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THE GREAT BEAST 666 - A GLOSSARY OF THELEMA

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Lamed The twelfth letter of the Sacred Alphabet.  It literally means ox, has the phonetic value of L, and has a numerical value of 30.  It is further attributed to the Zodiacal sign Libra and the Tarot Trump Justice.
Lamp A magical weapon is any instrument used to bring about intentional change.  In practice, magical weapons are usually specific, consecrated items used within ceremonial ritual.  There is no hard and fast rule for what constitutes or does not constitute a magical weapon.  If a magician considers it to be a weapon, then a weapon it is.  However, there does exist a set of magical weapons with particular uses and symbolic meanings.  Some such common weapons/tools include the dagger/sword, wand/baton, cup/chalice, pentacle/disk, holy oil, lamp and bell.  See Magical Weapons.
Left-hand Path The terms 'Left-hand Path' and 'Right-hand Path' refer to a claimed separation of two distinct types of religion, the exact meaning of these terms having varied over time.  The modern usage regards religions which focus upon the worship of one or more deities and the observance of strict moral codes, as belonging to the Right-hand Path, while religions which value the advancement of the self over other goals are considered to belong to the Left-Hand Path (sometimes referred to as the Dark Path).
Leo Leo, the Lion, is a fire sign and the fifth sign of the zodiac.  Leo is ruled by the Sun.
Liber Al vel Legis See Book of the Law.
Libra Libra, the Scales, is an air sign and the seventh sign of the zodiac.  Libra is ruled by the planet Venus.
Lurianic Kabbalah In the sixteenth century Rabbi Isaac Luria (1534 – 1572), a Jewish scholar and mystic, founded one of the most important branches of Kabbalah, often referred to as Lurianic Kabbalah.  In this branch of Kabbalah, the purpose of man is to restore the original harmony in the universe that was destroyed with the breaking of the Vessels (also known as the 'Fall').

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