Liber Resh: Adoration of Tum at Sunset

At sunset the practitioner faces west and greets the Sun as Tum (Atum) in his setting, journeying in his bark toward the abode of night, and the adoration recalls the joy of the setting Sun. The sign of silence, the further adoration and a time of meditation follow as at the other stations. Tum, the old creator god of Heliopolis, was traditionally identified with the evening Sun in Egyptian religion, and Crowley drew on that identification. Because sunset times change through the year and with latitude, practitioners compute the moment locally; Liber Resh itself simply ties each adoration to the visible position of the Sun.

Purpose

Liber Resh says the four daily adorations keep the practitioner constantly mindful of the Great Work and strengthen them to pursue it.

Timing

Season / time

At sunset

Performed at sunset each day, facing west. The four adorations together mark sunrise, noon, sunset and midnight; Crowley also recommends keeping a record of them in the magical diary.