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curtain, and it enters faith's spirit.
The word remains in memory, but he
has not the strength to think of it. But sent
by the high king, thought's spirit comes down from
the violet-colored curtain and resides
in his retention. The spirit of the heart
thinks of this thought and understands the words
of one who knows but who lacks strength to speak
before the one who truly knows the word.
"Then the almighty's spirit descends from
the emerald green curtain and enters thought.
The student's heart floats overhead and in
his limbs he clearly sees the holy realm.
These words are clear but are not from the curtain
until the will of one who knows the light
of spirit and of wisdom descends from
the agate-colored realm and joins the spirit
of the high lord. This spirit is gifted with language,
and light of knowledge speaks before the one
who knows. It is not perfect yet, and one
who knows has not approved it. Then intellect
comes down from the realm, the color of fire,
and enters knowledge. Finally the student
understands clearly and hears the words
of one who knows. He cannot yet transcend
his sensual soul, the spirit of desire, and the rebuked Adam,
until the holy spirit appears from the dome
of red ruby and enters his spirit.
"The spirit of the student's heart crushes
the three souls tempting sin in him, kills them,
and as the seven components, heart, head, lungs, liver,
spleen, bladder ... he destroys the seven
unbelievers who have lived in his soul,
and Iblis's cycle is over now.
The lusting in his penis and testicles
is dead, the spirit of the heart awakes
at night and fasts by day. A human still is
not about to rise to heaven. He'll get there
