Iluminacio Regale or Royal Illumimination
A term found in ancient treatises on magic. In these instances Illumination has been called Royal or Regale because, having gained it, the Initiate symbolizes the harmony between that above and that on earth, just as in ancient times a king was meant to symbolize the appointed mediator between heaven and earth.
In the ancient magic books can be found the term, “Illuminacio Regale,” which means the Royal Illumination. It is such an important principle that Hermes ends his treatise with the words, “Blessed are those who have chosen the path of Illumination.”
The symbol of the anointing of kings has the same basis. Absolutely all initiates into the power of the Mysteries agree in the assertion that the highest harmony is in the manifestations of the power of Illumination. Therefore, the king is symbolically the anointed one, because without estranging himself from the earthly he expresses the will of Heaven. Above the conventional formulae that are congealed in the crust of prejudices there is knowledge, diffused, as it were, in the air.
Erect a lightning-rod and attract the heavenly arrow. For one it is dangerous, for another it is the best armor. And the whole future is based on attainment of Illumination. A most difficult telephone will be in the hands of man. (LMG II, pp 56-57)
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