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We worship the Holy
Breath Which is placed
higher than All the other things
created; And we worship The most true
Wisdom. In the midst of the
fresh air of the forest and fields, There shalt thou
find the Angel of Air. Patiently she waits
for thee To quit the dank and
crowded holes of the city. Seek her, then, and
quaff deeply Of the healing
draught which she doth offer thee. Breathe long and
deeply, That the Angel of
Air may be brought within you. For the rhythm of
thy breath is the key of knowledge Which doth reveal
the Holy Law. The Angel of Air Doth soar on
invisible wings: Yet thou must walk
her unseen path I f thou wouldst see
the face of God. Sweeter than the
finest nectar Of honeyed
pomegranate Is the fragrance of
the wind In the grove of
cypress. Sweeter still the
scent of the godly, Who do revere and
teach the Holy Law. Holy is the Angel of
Air, Who doth cleanse all
that is unclean And giveth to all
evil-smelling things a sweet odor. Come on, come on, O
clouds! From above down on
to the earth, By thousands of
drops, Through their
brightness and glory the winds blow, Driving down the
clouds Toward the
never-failing springs. Vapors rise up from
the vales of the mountains, Nursed by the wind
along the trail of the Law Which increaseth the
kingdom of Light. The Heavenly Father
hath made the earth by his power, He hath established
the world by his wisdom, And hath stretched
out the heavens by his will. When he uttereth his
voice, There is a multitude
of waters in the heavens, And he causeth the
vapors to ascend From the ends of the
earth; He maketh lightnings
with rain, And bringeth forth
the wind out of his breath. As the sea is the
gathering place of the waters, Rising up and going
down, Up the aerial way
and down on to the earth, And up again the
aerial way: Thus rise, up and
roll along! – And for whose rising
and growing Tle Heavenly Father Hath made the
eternal and sovereign luminous Space. No man may come
before the Face of God Whom the Angel of
Air letteth not pass. Thy body must
breathe the air of the Earthly Mother, As thy spirit must
breathe the Holy Law Of the Heavenly
Father.
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