ARBOR CRYSTALLINA
 

Consistit Columna in barathris,
Unde res occultae donec prima ultima fiet non ostenderentur.
Sedem regiam qui ibi tenet ubi pendent inter ramos stellae?
Silentes eae gressus omnia invisae decorant.
Ibi asylum, ibi umbrifera nox.
Ut in silvis immortalibus ibi innumera folia.
Ibi numen: ibi mortalitatis nihil unquam intus incolet.
Unus autem intus manit:
Exornans Matrem Flamma.
 
 

The Tree of Crystal

Established is the Column in the depths,
Whence secrets shall not be shown forth until the first becomes the last.
Who here holds the royal seat, where stars hang amid the branches?
She is not seen, but all things adorn her silent steps.
Here is sanctuary, here is shadowy night.
As in immortal forests, here are numberless leaves.
Here is divine presence: that which is mortal shall never dwell within.
But One is within:
Adorning the Mother is a Flame.
 

-- pp. 10-12, 1st edition hardback Book I: The Robe and the Ring, The Magical Philosophy.