From the book Bafomitras’ Grimoire of Arcana.
Design by Dražen Pekušić based on my sketch.
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The fourteenth key of this tarot is named Aster Ain Ul Din.
It originates from my experience and, in its abstract expression, signifies
those who walk the paths of the Absolute. The abstraction of expression
indicates confusion. From our perspective, clarity of the path, unambiguity of
teaching, leads to the production of disorder and the creation of a vast
shadow. Hence, there are great distortions. In practical divination terms, it
refers to confusion, disorder, falling into general confusion, even madness. It
also signifies lies, deception and self-deception, the actions of demagogues
and manipulators, empty promises, grandiose and hollow words. The spirits of
this card do not manifest clearly but are revealed as formless presence. They
produce noises, sudden sounds, and move or disturb objects, reminiscent of
poltergeist activity. Their purpose is to cause confusion, madness, pride, and
jealousy. Use them when you want to mislead someone, create chaos in someone's
mind, perception, or in the relationships between people. They assist in
carrying out plots, lies, and manipulations. Their words are... (The words are given in the book).
The fifteenth arcana refers to
the teacher. It originates from experience, but its essential roots are from
Middle East. The card features shades ranging from white, through gray, to
black, while Amhazar himself is depicted in yellow. The letter K in the lower
right corner indicates the fact of his existence. The teacher is always a
concrete person, or the principle of the teacher at a given moment or period
acts through a specific individual, but the teacher himself is not a person. He
can act through multiple people, meaning that multiple teachers can be embodied
through one person and vice versa. Amhazar embodies the initiatory tradition,
represented by his staff which creates the circumstances of the initiation
trial for his student, and the symbol around his neck, indicating the
initiatory continuity and his authority.
In
divination, this means you must act in accordance with existing methods, take
responsibility for others, or accept someone else's authority that is based on
long-term experience. Practically, the spirit of this arcana is inclined to
give advice and teach in the fields of magic and mysticism. He knows magical
techniques, procedures, rituals, and methods for inducing changes through
magical means. He also teaches techniques of ecstasy. He appears as an old man
with a hood, sometimes majestic, and at other times looking disheveled like a
beggar. His words are... (The words are given in the book).
