LIBER XLIV
The Mass of the Phoenix

The Magician, his breast bare, stands before an altar on which are his Burin, Bell, Thurible, and two of the Cakes of Light. In the Sign of the Enterer and reaches West  across the Altar, and cries:

Hail Ra, that goest in thy bark
Into the caverns of the Dark!

He gives the Sign of Silence and takes the Bell, and Fire, in his hands.

East of the Altar see me stand
With light and music in my hand!

He strikes Eleven times upon the Bell 333 - 55555 - 333 and places the Fire in the Thurible.

I strike the Bell: I light the Flame;
I utter the mysterious Name.
ABRAHADABRA

He strikes eleven times upon the Bell.

Now I begin to pray: Thou Child,
Holy Thy name and undefiled!
Thy reign is come; Thy will is done.
Here is the Bread; here is the Blood.
Bring me through midnight to the Sun!
Save me from Evil and from Good!
That Thy one crown of all the Ten
Even now and here be mine. AMEN.

He puts the first Cake on the Fire of the Thurible.

I burn the Incense-cake, proclaim
These adorations of Thy name.

He makes them as in Liber Legis, and strikes again Eleven times upon the Bell. With the Burin he then makes upon his breast the proper sign.

Behold this bleeding breast of mine
Gashed with the sacramental sign!

He puts the second Cake to the wound.

I stanch the Blood; the wafer soaks
It up, and the high priest invokes!

He eats the second Cake.

This Bread I eat. This Oath I swear
As I enflame myself with prayer:
"There is no grace: there is no guilt:
This is the Law: DO WHAT THOU WILT!"

He strikes Eleven times upon the Bell, and cries

ABRAHADABRA.
I entered in with woe; with mirth
I now go forth, and with thanksgiving,
To do my pleasure on the earth
Among the legions of the living.

He goeth forth.

 A few note from the members of the IH:

1. Begin the ritual at sunset. The Initiate should face West with the altar set before him.
2. The striking of the bell is the Initiates' voice with which he may announce his presence to the universe.
3. The first cake is burnt as a symbolic offering to the universe of incarnation.
4. The second cake represents a feeding of the higher self through sacrifice of the lower self.
5. The oath is then taken to free the Initiate. So that he/she may act in accordance to his/her own will.
6. The Initiate is now completely inflamed in prayer and, through this transforming fire, shall emerge reborn: rising from the ashes of old like the Phoenix.

Cakes of Light

 The Book of the Law provides adequate instruction for the preparation of the Cakes of Light. Only a few key phrases require clarification to complete the recipe. It should also be noted that the recipe is capable of being manipulated to acquire cakes used for different purposes. However the specific recipe included herein is for use in ritual: 

 ~ Recipe ~

*     2 cups meal (ordinary wheaten flour)

*     ¼ cup honey (pure and unpasteurized)

*     ¼ cup thick leavings of red wine (the beeswing/sediment strained from Port wine)

*     11 drops Oil of Abramelin (ensure all oils used are of the purest quality)

*     Olive Oil (added in stages until batter is a dry dough)

Mix the above ingredients thoroughly together. Roll until a half-inch thick. Lightly cover the top of the dough, using fingers, with fresh menstrual blood[1]. Cut into the desired shape and size and place onto a floured tray. Broil in an oven until the tops are dark brown.

{There is a further method associated with the softening and smoothing down required and used by the Adeptus and the Magus, and this utilized for an altogether different purpose not recommended for those of a lower grade.}

END.