On the Dweller on the Threshold
Most famously the term ‘dweller of the threshold’ was introduced to public by Edward Bulwer Lytton in his occult-romantic novel Zanoni (1842). Book IV of the novel is actually called ‘The Dweller on the Threshold’ and starts with the quote: “Be behind what there may - I raise the veil.”
The dweller on the threshold thus marks a crossing of borders and discovery of a secret and potentially even sacred space behind a veil. To lift this veil, however, the aspirant needs to face the dweller or lord who guards the threshold. This explains the latin term Dominus Liminis. It translates as Lord of the Threshold and is used in several Western magical societies and orders to mark a liminal experience of transition as the aspirant strives to progress into the deeper mysteries of occult lore.
“The dwellers on the Threshold are giving birth to the magical wish.”
"KIA = WILL, ZOS = IMAGINATION" and "The body considered as a whole I call ZOS."
- Austin Osman Spare
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