Shin

1. 1

   I AM the circle of eternal flame,

   From this Fire all things proceed,In it all things have their being,And to it all return.

2. 2

   To the unenlightenedIt is as a devouring flame,And therefore is it the fang of death;For by my transforming powerDo I cause the cessation of mine expressionIn created forms,And the unwise see not that cessation in one formIs but the transition to another.

3. 3

   SHIN, the TOOTH or fang,Is the perfect circle also,Without beginning,Without end.This the wise perceive,And know that for no creatureCan there be death.

4. 4

   Triple is my flame in manifestation,And one in essence.Three tongues of Fire,Three manifesting Words,And One Being whence all come forth.One Archetypal world,One creative letter,And three worlds derived there from.Such is the manifestation of the sacred Fire.

5. 5

   This is the Fire of formation,And by this Fire is atonement made.

   This Fire is hiddenIn the depths of the watersOf the Great Sea,For in the Root of WatersIs concealed the Fire of the Father.

6. 6

   Behold, this is the Fire of the Breath of theMighty Ones,And it appeareth as a flame of separation.

   This living Flame is the power of the Anointed One,The Power of the mighty thunders of the swift flashWhich divideth the One into the Two,And in its returnAbsorbeth the Two into the perfect Unity.