If you are angry, don’t think. . .
If you need to think of something, try to do it when you are tranquil and in peace. . .

 The element fire compared to the other elements in nature is the king; that’s why on the superior part of the cross over the head of the Christ ‘INRI’ appears and the V.M. Samael deciphers it in this way: “ignis natura renovatur integram”; this means, “fire renews nature incessantly.”

The test of fire is related with the mental body and they are really terrible. When the person is submitted to these tests, it becomes unbearable for him and he reacts to everything and before all events; he cannot understand and he has no will power to dominate himself in order to overcome himself and conquer this element.

Remember, dear reader, that in order to come out victoriously when we are being tested by the element fire, we have only one recourse: comprehension and will power. Anything to the contrary will enslave us and we will succumb to this element converting this person into someone who is practically undesirable to his family and to society.

Whoever is capable on this path to overcome his impulses of anger, of hate and not fight back against anyone, nor blame anyone will come out victoriously in this fight dealing with people and situations with love and comprehension and this person will become the king of this element.

In this work try not to mix air with fire nor fire with air because these elements together are activated.

If you want the anger you feel to pass, don’t think; if you need to think about something, try to do it when you are in peace, tranquil, relaxed; in this way your thoughts will be positive; they will be filled with altruism and above all you will not be sowing any negative feelings nor states of being using these elements that are testing you.

We want you to be king of your own nature.

V.M. Lakhsmi (excerpt from “New Year Message 1993”)