Pass through the fire

The disciple of the ninth black degree is admonished with the following words, “The living soul who traverses this horrendous path in loneliness without vacillations or shyness will be illuminated by the glorious mysteries after the purifications by earth, fire, water, and air.” Afterwards, the black disciple advances towards the guardians of death.

In the ordeal of fire, a guardian says to the black disciple the following, “If you wish to arrive next to the master, you must pass through this door. In order to reach this door, you must pass through this hall. In order to pass through this hall, you must walk over these beams of fire. So come if you search for the master.” Then the disciple says, “Go ahead! Go ahead! Go ahead!” So, filled with courage, he traverses through the fire.

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The four ordeals within the White Lodge are in order to examine the white disciple’s morals. For instance, in the ordeal of fire, the disciple is attacked by crowds of enemies who insult him. Instead of returning insults, the disciple returns love towards his enemies. This is how he triumphs in this ordeal, when with serenity, he passes through the fire without becoming burned.

As we see in this ordeal of fire, there is the need to kiss the executioner’s whip in order to triumph. Yet, in the ordeal of fire for the black magician, the only requirement is to pass through the fire, since moral preparation does not have the least bit of importance for the black magician. -Samael Aun Weor, The Revolution of Beelzebub