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1910 · PDF PAGE 10

The Rites of Eleusis

…melling drink. We drank in turn. This over, a stalwart brother strode into the centre and proclaimed “ The Twelvefold Certitude of God.” Artemis was then invoked by the greater ritual of the Hexagram. More Libation. Aleister Crowley read us the Song of Orpheus from the Argonauts. Following upon this song we drank our third Libation, and then the brothers led into the room a draped figure, masked in that curious blue tint we mentally associate with Hecate. The lady, for it was a lady, was enthroned on a seat high above Crowley him- self. By this…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 14

The Rites of Eleusis

…old her, Madonna-like, throned and crowned, veiled, silent, awaiting the promise of the Future. She is Isis and Mary, Istar and Bhavani, Artemis and Diana. But Artemis is still barren of hope until the spirit of the Infinite All, great Pan, tears asunder the veil and displays the hope of humanity, the Crowned Child of the Future. All this is symbolized in the holy rites which we have recovered from the darkness of history, and now in the fullness of time disclose that the world may be redeemed. For the corruptible shall put on incorruptibility,…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 7

The Rites of Eleusis

…devoted to THE EQUINOX, and the objects for which THE EQUINOX was established. The following is a description of a ceremony in honour of Artemis held in July at the offices of THE EQUINOX. The present series will be even more elaborate and perfect.

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