Background: TC pathworking instructions (From April 12th working)

[Anibis]

It occured to me to host a Thoth Count working online here at AF... Basically the Thoth Count is a magickal calendar based off the cycles of Mercury. Have a look here (http://forums.abrahadabra.com/showthread.php?t=433) for the details. This calendar affords us a system by which to time Abrahadabra operations such they are synched up with that planet's orbit. For those who would care to join me, here is what I will do. Starting THIS THURSDAY, I will conduct a pathworking operation which will run 22 days, out of this thread. This Thursday translates into the TC as 14/67, which means that is the first day of the last 'month' of the 14th year of the TC. I'll describe a simple mediation operation that I will be doing, and that anyone else may do, should they care to. Since it is a pathworking, it will be an exploration of the 22 tarot trumps. I have developed a set of sigilized trumps which are very abstract but act as 'seeds'. They are here (http://forums.abrahadabra.com/showpost.php?p=2939&postcount=15). We will work it from ATU 0 to ATU XXI in a 22 day sequence. Is this project of interest to anyone? A couple things will be going on here:

1: A Pathworking from the Fool to the universe following the numbering sequence of paths found here, using the proximity principle.

2: The Expansion of an Abrahadabra in the first 11 days like so:

A

AB

ABR

ABRA

etc...

and then in the next 11 days a reduction to 0 of the same formula...

3: and a Twinstar working which will encompass all 22 days.

Each day will have a theme, being based on one of the ATU... my sequence is a little different from some of what others are used to (Thoth deck, GD attributions, etc...). The things to note are that I have Justice as XI (Maat as the Double Wanded one) and Strength as VIII.Also, The Star is IV, and the Man (Ex-emperor) energy is XVII (The artist, or the Philosopher, or the Inventor, as you see fit). As far as I know the only other tarot which uses these atributions is the Axil Aion tarot, a tarot with Maatian undertones (as mine has).

I realize this is a little different than some of what you guys are used to but, it is designed predominantly to be logically sound as well as to facilitate a non-hierarchical social ordering... It is the Tarot which had been born along with the Thoth count, and as such is the most appropriate one to use...

For those participating, do feel free to post thoughts, sigils, and other work as you see fit. I think this will be interesting, and good practice for us to synch up on magickal projects.

I envision the working to be a meditative exploration of the TC and also a discussion of each of these energies... It would be great to get as much input as possible into this. I have been working it for a while, although I still consider it to be an emerging technology. This would be a chance to 'test drive' it with a group of folk...
-Anibis

Let me know if you guys are interested, and I will do my best to provide more stuff...

[Anibis]

Okay. So here is how the operation will will work. Each day, participants will do a short meditation which will explore/charge one of the 22 different tarot sigils. Each of the sigils belongs on one of the paths of the tree, and if you are not familiar with this arrangement, I will detail it beforehand. The actual mediation will be conducted as follows:

Centre and ground.

Focus on sigil 'The Juggler'. Absorb energy from Juggler to act as key to the path in question. Once the juggler 'clicks', turn attention to image of the particular path. Situate yourself within the energy of that path in the form of the Juggler. Feel out the path, note any images that arise, and see it 'light up' on the tree of life. Exit the path, give it respect. Centre on the juggler, and ground this energy.

Over the course of the operation this sigil will act like a battery and be charged with all 22 energies. At the end of the 22 day period, the all the different energies will be combined in the Juggler sigil. This will be very powerful and can be used to charge a talisman, or otherwise 'fired'. Thus it is important to conduct the entire operation and not skip any paths, so that the Juggler is fully charged and ballanced.

Once you have grounded this energy, centre, and close the operation.

This is the basic ritual. Any questions?

If you have your own methods of opening the circle and such, use them, and do whatever else you like during this time.

Post observations and experiences in this post. Over the course of the working we will learn stuff we didn't know before. This is the fun of it. I will have stuff to add at different stages of the working, as there are a number of different 'regions' that we will pass through.

There is also the issue of weaving the Twinstar, and building the Abrahadabra grid. That is pretty straightforward. I'll discuss this further in another post... I think I'll also have a thing or two to say about the magickal calendar before we begin... That's it for now...

-Anibis

[MythMath]

This 'project' will represent my initial attempts at
visualization in meditation (etc.)...finally leaving the nest... :)

I've read various approaches to centering and grounding,
but I wonder if you'd detail your personal methodology...

[Anibis]

Well. First I open the circle. I usually ring a bell, and instead of drawing the circle from a particular point, I emanate it from me as if it were ripples on a pond, or a wave of energy coming out from my centre. Then I envision the circle as a wheel. THe wheel has eight nodes, and eight spokes. These represent the points of the year. I visualize myself first at the outer rim of the wheel (near where I would be in the year itself; ie which of the eight stations) then I draw then energy along the spokes to the hub of the wheel. I envision a tree growing like an axle through this hub. I would feel myself growing upwards and downwards at the same time, drinking the sunlight at my branches and drinking the deep water of the earth at my roots. The point is that you have a circle, and a point running through it. That point is fixed by the cross of the 4 directions and the eightfold wheel of spirit. This 'fixedness', centres you and enables you to ground energy into the central axis. Feeling out your roots plants you in your body, and reaching out your branches expands your mind. Picture the capacity to bear fruit as well, on these branches... At this point I usually envision an envelope of clean air being circulated through the tree, paying specific attention the the strength of the trunk and it's ability to ferry the fluid light up and down... (The roots/trunk/branches are analogous to T'ien, Ti and Jen). This envelope is like a bubble around the tree/wheel (Lingham/yoni). It forms an ecosystem in which various forms of life interlock and dance with one another. At this point I extend awareness to others, and picture a forest of trees, and share the clean air with them...

THis little bubble can easily also become a star (Merkabah tetrahedron styles) and the forest can be a star-field flowing along invisible lines of density...


I know this is sortof elaborate (But maybe not so much), but that is how I usually begin a simple operation... Then I would do the Twinstar stuff (In the star-body), and then the pathworking. Another option is, once you have emenated the circle to draw energy inwards along the path of the eleven circuit labyrinth, and of course to send it outwards upon closing. This is not always necessary, but affords a level of protection. A very soft, and extremely responsive form of shielding.

Pentagrams can be projected outwards to the eight directions too, m1 has a great method of doing this with the Lo Shu...

Basically, cast a circle, find the centre, make sure all your energy flows into your roots. That's the short way of describing it.
-Anibis

[Anibis]

Yes. I'll post the sigil the day BEFORE. So today, I'll post both the juggler AND the Fool. I'll also write a bit on the calendar, on the abrahadabra component of the working, and on the reason and nature of the direction of the working (ie 0-XXI, as opposed to XXI-0)... It'll take a bit for me to compose these...
-Anibis
P.S. N.C. you can open, centre and ground ANY way you like... the whole key to this operation is that you work every path in order, is all... It has the added clout of synching up with the orbit of Mercury, is all. The important thing to know is the correct order of the paths on the tree, as in the Proximity Principle, and the tarot numbering. If you would prefer just to focus on the building of the grid, though, you can do that too. If you are familiar with how the twinstar unfolds in 22 stages, then pick a direction for the operation to go in (for you) and stay consistent with it over the 22 days. The tarot component of the operation focuses of supercharging the Juggler Atu with all 22 energies... if you wish to skip this part, you can just work on the grid, sure... OR you can draw your own tarot images on those days too. The most important thing is that if you start this operation, you should finish it, and should devote sometime consistently to it all 22 days... It's like a puzzle that requires all the pieces...

-Anibis

[Anibis]

Above is some important background info. Note that this is for the previous working, so some of the details like direction (0-XXI), and dates are different. The working we will be doing as of May 4th is from Atu XXI to 0, up the tree, and also starts on 15:1 of the TC; that is the first day of the fifteenth year. Thus the working will be occuring in the world of Atziluth (archetypal realm, wands, fire, emenations, will...), followed by another (0-XXI) working in Briah (cups, creation, water, imagination), then a working (XXI-0) in Yetzirah (Swords, air, formation, Intellect), and a working (0-XXI) in Assiah (Pentacles, Earth, body, actualization) The whole thing takes 88 days, and iterates the tetragrammaton YHVH. You are not commited to all 88 if that is too much, but I ask that if you begin one of the 22 day workings that you complete it, and visit every path. I say this to encourage ballance. The full 88 day process will itself be VERY potent, if you choose to follow it all.
-Anibis