POINTS OF LIGHT 928 EAST FIFTH STREET VOLUME V I #7 Brooklyn, New York 11230-2116 Copyright 1993 by: Temple of the Eternal Light (718)438-4878 An "Omni-Denominational" Religious Fellowship _____________________________________________________ WELCOME ALL READERS. POINTS OF LIGHT is the monthly newsletter of the TEMPLE OF THE ETERNAL LIGHT. It is an open forum for anyone to send in articles, poetry, short, short, stories, advertising or anything else. It has blossomed into a cornucopia of fact, or fantasy relating to modern magickal living, spiritual growth and a network linking all members of our human family by a chain of fellowship. With wishes for Love and L.V.X. Rt. Rev. Jerome Peartree, Publisher Rev. Karen DePolito, Editor ****************************************************************** OPEN INVITATION TO ALL These events are open to both members and non-members. Please call a day in advance and let us know you are coming. SATURDAY, September 18, 1993 @ 8:00 P.M. FALL EQUINOX SABBAT Suggested Donation: $1..00 Kindly bring some food or drink SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1993 @ 8:00 P. M. SPECIAL GNOSTIC MASS ****************************************************************** ARACHNE'S APHORISMS FOR WICCANS -- #4 The day your ritual goes off without a hitch, it's probably time for a re-write. Crystals are the Earth's way of telling you you're making too much money. It is easier, and more humane, to bake a sacrificial harvest-loaf, than to tear apart a live goat with your bare hands. But which makes the most lasting impression? True gods were never meant to be worshipped -- only absorbed. Killing a covener who accidentally knocks over the incense bowl -- thereby spilling twenty-five dollars worth of lignum aloes into the carpet -- is not a good idea, however understandable. There is more black magic in one day on Wall Street than in ten years of Wiccan Sabbats. Never expect a police officer to understand the ritual nature of your athame. If we Witches took the energy we spend attacking one another and turned it instead toward our persecutors, we might all live happier, more productive lives -- and Pagan magazines would make very dull reading. In the next aeon, we're on our own. ****************************************************************************** A VERY SPECIAL WELCOME Temple of the Eternal Light is an experiment in sharing: sharing our knowledge, sharing our love, sharing our Temple as a place for all to gather here in the Big Apple. Since the advent of the first caveman upon the earth until our contemporary society, many sincere seekers have unraveled the mysteries of what was once considered the fearful unknown. These courageous individuals by virtue of their thirst for knowledge and freedom have begun paving the path to spiritual enlightenment. Many more have yet to face the challenge of inner space. We wish to record the past, to preserve this knowledge. Thereby, providing an easier, more recognizable avenue for those who presently tread, and for those yet to begin that solitary walk past the barriers of existing knowledge. To those we offer the assurance they are not alone. Others have passed this way and others have yet to pass, and pass they will. All wi ll pass as the precepts of "Perfect Love and Perfect Trust" blend their rhythm with the beating of every adventurous heart who has recognized and realized a unity of existence and harmony of eternal light. To this end the Temple has wedded the ceremonies of the old religion to the knowledge inherent within our Judeo-Christian society known as: Caballa. The bride of WICCA is enhanced by the revelations of the Zohar, Golden Dawn and that long list of mystics whose efforts touched the lives of all who follow the ancient ways. We ask for your support, to make this Temple your Temple. Membership is open to all who sincerely knock. To continue this effort your Temple requests participation both in person and through the mails by requesting our offerings for yourself and also by telling your friends about us. Our Temple is not a place. It is people. It is you. It is me. By sharing ourselves we will grow. By sharing we will spread the light of unity throughout the earth. Join us! BLESSED BE! Jerome and Karen .............................................................................. A Little Paradox: The Hebrews believed whosoever could pronounce the name of God would be endowed with infinite power. Even today, they are prohibited from pronouncing His name during prayer. Instead, the Hebrew word for Lord is substituted. However, the Caballists had a mystical interpretation for the word. God's name is composed of four letters (see below). Every Hebrew letter has a symbol connected with it. Hebrew Letter Symbol Rabbis Interpretation Y ... YOD HAND ACTION .. MAN'S PREHENSILE FIST H ... HAY WINDOW THE WINDOW OF THE MIND V ... VAV NAIL A UNIFYING LINK H ... HAY WINDOW THE WINDOW OF THE SPIRIT THEREFORE ... The Rabbis wrote, "It is through our hands, or our action that the window of the mind can be "nailed" or linked with the window of the spirit. In ancient Egypt, remember Moses, the word for God was a verb meaning: To Go That is why every Egyptian Diety is drawn with one foot forward. EVERY STEP WE TAKE BRINGS US CLOSER TO DIVINITY!