thing else; and he will stand with uncovered head, or kneel in silent consecration, commanding from out of the Infinite the precipitate of all that is less than freedom for his evolving soul. There is nothing that can have any power over a soul victorious; all the elemental consciousness of many millions of years will sink into oblivion before the calm determination of an illumined life.
So, in the wisdom born from on high, the Illuminatus takes his place in his own universal setting, he calls from all the past behind him and from all the future before him, the balance sheet of his own soul. Then he says in the voice of the Mighty Silence “By the power that is vested in me by Thee, Oh God, I command the elements to fall before my will. God of all the hosts of heaven, God of angels, God of men, the light of Thy benediction covers me.”
Instructions for the Illuminati Fast
When taking the Illuminati Fast, never take more than two days and nights at first; when taking the simple fast for illumination and prophecy it is well to begin with one night with out sleep; after a while, if this leaves you normal, you may take two nights, only the real mystic can take three nights. There is never anything gained by straining for revelation.
Two days and nights is the limit for the Novitiate of the spiritual discipline; after that, sleep and eat to your heart’s content. The Illuminati fast should come at the end of the ten-
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