In the realisation of Unity is the Hieros Gamos of the Divine Artist and the Muse, yet there is neither Lover nor Beloved – there is naught but the Mystery of the Agapae. In assuming the double form of the Opposer, the Adept achieves the Sacred Marriage of Life and Death within the Temple of Flesh, and thus begets the Child. The Adept, the Perfected One, is each moment born anew, like the Phoenix rising within the Flame of Transmutation. He goes forth robed in the verdant hues of ever-new life, the Holy Fool dancing upon the Dragon’s spine…