to say: what we can grasp with our hands, the coarsest aspect of matter.
We have become citizens of a land of darkness and we grope our way forward.
The pride and vanity of our so-called scientific truths have blinded us and cast us into darkness, and thus we are worthy of pity with all our much-vaunted baggage of modern culture.
The sun of spiritual life —the central fire of the Rose-Cross— constantly illuminates us, but we are unable to see it.
What would we say of a poor man who suddenly learned that a great treasure lay in the basement of his house —a treasure that would secure his livelihood— but who, upon being told, would simply shrug his shoulders and shake his head in denial, leaving the treasure locked away and continuing to suffer his miseries?
This is what happens to humanity today with its latent forces, its inner powers, and the spiritual treasures of the chain of the Rose-Cross. The inner sense, the development of which would give us a better existence, remains hidden… and in the meantime, the light of truth continues to fade, and life grows darker and sadder with each passing day.
We are attached to the grossly material. We let ourselves be carried away by material passions. We know only very slow vibrations.
Let us imagine the sea of Ether as an infinite sphere: the vibrations, far from the boundaries, must necessarily be slow; it is there that coarse matter and its various degrees of density develop.
We understand these vibrations only partially, even though certain scientific circles claim to have found in these vibrations the principle, the universal whole.
By opening the eyes of the spirit, we find that the more we are able to reach the core of our feelings, the more we recognize and discover finer, faster vibrations; we find ourselves in a subtly spiritual world.
Knowledge of the existence of these subtle forms not only depends on the subjective knowledge that is developed , it can be proven by the experience of exact science and that for men without prejudices, daring, go out of the common pathway guided by an insatiable thirst for truth.
Pranic influence brings a division of Akash into other modifications. These five modalities or states of Tatwa are called:
• Akash, the Ethereal principle.
• Vayu, the Aerial principle.
• Tejas, the principle of Heat and Light.
• Prithvi, the principle of Earth.
• Apas, the principle of Water or liquid.Even though the universe was formed from these five Tatwas and they are therefore the material cause of the world, it would not be entirely accurate to say, for example, that Vayu-Tatwa is identical to air (even though air is the material manifestation of Vayu-Tatwa) or that earth is identical to Prithvi-Tatwa, or that water is identical to Apas-Tatwa, even though they do correspond to them to some extent. The corresponding Tatwa can be regarded as the soul of these elements.
–Paraphrased from The Tatwa-meter or The Vibrations of the Ether
[El Tatwametro o Las Vibraciones del Éter] (1927) by Huiracocha
Tattwic Schedule or Timetable?
The Anupadaka and Adi Tattwas are the eternal principles of the divine world.
Each Tattwa has a color and this corresponds to some planet.
[Akash or the Etherial Tatwa Color = Black or colorless; Planet = Saturn
Vayu or the Aerial Tatwa Color = Blue to Green; Planet = Mercury
Tejas or the Fiery Tatwa Color = ; Planet = Sun & Mars
Prithvi or the Terrestrial Tatwa Color = ; Planet = Jupiter
Apas or the Watery Tatwa Color = ; Planet = Moon & Venus]The color of Anupadaka is yellow-gold; that of Adi is blue. The planet that corresponds to Anupadaka is Mercury and Jupiter corresponds to Adi ; in them the state of ecstasy or Shamadi is achieved.
The distinct Tatwas manifest themselves in various forms depending on their particular nature, movement, and external manifestation.These five Tatwas, taken together, are the essence of the entire Universe, and although all of them are omnipresent, one of them predominates for a certain period of time, and we then say that the Universe vibrates in this or that Tatwa.
For two hours, each Tatwa necessarily vibrates for twenty-four minutes in its main tone.
Suppose the Sun rises at 6:24 a.m.; then Akash would begin immediately and vibrate as the base tone for 24 minutes; at 6:48, Vayu would follow; at 7:12, Tejas; at 7:36, Prithvi; and at 8:00, Akash would return.
This change occurs throughout the entire Universe, in both the Macrocosm and the Microcosm.
A different Tatwa is also felt within our bodies for 24 minutes.
Samael Aun Weor disagrees with Master Huiracocha’s opinion regarding the Tatwaic timetable [horario tátwico ].In his “Tatwa-meter ” he states that each Tatwa vibrates for 24 minutes every two hours, in the following order:
Akasha, Vayu, Tejas, Prithvi, Apas.
Huiracocha asserts that this vibration of the Tatwas begins daily at sunrise. This is inconsistent with facts and observations.
The best time for Tatwa practice is that dictated by Nature.
• When the weather is cold, damp, and rainy, with the sky overcast by dense storm clouds, it means that the cause lies in the very ether of water (Apas). When this occurs, the etheric waves of water are subjected to a strong cosmic vibration that generally coincides with a specific position of the moon.
• During hours or days of hurricanes and breezes, we can be certain that the etheric waves of air (Vayu) are in a state of agitation and vibration.
• Sun-filled afternoons clearly tell us that the ether of fire (Tejas) is vibrating intensely.
• Dry, stifling weather reflects vibrations from Akasha.
• Hours filled with joy and light are produced by Prithvi.
The best Tattvic schedule is that of Nature.
When the waves of fire are stirred up [se agitan ], then creation is innundated with light and heat.
If the aqueous ether vibrates, then the waters move and everything becomes moist.
When the etheric waves of the earth element surge and vibrate, then all of Nature rejoices.
–Paraphrased from The Tatwa-meter or The Vibrations of the Ether
[El Tatwametro o Las Vibraciones del Éter] (1927) by Huiracocha
and from the section ‘ENS ESPIRITUALE’ in the 2nd Edition of
Occult Medicine and Practical Magic (1978)
also published as Esoteric Medicine and Practical Magic
The Tattwas as the Origin or Principle of the Philosphical Elements
The study of the vibrations of the Ether (Tattwas) is indispensable. Remember that business, love, health, etc. are controlled by cosmic vibrations.
If you know the vibratory laws of life, if you know the Tattwas, then you will be able to obtain what you wish: such as money. Remember that money in itself is not good or bad; everything depends on its use. It is good if you use it for good, evil if you use it for evil. Obtain much money and use it for the good of humanity.
There are seven Tattwas that you should learn to use to succeed in life. No Gnostic student should live in misery. It is necessary that you know the names of the seven Tattwas. These names are Sanskrit terms. It is possible that it might be somewhat difficult to learn these names but remember that studying is well worth it to succeed in life.
The Names of the Tattwas
• Akash is the principle of Ether.
• Vayu is the Etheric principle of the Air.
• Tejas is the Etheric principle of Fire.
• Prithvi is the Etheric principle of the element Earth.
• Apas is the Etheric principle of Water.There are two secret Tattwas named Adi and Samadhi [or Anupadaka ] that vibrate during the Aurora (dawn) and are excellent for internal Meditation. (Ecstasy or Samadhi is achieved with them). We will not expand on these Tattwas now because they are useful to advanced students only.
The whole universe is elaborated with the Etheric matter Akasa, this term is used by the Hindus.The Ether disarranges itself into seven different modalities. When these modalities condense themselves, they give origin to all that is created.
• Sound is the materialization of the Tattwa Akasa [Ether].
• The sense of touch is the materialization of Vayu Tattwa [Air].
• The fire and the light which we perceive through our eyes is the materialization of Tejas Tattwa [Fire].
• The sensation of taste is nothing more than the condensation of Apas Tattwa [Water].
• The sense of smell is the materialization of Prithvi Tattwa [Earth].There exist two other Tattwas which only can be handled by the magician. These are the Adi Tattwa and the Samadhi [or Anupadaka] Tattwa.
• Akasa is the primary cause of all that exists.
• Vayu is the cause of air and of motion.
• Tejas is the ether of the fire which animates the flames.
• Prithvi is the ether of the element earth which is accumulated within the rocks.
• Apas is the ether of the water that enters into action before Prithvi, because before the element earth appeared, there was water.The four elements of nature: earth, fire, water and air are only condensations of the four types of ether.
These four varieties of ether are densely populated by innumerable elemental creatures from nature.
• The salamanders live within the fire (Tejas Tattwa).
• The undines and nereids live within the water (Apas Tattwa).
• The sylphs live within the clouds (Vayu Tattwa).
• The gnomes and pygmies live within the earth (Prithvi Tattwa).• The physical bodies of the salamanders are the plants, herbs and roots of the vegetables which are influenced by the signs of fire.
• The physical bodies of the Undines are the elementals of the plants which are influenced by the zodiacal signs of water.
• The physical bodies of the Sylphs are the elementals of the plants belonging to the signs of air.
• The physical bodies of the Gnomes are the elementals of the plants under the influence of the zodiacal signs of earth.
The elements of Nature are agitated when the corresponding elementals become emotional, enthusiastic or when they are intensely moved.We become owners of the Tattwas and the powers which are enclosed within them by commanding the elementals of plants.
The ethereal body of the human being is constituted by Tattwas, and we know that this body is the base upon which the organism’s Chemistry operates.
If the ethereal body is harmed, then mathematically, the physical body is also harmed.By utilizing the vegetable elementals and their ethereal waves from a distance, the perverse entities can cause harm to the ethereal body. The consequences are very serious.
–Paraphrased from Ch.3 of Introduction to Gnosis (1961) by Samael Aun Weor
and from the section ‘ENS ESPIRITUALE’ in the 2nd Edition of
Occult Medicine and Practical Magic (1978)
also published as Esoteric Medicine and Practical Magic
Tatwas and Magic
Black magicians know how to inject poisonous substances into the astral body of their victims, who inevitably fall ill.
The astral body is a material organism slightly less dense than the physical body. In such cases, the masters administer an emetic to the patient’s astral body so that it may expel the injected substances.
The other internal bodies are also material, and as such, they have their own diseases, medicines, and doctors.
Surgical operations are not uncommon in the temple of Alden.
Serious damage to the mental body, when reflected in the physical brain, causes madness. The disconnection between the astral and mental bodies also causes raving madness.
If there is no harmony between the astral and etheric bodies, the result is inevitably an idiot or a cretin.
In the temple of Alden, where the great Masters of Medicine dwell (Hippocrates, Paracelsus, Galen, Hermes, and others) there is an alchemical laboratory of great significance. This temple is in the astral plane, in the living depths of great Nature.
The internal bodies eat, drink, assimilate, digest, and excrete, exactly as the physical organism does, for they are merely material bodies at varying degrees of subtlety.
In every sensation and reaction, these bodies utilize the Tatwas. The Tatwas are the fundamental basis of all that exists, and in the same way, they can be vehicles of love or hatred.
Both black and white magicians use the Tatwas of Nature for their respective purposes.There are certain Tatwic extracts that the white magician uses to “sealing oneself off”. In order to defend themselves against the forces of evil, they seal their atomic atmosphere, and then no evil influence, no magical poison, and no sorcery can affect or harm them.
In the department of Magdalena (Colombia), there is a tree called “Tomasuco” which is used for “sealing oneself off”.
This ritual begins at noon on Good Friday. They draw a circle around the tree, bless it, and pray to the elemental to use its protective atoms to “seal” their personal aura, creating a protective barrier to defend them from dark forces.
Once the request is made, they approach the tree, walking from south to north, and with a new knife, they cut one of the tree’s veins and bathe their naked bodies with the liquid.
They drink three cups of this very bitter liquid. This Tatwic extract protects us from many evils.
Those who have “sealed” themselves in this way cannot be harmed by poisons or spells.
If they happen to have any poisonous liquid or substance on hand, they will feel a nervous shock. The tree’s spirit will circle around the white magician, preventing the forces of evil from entering.
At a banquet, Master Zanoni drank poisoned wine and, raising his glass, said, “I toast you, Prince, even if it is with this glass.” The poison caused the Master no harm. History also tells us that Rasputin drank poisoned wine in front of his enemies and laughed at them.
–Paraphrased from the section ‘ENS ESPIRITUALE’ in the 2nd Edition of
Occult Medicine and Practical Magic (1978)
also published as Esoteric Medicine and Practical Magic
Part 3
The 5 Tatwas and the Pancatattwa Ritual
“The Vira-Sadhaka [“Divine Hero”] or Heruka [a “divested” one, a tantric initiate of the highest degree who is ‘divested of Samsara’] considers the Universe itself as the place of liberation.
They know how to live wisely, with their sight set on infinite truth, they are above suspicion and reproach. By the evidence of “Saham” (‘I am it’, that is to say: ‘the potency’; without a doubt penetrated by it) free from all ties to Samsara, master of one’s senses, proceeding to the Pancatattwa Ritual.
This word “Panca-tattwa” designates the “five elements”: ether, air, fire, water and earth.
They are considered to be the diverse origins of the manifestation of Shakti (Kundalini).
Cosmic power is contained within the five and the Vira-Sadhaka [“Divine Hero”] carries out the task of resurrecting the primary nature of those elements as an ‘act of potency’ so as to promote the first-born of creation, Shiva Himself.” [Paraphrased from Ch.19 of Waldemar’s The Mystery of Sex]
Evidently, the intrinsic need for gradual ascension toward the transcendental origins of universal life stands out with complete absolute clarity.
Such an ascension is going to have as its base the organic nature of the Pentad.
“With respect to the organic subject, ether is encountered as being closely related to woman or to sexuality (MAITHUNA); air to wine (MADYA); fire to meat (MAMSA); water to fish (MATSYA) and earth to cereals (MUDRA).
Thus, by the intelligent enjoyment of the five “M’s” (sexuality, wine, meat, fish and cereals) we invoke the power (Shakti) of the elements, bringing it to the present within ourselves here and now.”
“The Pancatattwa makes Shakti-Puja possible (this was the gnostic cult to the Divine Mother Kundalini Shakti).” [Paraphrased from Ch.19 of Waldemar’s The Mystery of Sex ]
The wonderful sparks of MAHA-KUNDALINI are found contained in all the properties of Nature’s five elements.
We urgently need to convert these sparks into flames within ourselves.
Through the Pancatattwa ritual, it is unquestionable that the hidden inner divinity [la oculta divinidad interior ] (even when not present within the intellectual animal mistakenly called a ‘human being’) consciously extends its intimate energy with the clear purpose of assisting the Essence in the process of awakening…
We must clearly know that the five elements are diverse forms of a [single] power, and therefore seek to attract the internal life of the Intimate Being in order to unite it with external life, the inherent with the transcendental, so that the Being recognizes itself in the here and now.
We need to learn to live intensely from instant to instant in the world of the five elements.
– Paraphrased from Ch.13 of Mystery of the Golden Blossom
The 5 Tattwas, their Elements and corresponding ‘Foods’
Karma-Yoga, the path of the straight line, has its foundations in the Law of the Scales.
How can we exercise the power over the Akashic Tattwa with supreme mastery while excluding the Sahaja Maithuna (Sexual Magic)?
Indian tradition says that RAMAKRISHNA established Saradelevi on the throne of the Divine Mother in the temple and began jointly to sing the hymn to the Devi Kundalini with the ancestral ritual ceremony which culminated in the famous SHORASHI PUJA, the adoration of woman.
He and she achieved Shamadi during the Maithuna…
This is how one comes to exercise full power over the Akashic Tattwa…
It is written with words of fire in the book of splendours that the potency of the Solar Logos is not found in the brain, nor in the heart, nor in any other organ of the body, save exclusively in the sexual organs: the Phallus and the Uterus.
In no manner whatever can we develop the powers of Akasha within our inmost constitution if we commit the errors of fornication, adultery or hating sex.
“All sin will be forgiven save the sin against the Holy Spirit (sex)…”
Once, finding myself outside of the physical body I asked my DIVINE MOTHER KUNDALINI the following question:
Is it possible that someone exists in the physical world who can achieve SELF-REALIZATION without SEXUAL MAGIC?
The response was both terrible and shocking.
“Impossible my son, that is just not possible.”
I was deeply impressed and disturbed in the inmost depths of my soul…
What can we say about the Vayu Tatwa, the element of air? What is its relationship with the fruit of the vine? Obviously, no drunkard can possibly acquire the marvellous powers of the Vayu Tatwa…It is clear and manifest that wine pure and not fermented in any way is used with success in the Ritual of PANCATATWA…
By what method or manner can we acquire the miraculous igneous powers of the Tejas Tatwa if we make the mistake of renouncing the carnivorous element? Unfortunately, the human multitude either becomes radically vegetarian or turns almost cannibalistic.
What can we say about the Apas Tatwa and its formidable powers? It is obvious that in fish a secret is found which allows us to control storms and walk on water. Unfortunately, people either hate seafood or eat too much of it.
In what way can we conquer the powers of the Prithvi Tatwa, the earth element, if we hate cereals, vegetables and plants or if we gorge ourselves on them?From the aforementioned it follows that all elements, from earth to meat, are in essence absolutely pure.
When the Vira [or Hero] enjoys pleasure devoid of all personal character, the original motive of the cosmos, the world of phenomena, the world of Maya is revealed in sex.
The TATWIC currents which are encountered in the cosmos in harmony with structural forces that produce the Evolution and Involution of the universe, are manifested as a boundary of creation and the first-born of Nature, in the way that it raises any immense potency and transforms the willpower of Vira who proceeds to blaze on the live coals of MAHA-KUNDALINI. [Paraphrased from Ch.19 of Waldemar’s The Mystery of Sex ]
– Paraphrased from Ch.13 of Mystery of the Golden Blossom
Prana, the Pancatattwa Ritual and the Mantram KRIM
The sage Waldemar wrote in one of his books:
“Prana, the sixth fundamental force, can not only have an effect on the human being, but is the vital principle of every being existing in the universe.
Prana is that which is called the breath of God and which provokes vital manifestations in organisms.
Through the enjoyment of the five elements of the Pancatattwa Ritual, the powers are, so to speak, dynamically activated, so that they may shine forth in the sixth principle, in the constitution of beings, that is: in the Lingam-Sarira , the Etheric Body.
If one knows how to pay due attention to the true nature of the willpower which has been awakened by this flash, so that it is captured with an alert Consciousness (not merely imaginatively, but by retaining it with all one’s Intimate Being), then rapture of a transcendental order is realized.” [Paraphrased from Ch.19 of Waldemar’s The Mystery of Sex ]
“So as to transcend the dark mass of [the Guna] Tamas (latent power) in its chaotic and inert state, special moments of ecstatic emotion must be stimulated.
The individual goes ‘outside themselves’, in a certain way, and the resources of wine and the sexual act, play a decisive role here.” [Paraphrased from Ch.19 of Waldemar’s The Mystery of Sex ]
This going ‘outside oneself’ is, in the right sense, properly understood as an entrance into the force of the elements.
The Tatwic currents encountered in the cosmos are obviously subordinate to Shakti, to the power.
Activating the power of the five elements in the living depths of the soul, it is clear that we become masters of the Tatwas.
Then if we so desire, we can immortalize the physical body, being able to pass through fire without getting burnt, walk on water, calm or unleash storms, float in the air, cause hurricanes to break forth, pass through any rock of mountain from one side to another without receiving the least harm, pronounce words which paralyze or charm venomous snakes, etc. etc. etc.
Om! One obedient to the Goddess, who resembles a marvelously adorned sleeping serpent in the SWAYANBBULINGAM, enjoys that which is beloved and other delights.
It is captivated by the wine and radiates like a million rays.
It will be awakened by air and fire, by the mantrams Yam and Dram and by the mantra Hum during Sexual Magic.
Great imagination must be employed in the pronunciation of the mantram KRIM.
It is necessary to breathe energy into it and transform it into a magic force.
Such a Mantram is not only used in Sexual Magic. It is evident that it forms a living part of the whole PANCATATWA Ritual.
The Gnostic Vira [or Hero] when drinking wine [unfermented grape juice] or eating meat, fish or cereals, pronounces the mantra KRIM, intensifying their imagination, in such a way, that the whole universe seems to overflow with the Blessed Goddess of the World.
– Paraphrased from Ch.13 of Mystery of the Golden Blossom
Grounding ourselves in the Moment
In the midst of the incessant crackle of the Omnipresent, Omnipenetrating, and Omnimerciful, cosmic Fohat , terrifying, indescribable and unspeakable carnal temptations arise naturally in the same manner that the great gnostic patriarch Saint Augustine had visions of a delightful, naked woman when on the cross.
It is written with characters of glowing fire in the book of splendors:
“Real knowledge and wise identification with all the infinite possibilities of sex, should not signify for the wise a fall into the world of instincts and illusions, save that precisely such familiarization and profound knowledge will lead us to intimate self-realization.”
“The Initiate who intelligently seeks the extraordinary power of the eternal and creative principle in sexuality, passes from domination of the passive to domination of the active in a well understood action that dominates the sexual energies…
The knower is obviously in the position to awaken the Consciousness through death of the animal Ego.” [Paraphrased from Ch.19 of Waldemar’s The Mystery of Sex ]
In the field of everyday life we have been able to verify that those who put aside the question of sex in order to live the superior life of the heart (qualifying everything to do with eroticism as taboo), will sooner or later suddenly, without warning, experience weariness and despair.
It is manifestly clear that when the most deeply submerged “I’s” are discharged, those that previously seemed dormant and lifeless, abruptly enter into action and then all the spiritual happiness achieved with such difficulty, becomes an infernal hesitation.
That sublime expectation of “Resting in the Divine” then seems as an unprepared fling and that which shone as endless harmony is turned into an abyss of vain pipe-dreams.
For this reason, one who desires to achieve true liberation should never lull themselves into a false sense of security.
It is urgent to learn how to live dangerously from instant to instant, from moment to moment.
True, direct, transcendental, mystic knowledge will certainly be impossible as long as one has inner conflict.
We need to seize the Devil by the horns, it is essential to capture the fiery torch from Typhon Baphomet, the male goat of Mendez.
“The esoteric Viparitakarani teaches how the ‘Yogi slowly raises the semen through concentration, in such a way that man and woman can attain VAJROLI’.
The woman is explicitly designated as a ‘Saint’ during the carnal act. She should also find herself in the situation to equally transform the fire of her sexual power and be able to conduct it to superior centers of the body.” [Paraphrased from Ch.19 of Waldemar’s The Mystery of Sex ]
By making the seed ascend in the body, that is to say, by making it flow back inwards and upwards instead of spilling it, by reverting the drops which the ignorant and profane assign to the woman’s Uterus, the ethereal flame of the seed begins to act, the Igneous Serpent of our magical powers through which we can and must reduce the Animal Ego to dust.
– Paraphrased from Ch.13 of Mystery of the Golden Blossom
Love, Eros and Fire
In Love, neither sorrow nor happiness are important save only that which is called Love…
Whilst free Love binds, it is slain by separation because Eros is that which really unites.
Love is kindled with Love, just as Fire is kindled with Fire… but, from where does the first flame originate?
From within you it springs beneath the ‘Rod of Pain [la Vara del Dolor ]’… this you know.
Then… Oh Gods!… When the hidden fire emerges blazing, that which is within and that which is without become one, and all barriers collapse into ashes.
Love begins with a glimmer of affection, is substantiated by the power of tenderness and is synthesized in adoration.
A perfect matrimony is the union of two beings, one who loves more, the other who loves better…
Love is the best attainable religion. To love? How beautiful it is to love! Only the simple and pure Souls know how to love.
Love is nourished with Love. Arouse the flame of the Spirit with the strength/force of EROS.
Since the bond of the sexes can be equivalent to an act of creation, connecting to the potency and splendor of the first day.
Luther designates the sexual organs as the bonestissimae et prasteantissimae partes corporis [meaning “most honest and excellent parts of the body”].
Due to sin the most useful and honest members were transformed into the most shameful. [Paraphrased from Ch.4 of Waldemar’s The Mystery of Sex ]
Sheikh Nefrani puts these words into the mouth of a sage:“Woman resembles a fruit whose aroma is first inhaled when she is taken by the hand.
If, for example, the herb basil is not warmed in the hand, its scent is not apparent.
Amber gives off its fragrance only when warmed. This is well known.
Likewise with a woman, when you want to excel in the act of loving, first you must warm her heart with all the preliminaries to the art of love; with kisses, embraces and gentle nibbling [pequeños mordiscos ].
If this is neglected, you will not be given complete enjoyment, and all the enchantment of love will remain hidden for you.”
– Paraphrased from Ch.6 of Mystery of the Golden Blossom
Eros and Death
The esoteric VIPARITA KARANI teaches scientifically how the Hindu Yogi, instead of spilling the seminal energy, makes it rise slowly, through concentration. A sexually united man and woman can thereby eliminate the animal Ego.
The ancient Greeks knew precisely the essential relationship between Death and the Sexual act; in Eros they represented the Genie of Death, the God holding an inverted torch in his hand was the bearer of Death.
Since the most profound and primitive force in all human beings is sexual, it is considered by the Tantras to be the cosmogonic Eros, the igneous serpent of our magic powers.
Contrary to violating our innermost essence (by being involved in brutal lustfulness or becoming organically numb in a spasm which lasts for only a few seconds), the practitioner takes on the power of their personal Divine Mother Kundalini, fusing with Her into one unity and eliminating an Ego, that is to say, this or that psychological defect which has previously been understood in depth.
The ‘new’ comes only with Death.
In this way Eros, with his inverted torch, reduces all the psychic aggregates to cosmic dust which together constitute the “I”.
The Mantram or magic word which symbolizes all the work of Sexual Magic is KRIM.
With this Mantram, one must employ great imagination, which acts directly upon Eros; and Eros, in turn, acts upon the Imagination, infusing it with energy and transforming it into a magical force.
In order to make contact with the movable universal potency, the practitioner perceives diverse images; however, before all this, their Adorable Divine Mother is revealed with the sacred spear in her right hand, fighting furiously against that Devil-“I” which personifies the psychological defect which we yearn to destroy.
The practicing student, while chanting their Mantra KRIM, focuses their imagination (their translucence) on the Fire Element in such a way that they feel themselves to be like an ardent flame, a unique flame; like a terrible blaze that incinerates the Devil-“I” (that characterizes the psychological defect they want to annihilate).
The extreme sensitivity of the sexual organs always announces the proximity of a spasm; therefore we should withdraw in time to avoid it.Continuing the work, the man lying on his back on the floor and the woman in bed, entreat the Divine Mother Kundalini, they plead with simple phrases from a sincere heart for Her to eliminate, with the lance of Eros (the Sexual force), the EGO which personifies the error which we have really understood and long to reduce to cosmic dust.
Finally, water in a clean crystal glass should be blessed and drunk giving thanks to the Divine Mother.
This complete Ritual of the PancaTattwa liberates the hero from every sin: nothing sinister can resist him or her; terrestrial and super-terrestrial powers are subordinated to them; and they walk the earth with an awakened Consciousness.
Feared by all Demons, they live as a Lord of Salvation in complete blessedness escaping the law of rebirth because through long and awesome work with Sexual Magic they have harnessed the formidable electrical power of Eros, not for the bestial kind of satisfaction, but to reduce the PLURALIZED EGO to dust.
– Paraphrased from Ch.6 of Mystery of the Golden Blossom
The Most Difficult Ordeal
When beginning the practices of Sexual Magic, the organism is affected [el organismo se resiente ].
Sometimes the sexual and parathyroid glands become swollen or inflamed [se inflaman ], you get headaches, you feel a certain kind of dizziness, etc.
This frightens the curious butterfly-like students of the “little schools” who are fluttering about, who then flee terrified, looking as always for “refuge” in some new “little school or theory”.
This is how these poor “fools” spend their lives, always floating from ‘flower to flower’.
One day, these poor fools die, having accomplished nothing. They have miserably wasted their time.
When death arrives, these fools are converted into a legion of demons that continue on.
The Ninth Sphere is essential and definitive for the aspirant to Realization. It is impossible to intimately self-realize, without having incarnated the Soul.
It is necessary to be born, and for that one must descend to the Ninth Sphere. That is the greatest ordeal of the supreme dignity of the Hierophant. That is the most difficult ordeal.It is very rare to find someone who can pass that difficult ordeal.
As a rule, everybody fails in the Ninth Sphere.
It is necessary that the husband and wife love each other profoundly. People confuse desire with Love.
The whole world sings of desire, and this is confused with that which is called Love.
Only those who have incarnated their Souls know what Love is.
The “I” does not know what Love is. The “I” is desire.
Anyone who embodies their Soul is, therefore, a Buddha.
Every Buddha must work in the Ninth Sphere to incarnate the Internal Christ.
In the Ninth Sphere the Buddha is born and in the Ninth Sphere the Christ is born.
First we must be born as Buddhas, and then as Christs.
Blessed be Love.
Blessed are the beings who truly Love one another.
Blessed be they who are victorious in the Ninth Sphere.
– Paraphrase from Ch.21 of The Perfect Matrimony