The Invocation of the Ring

From "Konx om Pax" "The Wake World" p. 4f

Incantatio

Then there was a bank of soft roses with the sun shining on it; and above there was a red rose on a golden cross, and then there was a three-cornered star, shining so bright that nobody could possibly look at it unless they had love in their eyes; and in the middle was an eye without an eyelid. That could see anything, I should think, but you see it never could go to sleep, because there wasn't any eyelid. On the sides were written I.N.R.I. and T.A.R.O., which mean many strange and beautiful things, and terrible things too. I should think any one would be afraid to hurt any one who wore that ring. it is all cut out of an amethyst, and my Fairy prince said: Whenever you want me, look into the ring and call me ever so softly by my name, and kiss the ring, and worship it, and then look ever so deep down in it, and I will come to you:" So I made up a pretty poem to say every time I woke up, for you see I am a very sleepy girl, and dream ever so much about the other children; and that is a pity, because there is only one thing I love, and that is my Fairy Prince. So this is the poem I did to worship the ring: a

Adonai! Thou inmost fire
    Self-glittering image of my soul,
Strong lover to thy Bride's desire,
    Call me and claim me and control!
I pray Thee keep the Holy tryst_b
Within this ring of Amethyst.

For on mine eyes the golden Sun
    Hath dawned; my vigil slew the night
I saw the image of the One:
    I came from darkness into Light_a
I pray Thee keep the Holy tryst
Within this ring of Amethyst.

I.N.R.I. - me crucified,
    Me slain, interred, arisen, inspire!
T.A.R.O.- me glorified,
    Anointed, fill with frenzied fire!
I pray Thee keep the Holy tryst
Within this ring of Amethyst.

I eat my flesh: I drink my blood
    I gird my loins: I journey far:
For thou hast shown God One,
    A'Ain, 777, kamælon,
I pray Thee keep the Holy tryst
Within this ring of Amethyst.

Prostrate I wait upon Thy will
    Mine Angel, for this grace of union.
O let this sacrament distil
    Thy conversation and communion.
I pray Thee keep the Holy tryst
Within this ring of Amethyst.

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     a The last part of the Incantatio has been cut out, also the poem has had its pictures translated into words, see the original for further understanding. BeastManBand does in no way advocate the above proposed solution of the picture-anagrams as the only, nor even a, correct one.

     b tryst: "a date," that is, a rendezvous between two lovers.

     a The text has the light-formula: L.V.X. (lux). 

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