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Te Compas of Light,
Volume IV: Poetic in the Great Invocation
Coyih 2009, Sain Davi Hune III
Al ih eeve.
Ti ook may no e eoue o anmite y any meaneeoni, mehania, eoin, o ohewiewihou witen
emiion om he auho.
Liay o Cone Cono Nume (LCCN): enin
ISBN: enin
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Te Great Invocation
Fom he oin o Lih wihin he Min o GoLe ih eam oh ino he min o men.
Le Lih een on Eah.
Fom he oin o Love wihin he Hea o GoLe ove eam oh ino he hea o men.
May Chi eun o Eah.
Fom he ene whee he Wil o Go i knownLe uoe guie he ite wil o menTe uoe whih he Mae know an eve.
Fom he ene whih we al he ae o menLe he Pan o Love an Lih wok ou
An may i ea he oo whee evi wel.
Le Lih an Love an Poweeoe he Pan on Eah.
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Aout the AuthorSain Davi Hune III wa on in Caionia an aie in Wahinon Sae, Cooao, an Aizona. Hi hihe eua-ion wa oaine a Aizona Sae Univeiy, whee he eanea BS in Eeia Enineein, an Duke Univeiy, whee heeane oh a Mae o Buine Aminiaion an a Ph.D.in Manaemen. Hi oeiona exeiene ha een ivie
eween inuy an aaemia. Sain woke a an eeia
eninee a he Boein Comany in Seate an a a omenaionanay a Exxon Chemia. Hi aaemi o have een a heMaahuet Iniue o ehnooy, Te Ameian Univeiyo Shajah, an Caneie Melon Univeiy. Sain ha u-ihe, eviewe, an eie numeou aaemi ae on heaei ue an oanizaiona onequene o manaemeninomaion yem. Ti i hi ouh ook on he inguii ohe Gea Invoaion.
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A manam i a ominaion o oun, o wo an o haeha, houh viue o eain hyhmi ee, ahieve euha wou no e oibe aa om hem. Te mo ae oal he Eaen manam iven ou a ye o he ubi i he oneemoie in he wo: Om mani ame hum. Evey ylabe ohi hae ha a ee oeny, an i oaiy ha even mean-in an an in aou even ieen eu.
Tee ae vaiou mani om, ae uon hi omuaan uon he Sae Wo, whih, oune hyhmialy anin ieen key, aomih eain eie en, uh a he
invokin o oeive ane o eva, an enie wok, eiheonuive o euive uon he ane.Te oeny o a manam een uon he oin in evouion
o he man who emoy i. Utee y an oinay man i eve oimuae he oo wihin hi oie, o oe him, an i wil ao
ove o eneen inuene uon hi envionmen. Utee y anae o iniiae i oiiiie o oo ae innie an a-eahin.
Manam ae o many kin, an enealy seakin mih e
enumeae a olow:1. Some vey eoei manam, exiin in he oiina
Sena, in he uoy o he Gea Whie Loe.
2. Some Sanki manam emoye y iniiae an ae.
3. Manam onnee wih he ieen ay.
4 Manam ue in heain.
5 Manam ue in he eamen o eihe he Manu,he Bodhiatva, o he Mahahohan.
6. Manam ue in onneion wih he eva an heeemena kinom.
7. Seia manam onnee wih e.
Al hee manam een o hei oeny uon he oun anhyhm an uon he ylai emhai imae o hem when
enuniain an inonin. Tey een oo uon he aaiy ohe man who ue hem o viuaize an o il he eie ee.
~ Aie Baiey,A eaie on Coic Fie, . 928
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Dedicationo Vikoya, Zah, Bil, an Jeemy o hei ujeive upo ohi wok an o hei ojeive omoion o Aquaian iea.
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ContentAuho Peae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xi
Foewo Lynne Muguia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
Pa I: Poeic Mee 1
Chae 1: A Bie Oveview o Poei Mee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Chae 2: Sanion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Chae 3: Sanion o Vee 1, Line 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Chae 4: Sanion o Vee 1, Line 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Chae 5: Sanion o Vee 1, Line 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Chae 6: Sanion o Vee 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Chae 7: Sanion o Vee 3, Line 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Chae 8: Sanion o Vee 3, Line 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Chae 9: Sanion o Vee 3, Line 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Chae 10: Sanion o Vee 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Chae 11: Sanion o he Fina Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Chae 12: Re-Sanion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Chae 13: Summay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
PAR II: Emhaic Fom 35
Chae 14: Alieaive Vee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Chae 15: Exene Aenaion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Chae 16: Mae an Pae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Chae 17: Te Co o he Inne Chi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Chae 18: Ray 1, 2, an 3 Noun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49Chae 19: Conuion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Reeene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Fuhe Reain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Apenix: Sanion Uinwo- an Tee-Sylabe Fee . . . . . . . . . . 60
Ohe ook in hi eie y Sain Davi Hune III . . . . . . . . . . 64
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Lit o abeabe 1. Poei Mee
in he Fi Fou Vee o he Gea Invoaion . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
abe 2. Poei Mee in he Fou Vee an
he Fina Line o he Gea Invoaion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
abe 3. Seee Deniion
o Wihin, Ino, Cene, Hea, an Love . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
abe 4. Wo Connoin Ray o Ase
in he Gea Invoaion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52abe 5. Sanion o he Gea Invoaion
Uin wo an Tee-Sylabe Meia Fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
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Author PreaceAoin o Aie BaieyA eaie on Coic Fie a manam ia ominaion o oun, o wo an o hae ha, houh
viue o eain hyhmi ee, ahieve eu ha wou noe oibe aa om hem (. 928). Te anon o oei heoyha muh o ay aou he hyhm o oun, wo, an hae. Inhi voume I apy a vey mal a o oei heoy o he uyo he manam ha we know a he Gea Invoaion. Seialy,
I examine he Invoaion oei mee, a wel a evea o heemhai om o whih i ive ie. Whie muh moe i oibeo how an el han he eae wil n hee, wha i iven in hi
voume ad iniany o he owin oy o knowee aouhe Invoaion. I i my inee hoe ha he uue ho in oea moe hoouh-oin an eneain anayi.
Sain Davi Hune IIIWahinon DC
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ForewordTi exaoinay wok eve a muiue o en. Fo he men-aly-oiene, i eve a ye adiiona oo o houh (houhon a aaby moe iiua ane han one wou exe omo anayia an apoah). Fo he moe inuiiveexanion oonioune. Heein ie he aoue neeiy o ynheioi i ony union o min an hea ha an ea he ou uon iende jouney ino he unknown an unknowabehe ate
exanin eve ino inniy. In he ae o he Gea Invoaion,ynhei i inheena i hi anayi o i. A one ea, meeomine ininialy wih meanin, o eae a whoii owhouhou he hyia, aa an mena ane ha oe,inee, ea he eae onioune eve uwa uon he ii-ua o. I i a meiaion in oe. Adiionaly, i i a eaninoo, a i eae he Gea Invoaion o hoe ay inini ini exeion. Ti an e veie y he eae who ay oeatenion o hi own equimen whie eainheey oh vei-yin an imuain eona enenie in hi ea. I ao
ovie a oay ino eoei eomeya iene no eaiy ae-ibe (o aeabe) o he min o manyan ineiby, uon
ooun anayi, ee he evouionay hioy o humaniy,a wel a he omi aw o Cyiiy (hyhm), Caue/Ee,Coreonene an Eeniaiy.
We ae aue y he iean ha he Gea Invoaion i aaye o al humaniyha i, no imie o any aiuaeiion, uue o aiionan hi eome aiiny ea ahe eoei ase o i exeion ae uie an i maneimexeiene. Al iie o he Gea Invoaion inee owea ea e o M. Hune o hi eneaion, eineaion anhain o he exaoinay eah an eh o hi aneaymanaan he oe i i eine o ay in he new wo ea.
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Poetic Meter
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A Brie Overview o Poetic MeterDeniion o oei mee aoun. Wikieia i amon he moie an ime a any: he hyhmi uue o a vee.1 Teiuion oninue y noin ha mee een on aoui
oeie o oken wo uh a he enh o e o hei y-abe an imoany oin ou ha mee i ineenen o hewo meanin. A wih eniion o mee ie, ieen an-
guae an hei oei aiion vay eain he eaionhi eween oun an mee. Mo o he Ween aia oeiaiion, we ae o, eie mee in em o ee, i.e., omesei equene o ylabe ye. Te mo ommon mee inEnih oey i ae on iam,2 i.e., equene o ylabe ai,he o whih i unee an he eon o whih i ee,e.., eay, emin, oay. ohai mee ou when hefylabe eeive he e, e.., oen, cany, uesay.
Tee wo one ae ao apiabe o wo-wo ominaionourin in ine o oei vee. Fo exame, when he eono wo wo i ee eeaedy, a in he ine eow, he emiami i ao ue:
Taime | oyea | hou mays | in me | eho3
Te ame inie apie when he o wo wo eeive
e. Beow i an exame o a ine o oey wih ohaimee:
el me | noin | mounu|nume4
1 ht://en.wikieia.o/wiki/Poei_mee2 Shakeseae, o exame, mae vey equen ue o iami enamee, a
equene o ve (ena-) iami ee, eah oniin o an unee y-abe olowe y a ee one3 ht://www.wiin.uenn.eu/~aei/88/mee.hm4 ii
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Ineeiny, hee em an meho o oei anayi have oi-in ha on e-ae i ue in Enih. Aoin o Wikieia,
Ti apoah o anayzin an aiyin mee oiinaeom anien Geek aeian an oe uh a Home, Pina,Heio, Sapho.5
Meic Lenh Te enh o a ine o oei vee i meauein ee whee a oo i ene a he ominaion o aenean unaene ylabe.6 Fo exame, a ine wih hee uhominaion i hee ee in enh, ao known a imee. Ihe ine ha ou ominaion, i i ou ee in enh an ale
eamee; i ve ai, hen ve ee, enamee, an o on.A ommon manne o eiin a oem meia om i oeinae oh i e aten an i enh. Fo exame, a inewih ve iam7 i eie a iami enamee whie onewih hee ohee,8 i ale ohai imee.
5 ht://en.wikieia.o/wiki/Poei_mee6 ht://en.wikieia.o/wiki/Foo_(ooy)7 An unaene ylabe (o wo) olowe y an aene one.8 An aene ylabe (o wo) olowe y an aene one.
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Scanion o Vere 1, Line 1Te ine o he Invoaion ha 10 wo an eeven ylabe:
Fom he oin o Lih wihin he Min o Go
Bae ue o anion i o ieniy he oyylai wo().A i un ou, hee i onewihin. Aoin o evea i-
ionaie i eon ylabe ake he e. U o hi oin wehave one ee ylabe:
Fom he oin o Lih wihin he Min o Go
Knowin he e o one ylabe i no uien, howeve, oeemine he mee o he enie ine. A uh, we onie Baeeon hinieniyin he nomaly unaene monoylai
wo. Amon hem wee he eona onoun, he mal on- junion, om o he ve o e, he aie, an he imeeoiion. Sevea o hee ae oun in he ine. In aiu-a we have wo eoiion (Fom an o ) apeain hee imean one aie (he) apeain wie. Wih hee wo omiteom onieaion we ae ef wih ou ohe wo o onieoin, Lih, Min, an Go, al o whih ae noun. Hee i iueu o eal uo eon ue o hum onenin an-
ion, i.e., ha imoan ine-ylabe wo, aiuay vean noun, enealy ake on ee. I e i apie ohee ou monoylai wo, we have he olowin aten ohe ine:
Fom heoinoLihwihin he MinoGo
Aumin we ea Fom, he wo an ylabe, a an exaunee ylabe12 hen hi ine an oe iami mee, i.e.,an unee ylabe olowe y a ee. We an uhe ee
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ha hee ae ve uh ai o ylabe. Tu, he ine an eihy haaceize a iami enamee,13 a mee eie a
he mo ommon o al ine o vee in Enih an, eainy, hemo ommon vee om in Shakeseae ay an oey.14
We hou eal Bae a hin: One you eabih a aten,ue i. I he oem eem o e witen in (a eain mee) ee ii oninue ha way. I oaby wil. Folowin hi ugeion,in he nex hae I apy he ame ue o anion o he eonan hi ine o he Invoaion vee.
13 ht://en.wikieia.o/wiki/Iami_enamee14 ht://hakeseae.nowhee.om/aq/aq29.h
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Scanion o Vere 1, Line 2In he eein hae I apie Bae hin an uoue o hum o anion o he ine o he vee ohe Invoaion. Fom ha anayi I onue ha he mee iiami enamee. In hi hae I apy he ame ue o an-ion o he eon an hi ine o e Bae hyohei hahei mee oninue ha way. Beow ae he an eon
ine o he Invoaion. Te ine how he eu o he anay-i om he eein hae.
Fom heoinoLihwihin he MinoGoLe ih eam oh ino he min o men.
Even eoe annin hee ine i i woh noin ha hey on-iue a ine enene. Ti i imoan eaue omee,
ammaia enene mu onain a ve an a an e een, he ine oe no have one. Bu eoe eain wih he ve inine wo, I eun o Bae ue onenin oyylai wo.Aain we n ju oneinoanohe eoiion. Ineeiny,eeminin he ee ylabe i no quie a eay a i wa wihwihin, he oyylai wo in he ine. In ho, hee i
vaiaion onenin whee he e may e ae. Fo exame,he Oxor Eni Dicionay ha he ylabe akin he e
whie he Camie Dicionay o Aeican Eni alow o he o eon ylabe o e ee.15Weer Revie Unaie
Dicionay ae imay e on he eon ylabe an e-onay e on he .16 Te Aeican Heiae Dicionayo e Eni Languae ae e on he ylabe,17 whieMeriam-Wee alow o eihe.18
15 ht://iionay.amie.o/ene.a?i=A&key=ino*1+0&h=on16 ht://iionay.eeene.om/ie.hm?qh=ino&ia=we191317 ht://www.aey.om/61/27/I0202700.hm18 ht://www.meriam-wee.om/iionay/ino
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I we ue ou he ine ony aie (he) an i ohe eoiion(o), hen he wo noun ha hey eee, i.e., min an men,
have o ake he e. Ta, in un, make he eon ylabe oino he one o ake he e i he iami mee i oninue:
Le ih eam oh ino he mins omen
I we kee wokin om ih o ef houh he ine, hen yneeiy he wo oh an ih mu ao e ee. Teate i a noun an he ome an ave o a noun meanin ah,
way, o o. Eah quaie a an imoan ine-ylabe woa eie in uo eon ue an hu oh ae equaly ooaniae o akin e; a ae he wo ve Le an eam.
Wih oh an ih ee, he eon ine exhii he amemee a ine one, i.e., iami enamee:
Le iheam oh ino he mins omen
Reain mee, one imoan ieene eween he aneon ine i ha he ate oe no ein wih an exa uneeylabe. I i he imiaiie, howeve, ha an ou. In eah inehee ae ou noun akin he eoin, Lih, Min anGo in he ine an ih, oh, min an men in heeon:
Fom heoinoLihwihin he MinoGoLeiheam oh ino he mins omen
Ao, we n in eah ine he eon ylabe o a wo-ylabe eoiion akin he e. Ineeiny, oh o hee eo-iion ary he ame ene o ieioninwane. Wih wooneuive ine o iami enamee, Bae hyohei i onow upoe. In he nex hae I examine whehe he mee
exen o he na ine o he vee.
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Scanion o Vere 1, Line 3In he a wo hae I howe ha iami enamee i hemee o he wo ine o he vee o he Invoaion. Bymy eain o Bae a hin, we hou ee hi mee eeaea ea houh he vee. Ta ai, i i imoan o makeea wha i mean y mee eeain. Fou oiiiie exi,
eha on a oninuum. Fi o al we ou ee a hi ine ha i
ao iami enamee. Seon, ha ine ou e iami u nove ee on. Fo exame, i ou e iami eamee (ou ee)o iami imee (hee ee). Ti, we ou have a ine ha i
enamee, i.e., ha ha ve ee, u i ohai. Finaly, we ouhave a ine ha i neihe ve ee on no iami. I i my onen-ion ha ony he wo oniion wou quaiy a upoinBae hyohei ha he mee o he ine oninue.
Te hi ine o he veeLe Lih een on Eah
onain ony ve wo an ix ylabe. Ti exue he o ou ou oiiiie, ine ony hee o he ix ylabe wou
e exee o ake he e une eihe an iami o ohaimee. Te e o ou hyohee now e on he ye o mee
een in he ineiami o no. o eemine hi we eun ohe ue an hin ue eviouy.
Like he wo whih eee i, he hi ine onain one oyylai woeena wo whoe eon ylabe
ake he e. Te one eoiion on al ino he aeoyo unimoan ine-ylabe wo an i eume o eunee. Tee ae wo oe noun in he ineLih anEahwhih ou e haaceize a imoan ine-ylabewo an hu aniae o eeivin on e. Founaey
oh ae eaae om -en y one eeminy unimoanine-ylabe, i.e., he ex e- an he eoiion on. Teeu o he apiaion o hee ue eu in he aten o
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Scanion o Vere 2In he eein hae I have hown ha he mee o
vee o he Invoaion i iami enamee in he wo inean iami imee in he hi an na. Ti hae oniewhehe o no he mee o Vee 2 oninue he aten ea-ihe in Vee 1. We ein y noin ha hee i a emakabeeee o aaleim eween he wo vee. Tey oe he
ame nume o ine (hee) enene (wo), wo (24), yla-be (27), ommon noun (5), oe noun (5), ve (4), aie(3), an eoiion (7). Te an a wo o he woine ae he ame (Fom an Go, Le an men). Tey havehe ame nume o ete (97), ae ui uon he ame eneneuue, an exhii om o aaleim an oreonenein uje mate. Given al o hi, i i ha o imaine how wo
vee wou no have he ame mee. Ye, i i il a ueu exe-
ie o apy he ue an o e he eu make ie ain.Te ue ha een o ieniy he oyylai wo an
eemine whih ylabe ake he e. A hown eow, heeae hee uh wo in Vee 2, wo o whih ae eeae om
Vee 1 (wihin an ino), an one ha i neweun. Noaby,al hee apea in he ame oiion in hei ine an vee a ohei ounea in Vee 1. Te ate o he hee, eun, akehe e in he eon ylabe, ju ike i ounea, een.
So he aten o ee ylabe hu a i:
Fom he oin o Love wihin he Hea o GoLe ove eam oh ino he hea o men.May Chi eun o Eah.
In Line 1 we an ieniy he ame eoiion an aie hawee unee in Line 1 o Vee 1, i.e., Fom, o an he. Tieave ou nounhee oe (Love, Hea, an Go) an
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one ommon (oin)o ake he e, ju a wih Vee 1, Line1. Te ee ylabe in he ine hen ae a olow:
Fom heoino Love wihin he HeaoGo
Te eon ine o Vee 2 ha he ame wo unimoan in-e-ylabe wo (he aie he an he eoiion o) a wela wo nominaly imoan ve (Le an eam) whih weeal unee in Vee 1 an whih ae aoiny ef uneehee. Ti ive u an ienia aten o ee ylabe hu
a:
Fom heoinoLove wihin he Heao GoLeove eam oh ino heheas omen.
Finaly we noe ha he ee ylabe (-un) in he ony wo-ylabe wo (eun) i akee y he ex e- an he
eoiion o, ju ike -en in Vee 1. Te ine-ylabe oe noun Chi an Eah apea on eihe ie o heewo unimoan ylabe. Aoiny hey ae aine hee, ju a wee hei ounea, Lih an Eah, in Vee1. Te euin aten i eaiy eonize a iami enameein Line 1 an 2 an iami imee in Line 3, ju a in Vee 1an ju a eie y Bae:
Fom heoinoLove wihin he HeaoGoLe ove eam oh ino heheas omen.MayChiseun o Eah
An o ou on i o imiaiie eween vee we an ad onemoe: eah ha a oa o hieen meia eeve in Line 1,ve in Line 2, an hee in Line 3. In he nex hae I examinewhehe he iami mee oninue ino Vee 3.
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imoan an eevan o hee wil e eveae in he oe oanion.
Te ine onain a ine wo-ylabe wo, ene. Teohe oenin ine ao onaine a wo-ylabe wohe
eoiion wihina wo whih ake he e on he eonylabe. An hee ae ou noabe ieene: ene i anoun ahe han a eoiion; i i he noun o a wih woylabe an i ake he e on he ahe han he eonylabe. Ti a ieene ou have imoan imiaion oeeminin he mee o he ine an he vee. Real ha he
eviou ine an vee have iami mee, a aten haaceizey an unee ylabe olowe y a ee. Te wo-ylabewo in he wo vee wee al ae o ha hei eonylabe eeive he e. Ti mean ha whoe wo wee noea ou ove moe han one oo. In he exame eow hewo yone an winow ae i in ju hi ahion:
Bu so | whaih| houhyon | ewin | oweaks?19
So oo ae he wo Xanau, Kuba, aey, an eaue inhi exame:
In Xan | au | i Ku | a KhanA sae | yeas | ue ome | ecee20
Ti i a vey ommon acie in Enih oey. I i e o on-inue annin he ine eoe onuin whehe Vee 3 haaoe hi onvenion, an i o, wha i inie.
Vee 3 onain evea unimoan ine-ylabe wo.In he ine we n he aie he apeain wie, he
eoiion o an Fom, an he ve i. I none o hee akee hen he emainin aniae ae he eaive ave whee,he oe noun Wil an Go, an he uje omemen
known. Te ate i ikey an ajeive u an ao e a noun
19 W. Shakeseae,Roeo an Juie20 S.. Coeie,Kuba Kan
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meanin omehin ha i known. 21 By hee ue he aten oe o he ine o Vee 3 i:
Fom he cen | ewhee | heWil | oGo | iknown
akin he wo, Fom, o one aain e an exa uneeylabe, we eonize he mee o e iami an he enh ohe ine o e ve meia ee, ju ike al o he ine eoei. Tu a he meia aten i oninuin aae an i heei any vaiaion, i i ony mino. Te nex hae onie hemee o Vee 3, Line 2.
21 Aeican Heiae Dicionay o e Eni Languae.
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Chater 8:
Scanion o Vere 3, Line 2Evey ine o he Invoaion anne hu a ha een howno have iami mee an a enh o hee o ve meia ee.Adiionaly, he oa enh o eah o he wo vee i 13meia ee, i.e., ve, ve, an hee ee o he , eon, anhi ine, eseivey. Te ine o Vee 3 kee wih heoveal aten: i mee i iami an i enh i ve meia
ee. Te eon ine o Vee 3 ea:Le uoe guie he ite wil o men
Beinnin wih oyylai wo ea u o immeiaey eo-nize an imoan ieene om io eon ine: hi ine hawo o hemuoe an ite. Tee ae a ew vey ikinieene hee: he wo ae ieen om one anohe; hey aeieen om wo-ylabe wo in he ohe eon ine (ino);
an hey oh ake he e on he ahe han he eonylabe. Fo he ime we have wo ee ylabe mae evi-en om ou onieaion o oyylai wo:
Leuoe guie heie wil o men
Te nex ue i o make noe o aie an eoiion. Tee ione o eahhe aie he an he eoiion o. Wih heeemove om onieaion hee emain he ine-ylabe veguie an he ine-ylabe ommon noun wil an men oake he e. Ti ene he olowin aten:
Leuoeguie heiewils omen
Aain we eonize a ine wih iami mee an ve meia ee,ju ike he eon ine o Vee 1 an 2. Te inia ieenei ha hi ine ein wih an exa unee ylabe whie hoe
in he wo vee i no. So ye aain i may e ai ha hemeia ona an. In he nex hae I onie whehehe hi an na ine o Vee 3 oninue in ike ahion.
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Chater 9:
Scanion o Vere 3, Line 3In he a evea hae I have hown ha eah o he eihine o he Invoaion ha iami mee an a meia enh ove o hee ee, i.e., enamee o imee. I ao howe hahe nume o meia ee in he wo vee oa 13vein eah o he wo ine an 3 in he a ine o he vee. Tua Vee 3 exay oninue hi aten: i wo ine ae
iami enamee, ju ike he wo ine o Vee 1 an 2.Te hi ine, hown eow, may e he o eak wih hemeia ona:
Te uoe whih he Mae know an eve.
A ane i i een o have 8 wo an 10 ylabe. A inewih iami mee wou e exee o have apoximaey hao i ylabe akin e. Ti eem vey unikey iven he
ae nume een. Sil, i i ueu o an he ine ao-in o ou ue an e he eu seak o hemeve. A wihLine 2 o Vee 3 we n wo oyylai wouoe anMaeoh o whih ake e on he ylabe. Tee aewo ine-ylabe wo apeain a oa o hee ime whihan e exue om onieaionhe aie he an he on-
junion an. Ti eave he eaive onoun whih an heve know an eve a aniae o akin e. Te eu-in aten i a olow:
Teuoewhich he Maseknowan seve.
One aain we have oun a ine o iami enamee. Bu hiime i i no quie wha wa exee. Evey ohe hi ine haiami imee. Te wo exa ee hee ive a oa o 15 om-
ae o he hieen ee o Vee 1 an 2. Ti wou eem o
e a vey inian meia vaiaion, u ju how inianemain o e een. Key o makin hi eeminaion i a om-aion wih he mee o Vee 4 an o he na ine. In he nexhae I uneake o an hee ine.
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Chater 10:
Scanion o Vere 4In he a evea hae I howe ha even o he nine ineomiin he hee vee o he Invoaion ae haace-ize y iami enamee; he emainin wo ae iami imee.I have ao hown ha in one imoan ese oe hi vee
eak wih he meia ona eabihe in he wovee: i ha a hi ine wih ve meia ee ahe han hee.
Te eu o hi ieene i ha he oa nume o ee y-abe i 15 ahe han he exee hieen 13. How inianhi meia vaiaion i een in ae a on wha mee ioun in Vee 4, whih ea a olow:
Fom he ene whih we al he ae o menLe he Pan o Love an Lih wok ou
An may i ea he oo whee evi wel.
Te ine ha eeven ylabe an en wo, one o whih ioyylai, eneal he ame a he ine o Vee 3. Awe know, ene ake he e on i ylabe. Amon hewo no exee o e ee we n he aie he apea-in wie, wo onoun whih an we, an wo eoiionFom an o. Ti eave one ine-ylabe ve, al, an woine-ylabe ommon noun, ae an men, a he ikey ani-
ae o akin he e:
Fom he cene whih we cal he ace omen
Noabe in hi aten o e i he eie o hee uneeylabee, whih an we. Ti i he iuaion eaue o
oh naua an aine aten o e. Te ylabe inhe eie, e, i he eon an unee ylabe o he woene. Te nex wo ylabe, he onoun whih an we,ae unee eaue o onvenion: he ue o hum o an-
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ion yialy ea hem a unee. Tee i, howeve, anoheue o ade hi aiua aten; i i uo ouh ue o
hum:
In any eie o hee unee in a ine o vee, one o hem, enealy he mide ylabe, wil ake a eonay ehouh omoion an wil e oune a a ee ylabe.22
Te mide ylabe in hi eie o unee ylabe i he ea-ive onoun whih an y Rue 4 i ake he e. So we now
have a oa o ve ee ylabe, one exa unee ylabe, an oviouy iami mee, an hu adheene o hemeia ona:
Fom he cenewhich we cal he ace omen
Te eon ine o Vee 4 ha nine ylabe an nine wo. Fohe ime, no one wo i oyylai an o we an no eyon ou ue o hum:
Le he Pan o Love an Lih wok ou
By he eon ue we n hee wo ha wou yialy euneehe aie he, he eoiion o, an he onjun-ion an. Aumin one aain ha he ylabe i adiiona,
we ae ef wih ou ine-ylabe wo o ake he e. Teyae he hee oe nounPan, Love, an Lihan he aie ou.23 Te euin aten ha ou ee ylabean i eay in iami mee:
Le he Pan oLove an Lihwokou
22 uo, p. 37-8
23 Te wo wok ou ae hee a haa ve, ene y AHDEL a AnEnih ve omex oniin o a ve an one o moe olowin a-ie an acin a a omee ynaci an emani uni, a ook up inSe ooke up e or in e icionay. ht://www.aey.om/61/94/P0269490.hm
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Ti i he ime we have een a ine o iami eamee.Ta ai, i i oibe o an hi ine o ha hee ae ve ahe
han ou ee. Doin o ony equie ha he ine i eae aheade vee a ommon meia vaiaion wheein he ylabe o he oo i omite.24 In ohe wo, we aumeha Le i he eon an ee ylabe o a heade iam, i.e.,an unee-ee ai whoe ylabe i omite. Tu wehave he olowin aten o e in Line 2 o Vee 4:
[] Lehe Pan oLove an Lihwokou
Te hi ine o Vee 4 ha en ylabe an nine wo. Teei one wo wih wo ylabe, evi, an i ake he e on he. Tee ae ou ine-ylabe wo ha hou no akeehe onjunion An, he onoun i, he aie he, anhe eaive ave whee. Ti eave ou ohe ine-ylabewo ha hou ake ehe ve may, ea an welan he ommon noun oo. Te euin aten o e,hown eow, i eay iami enamee an in ao wih hemeia ona:
An mayi sea he oo whee eviwels.
Moeove, we now have a moe m ai o evauain he ini-iane o he meia vaiaion in Vee 3 an 4. Real ha eah
o he wo vee ha iami mee an a oa o hieen me-ia ee ove i hee ine. Te hi an ouh vee eah ane anne in uh a way ha hey have iami mee an a oao feen meia ee. In ih o he annin o Vee 4, he hifom ine o ve, ve, an hee meia ee in wo vee ohee ine o ve in he nex wo oe no eem amai. Rahei eem ike noma an ymmeia meia vaiaion an in noway a vioaion o he meia ona.
24 ht://en.wikieia.o/wiki/Mee_(oey)#Mei_vaiaion
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abe 1. Poetic Meter in the Firt Four Vere
o the Great Invocation
Line 1 Line 2 Line 3oaFee
Vee 1Iamienamee
Iamienamee
Iami imee 13
Vee 2Iamienamee
Iamienamee
Iami imee 13
Vee 3Iamienamee
Iamienamee
Iamienamee
15
Vee 4Iamienamee
Iamienamee
Iamienamee
15
Howeve, i i ete o wihho na juemen uni he a inei anne an i mee an enh omae wih he eeinine an vee. Te nex hae i evoe o eiey hi ak.
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Chater 11:
Scanion o the Fina LineIn he a even hae I anne an anayze he weve ineha omie he ou vee o he Invoaion. I have hown haen o hoe ine ae in iami enamee an he emaininwooh o whih ae ul eneneae iami imee. Ao,I have ague ha he meia vaiaion ha exi i omeeyin keein wih he meia ona eabihe in he oenin
ine. Sil, he ul imo o vaiaion an no e eemineuni he mee o he na an ummaizin ine:
Le Lih an Love an Powe eoe he Pan on Eah.
Noaby hi hieenh ine ha hieen ylabe an eevenwomoe han any ohe ine. I onain wo oyylaiwohe oe noun Powe an he ve eoe. Te ome
ake he e on he ylabe an he ate ake e onhe eon, a hown eow. I i ineein how hee wo woae miro imae o one anohe. No ony i he e atenmiroesesse , unee, unee, sesseu heunee ylabe ae omie o he ame ete in eveeoe, i.e., e olowe y e.
Le Lih an Love an Powe esoe he Pan on Eah.
Tee ae hee yialy unimoan ine-ylabe wo inhi ine whih ae exee o e uneehe onjunionan whih apea wie, a wel a he aie he an he e-oiion on. Wih hee omite om onieaion wha emaini he ve Le an ou ine-ylabe oe noun Lih, Love,Pan, an Eah. I al o hee ae in a ee hen hee aeeven ee ylabe in oa.
Le Lihan Love an Powe esoe he Pan on Eah
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One awak o hi aranemen i ha he oo ha woee ylabe, Le Lih, a aten whih i eere o a a
onee. 25 I hi i inee how he ine hou e annean ea, hen we have an exame o meia uiuion, heeaemen o one omonen o a meia oo o anohe.26 I,howeve, he iniia ylabe, Le, i ef unee a i wa in ev-ea io ine, hen hee ae ix ee ylabeone e han
y he ohe eain.
Le Lihan Love an Powe esoe he Pan on Eah
Bu even hi annin onain meia vaiaion. Noe howhee ae hee iam (Le Lih an Love an Pow) olowe
y an unee ylabe e whih i olowe y anohe heeiam (esoe he Pan on Eah). Ti exa-meia ylabe ianohe aeabe meia vaiaion an y onvenion i i nooune amon he ylabe equie y he mee. A uh, i i
oibe o ae ha he a ine i iami hexamee, i.e., iamimee ha i ix meia ee in enh. Touh no ohe ine ihi on, i i no unommon o na ine o vee o oemo e one. Tu we an now onue ha Bae oninuaionhyohei i upoe: iami mee i oun in evey ine o heInvoaion. Tee i meia vaiaion, whih i o e exee, inhe om o heade iam, a wel a exa-meia ylabe oha he einnin an in he mide o ine. Tee i ao vaiaion
in he ine enhmo ine have ve ee u wo have hee anhe a ha ixu he uneyin ymmey in he oa numeo ee e vee make hi vaiaion wel wihin aeabe imi.A uh I onue ha he meia ona eabihe in heoenin ine i oninue. abe 2, eow, ummaize he meean vee o al ine an vee.
25 ht://www.aey.om/61/86/S0658600.hm26 Te Pinceon Encycpeia o Poey an Poeic, . 1233 | ht://www.evey-
oe.o/a/howhea.h?=&heai=11320
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abe 2. Poetic Meter in the Four Vere
and the Fina Line o the Great Invocation
Vese Line 1 Line 2 Line 3 Lenh
1Iamienamee
Iamienamee
Iami imee 13
2Iamienamee
Iamienamee
Iami imee 13
3Iamienamee
Iamienamee
Iami enamee 15
4Iamienamee
Iamienamee
Iami enamee 15
5Iamihexamee
No apiabe No apiabe 6
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Chater 12:
Re-Scanion Whie he anayi o he eein en hae i unamen-aly oun an i onuion vai wihin ha onex, heei a eon an equaly vai oibe anion o he hi anouh vee. I i one ae on ohai meea ee y-abe olowe y an uneean whih a a eu ha eaemeia vaiaion han he iami-ony anion eviouy i-
ue. Bu a I wil how eow, he vaiaion o he mixe-meeaten eeen e o a eaue om he meia ona ohe wo vee han oe he iami-ony aten. An i aoha many ohe atiue o ommen i.
Rahe han e-annin hee vee ine-y-ine, I een heenie mixe-mee aten eow. Te wo ae omate aolow: ee ylabe o ine-ylabe wo ae hihihewih o ex; unee ylabe an ine-ylabe wo
apea in ain ex; an unee exa ylabe a he en oeinnin o ine apea in iaic ex. o he ih o eah inein quae ake he meia om o he ine i iniae, e..,iami enamee.
Fo heoin|oLih|wihin |he Min| oGo [Iamienamee]
Leih|eam oh |ino |he mins |omen[Iamienamee]
Le Lih|escen|on Eah [Iamiimee]
Fo heoin|oLove |wihin |he Hea|oGo [Iamienamee]
Leove |eam oh |ino|heheas |omen [Iamienamee]
MayChis|eun |o Eah [Iamiimee]
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Fom he| cene|whee he |Wil o | Goi| knon [ohaienamee]
Leuoe|guie he |ite|wils o | en- [ohaieamee]
Teuoe|which he| Mase|knowan|eve. [ohaieamee]
Fom he| cene|which we| cal he| ace o| en [ohaienamee]
Lehe| Pan o| Love an| Lihwok| ou [ohai
eamee]Anmayi| sea he| oo whee| evi| el. [ohai
eamee]
LeLihan| Love an| Powe [ohaiimee]
esoe| he Pan| on Eah. [Iamiimee]
en o he mo noewohy eaue o hi enein o heInvoaion ae iven eow:
1. Te enh o each o he ou veses is he same13 meicaee Te ine o he wo vee ae ve, ve, an hee ee,eseivey. Te eon wo vee have enh o ve, ou,an ou ee, eseivey. Te enh o he a ine i ix ee,
makin he oa enh 13 + 13 + 13 + 13 + 6 = 58 ee.2. Te ine o eah o he ou vee i ve mei ee in
enh.
Fo heoin|oLih|wihin |he Min| oGo[Iamienamee]
Fo heoin|oLove |wihin |he Hea|oGo[Iamienamee]
Fom he| cene|whee he|Wil o| Goi| knon [ohaienamee]
Fom he| cene|which we| cal he| ace o| en[ohaienamee]
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5. Touh ieen han he coresonin ines in Veses 1an 2, he enhs o coresonin ines in Veses 3 an 4
ae aso ienica.
Vese 3, Line 1
Fom he| cene|whee he|Wil o| Goi| knon[ohaienamee]
Vese 4, Line 1
Fom he| cene|which we| cal he| ace o| en[ohai
enamee]
Vese 3, Line 2
Leuoe|guie he|ite|wils o| en-[ohaieamee]
Vese 4, Line 2
Lehe| Pan o| Love an| Lihwok| ou[ohaieamee]
Vese 3, Line 3
Teuoe|which he| Mase|knowan|eve.[ohaieamee]
Vese 4, Line 3
Anmayi| sea he| oo whee| evi| el. [ohaieamee]
A iniae aove, he ine ae ve ee on, he eon ineae ou ee on, a ae he hi ine. Tu, he vee enh ae5 + 4 + 4 = 13 eehe ame oa enh a Vee 1 an 2.
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6. Al six ines o he fs wo veses ae iamic In ohewo, he e al on he eon wo o he ai o he
eon ylabe.
Fo heoin|oLih|wihin |he Min| oGo[Iamienamee]
Leih|eam oh |ino |he mins |omen[Iamienamee]
Le Lih|escen|on Eah[Iamiimee]
Fo heoin|oLove |wihin |he Hea|oGo[Iamienamee]
Leove |eam oh |ino| heheas |omen[Iamienamee]
MayChis| eun |o Eah[Iamiimee]
7. Al six ines o Vese 3 an 4 have he same meica omhey ae al ochaic, i.e., he e al on he ylabeo on he wo o he ai. Aain i i noabe ha al ix
oe noun (Wil, Go, Mae, Pan, Love, Lih) eeivee whie he ine-ylabe eoiion, onjunion(an), onoun (i, we), he enie aie (he), anave (ou, whee) o no. One aain i i ea ha ei iooionaey ae uon noun, eseialy oenoun.
Fom he| cene|whee he|Wil o| Goi| knon[ohaienamee]
Leuoe|guie he|ite|wils o| en-[ohaieamee]
Teuoe|which he| Mase|knowan|eve.[ohaieamee]
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Fom he| cene|which we| cal he| ace o| en[ohaienamee]
Lehe| Pan o| Love an| Lihwok| ou [ohaieamee]
Anmayi| sea he| oo whee| evi| el.[ohaieamee]
8. Te as ine, one which summaizes he 12 ecein ines,conains oh meica oms I ix ylabehe exa
unee ylabe i no ouneha ohai mee, ju ikehe immeiaey eein ix ine:
Le Lihan Love an Powe[ohaiimee}
Te a ine (oniin o ix ylabe) i iami, ju ike ixine o he Invoaion. Ti i, in a ene, a eun o om, a e-
oninuaion o he iniia exeaion onenin mee.
esoe he Pan on Eah[Iamiimee]
Tu, o he Invoaion a a whoe we have ix iami ine (Vee1 an 2) olowe y ix ohai ine (Vee 3 an 4), olowe ya ine ine ha i ix meia ee in enh, he ha o whih
i ohai an he a ha o whih i iami.
9. In he as ine he symmey in meica ee is apaen:he ohai oion i hee ee on an he iami emeni ao hee ee in enh.
LeLihan| Love an| Powe [ohaiimee]
esoe| he Pan| on Eah. [Iamiimee]
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Ineeiny, he hane o evea in mee an he uequeneun o he oiina mee ou wih eoe, a wo whoe
ylabe i he ex e. I mean aain, anew, ak, o ak-wa. An ha i eiey wha ommene wih eoeheoiina mei om i eoe, oe ak aain, i eeae anew,i invee o une akwa.
10. Tee is aance in he ene o he ine enins Te ixiami ine o he wo vee have mauine enin,
i.e., he a ylabe o he ine ake he e.27
Te ixohai ine o Vee 3 an 4 have eminine enin, i.e.,he a ylabe i unee.28 Te ha o he na inei ohai an hu eminine whie he eon ha o heine i iami an hu mauine. I we ea he na ine awo ine o imee ahe han one o hexamee, hen heInvoaion ha even mauine an even eminine ine. Byona, he iami-ony anion eie in he oenin
hae ha ony mauine enin.
27 ht://www.anwe.om/oi/mauine-enin28 ht://www.anwe.om/oi/eminine-enin
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Fo heoin|oLih|wihin |he Min| oGo [Mauine]
Leih|eam oh |ino |he mins |omen [Mauine]Le Lih|escen|on Eah [Mauine]
Fo heoin|oLove |wihin |he Hea|oGo [Mauine]
Leove |eam oh |ino| heheas |omen [Mauine]
MayChis| eun |o Eah [Mauine]
Fom he| cene|whee he|Wil o| Goi| knon [Feminine]Leuoe|guie he|ite|wils o| en- [Feminine]
Teuoe|which he| Mase|knowan|eve. [Feminine]
Fom he| cene|which we| cal he| ace o| en [Feminine]
Lehe| Pan o| Love an| Lihwok| ou [Feminine]
Anmayi| sea he| oo whee| evi| el. [Feminine]
LeLihan| Love an| Powe [Feminine]
esoe| he Pan| on Eah. [Mauine]
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SummaryTe aove anayi an iuion make ea ha hee i a hyhmo ea o he Invoaion. Ta ai, i i unikey ha many eoeay i in eihe o he manne ouine aove. I, o one, have nevehea i ue hi way. No, o ha mate, have I hea anyoneeven menion any mei in oin o. Al ha i neee i ome
aien acie, acie whih wil equie heihene onen-
aion on he wo hemeve.I onue hi eion y noin aain ha anion i no
an exa iene. Ohe way o an hee ine emain o eienie an exoune uon. Te moivae eae wil nai an ieion owa hi en om he oue ienie inhe apenix. In Pa II o hi uy I onie evea vey uean inian eaionhi amon he 36 ine-ylabe nounakin e in he wo annin aove. In aiua I how ha
hee ae ohe hyhmi, i no meia, aten an uueexiin amon hee ee wo. I ao how ha hee exa-meia aten an e haaceize wih one ena ohe e o oh heoi an eoei hioohy.
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PAR II
Emphatic Form
Te eein 13 hae howe ha he Invoaion i o-ee o a enie meia uue. Te oneua voauayo he e o oei i immene, wel oanize, an wel api-abe o he uy o he Invoaion. Ye hee ae hin aou
he Invoaion o whih hee apea o e ew eeen anite in he way o exiin eminooy ha exain i ue
oeie. I i quie oibe, o oue, ha he eeen aneminooy exi an ha my ak o amiiaiy wih he anono oei exain my eaive inoane. Ta havin een ai,I o eaiy aknowee ha hee ae evea exiin oneuon whih he ounaion o he enuin anayi i onue.Te o hee i alieaive veea oei om ha i amon
he oe in he Enih anguae.
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Aliterative VereIn he oenin hae o hi ook enie Poeic Dein, auhoan oe Sehen Aam iey ae he hioy o ieenmeia yem. Hi uvey ein wih he O an MideEnih eio, he einnin o whih i a ea 1000 yea ao.Te ominan mee o he eio, Aam iniae, wa aen-ua mee ateene wih alieaion. Aou hi eio an
mee he ay:Enih oey hu ean in a ue aenua mee: he an-a ine o vee houh he O Enih eio i a ine oou aen, wih a meia aeua, oun oehe in a a-en o alieaion in he wo have o he ine. Te nume ounaene ylabe i e unatene.29
Aam hen een oe Eza Poun anaion o he O
Enih oem Te Seaae (. 9h enuy) in a way ha apox-imae he (alieaive) vee om. Aene ylabe ae in oex.
Neaeh nihhae, noweh om nohFos oze he an,hai el on eah henCon o he coesNahess heeknockeh nowTeheas houh ha I onhih eam
Te sa-wavyumu aveseaone.Whie onemoay wie an oe uh a JRR olkien30 an WH Auen31 have ue he om in hei wok, he ei oemBeowu i eha he oe an mo wel-known exameo alieaive vee. Beow ae a ew ine om he Sulivan anMuhy anaion32 o Beowu ha iluae anohe vaiano he om:
29 Aam, S.Poeic Dein, . 4.30 ht://en.wikieia.o/wiki/Alieaive_vee31 ht://anguaeiaviu.om/oey-guie/alieaive_vee.hm32 ht://alieaion.ne/eoInex.hm
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Giwih Gos ane, Gene ameiinove he moos eneah misy mouns.
Te man-scahe souh someone o snachom hehih hal. He ceune couuni he cauhih o hekinscouwhoeie abes he knew a a ance.He haoen haune Hohas house;
u he neve oun eoe o ae,haie hal-hane ohae uk.
A i eaiy apaen, evey ine i heaviy aene wih aliea-ion an wha i now eere o a ononan eho whih i eney uo a he eeiion o ononan oun, whehe eeo unee, anywhee amon wo o oem. 33 A iuein he voume o he Copas o Lieie, alieaion i oneo evea gue o seeh onaine in he Invoaion. Beow healieae wo (i.e., wo wih he ame iniia ononan) aehihihe in bue. See ylabe an ine-ylabe wo ae
il in o-ae.
Fo heoin|oLih|wihin |he Min| oGoLeih|eam oh |ino |he mins|omenLe Lih|escen|on Eah
Fo heoin|oLove |wihin |he Hea|oGoLeove |eam oh |ino| heheas |omen
MayChis| eun |o EahFom he| cene|whee he|Wilo| Goi| knon
Leuoe|guie he|ite|wils o| en-Teuoe|which he| Mase|knowan|eve.
Fom he| cene|which we| cal he| ace o| enLehe| Pan o| Lovean| Lihwok| ouAnmayi| sea he| oowhee| evi| el.
LeLihan| Love an| Powe esoe| he Pan| on Eah.
33 uo, . 74.
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Whie alieaion i eainy evaen in he ine aove, wewou e vey ha ee o al hi alieaive vee. Ony
one ine in he whoe Invoaion Le Li eam o ino ein o enha he yia ou ylabe aene y aliea-ion an i ak he aeua o aue in he mide o he ine. Eveni we ake ino onieaion ononan wo on he ame ine,i.e., hoe ha en wih he ame ononan (e.., oin an Lih,Min an Go) i i il iu o ien a meaninu ateneihe amon al he wo o he ine o ju amon he eeylabe. Bu hi hou no e viewe a a obem. Alieaion
i, a noe eewhee, u one o evea gue o seeh in heInvoaion. I i quie oibe ha ohe gue om atenamon ee ylabe. An exame o wha may e oibei iven eow whee aain we ee alieaion, u hi ime onyamon ee-ylabe eaae y one unee ylabe:
Fo heoin|oLih|wihin |he Min| oGoLeih|eam oh |ino |he mins|omenLe Lih|escen|on Eah
Fo heoin|oLove |wihin |he Hea|oGoLeove |eam oh |ino| heheas |omenMayChis| eun |o Eah
Fom he| cene|whee he|Wilo| Goi| knon
Leuoe|guie he|ite|wils o| en-Teuoe|which he| Mase|knowan|eve.
Fom he| cene|which we| cal he| ace o| enLehe| Pan o| Lovean| Lihwok| ou
Anmayi| sea he| oo whee| evi| el.
LeLihan| Love an| Powe esoe| he Pan| on Eah.
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Whie hee i il no any aten o ee ylabeanaoou o alieaive vee, hee ae a ew woh noin.
Fiy, he a ou alieae woLove, Lih, Lih, Loveexhii Chiamu, an A-B-B-A aten. Tee i ao an ineeineaionhi eween he wo m-wo, min an men. Teome i a eivaive o he Ino-Euoean (IE) oo men anwhoe meanin i o hink.34 Amon i ohe eivaive aeevea wo eerin o vaiou quaiie an ae o minan houh, e.., min, menion, mania, mana, mnemoni,an amneia. Te wo men i eene om he IE oo man
whih mean man35 an whih inue amon i eivaive heSanki wo Manu, he imoia ahe o he human aean oveein o he eah who iniue eiiou eemoniean evie a oe o aw.36 Tu, he oue o oo o min imen whih i sele he ame way a he wo wih whih i ialieae, men, an whih ha inie onnoaion eae ohe oe an ouome o houh, i.e., eviin a oe o aw.
I may e ea a hi junue ha houh hee atenae no a yemai o onoune a alieaive vee, i iwohwhie o onie whehe ohe gue o seeh o oheinguii one ae evien amon he ee ylabe. In henex ve hae I exoe hi an ovie exame.
34 AHDEL, Apenix 1, ht://www.aey.om/61/oo/IE320.hm35 AHDEL, Apenix 1, ht://www.aey.om/61/oo/IE295.hm36 AHDEL, Apenix 1, ht://www.aey.om/61/19/M0091950.hm
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Extended AternationWheea Chiai gue o seeh ae ae uon inoveion oa eie o ammaia o ohe inguii eemen, e.., an A-B-B-A o an A-B-C-B-A aten, Aenaion invove he eeiiono a eie, e.., A-B-A-B o A-B-C-A-B-C. One uh aenain
aten in he Invoaion i omie o he wo Go, men,an Eah, al o whih ake e in one o oh o he anion
eaie eie.
Fo heoin|oLih|wihin |he Min| oGoLeih|eam oh |ino |he mins |omenLe Lih|escen|on Eah
Fo heoin|oLove |wihin |he Hea|oGoLeove |eam oh |ino| heheas |omen
MayChis| eun |o Eah
Fom he| cene|whee he|Wil o| Goi|knownLeuoe|guie he|ie|wils o| men-Teuoe|which he| Mase|knowan| seve
Fom he| cene|which we| cal he| ace o| menLehe| Pan o| Love an| Lihwok| ou
Anmayi| sea he| oo whee| evi| wel.
LeLihan| Love an| Powe esoe| he Pan| on Eah.
Ceay he aenain aten i omie o hee ouin ohee eemen:
A1: Go B1: men C1: EahA2: Go B2: men C2: EahA3: Go B3: men, men C3: Eah
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wo hin an ou onenin hi aten o emhai. Fio al, a I noe in he voume o hi eie, hee i a name
o eie he eaionhi amon he hee imiae woCaaai, a eeae in emhai, iniy, o ank.37 An hee ia ea ank oein hee: Go, he eao; men, he eaean ee eao; an Eah he welin ae o men, he aewhee we ean o eome eao an meiae eween Goan he owe kinom. Seondy, we mih noe ha hee i aynonym o men whih i eeae. Amon i eniionae he a o human; mankin38 an human oniee a a
ou.39 I i i ao inue amon hoe in he hee aenaineie hen we have
A1: Go B1: men C1: EahA2: Go B2: men C2: EahA3: Go B3: men, men, ae C3: Eah
Tu we have hee eie o Go-men-Eah. In he hi one weee men apeain hee ime eween Go an Eah.
37 Hune, S. Te Copas o Li, Voue 1, Figue o Speech in e GeaInvocaion, . 44.
38 Oxor Eni Dicionay.39 AHDEL, ht://www.aey.om/61/39/R0003900.hm
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Mater and PaterTee i a ineein aten in he Invoaion eae y noun
einnin wih he ete an m. A we an ee eow he o hee noun i oin. I i olowe y hee noun einninwih mhe oe noun Min, he ommon noun min ananohe ommon noun, men. Beinnin in he eon vee wehave ix -wo an m-wo aenain: oin-men-uoe-
men-uoe-Mae. Te na eie i omie o one m-wo,men, olowe y hee -wohe oe noun Pan, Powe,an he Pan one moe. Tu, we have
Onep-wordfolowedbythreem-words:oin-Min-min-men
en,threepairsofp-andm-words:
oin-men, uoe-men, uoe-Mae Andthen,onem-wordfolowedbythreep-words:
men-Pan-Powe-Pan
Ti aten i noabe o i aanehee ae even wo einnin wih an anohe even einnin wih m. Whenwe onie ha he m-oun (em) i oun in a iooion-aey hih eenae o anguae o he wo o mohe an he
- an -oun ae imiay oun in wo o ahe, hen heei aain ene aane, a wa he ae wih he ine enin.
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Chater 17:
Te Cro o the Inner ChritFive wo in he Gea Invoaionwihin, ino, ene, hea,an ovehave eniion onnoin inwane, i.e., inwady,inne, ineio, innemo, inie, inuion, e. Hee ae Seeeeniion o he ou o hee wo:
abe 3. Seected Defnition o
Within, Into, Center, Heart, and LoveWo Defniion
Wihin (ad.) In o ino he inne a; inie.1
Wihin (ad.) Inie he min, hea, ou; inwady
Wihin (ep.) In he inne a o a o; inie
Wihin (ep.) Inie he imi o exen o in ime o iane
Wihin (ep.) Inie he xe imi o; no eyon
Wihin (ep.) In he oe o hee o
Wihin (ep.) Inie a seie amoun o eee
Wihin (n.) An inne oiion, ae, o aea
Ino (ep.) o he inie o ineio o2
Ino (ep.) So a o e in o e inue in
Ino (ep.) o a oin wihin he imi o a eio o ime o exen o ae
Hea (n.) Te ena o innemo hyia a o a ae o eion3
Hea (n.) One innemo haace, eein, o ininaion 4
Cene (v.) o ae in o a he ene5
Cene (v.) o move ino he ene
Cene (n.) Te mide o anyhin; oe6
Leen: n. = noun; ep. = eosiion; v. = ve; ad. = ave
Table 3 sources:
1 ht://www.aey.om/61/34/W0193400.hm2 ht://www.aey.om/61/27/I0202700.hm3 ht://www.aey.om/61/81/H0108100.hm
4 Meriam Wee Onine Diionay, ht://www.meriam-wee.om/iionay/hea
5 ht://www.aey.om/61/73/C0197300.hm6 ht://www.womyh.ne/ive/home.h?i=eah&mahen=ene
&mahye=exa
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Te inwane o he fh wo, ove, i no immeiaey apaenom i exoei, (i.e., iionay) eniion. I eoei eni-
ion oe, howeve, evea he eaionhi. Conie, o exame,hi aae aou yemi aw om Aie Baiey A eaie onCoic Fie:
(Te Law o Coheion) i one o he anh aw o he omiLaw o Atacion. I i ineein o noie how hi aw em-onae in hi Love-Syem in a heeo manne: (1) On he
ane o he Mona, a he aw o oheion (2) On he ane
o udhi, a he aw o manei ono. I how ie a heove-wiom ase, iraiain he eo, an evenualyahe-in o ise he essence o al exeience Maneim, anhe aaiy o how ove, ae ouy ynonymou (3) On heaa ane, a ove emonain houh he eonaiy. Al
anhe o he aw o atacion, emonain in hi yem,how hemeve a a oce ha inahes, ha en o ohe-ene, ha eu in adheion, an ea o aoion.40
Tu, we have ve wo in he Invoaion ugeive o inwa-neou exoeialy an one eoeialy.41 Tee ve woapea weve ime an in eih o he Invoaion hieen ine.Al ve vee onain a ea one o he weve wo, he eon
vee oein he eae nume:
Fom he oin o Lihwihin he Min o GoLe ih eam ohinohe min o men.
Le Lih een on Eah.
Fom he oin oLovewihin he Heao GoLeove eam oh inoheheas o men.
May Chi eun o Eah.
Fom he cenewhee he Wil o Go i knownLe uoe guie he ite wil o men-
Te uoe whih he Mae know an eve.40 Baiey,A. eaie on Coic Fie, p. 576-7. Bo emhai ade.41 Ineeiny, he onneion eween maneim, atacion, an ove i
exii in Fenh. In ha anguae he wo o mane i aiman, a wowhih i eive om he ve aime, o ove.
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Ti aia eaionhi eal no ony Bibia imaey, e..,Chi an hi 12 iie an Chi uie, u ao evea
quoe om Aie Baiey wok aou he Inne Chi anaou he on-ime o:
I uge ha you o he olowin meiaion o a eio ohee monh (1) Coninue wih he ime eahin exe-ie you ae now oin. I i o vaue o you in ouininneainmen an he hamonizin o you oie. (2) Ten, yan a o he wil, wihaw he onioune ino he hea
an hee viuaize he inne aian sun, ome y he me-in o he ee ie o he eonaiy wih he aian ih inyou ou. A he vey ene o hi ie ee he Se,he inneChis o Budha Ten ou you houh, wihou eo oenh, in his cene42
he on ime Coss o he Chiso o ivine human-iy i no, a you wel know, imy a Chiian ymo. I i
he ea ymo o ih an o onioune an inie he veia ih an he hoizona ih, he owe o atacionan he owe o aiaion, ou ie an evie. Te Co anow mae in he Cahoi Chuhe, ouhin he oehea, hehea an he wo houe i he in o mate. I inie ineaiy he hi Ase. Gaualy he Co o Chi (heCo o he Rien Chi) wil ueee he Co o matean o he Mohe ase.43
Tu we have a Co o he Rien Chi ome y ve inwawohea(), ove, wihin, ino, eneu a ixh, Chi. I
veia am i a ine oumn nine wo in heih an ome yve wowihin, ino, ene, Love, an Chiwih he ateapeain ih in i eomei ene.
42 Baiey, A.Dicipeip in e Ne Ae I, . 666. Bo emhai ade.43 Baiey, A. Gamour, A Wo Pobem, . 229-30. Emhai ade.
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Vee 1, Line 1: wihinVee 2, Line 2: ino
Vee 2, Line 1: wihinVee 2, Line 2: inoVee 2, Line 3: CitVee 3, Line 1: eneVee 4, Line 1: eneVee 4, Line 2: LoveVee 5: Love
Te hoizona am i hee wo wie an wo wo hih an iome y ou woove, hea(), wihin, an ino. I i imme-iaey ovehea Chi.
Vee 2, Line 1: Love wihin HeaVee 2, Line 2: ove ino heaVee 2, Line 3: Cit
Simiay, he wo wihin an inoeah apeain wie anin aenain oeom he o ha o he veia am ieyovehea Chi.
Vee 1, Line 1: wihinVee 2, Line 2: inoVee 2, Line 1: wihin
Vee 2, Line 2: inoVee 2, Line 3: Cit
Te otom ha o he veia am i omie o wo woene an Love.
Vee 3, Line 1: eneVee 4, Line 1: ene
Vee 4, Line 2: LoveVee 5: Love
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Wee hi Co o he Rien Chi a hyia o ein eeeon a hilo, he wo Love wou om i ae; he wo Love
wou ouh he oun; he Wo o Love wou ouh he Eaho whih Chi wil eun an uon whih he wil ea.
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Aoin o he iean, une he inuene o he Seon Rayo Love-Wiom we n he viue o am, enh, aiene
an enuane, ove o uh, aihune, inuiion, ea ine-iene, an eene eme. Amon i vie ae ove-aoionin uy, one, inieene o ohe, an onem o menaimiaion in ohe. Te viue o e aquie ae ove, om-
aion, unehne, eney. He oninue:
Ti i ale he ay o wiom om i haaceii eieo ue knowee an o aoue uho an eh,
i wihou ove, an inacive wihou owe. Te eonay man wil have a an oeih; he wil make an exe-en amaao, an a -ae eahe o hea o a olee;a a man o aai, he wil have ea ineliene an wiomin eain wih mate whih ome eoe him, an he wilhave he aaiy o imein ue view o hin on ohean o makin hem ee hin a he oe. Te haacei-i meho o apoahin he Pah wou e y oe an ea-
ne uy o he eahin il hey eome o muh a a ohe man onioune a no one o e meey ineleuaknowee, u a iiua ue o ivin, hu inin in inu-iion an ue wiom.
Viue o he Ti Ray o Aive Ineliene ae wie view onal aa queion, ineiy o uoe, ea inele, aa-iy o onenaion on hioohi uie, aiene, auion,
aene o he eneny o wory hime o ohe ove ie. Vie ae Ineleua ie, one, ioaion, inauay ineai, aen-minene, oinay, ehne, ovemuh i-iim o ohe whie he viue o e aquie ae ymahy,oeane, evoion, auay, eney an ommon ene. We aeao o ha:
Ti i he ay o he aa hinke, o he hioohe an
he meahyiian, o he man who eih in he hihe mah-emai u who, une moie y ome acia ay, wouhady e oube o kee hi aoun auaey. Hi imai-naive auy wil e hihy eveoe, i.e., he an y he owe
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o hi imainaion a he eene o a uh; hi ieaim wiloen e on; he i a eame an a heoi, an om hi
wie view an ea auion he ee evey ie o a queionequaly eay. Te meho o apoahin he ea Que,o hi ay ye, i y ee hinkin on hioohi o mea-
hyia ine46
A I eaie in Eyooy in e Gea Invocaion hee ae eevennoun apeain weny-one ime ha exe he hee Rayo AseLih, Min, min, Love, Hea, hea, Wil, wil,
men, Powe, an Mae. Beow hey ae ivie ino ve ouaoin o he eniion o hei Ino-Euoean oo:
Ray1,WilorPower
o poi (Powe), oweu, Lo.o e(Mae), ea.
Ray2,Love-Wisdom
o eub (Love), o ae, eie, ove.o ker (Hea, hea), hea.47
Ray3,ActiveInteligence
o en (Min, min), o hink.48o euk (Lih), ih, ihne, iluminaion.
Ray1,WilorPowerandRay2,Love-Wisdomo we (Wil, wil), o wih, wil.49
Ray3,ActiveInteligenceandRay1,WilorPower
o an (men), Man, mankin, an Manu, he oveeino he uren oo ae, he iea hinke.
46 Ii, p. 204-547 Deivaive inue wo onnoin eie an u.48 Deivaive inue vaiou ae an quaiie o houh an oniion.49 Wih many eivaive enoin eie, eaue, an wihin.
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Beow hee eeven noun ae hihihe in bue. Meialy-ee ylabe ae emhaize in o-ae:
Fo heoin|oLih|wihin |he Min| oGoLeih|eam oh |ino |he mins|omenLe Lih|escen|on Eah
Fo heoin|oLove|wihin |he Hea|oGoLeove |eam oh |ino| heheas |omenMayChis| eun |o Eah
Fom he| cene|whee he|Wil o| Goi|knownLeuoe|guie he|ite|wils o| men-Teuoe|which he| Mase|knowan| seve
Fom he| cene|which we| cal he| ace o| menLehe| Pan o| Love an| Lihwok| ou
Anmayi| sea he| oo whee| evi| wel.
LeLihan| Love an| Powe esoe| he Pan| on Eah.
One aain hee i a eeain aten ome y he emha-ize noun, aiuay he nume o hem an he nume ohe Ray wih whih hey ae aoiae:
abe 4. Word Connotin Ray o Asect
in the Great Invocation
Vese Wos (Rays)# o Sesse
SylabesDominan
Rays
1Lih (3), Min (3), ih (3),min (3), men (1/3), Lih(3)
6 3
2Love (2n), Hea (2n), ove (2n),hea (2n), men(1/3)
5 2n
3Wil (1/2n), wil(1/2n),Mae(1), men (1/3)
4 1
4 Love (2n), Lih(3), men (1/3) 3Faiy
Baane
5 Lih (3), Love (2n), Powe (1) 3 Baane
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Ceay, he nume o meialy-ee ylabe eine y onewih eah vee. Tee i ao a eeae in he nume aoiae
wih he Ray ha ominae eah vee: he 3 Ray eominaein he 1 Vee, he 2n Ray in he eon vee, an he 1 Ray in he3. Howeve, no ay whih ony eominae in Vee 4 o 5.Howeve, i i woh ealin no ony ha he a ine i eey
aane in i ay omoiion, u ha he wo hemeveLih, Love, an (Wil-)Poweae hoe moy oey aoiaewih he hee Ray o Ase. Vey ofen in he ook o AieBaiey hee hee Ray ae eie o eie a a iane o
ineacin oe. Invaiaby Wil-Powe an eae em (e..,Sii, Lie, Fahe) ae eie a he aex o an uune ian-
e whie Love-Wiom (Conioune, Quaiy, Son) an Lih(Mate, Apeaane, Ineliene) ae eow, a he one o he
ae. Te oein o hee hee wo an one in he aine o he Invoaion i he opoie o hei nume an eaiveiniy, i.e., 3, 2n, he 1. Ti i ugeive o an invee ian-
e, a hown eow:
Lih Love
Powe
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I he aove iaam i an aequae eiion o he eaionhiexee in he a ineLe Lih an Love an Powe eoe
he Pan on Eahhen he a ine o he abe aove an eevie. In aiua, we wil now have wo enie o he naine (Vee 5), a hown eow:
Vese Wos (Rays)
# oSesseSylabes
DominanRays
1Lih (3), Min (3), ih (3),min (3), men (1/3), Lih(3)
6 3
2 Love (2n), Hea (2n), ove (2n), hea
(2n), men(1/3)5 2n
3Wil (1/2n), wil(1/2n), Mae(1),men (1/3)
4 1
4 Love (2n), Lih(3), men (1/3) 3
5 Lih (3), Love (2n), 2
5 Powe (1) 1 1
Wha hi ive u i a eey eeain an iangua ea-ionhi amon he hee Ray an he 21 noun aoiae wihhem. A we an ee, he nume o ee ylabe i 6-5-4-3-2-1. Te oa, 21, i he ixh iangua nume,50 i.e., a numewhih i he um o naua nume om 1 o n. Te en (10)iangua nume ae 6, 10, 15, 21, 28, 36, 45, an 55, a hown
eow:
T1 = 1 T2
= 1 + 2 = 3 T
3= 1 + 2 + 3 = 6
T4
= 1 + 2 + 3+ 4 = 10 T
5= 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 = 15
T6
= 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 = 21 T
7= 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 = 28
T8
= 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 = 36
T9 = 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9 = 45 T
10= 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9 + 10 = 55
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Tu, he 21 noun in he Invoaion ha e exe he heeRay o Ase an e eie a a ownwa iane, a eow:
Lih Min ih min men Lih 3RayLove Hea ove hea men 2nRay
Wil wil men Mae 1sRaymen Love Lih 1s, 2n, 3Rays
Lih Love 3, 2n RaysPowe 1sRay
Finaly noe he oein o Ray y ine in he ih oumn:3-2-1-1-2-3-3-2-1. Ti i a oube-inveion aten, one hauey ou no e inaveen. I we uhe alow ha he woo Love an Lih ae imie afe Pan in he a ine, i.e.,
Le Lih an Love an Powe eoe he Pan[o Love an Lih] on Eah
hen he oein o Ray y ine i 3-2-1-1-2-3-3-2-1-2-3.Ti oein i omie o hee invee eie whih ae hown
eow y ine an vee:
3 Ray (Lih/Min) Vee 1, Line 1-32n Ray (Love/Hea) Vee 2, Line 1-2
1
Ray (Wil/Puoe) Vee 3, Line 1-32n Ray (Love) Vee 4, Line 23 Ray (Lih) Vee 4, Line 2
3 Ray (Lih) Vee 5, Line 132n Ray (Love) Vee 5, Line 13
1 Ray (Powe) Vee 5, Line 132n Ray (Love) Vee 5, Line 13
3 Ray (Lih) Vee 5, Line 13
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ReerenceAam, S.,Poeic Dein: An Inoducion o Mee, Vee Fom,an Figue o Speech. Boaview Pe, Peeoouh, Onaio,Canaa.
Bae, Wiliam. Wiin Meica Poey: Conempoay Lesonor Maein adiiona Fom. Wie Die Book,Cininnai, OH.
Baiey, A.A.,Dicipeip in e Ne Ae, Voue 1. Lui u,New Yok.
Dicipeip in e Ne Ae, Voue 2. Lui u,New Yok.
Eoeic Aooy. Lui u, New Yok.
Eoeic Pychooy. Voue 1. Lui u, New Yok.
Gamour: A Wo Pobem. Lui u, New Yok.
Hune, S., Te Copas o Li, Voue 1: Figue o Speech in eGea Invocaion. SG Pubihin, Cave Ceek, AZ.
Pemine, A. an VF Boan (Eio). Te Ne PinceonEncycopeia o Poey an Poeic. Pineon Univeiy Pe,Pineon NJ.
uo, Lewi. Te Book o Fom: A Hanook o Poeic, 3r E.Univeiy o New Enan Pe, Hanove an Lonon.
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Further ReadinPoeic Mee an Poeic Fomht://en.wikieia.o/wiki/Poei_Mee_an_Poei_Fom
Poams an aes on oeic om an meeht://www.un.eu/~hkiy/ino2.hm
A abe o oeic meesht://www.un.eu/~hkiy/mee.hm
A uoia in oeic eminooyht://www.un.eu/~hkiy/Fiem.hm
A abe an uoia in sanzas an fxe omsht://www.un.eu/~hkiy/anzaa.hm
Gossay o Poeic emsMcGaw-Hil Onine Leaning Center.ht://hihee.maw-hil.om/ie/0072405228/uen_
view0/oei_oay.hm
Mee an Scansionht://www.n.eu/home/mmanu/mee.hm
Gossay o Poeic emsht://o.iay.uoono.a/iay_o/oetem.m
Mee (Poey) Wikieia.ht://en.wikieia.o/wiki/Mee_(oey)
Poeic Mee an Poeic FomPau Fusel, 1965ht://www.amazon.om/Poei-Mee-Fom-Pau-Fuel//0075536064
Gossay o Lieay an Rheoica emsJack Lynch.ht://anomea.ue.eu/~jynh/em/inex.hm
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Poeic emsht://www.wiin.uenn.eu/~aei/88/oei-em.hm
Poeic Mee (PowePoin Pesenaion)ht://auy.nwa.eu/jovel/Poweoin/meenew.p
Mascuine an Feminine Eninsht://www.exaniveoeyonine.om/jouna/
oa2.hmPoey eminooy
ht://en.wikieia.o/wiki/Poey_eminooy
echnica ems in Poeic Meeht://juy.xeeeene.o/en/20040724/wikieia/Mee_(oey)#ehnia%20em%20in%20oei%20mee
Sesse Sylabesht://knoweeuh.om/k/enyoeia/See_ylabe/
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Apendix:
Scanion Uinwo- and Tree-Sylabe Feet
A noe eviouy, anion i no an exa iene. Deeninuon he ue an aumion mae y he eae, hee an eieene in he euomeime majo, omeime mino.
Whie he ue o anion guiin he aove anayi wee exi-iy ae, an imoan aumion wa no, i.e., ha he meewa one ae oey uon wo-ylabe ee, i.e., aiuay oniam (unee-ee) an ohee (ee-unee).An whie I i ae ha meia uiuion wa a oibiy,o he ake o imiiy I i no ami o he oiiiy ha hehee-ylabe ee ie eow ou have een inue.51
Name Pateniah Unee-Unee-Unee
Day Unee-Sesse-Unee
Amhiah Unee-Unee-Unee
Anae, Aniayu Unee-Unee-Sesse
Bahiu Unee-Sesse-Sesse
Aniahiu Sesse-Sesse-Unee
Cei, Amhimae Sesse-Unee-Sesse
Moou See-See-See
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Beow i a mixe-mee anion o he Invoaion, one ha haaane nume o ine o iami an ohai mee, a wel a
he ame nume o meia ee (13) in eah vee. A we an ee,evey vee ha a ea one ine ha eihe ein o en wih anunee ylabe. Fo exame, Vee 3 an 4, whih iay o-hai mee, have evey ine enin wih an unee ylabe.
Fo heoin|oLih|wihin |he Min| oGo[Iamienamee]
Leih|eam oh |ino |he mins |omen[Iamienamee]
Le Lih|escen|on Eah[Iamiimee]
Fo heoin|oLove |wihin |he Hea|oGo[Iamienamee]
Leove |eam oh |ino| heheas |omen[Iamienamee]
MayChis| eun |o Eah [Iamiimee]
Fom he| cene|whee he|Wil o| Goi| knon[ohaienamee]
Leuoe|guie he|ite|wils o| en-[ohaieamee]
Teuoe|which he| Mase|knowan|eve.[ohaieamee]
Fom he| cene|which we| cal he| ace o| en[ohaienamee]
Lehe| Pan o| Love an| Lihwok| ou[ohaieamee]
Anmayi| sea he| oo whee| evi| el.[ohaieamee]
LeLihan| Love an| Powe || esoe| he Pan| on Eah.[ohai imee] [Iami imee]
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Whie hee i no apaen aten o amon unee ylabeao he ine an vee, we hou noe ha oh iami an
ohai ine ein wih unee ylabe u ony ohaiine en wih hem. Ta ai, in eihe oniion i i oibeo onve he eevan wo-ylabe oo ino one wih hee y-abe wihou hanin he nume o ee e ine. Beow i aannin o he ine ha ain eah ine-oenin o ine-eninunee ylabe (in iai) o a hee-ylabe oo. Te nume0 an 1 ae ue eneah ee o iniae unee an eeylabe, eseivey. See ylabe ae hihihe wih o-
ae an bue.
Fo heoin oLih wihin he Min oGo[Anae: 001] [Iam: 01] [Iam: 01] [Iam: 01] [Iam: 01]
Leih eam oh ino he mins omen.[Iam: 01] [Iam: 01] [Iam: 01] [Iam: 01] [Iam: 01]
Le Lih escen on Eah[Iam: 01] [Iam: 01] [Iam: 01]
Fo heoin oLove wihin he Hea oGo[Anae: 001] [Iam: 01] [Iam: 01] [Iam: 01] [Iam: 01]
Leove eam oh ino heheas omen.[Iam: 01] [Iam: 01] [Iam: 01] [Iam: 01] [Iam: 01]
MayChis eun o Eah.[Iam: 01] [Iam: 01] [Iam: 01]
Fom he cene whee he Wil o Goi knon[ohee: 10] [ohee: 10] [ohee: 10] [ohee: 10] [Day: 100]
Leuoe guie he ie wils oen-[Amhiah: 010] [ohee: 10] [ohee: 10] [Cei: 101]
Teuoe which he Mase knowaneve.[Amhiah: 010] [ohee: 10] [ohee: 10] [Cei: 101]
Fom he cene which we cal he ace o en[ohee: 10] [ohee: 10] [ohee: 10] [ohee: 10] [Day: 100]
Lehe Pan o Love an Lihwokou[ohee: 10] [ohee: 10] [ohee: 10] [Cei: 101]
Anmayi sea he oo whee e-vi el.[Amhiah: 010] [ohee: 10] [ohee: 10] [Day: 100]
LeLihan Love an Powe esoe he Pan on Eah[Amhiah: 010] [ohee: 10] [ohee: 10] [Iam: 01] [Iam: 01] [Iam: 01]
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Te abe eow ummaize he mee o eah y oo. I i ef aan exeie o he moivae eae o (1) eemine any aten
amon he many mee (2) eie whehe o muh meia u-iuion vioae Bae oninuaion hyohei an (3) wok ouanion eie eaie, e.., al-mauine-enin an iami-ony ine.
abe 5. Scanion o the Great Invocation
Uin wo and Tree-Sylabe Metrica Feet
Vese:Line Foo 1 Foo 2 Foo 3 Foo 4 Foo 5 Foo 6
1:1 Anae Iam Iam Iam Iam
1:2 Iam Iam Iam Iam Iam
1:3 Iam Iam Iam
2:1 Anae Iam Iam Iam Iam
2:2 Iam Iam Iam Iam Iam
2:3 Iam Iam Iam
3:1 ohee ohee ohee ohee Day3:2 Amhiah ohee ohee Cei
3:3 Amhiah ohee ohee Cei
4:1 ohee ohee ohee ohee Day
4:2 ohee ohee ohee Cei
4:3 Amhiah ohee ohee Day
5 Amhiah ohee ohee Iam Iam Iam
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Read the frt three ook in thi eriey Starin David Hunter III
Te Coma o Liht, Vo. I,
Figure o Seech in Te Great Invocation
htp://i.ly/CoL_V1
Te Coma o Liht, Vo. II,
Etymooy in Te Great Invocation
htp://i.ly/CoL_V2
Te Coma o Liht, Vo. III,
Te Sene o Direction in Te Great Invocation
htp://i.ly/CoL_V3