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…the last three days have gradually been nearing another ‘climax’ which reached, shall I say, its height on Saturday, when I arrived at a state of Illumination which was, as it were ‘added to my previous state.’ I seized a scrap of paper and wrote “Amid all the complications and perplexity there remains, back of all, the Will. The Will to Be. The Will to Be Nothing, which is the only state inconceivable to the mind. The old God willed to be some- thing, and the Universe appeared, The New God wills to be Nothing and be- reflection of which was ca…
1919 · PDF PAGE 402
…. And rising out of the third stage he passed into the fourth. And rising out of the fourth stage of deep meditation he entered into the state of mind to which the infinity of space is alone present. And passing out of the mere consciousness of the infinity of space he entered into the state of mind to which the infinity of thought is alone present. And passing out of the mere consciousness of the infinity of thought he entered into a state of mind to which nothing at all was specially present. And passing out of the consciousness of no special…
1919 · PDF PAGE 160
THE EQUINOX nor can I remember claiming to have attained it. (2) I did attain a state of consciousness which has had a lasting effect upon my life and made my view- point entirely different from that time. (3) The language I used to describe the state, came perfectly naturally to me, as the most convenient to describe a state foreign to any previous experience. (4) I might have used language of a higher plane than I was on, but I don’t see why. (5) I started control of body some months later when I had in some measure lost the complete recollec…
1919 · PDF PAGE 146
THE EQUINOX that state of uncertainty in which I lived before this realization came? This realization having come about has at any rate remained as a glimpse of Being, different from the previous not-being. The result of his mental analysis appears to amount to this, that he had experienced within himself a state of con- sciousness full of Peace and Joy, yet which more nearly approximated to Zero than any other term. He can find nothing with which to compare this state, but he recognizes its immense superiority over normal consciousness, and fe…
1919 · PDF PAGE 162
…st few days of the Retirement. October 9, 9.6 P.M. (This was the 9th day of Section C, and the 39th day of the complete Operation.) The ‘state’ is getting more and more difficult to describe, in fact I don’t know what to make of it. I might almost say I feel ‘normal’; and yet there is a subtle difference. There is (I think) an entire absence of fear, worry, disgust, joy, sorrow, pain, or any of the old states, and this seems to be a condition of calm observation without any desire to criticise anything. I suppose, as a matter of fact, it is a s…
1919 · PDF PAGE 176
…13 Unity, Love, and The Tarot Trump is DEATH, and this is what he said he was writing. (Note Apr. 21, 1917. Ha=The Sun; tha=The Moon, as stated in the Hatha-Yoga Pradipiha.) . (Well worked out, method good; but not much of a place to have reached. You should have got more of the book, too. O.M.) Dec. 18th. Note. There is one thing I had intended to mention before. Instead of sleeping deeply, as was my former habit, I have lately noticed quite a change in this respect. Sometimes, though resting, I retain consciousness most of the night. In this …
1919 · PDF PAGE 359
THE VOICE OF THE SILENCE These states have been sufficiently, and much better, de- scribed in Book 4. q. v. 80. And now thy Self is lostin SELF, Thyself unto THY- SELF, merged in THAT SELF from which thou first didst radiate. In this verse is given a hint of the underlying philosophi- cal theory of the Cosmos. See Liber CXI for a full and proper account of this. 81. Where is thy individuality, Lanoo, where the Lanoo himself? It is the spark lost in the fire, the drop within the ocean, the ever-present ray become the ALL and the eternal radiance…
1919 · PDF PAGE 437
…lavatsky’s constant use of the word “Soul” without defini- tion is very annoying. These verses 63 and 64 must be taken as dealing with a state preliminary to the attainment of this Fifth Gate. If the lance shakes in the hand of the warrior, whatever the cause, the result is fumbling and failure. 64. And then, O thou pursuer of the Truth, thy Mind- Soul will become as a mad elephant, that rages in the jungle. Mistaking forest trees for living foes, he perishes in his attempts to kill the ever-shifting shadows dancing on the wall of sunlit rocks.…
1919 · PDF PAGE 155
…, only ex- pressed infinitely better than I have been able to put them. Now, of what value are the experiences I have gained? Why is the state of Oneness with Adonai not lasting, or rather, is it possible to remain always conscious of that State? How is it when reading an account like J. St. John’s that I know what he is talking about, and can feel with him the difficulty of putting these things into words? I could not have realized this a year ago, before I entered into certain states of which I cannot gauge the value at all, while in normal c…
1919 · PDF PAGE 232
…ll his influence with persons in a superior station of life (so called) to induce them to join the Order. Royal personages, ministers of State, high officials in the Diplomatic, Naval, Military, and Civil Services are particularly to be sought after, for it is intended ultimately that the temporal power of the State be brought into the Law, and led into freedom and prosperity by the application of its principles. 41. Colleges of the Order will presently be established where the children of its members may be trained in all trades, businesses, a…
1919 · PDF PAGE 403
…Nirvanic stream in this or any future life; thou hast but seven other births before thee, O thou of adamantine Will. The author does not state what is meant by the “golden rule.” A Srotapatti is a person in such a stage that he will become Arhan after seven more incarnations.’ There is nothing in Buddhism about the voluntary undertaking of incarnations in order to help mankind. And of course the talk about “Nirvanic bliss” is misleading when one reflects that this quality of bliss or Ananda arising with the first 1 See Crowley’s “The Three Char…
1919 · PDF PAGE 443
…stics. Evelyn Hall —an early love of mine—used to say: “God Almighty—or words to that effect—has no conscience”; and in the tre- mendous state of mind in which He is, a state of Cosmic priapism, He may very likely see red, care nothing for what may result to Himself or His victim, and, violently project- ing Himself on the Akasa, may fertilize it, and the Universe begin once more. In Liber I. it seems as if this must be done, as if it were part of the Work, and Liber Legis, if I understand it aught, would inculcate the same. For to US the Three…
1919 · PDF PAGE 156
…regoing thought seems to have a parallel in J. St. J. Again on Page 96 “I must attain or . . . an end to J. St. J.” seems similar to the state arrived at on Sept. 5, 1910, when I determined to ask the last WHY? and afterwards entered into Peace. On page 133 he says “subtly, simply, imperceptibly gliding I passed away into nothing. . . . I felt the interior trembling kindle itself into a kiss . . . also I was given to enjoy the subtle Presence of my Lord interiorly during the whole of the twelfth day. But he withdrew Himself . . . yet leaving a …
1919 · PDF PAGE 245
…ERNING THE LAW OF THELEMA (I say) feel themselves immediately to be kings and queens. “Every man and every woman is a star” is the first state- ment in the Book of the Law. In the pamphlet, “The Law of Liberty,” this theme is embroidered with considerable care, and I will not trouble you with further quotation. You will say swiftly that the heavenly state of mind thus induced will be hard put to it to endure hunger and cold. The thought occurred also to our founder, and I will endeavour to put before you the skeleton of his plan to avert such m…
1919 · PDF PAGE 145
…m or no? What has that to do with the Consciousness of the Existence of That which transcends both? Now, had not some part of my present State of Existence realized the pos- sibility of another and higher state of Consciousness, should I not still be in 137
1919 · PDF PAGE 153
… dis- tinct consciousness of the ‘centre of consciousness’ being not ‘within’ as usual, but above head. April 3rd. I alternate between a state of ‘enjoying any task or position because it is the first that comes to hand and therefore the simplest and best course of action’, and ‘a feeling of absolute mental torture caused by the necessity of ex- isting at all.’ The first appears to give the chance of continually ‘enlarging’ until one becomes That which I can ‘consciously be’ for a short period at a time, and the other seems to lead to annihilat…
1919 · PDF PAGE 170
…nce of Adonai within and without. It is good to have lived for this. (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 jo…
1919 · PDF PAGE 175
…s. No doubt remained that this was indeed the Union with the Higher Self. Then again arose the question “What about the Others when this state subsides again?” Then it seemed that a voice spoke clearly to the brain, saying: “Truly when united so thou art one with the Holy Guardian Angel that speaks unto thee now. Therefore worry no more about attaining. In future it is thy work to see that not only the part attain, but that other parts, those that are called ‘others’ in ordinary consciousness, realize the Oneness also.” N. B. These are not the …
1919 · PDF PAGE 360
…the Third. 88. And now rest ’neath the Bodhi tree, which is perfec- tion of all knowledge, for, know, thou art the Master of SAMADHI—the state of faultless vision. 38
1919 · PDF PAGE 241
…y, with respect to the courage of the vanquished. “As brothers fight ye!” In other words, there is only this difference from our present state of society, that manners are improved. There are many persons who are naturally slaves, who have no stom- ach to fight, who tamely yield all to any one strong enough to 227