Book of the Probationer

Question 0

How should a candidate for the Divine Science govern himself?

Answer 0

1. Strike out all inclinations of hate, fear, jealousy, gluttony, lust, vengeance, & anger.
2. Cultivate a healthy body & a sharp mind.
3. Culture himself.
4. Create a solitary working area.

Question 1

What is Magic?

Answer 1

Magic is the understanding of natural and divine laws, and their conjoined realization and application towards the accomplishment of enlightenment.

Question 2

What are the four main practical divisions, or “The Four Pillars of Theurgy?”

Answer 2

1. Meditation
2. Worship
3. Initiation
4. Hieratic Work

Question 3

What are the five noble pursuits, or Skopoi of Theurgy?

Answer 3

1. Love
2. Light
3. Liberty
4. Truth
5. Peace

Question 4

What are the Five Noble Virtues, or “The Jewels of the Soul?”

Answer 4

1. Justice (Light/Fire)
2. Courage (Love/Water)
3. Nobility (Liberty/Spirit)
4. Truthfulness (Truth/Air)
5. Temperance (Peace/Earth)

Question 5

What Skopoi and Element corresponds to the Jewel of Temperance?

Answer 5

Peace / Earth

Question 6

What Skopoi and Element corresponds to the Jewel of Truthfulness?

Answer 6

Truth / Air

Question 7

What Skopoi and Element corresponds to the Jewel of Justice?

Answer 7

Light / Fire

Question 8

What Skopoi and Element corresponds to the Jewel of Nobility?

Answer 8

Liberty / Spirit

Question 9

What Skopoi and Element corresponds to the Jewel of Courage?

Answer 9

Love / Water

Question 10

In out lineage, how many Natural Forces must a magician conquer and subject?

Answer 10

27

Question 11

What are the 3 keys of Hermetic Science used to examine the universe and its forces?

Answer 11

The Zodiacal Key
The Planetary Key
The Elemental Key

Question 12

How many divisions does the Zodiacal Key contain?

Answer 12

12

Question 13

How many divisions does the Planetary Key contain?

Answer 13

7

Question 14

How many divisions does the Elemental Key contain?

Answer 14

4

Question 15

Physical qualities of Fire

Answer 15

Hot, Dry, Expansion, Motion, Bright, Light

Question 16

Mental associations of Fire

Answer 16

Courage, Creativity, Productivity, Action

Question 17

Physical qualities of Air

Answer 17

Warm, Moist, Light, Motion

Question 18

Mental associations of Air

Answer 18

Mediation, Intelligence, Communication

Question 19

Physical associations of Water

Answer 19

Cold, Wet, Dark, Motion, Heavy

Question 20

Mental associations of Water

Answer 20

Receptive, Emotional, Maternal, Adaptive

Question 21

Physical qualities of Earth

Answer 21

Cool, Dry, Dark, Still, Heavy

Question 22

Mental associations of Earth

Answer 22

Confident, Strong, Stubborn, Reliable

Question 23

What is a (elemental) Fluid?

Answer 23

In hermetic science a fluid is an energy which has substance and is constantly in motion on the astral level. Each element has its elemental energy on the spiritual level, and this energy is not actually the element which it bears the name of.

Question 24

What Fluid does Fire contain?

Answer 24

The Electric Fluid

Question 25

What Fluid does Air contain?

Answer 25

The Electromagnetic Fluid

Question 26

What Fluid does Water contain?

Answer 26

The Magnetic Fluid

Question 27

What Fluid does Earth contain?

Answer 27

A Tetrapolar Force

Question 28

What is one major downside of using the Zodiacal key, Qabalistic key, Astrological key, or Planetary key?

Answer 28

There are no physical reflections of those energies.

Question 29

Why does Brahma have four heads?

Answer 29

Religious Association - His four heads correspond to the four Vedas Theurgic Perspective - Brahma’s four heads look towards the four directions to the four elements.

Question 30

What role do the elements play on the Mental Body?

Answer 30

They control your entire character, and whatever your personality appears to be is only a result of the behavior of the elements in accordance to the particular nature of your soul. On this level, the elements are also anchored in the four fundamental qualities of the mental body: willpower, intellect, feeling, and ego.

Question 31

What role do the elements play on the Astral Body?

Answer 31

At this level, the raw elemental energies actually correspond to certain parts of the body, as well as certain magnetisms. The activities of the elements in the astral body also govern the aura, and the ability of the astral body to handle various energies properly.

Question 32

What role do the elements play on the Physical Body?

Answer 32

The head and its organs correspond primarily to fire. The chest and its organs (minus the heart) correspond primarily to air. The stomach and its organs (including the sex organs), the bodily acids and phlegm, as well as the veins and arteries, correspond primarily to water. The extremities (legs, arms, hands, and feet) and the organs which govern the waste-processes of the body, along with the skin, bones, and muscles, correspond primarily to the earth element. The blood and semen principally correspond to the Akasha.

Question 33

What are the Five Noble Pursuits?

Answer 33

Love, Light, Liberty, Truth, and Peace.

Question 34

What are the Four Reflections?

Answer 34

1. Human Life 2. The Greatness of the Hodos 3. The Martyrs 4. Developing Motivation

Question 35

What are the Four Defects?

Answer 35

1. The Overturned Kantharos 2. Holes in the Kantharos 3. Misshapen Kantharos 4. Poisoned Kantharos

Question 36

Kyrie Eleison

Answer 36

Lord Have Mercy / Lord Forgive Me

Question 37

What does the Makar Hostis Mean?

Answer 37

Blessed are those who are good in spirit, who have been initiated into the forms of God. Who live and are sustained by the performance of the sacred rites, and are initiated into the soul.

Question 38

What is Platos highest Trinity?

Answer 38

Goodness, Wisdom, and Beauty.

Question 39

Reading philosophic texts by the masters builds up what power?

Answer 39

The Dionoia in the Mental Body