PRAYER OF THE SYLPHS
Spirit of Life, Spirit of Wisdom whose breath giveth forth and withdraweth
the form of all living things; Thou, before whom the Life of Beings is but
a shadow which changeth, and a vapor which passeth; Thou who mountest upon
the clouds, and who walketh upon the wings of the wind; Thou who breathest
forth, and endless Space is peopled; Thou who drawest in Thy breath and all
that cometh from Thee returneth unto Thee; ceaseless Movement in Eternal
Stability, Be Thou eternally blessed! We praise Thee and we bless Thee
in the changing Empire of created Light, of Shades, of reflections, and of
Images and we aspire without cessation unto Thy immutable and imperishable
brilliance. Let the Ray of Thine Intelligence and the warmth of Thy Love
penetrate even unto us; then that which is volatile shall be fixed, the
shadow shall be a body, the Spirit of Air shall be a soul, the dream shall
be a thought. And no longer shall we be swept away by the Tempest, but we
shall hold the bridles of the Winged Steeds of Dawn, and we shall direct
the course of the Evening Breeze to fly before Thee. O Spirit of Spirits,
O Eternal Soul of Souls, O imperishable breath of Life, O Creative Sigh,
O mouth which breathest forth and withdrawest the Life of all Beings in the
Flux and Reflux ebb and flow of thine Eternal Word which is the Divine Ocean
of Movement and of Truth. Amen.
PRAYER OF THE UNDINES
Dread King of the Sea, who hast the Keys of the floodgates of Heaven and who
enclosest the subterranean Waters in the cavernous hollows of Earth; King of
the Deluge and of the Rains of Spring; Thou who openest the sources of Rivers
and of Fountains; Thou who commandest moisture, which is like the blood of the
earth, to become the sap of plants: We adore thee and we invoke thee! Speak
thou unto us Thy inconstant and changeful creatures in the great Tempests of
the Sea, and we shall tremble before Thee. Speak unto us also in the murmur
of limpid waters, and we shall desire thy love. O Vastness wherein all the
Rivers of Being seek to lose themselves, which renew themselves ever in thee.
O Ocean of infinite perfections! O Height which reflectest Thyself in the
Depth! O Depth which exhalest thyself into the Height! Lead us into
Immortality through sacrifice, that we may be found worthy one day to offer
unto Thee the Water, the Blood, and the Tears, for the remission of Sins!
Amen.
PRAYER OF THE SALAMANDERS
Immortal, Eternal, Ineffable and Uncreated Father of All, borne upon the
Chariot of Worlds, which ever roll in ceaseless motion; Ruler over the
Ethereal Vastness, where the Throne of Thy Power is upraised, from the
summit of which Thine eyes behold all, and Thy pure and Holy ears hear all,
hear Thou Thy children, whom thou hast loved since before the Ages began. Thy
Majesty Golden, Vast and Eternal, shineth above the Heaven of Stars! Above
them art Thou exalted, O Thou Flashing Fire! There Thou illuminateth all
things with Thine insupportable Glory, whence flow the ceaseless streams of
splendor which nourish Thine Infinite Spirit. This Infinite Spirit
nourisheth all, and maketh that inexhaustable treasure of generation which
ever encompasseth Thee, replete with the numberless forms wherewith Thou hast
filled it from the beginning. From this Spirit arise those most Holy Kings,
who surround thy Throne and who compose Thy court. O Universal Father! One
and Alone! Father alike of Immortals and of Mortals! Thou hast created Powers
marvellously like unto Thy thought Eternal and unto Thy venerable Essence.
Thou hast established them above the Angels who announce Thy Will to the
World. Lastly, thou hast created us third in rank within our Elemental
Empire! There our continual exercise is to praise and to adore Thy desires!
There we ceaselessly burn with Eternal Aspiration unto Thee! O Father!
O Mother of Mothers, O Archetype Eternal of Maternity and of Love! O Son,
the flower of all Sons! O form of all forms, Soul, Spirit, Harmony and
Numeral of all Things! Amen.
PRAYER OF THE GNOMES
O Invisible King Who, taking the Earth for Foundation, didst hollow its
depths to fill them with Thy Almighty Power. Thou Whose Name shaketh the
Arches of the World! Thou who causest the Seven Metals to flow through the
veins of the rocks! King of the Seven Lights! Rewarder of the subterranean
Workers! Lead us into the desirable Air and into the Realm of Splendor. We
watch and we labor unceasingly, we seek and we hope, by the twelve stones of
the Holy City, by the buried Talismans, by the Axis of the Lodestone which
passes through the center of the Earth. O Lord, O Lord, O Lord! Have pity
upon those who suffer. Expand our hearts, detach and upraise our minds,
enlarge our natures. O Stability and Motion! O Darkness veiled in Brilliance!
O Day clothed in Night! O Master who never dost withhold the wages of Thy
Workmen! O Silver Whiteness! O Golden Splendor! O Crown of Living and
Melodious Diamond! Thou who wearest the Heavens on Thy Finger like a
ring of Sapphire! Thou who hidest beneath the Earth in the Kingdom of
Gems, the marvelous Seed of the Stars! Live, reign, and be Thou the Eternal
Dispenser of the Treasures whereof Thou hast made us the Warders! Amen.