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The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

…t think. ” And she stood motionless until her hapless father attracted her attention by backing into his wicker chain “ Don't touch holy things," she snapped suddenly, taking the sketch from his nerveless hand, and replacing it reverently in the portfolio. The action seemed to decide heri "I'll give you an address to send my things to, ” she said, and walked out of the garden. Theodore Bugg sat stunned “Holy things, " she had said. She called that lustful French photograph holy! Was this Original Sin; or was it that strange new thing people wer…

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The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

…aving no buds behind. Five Pentacles similar to the Ace. Above and below are 35 and Β. Loss of money or position, Trouble about material things. Labour, toil, land cultivation; building, knowledge and acuteness of earthly things, poverty, carefulness, kind— ness; sometimes money regained after severe toil and labour. Unimaginative, harsh, stern, determined, obstinate. Geburah of( ?הLoss of profession, loss of money, monetary anxiety). Herein the angels?היהנזנand?לאיבפrule. 196

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The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

… of A Persistent vision, . . But ohl the constant rapture. . . . But ohl . . . as before. Did some prayer and fasting, but not enough. . Things have really lost their value-I get what Blavatsky describes in the Voice of the Silence as “not quite disgust.” certain Samadhic effects linger—the un— reality of things and one’s own sense of success, etc. 16. Samadhi not yet worn off. 17 . But oh! etc., only more so. 18. Ditto. Note lack of impatience, perfect satisfac- 21 tion with existing state. . . . . I am still “polarized” a good deal; my “indif…

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The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

…ing stratus clouds He is active, clever, subtle, fierce, delicate, courageous, skilful, but inclined to domineer. Also to overvalue small things, unless well dignified. If ill dignified, deceitful, tyrannical and crafty. Rules from 20° 'σ' to 20° π. Δ of A King of the Sylphs and Sylphides. XIV THE QUEEN OF THE THRONES OF AIR Quem zszworu/s A GRACEFUL woman with wavy, curling hair, like a Queen seated upon a Throne and crowned. Beneath the Throne are grey cumulus clouds. Her general attire is as that of the Queen of Wands, but she wears as a crest …

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The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

…bend me at thy feet— Why do they sweat with blood and dew? MARSYAS. Blind horror catches at my breath The path of the abyss runs through Things darker, dismaller than death! Courage and will! What boots their force? The mind rears like a frightened horse. There is no memory possible Of that unfathomable hell, Even the shadows that arise Are things too dreadful to recount l 39

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The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

…es annually from every victim. He also published leaflets which he could sell by the hundred to the kind of idiot that likes to give such things to strangers who have never done it any harm. He had all these things translated into dozens of languages, and the rill of pennies swelled to a mighty river. By this time his sister A—— was worn out, and died. For a month he had to pay a typist; but she little knew my uncle if she thought she had a permanent job. He rushed off to some ghastly Welsh “resort,” to be acclaimed as the Founder of the Faith b…

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The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

… all sin, Found in the dying thief a soul akin Το His own soul. Is not all Truth allied? Ο miracle of miracles sublime, That all created things should sink to climb! Ο mystery incarnate of the soul, That dies but to be born anew! The whole One monstrous effigy of Life, that Time Scrawls with fantastic hands from pole to pole. ARCHER??:חתפמ

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The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

…ntliness or sin To him are one, if only he may win Unto the heart, the hidden heart that sings What grave old histories, what mysterious things I So there he squats to find the hidden flaw In the dark doorway. God ! I see him yet With aweless face that yet reflects the awe Of something greater than the music’s fret; On the dark soul within his thoughts are set ; No hope, no fear, no anguish, no regret, But only wonder at some secret Law That holds the sounds; he squats upon the straw. Under that grave, blue sky no thing he sees: The swift chamele…

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The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

…uccessful, liberal and just. If ill dignified, may be purse-proud, insolent from excess, or prodigal. Tiphareth of( ?הSuccess in material things, prosperity in business). Herein rule the Angels?היממכand 53'7“, L THE LORD OF SUCCESS UNFULFILLED Seven of Peada/es A WHITE Radiating Angelic Hand issuing from a cloud, and holding a white rose branch. Seven Pentacles arranged like the geomantic figure Rubeus. There are only five buds, which overhang, but do not touch the five uppermost 197

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The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

…in, insolence and im— pertinence, yet mirth and jollity therewith. A marplot, loving to overthrow the happiness of others; a repeater of things; given to much unprofitable speech, and of many words. Yet clever, eloquent, etc, according to dignity‘ Malkuth of( ?וRuin, death, defeat, disruption) Herein the Angels?היבמדand?לאסכמreign LIV THE LORD OF LOVE Two of Chat/ices A WHITE Radiant Hand, issuant from the lower part of the card from a cloud, holds lotuses. A lotus flower rises 200

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The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

THE EQUINOX St. James the Divine has indeed found a way to tell the truth (about most things) without frightening Respectability too much, though I think he might have spared us a thunderbolt against that feeble writer, Herbert Vivian. Sanctus Jacobus Corvus once observed in his treatise on?!”נ/עשתמ (blue- pencilled by the common sub-editor),“Crow and Crowley—what a combination ! " Not a bad one, either. Ifonly he had stolen the holy water (as I begged him to do) and baptized our mandrakes properly Never mind! I advise all our readers to read h…

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The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

…ies, yet courage to meet them; quarrelling, ignorance, pretence, and wrangling, and threatening; also victory in small and un- important things: and influence upon subordinates. Netzach of ( ?יOpposition, yet courage). Therein rule the two great Angels?חישהמand?לאה'ללof the Schemhamphorash. XXIV THE LORD OF PRUDENCE Eἐξά! qf Fenian/es A WHITE Radiating Angelic Hand, issuing from a cloud, and grasping a branch of a rose tree, with four white roses thereon, which touch only the four lowermost Pentacles. No rosebuds even, but only leaves, touch the…

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The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

… They are arranged like the geomantic figure Populus, Above and below them are the symbols 0 and "I; for the Decan. Over-careful in small things at the expense of great: ”Penny wise and pound foolish ": gain of ready money in small sums; mean; avaricious; industrious; cultivation of land; hoarding, lacking in enterprise. Hod of( ?הSkill: prudence: cunning). Therein rule those mighty Angels?היאכאand?לאחהג XXV THE LORD OF MATERIAL GAIN Nine of Pan/ades A WHITE Radiating Angelic Hand, holding a rose branch with nine white roses; each of which touch…

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The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

…eep, I fancy. '. a shade better. poor again. There seems little intention; perhaps owing to my bad health and the general uncertainty of things. A sleepy but a shade better. Saw Fra. D. D. S. A much better. A fair. Went to sleep trying to do A A . '.————? Still very bad—my head aches all over, and my throat. Still very bad. (There is no further entry till July 4. Fra, P. was evidently utterly broken down. Yet the A .'., though not recorded, was not interrupted.) 29 >>>>ב>כ

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The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

DESCRIPTION OF THE CARDS OF THE TAROT in detail of study; great care in some things, counterbalanced by equal disorder in others. Impulsive ; equally fond of giving or receiving money or presents ; generous, clever, acute, selfish and without strong feeling of affection. Admires wisdom, yet applies it to small and unworthy objects. Hod of ( ?וNarrow, restricted, petty, a prison). Therein rule the Angels 5mm and?לאהש LII THE LORD OF DESPAIR AND CRUELTY Nine ofSwords FOUR Hands, as in the preceding figure, hold eight swords nearly upright, but with…

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The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

…e and below the symbols :3 and vj. Working and constructive force, building up, creation, erection; realization and increase of material things; gain in commercial transactions, rank; increase of substance, influ— ence, cleverness in business, selfishness. Commencement of matters to be established later. Narrow and prejudiced. Keen in matters of gain; sometimes given to seeking after impossibilities. Binah of?ה (Business, paid employment, commercial transaction). Herein are?היוהיand?היחתלAngelic Rulers. XXXVI II THE LORD OF EARTHLY POWER Four af …

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The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

…ra" Hence in the diary the letters S.D. (for Stooping Dragon) will refer to somebody named Vera, or possibly ”the true woman,” or " true things." As I am ninety—four years old come Martinmas, and have much more of this “ Temple ” anyhow, I feel justified in leaving the rest of this ingeni— ous cipher to any lunatics who get tired of the Bacon-Shakespeare folly. Anybody who understands this entry of October 6— Brassies and Billiards. Council of War. The King’s letter to the Queen : “ Pussy the Prince is ill ” Paedicabo ego vos et inrumabo XVI. Ca…

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The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

…r altar with grey smoke (no fire) ascending from it, Beneath her feet are white clouds. Wisdom, strength, acuteness; subtlety in material things: grace and dexterity. If ill dignified, she is frivolous and cunning, She rules a quadrant of the heavens around Kether. v of A Princess and Empress of the Sylphs and Sylphides. Throne of the Ace of Wands. 168

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The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

…us Minor. Above and below are the symbols οί 6 and "L for the Decan. Death, or end of pleasure: disappointment, sorrow and loss in those things from which pleasure is expected. Sadness, treachery, deceit; ill—will, detraction ; charity and kindness ill requited; all kinds of anxieties and troubles from unsuspected and unexpected sources. Geburah of( ?הDisappointment in love, marriage broken off, unkindness of a friend; loss of friendship). Herein rule?ה`װלand .?הי'להפ XXXI THE LORD OF PLEASURE Six of Chg/ices AN Angelic Hand, as before, holds a…

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The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

…, רדא תא m? שקב ררב תב שיבכע !יליבש 403 ןבא ריפס 404 חר 7397 Almond,- to watch, be awake;?רקש 42 to hasten?רוא ימינפ 405 ᾿ΘΗ!?רפעFearful things, serpents of? 398 the dust, [Job]?טשמה הכפשPhallus;? ].ךבז ,227 [Cf. πο.?ישפח ïmmuh urethral [Vide Deut. xxiii. :[? Σ (1—28) 406?ץחש התאTHOU: a name of GOD? 399 םע ץראהVulgar, common; plebeian?יפטש קושLeg? 4°°_/~ םרגשAlterations?ףשנ וחThe letter Tau?ליבשמ F2

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