The Spell oV’ITh
Now “ITh,” cognate and semantic transcendent of “it,” iZ – one of the most simple yet important Spells in the entirety oV – our Grimoire (“Grammar”). The Oxford dictionary simply defines “it” as: “a pronoun used to refer to a thing previously mentioned or easily identified” – essentially stating “it” has no meaning at all. But that is not actually true. We all know this intuitively. And it conjures an automatic feeling that this definition is overly dismissive.
Essentially the same goes for “the,” “is,” “of,” “that,” and “this“; with little thought going into their origin, actual meaning, and the implications oV – their use. The origin oV – “that” is the most obvious, and helps key us in on the approach and inevitable reward hidden beneath the exoteric “throwaway” blind. According to Oxford Language, “that” has roughly six definitions and uses:
1) As an identifier of a person or thing observed by the subject, 2) A reference to a specific thing previously mentioned, known, or understood, 3) An adverb determinate of the degree “something is so,” 4) An introduction to a subordinate clause expressing as statement or hypothesis, and 5) A literary expression of wish or regret.
Etymologically “that” is said to derive from the “Old English thæt, [as a] nominative and accusative singular neuter of se ‘the’, of Germanic origin. German, originating from Proto-Germanic, can be traced back to the 4th millenium B.C. to the area of the Black Sea, where the Yamnaya Culture – the home of the Proto-Indo-European language, was then prevalent. Proto-Indo-European is additionally the mother language of Indo-Aryan – along with Anatolian, Indo-Iranian, Italic, Celtic, Balto-Slavic, Tocharian, and Albanian – a regular Shinar ‘fore Babel. Now Indo-Aryan is the mother language of Sanskrit, which shares vast similarities to Proto-Germanic, particularly in its use of fricatives.
In the Occult Tradition, it is thus believed “That” originated from the same root as in तथागत (Tathāgata), which is defined as “one who knows and sees reality as-it-is.” “Gata,” being the vessel which contains the vision, leaving “Tath” essentially representing “reality” – this तथागत being the exact word Siddartha Gautama, the Buddha, used on multiple occasions in order to refer to his SELF.
Therefore, utilizing our Magickal coagula, “that” amalgamates the following meanings:
1) A reference to the reality as observed by the subject, 2) A reference to reality as it is previously mentioned, known, or understood, 3) An adverb determinate of the degree “reality is so,” 4) An introduction to a statement or clause expressing a statement or hypothesis about reality, and 5) A literary expression of wish or regret in regards to reality.
Taken a step further, “that” iZ – amalgamated into the Occult semantic transcendent “Th’ATh,” oV’WITCh, utilizing the Hebrew ת (Tau) – a mark or seal oV – Truth, in conjunction with את (ATh)* – a Magick’AL Crossroads oV’WITCh yields the Miraculous Sign and Wonder oV’Th’ATh’X wherein there iZ – no RETURN, verily yields the definition of “Th’ATh” to be: Reality as a Magick’AL Crossroads oV’WITCh yields the Miraculous Sign and Wonder oV’Th’ATh’X wherein there iZ – no RETURN – ie. the Mark or Seal oV – TRUTH.”
*א (Aleph) and ת (Tau) are not only the A (Alpha) and Ω (Omega) oV – the Hebrew language, but A and T are also the first two letters oV – eukaryotic start codons in dna.
Therefore, the vessel containing this Seal oV – TRUTH iZ – “one who knows and sees reality as-it-is,” ∴ a Buddha. And with obvious next step being the amalgamation oV – “reality as ITh iZ…,” we witness the Grimoire’s natural evolution right before our eyes.
Our transcendent “ITh” derives from the Magickal Hebrew suffix “ית,” which hails from the Egyptian “et,” a hieroglyphic nominalizer, which converts a verb’s function to “Th’ATh oV” – a noun. Most importantly, “ITh” serves as the suffixes for the Magickal “NVITh” (sourced from Nut, Goddess oV – Sky and ÆThYRz “HADITh,”* (sourced from Bahadit), and RA-HOOR-KHUITh (sourced from Ra-Heru-Khuti-Ba-Hadi, ie. “Ra-Horus who flies into the disk of the sun” (see Comment by Bill Heidrick in The Magical and Philosophical Commentaries on The Book of the Law, Ch. II) – the essential Godhead oV – Θέλημα (Thelema).
*Pronounced Nuisss and Hadisss…
Now “ITh,” summated as “the Secret Flame [oV – SELF] extended into Space and Time,” is oV – such importance I dedicated the entirety of Chapter 583 in Excalibur to ITh’z elucidation. And in conclusion, we find “from the very dawn of the Adam, human consciousness has been dominated by the fear of circumstance. This is an animal response to the unknown aspects of the World or [more accurately] ITh, which is the secret flame of the SELF, concentrated (and concealed) through the Saturn force. ITh, being the unknown manifestation of an EVENT (or the “uniting of some one monad with one of the experiences possible to it” (The Book of the Law), has always been “conceived” as the devil (ie. “God as he is misunderstood by the ignorant”) and therefore to be thwarted by any possible means of ritual and/or Magick.
Now garnering our understanding of the רוח אלהימ (Ruach Elohim) or Life-Breath of the Gods (the Mental spheres of the SELF’s conception of ITh-SELF) we understand that ITh is only a projection proceeding from this mental sphere into what the five senses perceive as “reality,” which is then projected upon the walls of space/time and perceived by the awareness. This recognition must take place – that “all interferences which produce discord in your material environment must have proceeded from your mind.” All of them. The majority of these disturbances are directly tied into what you Will or will not accept within the sphere of your environment according to your own SELF-value.”
For Example: become aware that the paper you hold between your fingers [in reference to the actual book], which you feel to be a solid, albeit very thin and easy to tear physical object, is a complex web of cellulose fibers, combined as a network of self-bonding organic tree cells. The Atomic structure of these cells is a vast network of OH, HO, O, CH3, and H3C molecules, which are bound together by Hydrogen and glycosidic bonds. The nature of these bonds give the paper the quality of being “easily torn.” But even these compounds are composed of individual oxygen, hydrogen, and carbon atoms with their varying arrangement and composition of protons, neutrons, and electrons. These electrons release an electromagnetic field around the atoms that either attracts or repels other atoms. When you feel the sensation of the paper being a “solid object,” what is actually ocurring is an electromagnetic repulsion taking place between the electrons in the atoms of the paper and the electrons in the atoms of your skin. When the repulsion occurs, an electrical signal is fired from the nerve endings of your fingers, which then travels up your arm, through your spine, and into your brain stem and onward to your brain. Your brain then interprets this repulsion as a solid object, simply because the atoms did not merge, but were repelled.
In addition to the sense perception in your fingers, you perceive the color of this page to be white (or perhaps cream). If you follow the same train of inquiry, you can unlock additional information towards the “reality” of this piece of paper. The paper appears this color, due to several factors. The first being the light source in the room. Let’s suppose you are reading this in the light of the sun. What you are perceiving are photons emitted directly from the sun to the very room you are in. These photons then enter the electronic field of the atoms in this “page” of paper.
When this happens, these photons excite the electrons in these atoms, which causes them to jump. When the electrons jump, a photon is then emitted from those atoms according to the frequency of the atom. This photon then enters into your eye and reacts with the rods and cones. AS the photon strikes either these rods or cones, an electrical signal is then sent down the optic nerve to the occipital lobe where the photon is converted into an electrical signal in your brain. It is here an interpretation takes place.
White appears white because ITh is emitting the full visible light spectrum. You now perceive this paper as white (or cream) because of the atoms of this paper are emitting photons which vibrate according to the entire spectrum of “white” visible light (perhaps minus cream), which are simultaneously received by your eye. Therefore, you call this paper “white.” All of these phenomena are included by the words “paper and “white.”
But there’s still more to be apprehended here. This “paper” is part of a “book” which represents the culmination of all the spiritual, occult, scientific, and metaphysical understanding that I’ve unlocked through the “consumption” of hundreds of books, thousands of images and diagrams, which is encoded with the vibration of my entire life’s (and past lives’) aggregate experiences, all boiled down into these “words.”
Take a moment, and contemplate each “individual” who wrote one of the books “I” read, or created an image or diagram that “I” interpreted through “my understanding.” At the very point or “moment” of their creation, the entire aggregate experience of their consciousness was also transmitted into that work. All of their knowledge, information, verbal or artistic skill, etc, is recorded in the Akashic and energetic record in the form of symbol. Each book, each image, each painting or diagram is only that: a symbol of consciousness. Whatever ITh meant to them, now means something completely different to my SELF (or unique Point-of-View) based on “my own” experience, predisposition to such material, my openness, judgments, and prejudice – culturally, historically, or whatever. ITh took their entire life (or lives) up to that point to create ITh in the same way ITh took everything that occurred in my life (or lives) up to that point to receive ITh, and this “point” of NOW to transmit ITh to you in your “point” of NOW.
From this Point-of-View (or vantage “point”), what I received from each of these individuals was “my own” interpretation of a symbol provided by them, but colored completely by my experience. Now, many of us would perceive that even these impressions we “take with us” from these stimuli is something “solid.” But in actuality, these interpretations and pieces of knowledge are continually colored by our perspective, experiences and further stimuli from that point, henceforth and forever.
“I” now take these interpretations, impressions, feelings, and so-called “knowledge” directly from my consciousness, and interpret these impressions into words, using my mind, which then directs my body to form these words via my fingertips which press upon the keys of my keyboard and record these impressions in binary code into my computer’s memory bank. I continue, adding word upon word, and symbol upon symbol, until “my” satisfaction (which is a direct reflection once again of my conscious perception of the words “perfection,” “work ethic,” and “ability”) is achieved.
This “data” is then sent to the printer, which interprets ITh once again, and places a pigment upon this piece of paper (which we know to be a vast series and network of atoms) which will then emit photons into your eyes, becoming the electricity of your neural pathways and by the time you finish reading this, ITh is NOW part of your aggregate experience and therefore, YOU.
All of these processes are the motion (or HAD) as ITh, a manifestation of the Infinite Potentiality (NU) come to full expression as NUITh (Excalibur).
And Th’AT iZ – ITh.