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THE EQUINOX The claim of the Order that the true adepts were in charge of it was definitely disproved. 15. In the Order, with two certain exceptions and two doubtful ones, he found no persons prepared for initiation of any sort. 16. He thereupon by his subtle wisdom destroyed both the Order and its chief. 17. Being himself no perfect adept, he was driven of the Spirit into the Wilderness, where he abode for six years, studying by the light of reason the sacred books and secret systems of initiation of all countries and ages. 18. Finally, there …
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… possible to train men to inde- pendence, to tolerance, to nobility of character, and to good manners, and this is done in the O.T.O. by certain very effi- cacious methods which (for I will not risk further wearying you) I will not describe. Besides, they are secret. But beyond them is the supreme incentive; advancement in the Order depends almost entirely on the possession of such qualities, and is impossible without it. Power being the main desire of man, it is only necessary so to condition its possession that it be not abused. Wealth is of …
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…luntary.) Note. The Priestess and other officers never partake of the Sacrament, they being as it were part of the PRIEST himself. Note. Certain secret Formulae of this Mass are taught to the PRIEST in his Ordination.
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…w Law in a very simple manner. Lrper DCCCXXXVII. THe Law or Liperty. This isa further explanation of the Book of the Law in reference to certain ethical problems. Lrper DCXXIII. Dre TuHaumaturcia. A statement of certain ethical considerations concerning Magick. Liser LXXIII. Tue Urn. This is the sequel to the Temple of Solomon the King, and is the Diary of a Magus. This book contains a detailed account of all the experiences passed through by the Master Therion in his attainment of this grade of Initiation, the highest possible to any mani- fes…
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…ing of that which follows is Recorded. THE HISTORY LECTION 7. Some years ago a number of cipher MSS. were dis- covered and deciphered by certain students. They at- tracted much attention, as they purported to derive from the Rosicrucians. You will readily understand that the genuineness of the claim matters no whit, such literature being judged by itself, not by its reputed sources. 8. Among the MSS. was one which gave the address of a certain person in Germany, who is known to us as S.D.A. Those who discovered the ciphers wrote to S.D.A., and …
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…set by members of the universally respected higher grades is against this. I may add that members are bound together by participation in certain mysteries, which lead to a synthetic climax in which a single secret is communicated whose nature is such as to set at rest for ever all division on those fertile causes of quarrel, sex and religion. The possession of this secret gives the members entitled to it such calm of authority that the perfect respect which is their due never fails them. Thus, then, you see brethren dwelling together in unity; …
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…ot be bothered by any doubts more deadly than that as to whether her command of English was per- fect; and in this treatise, in spite of certain obvious senti- mentalities and bombasticisms, we find at least the founda- tions of a fairly fine style. I think that what she says in this sub-section refers to a statement which I got from my Guru in Madura to the effect that there was a certain point in the body suitable for meditation, which, if once discovered, drew the thought naturally towards itself, the difficulty of concen- tration consequent…
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…it might be very easily supposed that it was merely a recapitulation of the former remarks, and I am in- clined to think that there is a certain amount of confusion in the mind of the Author between these two grades. She attained only the lower. But careful study of these verses will incline the reader to perceive that it is a new creation which is here spoken of, not a mere amelioration. The only really difficult verse on this interpretation is 86. There is a lot of sham sentiment in this verse. It gives an entirely false picture of the Adept,…
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THE EQUINOX Apr. 13, 11.21-11.36 P.M. Dragon. A certain bliss arose at the thought that I was but a little child of the Great Father. Joy. Joy. (Yes: too emotional. O.M.) Apr. 19, 7.07 A.M. to 7.20 A.M. Not anything very definite. There is a certain quality of bliss about these practices which is peculiar to concentration but other- wise indescribable. (This is bad. You do things well, and work hard; but your point of view is all wrong. I feel a sort of sentimentality injuring your scientific attitude. O.M.) April 20, 2.40-3.10 P.M. Having left…
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…dizeval rituals of Evocation. Contains also the favorite Invocation of the Master Therion. Tue Suiva Sanuita. A famous Hindu treatise on certain physical practices. Tue Hatuayoca Praprprka. Similar to The Shiva San- hita. ErpMawn’s “History oF PuHitosopHy.” A compendious account of philosophy from the earliest times. Most valu- able as a general education of the mind. THE SPIRITUAL GUIDE OF Motinos. A simple manual of Christian mysticism. THE STAR OF THE West. (Captain Fuller.) An intro- duction to the study of the Works of Aleister Crowley. Tu…
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…law in a very simple manner. Liper DCCCXXXVII. Tue Law or Liserty, which is a further explanation of the Book of the Law in reference to certain ethical problems. CoLLEcTED Works oF A. CrowLeEy. These works contain many mystical and magical secrets, both stated clearly in prose, and woven into the Robe of sublimest poesy. “Tue Yr Kine.” (S. B. E. Series, Oxford University Press.) The “Ciassic or CHANGES”; gives the initiated Chinese system of Magick. “Tue Tao Tew Kine.” (S. B. E. Series.) Gives the initiated Chinese system of Mysticism. 19
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…is. (This is dreadful! You must not mistake ‘feeling good’ for a mystic state. O.M.) Aug. 9, 9.59 to 10.26 P.M. During this meditation a certain magical under- standing arose whereby it was easy to interpret any common object into a symbol of the Work. (A bit better. O.M.) Aug. 18, 11.07 to 11.13 P.M. Even 6 mins is a difficulty now. When will the tide turn again! (The tides are due to the pull of the Sun and Moon. O.M.) Aug. 19, 7.32 to 7.42 P.M. Slight feeling of Joy. (Bother joy! O.M.) Aug. 25, 1.33 to 10.55 P.M. Changed my Asana once during…
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…left hand and raising the wand in my right, I slowly and clearly read the Oath and the Invocation. Afterwards, I was impressed to make a certain Sign with the wand. And the Word that came to me was... Kneeling, I felt very calm, and I waited . . . afterwards, ac- cording to my understanding, I turned off the light, leaving only the lamp of olive Oil, and I lay down upon the place prepared and waited . . . and all was very dark and still, with a feeling of absolute calm and control, and I waited . . . And nothing happened. Then something seemed …
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… Law in a very simple manner. Lisrr DCCCXXXVII. THe Law or Lizerty. This is a further explanation of the Book of the Law in reference to certain ethical problems. Liser CL. Dr Lece Lisettum. A further explanation of the Book of the Law, with special reference to the Powers and Privileges conferred by its acceptance. Lrser CXI. (ALEPH.) THE Book or Wispom or Fotty. An extended and elaborate commentary on the Book of the Law, in the form of a letter from the Master Therion to his magical son. Lizer X. Liser Porta Lucis. This book is an account of…
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…cy, reveal the doc- trine of the Heart? Shalt thou refuse to lead thy Servants unto the Path of Liberation? One is compelled to remark a certain flavour of sentimen- tality in the exposition of the ‘Heart doctrine,’ perhaps due to the increasing age and weight of the Authoress. The real reason of the compassion (so-called) of the Master is a per- fectly practical and sensible one. It has nothing to do with 40
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…h ambergris. 7. Close didst thou cling with thy coils unto the heart, and it was as the joy of all the spring. 8. But I beheld in thee a certain taint, even in that wherein I delighted. 9. I beheld in thee the taint of thy father the ape, of thy grandsire the Blind Worm of Slime. 1o. I gazed upon the Crystal of the Future, and I saw the horror of the End of thee. 11. Further, I destroyed the time Past, and the time to Come—had I not the Power of the Sand-glass? 77
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…f the East. 2. So came I to Duant, the starry abode, and I heard voices crying aloud. 3. O Thou that sittest upon the Earth! (so spake a certain Veiled One to me) thou art not greater than thy mother! Thou speck of dust infinitesimal! Thou art the Lord of Glory, and the unclean dog. 4. Stooping down, dipping my wings, I came unto the darkly-splendid abodes. There in that formless abyss was I made a partaker of the Mysteries Averse. 5. I suffered the deadly embrace of the Snake and of the Goat; I paid the infernal homage to the shame of Khem. 6.…
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….A.. Liper VII. Liper Lipert Vet Lapipis Lazuri, Ap- VMBRATIO KABBALZ AEGYPTIORVM Sub Figura VIL., being the Voluntary Emancipation of a certain Exempt Adept from his Adeptship. These are the Birth Words of a Mas- ter of the Temple. The nature of this book is sufficiently explained by its title. Its seven chapters are referred to the seven planets in the following order: Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Sol, Mercury, Luna, Venus. Liser VI. Liser O Vet Manus Et Sacitr#. The in- structions given in this book are too loose to find place in the Class D publi…
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…It is the particular object of the A... A.”. to see to it that progress is orderly and thorough. It must further be stated that although certain books have been chosen for particular study, the student is not thereby absolved from the general study of all of them. For it is important to him to make from the beginning a comprehensive effort to understand the entire system, first, because it is desirable that he should choose his practices from the whole armoury at his disposal, and, also, because as he advances he must be to some extent familiar…
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…se he plows the field of the world, and sows therein “the dreadful teeth of woe, Cadmean Stock of Thebes’ old misery,” which refers to a certain magical formula announced by The Beast that is familiar unto thee, but unsuited to the profane, and therefore 173