Preface

...made, and in all his branches and children, a violent struggle of evil against good, of darkness, as well as of wrath and No, against light, love, and Yes, has been awakened. In this mystical tradition, "Yes" and "No" represent the fundamental duality of the universe: the "Yes" is God's outgoing love and light, while the "No" is the necessary, inward-turning friction or "wrath" that allows life to have a distinct form.

3. Therefore, everyone must be on their guard, diligently and earnestly watching and praying, and also carefully maintaining a sharp watch over all the evil, poisonous influences of the hellish and earthly constellations original: "Gestirns"; refers to the belief that both celestial bodies and spiritual "stars" exert a shaping influence on the human soul., and paying close attention to the "tongue of the scales"—that is, the desire, longing, and Imagination Here, "Imagination" refers to the soul’s power to "image" or form itself into a particular state, effectively "birthing" its own spiritual reality. of their mind—so that the good is not outweighed and their fall and rift become even greater.

4. This is very easily and quickly overlooked when the soul becomes a little overconfident and careless, turning itself incautiously toward earthly things, and allowing itself to be impregnated by the spirit of this world with an earthly lust, or entertaining a fierce thought against its brother, and rising up in pride original: "Hoffart" above the thrones.

5. For all three principles original: "Principia"; the three fundamental realms of existence: 1. The dark fire-world of the Father's wrath/will; 2. The light-world of the Son's love; 3. The outer, visible world. hunger for the soul: each one seeks the supreme rule and struggles for it until it has conquered, or is itself conquered and bound by the Strongest—namely, the Light, which alone is almighty—and...