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STEPPING OUT OF THE OLD ZEON is no longer for us, for we can no longer see the Sun, any more than in our little old-zeon consciousness we could see ourselves. All around us is perpetual Night, but it is the Starlight of the Body of Our Lady Nuit in which we live and move and have our being. Then, from this height we look back upon the little planet Earth, of which we, a moment ago, were a part, and think of Ourself as shedding our Light upon all those little individuals we have called our brothers and sisters, the slaves that serve. But we do n…
1919 · PDF PAGE 157
… or take it out, while to enter it daily appears an almost superhuman task. Why is this? I have done exercises this week as usual, but a little earlier than previously, because I have to be at the office by 8.30 A.M. instead of nine o’c. as heretofore. I think Fra. P.A. might write to me. I feel that he is testing me, and have tried to hold to that idea. I know that really it does not matter, but I am weak yet, and should so like a little friendly push and a few words of advice. I feel like dropping it all for a time; but that is perhaps the ve…
1919 · PDF PAGE 160
… started control of body some months later when I had in some measure lost the complete recollection of the state, or rather when it was little more than a recollection, also, when I first saw picture of man’s arm in Equinox, I rather dreaded to cut mine, so thought it best to carry out exercise and get over bodily dread of a little pain. I did so and am not sorry.” This letter from Fra P.A. giving new practice, etc., com- bined with some considerable dissatisfaction on Frater V.1.0.’s part, regarding his present state, caused him to un- dertak…
1919 · PDF PAGE 77
…age to the shame of Khem. 6. Therein was this virtue, that the One became the all. 7. Moreover I beheld a vision of a river. There was a little boat thereon; and in it under purple sails was a golden woman, an image of Asi wrought in finest gold. Also the river was of blood, and the boat of shining steel. Then I loved her; and, loosing my girdle, cast myself into the stream. 8. I gathered myself into the little boat, and for many days and nights did I love her, burning beautiful incense before her. g. Yea! I gave her of the flower of my youth. …
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…Sleep, and her body embraced me. Altogether I melted into her beauty and was glad. 15. The river also became the river of Amrit, and the little boat was the chariot of the flesh, and the sails thereof the blood of the heart that beareth me, that beareth me. 16. O serpent woman of the stars! I, even I, have fash- ioned Thee from a pale image of fine gold. 17. Also the Holy One came upon me, and I beheld a white swan floating in the blue. 18. Between its wings I sate, and the zons fled away. 19. Then the swan flew and dived and soared, yet no whi…
1919 · PDF PAGE 381
…h. His business is, firstly, to know himself; secondly, to order and control himself; thirdly, to develop himself on sound organic lines little by little. The rest is only leather and Prunella. There is, however, a sense in which the service of human- ity is necessary to the completeness of the Adept. He is not to fly away too far. Some remarks on this course are given in the note to the next verse. The student is also advised to take note of the conditions of membership of the A... A. 43. Know, O Disciple, this is the Secret PATH, selected by …
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…gold that sparkle therein; one drop shall intoxicate the Lord of the Gods my servant. 30. Also Adonai spake unto V.V.V.V.V. saying: O my little one, my tender one, my little amorous one, my gazelle, my beautiful, my boy, let us fill up the pillar of the Infinite with an infinite kiss! 31. So that the stable was shaken and the unstable be- came still. 32. They that beheld it cried with a formidable affright: The end of things is come upon us. 33. And it was even so. 34. Also I was in the spirit vision and beheld a parricidal 93
1919 · PDF PAGE 169
… reclining in an easy chair, nearly fell asleep; instead, however, I concentrated for some while. On being asked by R. to go and do some little thing for her, I put hands over eyes before rising, and saw a light so peculiar that it is worth mentioning. It had the appearance of being three distinct things at once. Dead black, a beautiful night-sky-blue, but at the same time the very essence of it was brilliant light. Quite indescribable in words. (Seems very good. O.M.) It may be remarked that Fra. V.I.O. had occupied himself with the contempla-…
1919 · PDF PAGE 170
…e particular part which was in the calm state. (Good. O.M.) Aug. 26. A quiet evening at home, for which I am grateful. It seems as if so little is entered in this diary and so much remains unsaid. How one longs some- times to express things and thoughts and generally ends by some commonplace entry. I think to-night I will try a little more than usual. All this time I have been plodding on, having made up my mind to a course of action in accordance with my aspiration. Day after day I have continued until this round of existence has become almost…
1919 · PDF PAGE 400
THE EQUINOX Ulysses, and the East her Wooden Horse. [Maha (great) and Hina (little) are quite meaningless epithets, only serv- ing to distinguish Hinduized Tibetan Buddhism from ca- nonical Cingalese-Burmese-Siamese Buddhism.—Eb.] 2. ’Tis well, Shravaka. Prepare thyself, for thou wilt have to travel on alone. The Teacher can but point the way. The path is one for all, the means to reach the goal must vary with the Pilgrims. It is here admitted that there are many ways of reaching the same end. In order to assist a pupil, the Teacher should know…
1919 · PDF PAGE 412
…o others. However, a great deal of mis- chief has been done by the pedant, and the distinctions be- tween the various Jhanas will convey little to the Western mind, even of a man who has some experience of them. The question of mistranslation alone renders the majority of Buddhist documents, if not valueless, at least unreliable. We, however, taking this book as an original work by Bla- vatsky, need not 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 o…
1919 · PDF PAGE 91
…n his throat, wherein his spirit abideth. Ah, serpent Apep, but I love Thee! 26. My God! Let Thy secret fang pierce to the marrow of the little secret bone that I have kept against the Day of Vengeance of Hoor-Ra. Let Kheph-Ra sound his sharded drone! let the jackals of Day and Night howl in the wilder- ness of Time! let the Towers of the Universe totter, and the guardians hasten away! For my Lord hath revealed Him- self as a mighty serpent, and my heart is the blood of His body. 27. I am like a love-sick courtesan of Corinth. I have toyed with…
1919 · PDF PAGE 417
…They have to be attuned to the Upaédhyaya’s mind—one with the Over-Soul,—or, break away. This is a somewhat high-flown description—it is little more than an advocacy of docility, a quiet acceptance of the situation as it is, and an acquiescence in the ultimate sublime purpose. The question of the crossing of the abyss now arises, and we reach a consideration of the Brothers of the Left Hand Path. 24. Thus do the “Brothers of the Shadow”—the murder- ers of their Souls, the dread Dad-Dugpa clan. “The Brothers of the Shadow” or of the Left Hand Pa…
1919 · PDF PAGE 129
…finite energy of the whole Universe is therein, what then is possible but that it return to its own First Intention, dissolv- ing itself little by little into that Light which is its most se- cret and most subtle Nature? For this Universe is in Truth Zero, being an equation whereof Zero is the sum. Whereof this is the proof, that if not, it would be unbalanced, and something would have come from Nothing, which is absurd. This Light or Noth- ing is then the Resultant or Totality thereof in pure Perfec- tion; and all other states, positive or neg…
1919 · PDF PAGE 193
…ct, even by a bond, as in Liber ITI it is duly written. Amen. Now, son, note, pray thee, in what house We write these words. For it is a little cottage of red and green, by the western side of a great lake, and it is hidden in the woods. Man, therefore, is at odds with Wood and Water; and being a magician bethinketh Himself to take one of these enemies, Wood, which is both the effect and the cause of that excess of Water, and compel it to fight for Him against the other. What then maketh He? Why, He taketh unto himself Iron of Mars, an Axe and …
1919 · PDF PAGE 141
…et I am deter- mined to do them.’ Write to me whenever you like, but don’t consider any result that you may get as worth much; for these little exercises are only to produce an equilibrium which is essential before really setting out. If you add any exer- cise of your own then do it at a definite hour daily and do it continuously; to take up an exercise and then drop it is worse than useless, for it is unbalancing.” Now, as any Probationer knows, as soon as one sets out to do the simplest task regularly and with magical intent, that task become…
1919 · PDF PAGE 144
…d not add much more. I do not put the answer down. It was given in silence and must remain in Silence. Still there seemed to be just one little ripple of joy in the Great Silent Sea as another soul gently sank to its rest, and the silent voices whispered “Welcome brother.” Then all was calm and Peace as before. The little ripple flowed on to let the whole world know, then, having delivered its message, all was still. Amen. Whatever the nature of this Illumination, probably a state of Dhyana, it left a very marked result on the consciousness of …
1919 · PDF PAGE 140
…4. If possible set apart a room wherein to carry out your exercises; keep it clean, and only keep in it objects which please you; burn a little incense in the room before beginning an exercise; keep the room holy to yourself, and do not allow yourself or another to do anything unbalanced in thought or action in it. In will and deed make this room a temple and a symbol of that greater Temple which is your HIGHER SELF. THE EXERCISES. The First Exercise. Rise to time, and without undue haste, wash and dress, robe yourself and enter the room you ha…
1919 · PDF PAGE 168
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…
1919 · PDF PAGE 302
…ledge is better. I had in mind a prayer that I used to want her to say long ago for I felt it important to pray and teach her to say the little prayer.” (1917, p. 327.) If this isn’t mediumistic cant, I should like to know what is! However, on another occasion, we read: “Go to hell and there you will find the information you seek my sweet friend.” (p. 622.) Here is some sound advice! This is another little gem, which is dished-up as part of the “proof of immor- tality”: “Mamma gave some advice and now comes to help in the work of proving that t…