Share via Share via... Twitter Facebook Pinterest WhatsAppRecent ChangesSend via e-MailPrintPermalink × idea praxis Word of the Equinox “In 1907 Crowley began the tradition of issuing a new “Word” at each equinox. These were sent to each member of the A∴A∴ (Neophyte and above) in good standing.”—https://www.astrumargenteum.org/a∴a∴/words-of-the-equinox/ “On Sept. 23 [1915], this woman, who had taken the mystic name of Soror Hilarion, assisted The Beast in obtaining the word of the Equinox, this word being, so to speak, a concentrated symbolic representation of the events of the six months following. This word obtained by her was 'Nebulae' which, though it was not apparent at the time, is evidently suggestive of the birth of a Star.”—New Comment on Liber Legis, I.55; see September 23, 1915, Soror Hilarion, The Beast, Equinox, Nebulae, Star Aleister Crowley's “next book, a collection of devotional poems to the Virgin Mary, appeared. The title came from the 'password' Crowley had chosen randomly at the autumnal equinox of 1907 when the book was written: Amphora. The book was anonymous, 'Privately printed for the Authoress and her intimates' by the Arden Press.”—Richard Kaczynski, Perdurabo: The Life of Aleister Crowley 1556438990; see Virgin Mary, 1907, Word of the Equinox, Amphora Words “Words, Oracles and Omens of the Equinox for each year from 1907 until Crowley’s death in 1947”—https://www.astrumargenteum.org/a∴a∴/words-of-the-equinox/ Year Season Word, Oracle and Omen Note 1907 Spring Catena 1907 Autumn Amphora 1908 Spring Opleis (?) 1908 Autumn Belluim (?) 1909 Spring Perdurabo 1909 Autumn Audio 1910 Spring ayata (?) 1910 Autumn Credo 1911 Spring Inero 1911 Autumn Keacota 1912 Spring Sanctum 1912 Autumn Snake 1913 Spring JAHBVLON 1913 Autumn Peotos 1914 Spring Poliax 1914 Autumn N.O.X. 1915 Spring DUPLEX (given in Enochian DUPLXX) 1915 Autumn Nebulae 1916 Spring Sol-Om-On 1916 Autumn Saggitae 1917 Spring DNI 1917 Autumn Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law 1918 Spring Akamrach 1918 Autumn Eleven 1919 Spring SA-CL =333 two words 1919 Autumn (Teh & Alko) 1920 Spring OCELLI 1920 Autumn Oh, so much! (Word means Plenty) 1921 Spring MENTULA – Liber VII.vii.42 1921 Autumn FIFTY (Teh Al-Ko)]] 1922 Spring HERU-RA-HA – AL III.70-71 1922 Autumn 93-Teth-Ayin-Ayin-Shin = 542 (Thyhs) – 49 Ko 1923 Spring GAMA-APPA-OPI – AL III.2 Conquer – 2 Khwan 1923 Autumn IHI AVD (Aud) – AL II.51 “Purple beyond purple…” 1924 Spring NOVEM or VYHY AUR (Aud) 1924 Autumn OM (Aum) – AL III.46 “THELEMA” – 45 Tzhui 1925 Spring OYVS oh! Yes! – Liber VII.vi.27 – 55 Fang 1925 Autumn YMHN – Liber LXV.v.23 – 46 Shang 1926 Spring Zero – AL II.24 “Fire” – 47 Kwan 1926 Autumn ISh HIR Yes Here – Liber VII.vi.50 “my” – 22 Pi 1927 Spring FU – Liber VII.iii.46 – 54 Kwei Mei 1927 Autumn Cara (???) – Liber VII.iii.60 – 56 Liu 1928 Spring MAN – AL III.10 – 9 Hsiao Khu 1928 Autumn To Day – AL II.58 – 5 Hsu 1929 Spring Attention (French) – Liber VII.vi.27 1929 Autumn Viens – AL III.8 – The Tiger, no X 1930 Spring YLALU – AL II.43 “A feast every night…” – 37 air of air 1930 Autumn ANU – AL I.46 “Nothing” – 29 Luna 1931 Spring BRAShITh – AL II.72 “Strive ever to more” – 28 Ta Kwo 1931 Autumn TATARA (Fhatara) – Liber VII.vi.17 “Thou…” – 63 Ki Zi 1932 Spring PHILUSTRICESS – AL III.25] [[s of word “cakes” – 58 Tui 1933 Autumn AIND VACIMA– AL II.58 ”yea!” – 7 Sze 1933 Spring Silence breaking into soft music of laughter (no oracle) – 13 Thung Zen 1933 Autumn KAVANI (KAANI) – AL II.9 – 31 * Hsien 1934 Spring KRMVTh (Karmuth) – AL II.79 – 41 Sun Earth of Water 1934 Autumn QUAMAH QABLAS [Crowley note: H or B?] 1935 Spring Armageddon – (The Oracle and the Omen are silent) 1935 Autumn Lal 1936 Spring Beast – Liber VII – IV.34 1936 Autumn BAB – AL III.38 “door” 1937 Spring ADIL – AL I.62 “meetings” 1937 Autumn OLVK – AL III.38 “Secret” – 63 KiZi 1938 Spring OIDV – AL II.15 “Not” – 41 Sun 1938 Autumn RASh ChL or SAShK AL – AL III.38 “rays & Secret” – 50 Ting 1939 Spring LBA LI – AL III.46 “before” – 5 Hsu 1939 Autumn W.A.R.M. (= 718) – AL III.38 – 21 Sol/fire Shih Ho, Sun of Fire 1940 Spring AH – AL I.62 “with” – 15 Khien 1940 Autumn ROTA – AL I.56 (T-between “but” & “thou”) – 25 Wu Wang 1941 Spring PNChAL (Pirochael) – AL I.13 “joy” – 43 Kwai 1941 Autumn Koleso – AL I.5 “warrior lord” – 19 Lin 1942 Spring KUSIS – AL I.4 “infinite” – 44 Kau 1942 Autumn Thido – AL III.43 – 6 Sung 1943 Spring Dorafakol – AL II.54 “thou” – 45 Zhui 1943 Autumn KILIK – AL II.40 “for” (second one) – 16 Yu 1944 Spring KUKRI – AL I.61 “pleasure” – 58 Tui 1944 Autumn BIKELON – AL II.53 – 55 Fang 1945 Spring Astarte – AL III.74 “There is” – 62 Hsaio Kwo 1945 Autumn ROTARA – AL II.22 “stir” – 55 Fang 1946 Spring SUHAL – AL I.37 “The Wand” – 42 YI 1946 Autumn ODAK – AL I.32 “y” – 32 Hang 1947 Spring Lift – AL II.12 “Thee” – 22 PI 1947 Autumn Brilliance – AL II.36 “times” – 8 PI References New Comment on Liber Legis, I.55 Ritual of the Ceremony of the Equinox Word Omen Oracle A∴A∴ Equinox The Equinox External references https://www.astrumargenteum.org/a∴a∴/words-of-the-equinox/ https://www.weiserantiquarian.com/pages/books/32229/aleister-crowley/a-single-page-typed-document-announcing-the-word-of-the-equinox-for-the-autumnal-equinox-september?soldItem=true https://www.lashtal.com/forums/thelema/the-word-of-the-equinox/ Do you want to help build the Hermeneuticon wiki? 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