The Law of Liberty

And what are the conditions of this joy, and peace, and glory ? Is_ ours the gloomy asceticism of the Christian, and the Buddhist and the Hindu? Are we walking in eternal fear lest some “sin” should cut us off from “ grace” ? By no means. “Be ye goodly therefore: dress ye all in fine apparel t ri foods and drink sweet wines, and wines that foam ! Pat ae ane fill and will of love as ye will, when, where, and with whom ye will! But always unto me.” a : This is the only point to bear in mind, that every act must be a ‘ritual, an act of worship, a sacrament. Live as the kings and princes, crowned and uncrowned, of this world, have always lived, as masters always live; but let it not be self-indulgence; make your self-indulgence your religion. When you drink and dance and take delight, you are not being “immoral,” you are not “risking your immortal soul”; you are fulfilling the precepts of our holy religion—provided only that you remember to regard your actions in this light. Do not lower yourself and destroy and cheapen your pleasure by leaving out the supreme joy, the consciousness of “The Peace that passeth under- standing.” Do not embrace mere Marian or Melusine; she is Nuit Herself, specially concentrated and incarnated in a human form to give you infinite love, to bid you taste even on earth the Elixir of Immortality. “But ecstasy be mine and joy on earth ; ever To me} To me!” Again she speaks : “ Love is the Law, Love under Will.” Keep pure your highest ideal; strive ever toward it without allowing aught to stop you or turn you aside, even as a star sweeps upon its incalculable and infinite course of glory, and all is Love. The Law of your being becomes Light, Life, Love and Liberty. All is peace, all is harmony and beauty, all is joy. ae For hear, how gracious is the Goddess: “T give unimaginable on earth: certainty, not faith, while in life, upon death; peace unutterable, rest, ecstasy ; nor do I demand aught in sacrifice, Tech