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u80icLiber 27

      Here is Nothing under its	three forms.  It is not, yet informeth all

      Now cometh the glory of the Single One, as an imperfection and stain.

      But by the Weak One the Mother was it equilibrated.

      Also the purity was divided by Strength, the force of the	Demiurge.

      And the Cross was	formulated in the Universe that	as yet was not.

      But now the Imperfection became manifest,	presiding over the fading of

      Also the Woman arose, and	veiled the Upper Heaven	with her body of

      Now then a giant arose, of terrible strength; and	asserted the Spirit in

      And the Master of	the Temple balancing all things	arose; his stature was

      Against him the Brothers of the Left-hand	Path, confusing	the symbols.

      The master flamed	forth as a star	and set	a guard	of Water in every

      Also certain secret ones concealed the Light of Purity in	themselves,

      Likewise also did	certain	sons and daughters of Hermes and of Aphrodite,

      But the Enemy confused them.  They pretended to conceal that Light, that

      Yet certain holy nuns concealed the secret in songs upon the lyre.

      Now did the Horror of Time pervert all things, hiding the	Purity with a

      Yea, and there arose sensualists upon the	firmament, as a	foul stain of

      And the Black Brothers raised their heads; yea, they unveiled themselves

      Also there rose up a soul	of filth and of	weakness, and it corrupted all

      Then only	was Heaven established to bear sway; for only in the lowest

      Also did Heaven manifest in violent light,

      And in soft light.

      Then were	the waters gathered together from the heaven,

      And a crust of earth concealed the core of flame.

      Around the globe gathered	the wide air,

      And men began to light fires upon	the earth.

      Therefore	was the	end of it sorrow; yet in that sorrow a sixfold star of