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…upon by the wisdom of Ra-Hoor-Khuit. 37. Also the mantras and spells; the obeah and the wanga; the work of the wand and the work of the sword: these he shall learn and teach. 38. He must teach; but he may make severe the ordeals. 39. The word of the law is Θελημα. 40. Who calls us Thelemites will do no wrong, if he look but close into the word. For there are therein three grades, the Hermit, and the Lover, and the man of Earth. Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. 41. The word of Sin is. Restriction. Ο man! refuse not thy wife, if s…
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…tom: then behold! 74. There is a splendour in my name hidden and glorious, as the sun of midnight is ever the son. 75. The ending of the words is the Word Abrahadabra. The Book of the Law is Written and Concealed. Aum. Ha.
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…t. But remember, 0 chosen one, to be me; to follow the love of Nu in the star-lit heaven; to look forth upon men, to tell them this glad word. 77. Ο be thou proud and mighty among men! 78. Lift up thyself! for there is none like unto thee among men or among Gods! Lift up thyself, 0 my prophet, thy stature shall surpass the stars. They shall worship thy name, foursquare, mystic, wonderful, the num- ber of the man; and the name of thy house 418. 79. The end of the hiding of Hadit ; and blessing and worship to the prophet of the lovely Star! 23
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I. Abrahadabra! the reward of Ra-Hoor- Khut. 2. There is a division hither homeward; there is a word not known. Spelling is de- funct; all is not aught. Before! Hold! Raise the spell of Ra-Hoor-Khuit! 3. Now let it be first understood that I am a god of War and of Vengeance. I shall deal hardly with them. 4. Choose ye an island! 5. Fortify it! 6. Dung it about with enginery of war! 7. I will give you a war-engine. 8. With it ye shall smite the peoples; and none shall stand before you. 9. Lurk! Withdraw! Upon them-! this is the Law of the Battle …
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…e of death. 7. I am the Magician and the Exorcist. I am the axle of the wheel, and the cube in the ’ circle. “Come unto me’ is a foolish word: for it is I that go. I3
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69. Ah! Ah! What do I feel? Is the word exhausted? 70. There is help and hope in other spells. Wisdom says: be strong! then canst thou bear more joy. Be not animal; refine thy rapture! If thou drink, drink by the eight and ninety rules of art: if thou love, exceed by delicacy; and if thou do aught joyous, let there be subtlety therein! 71. But exceed! exceed! 72. Strive ever to more! and if thou art truly mine—and doubt it not, an if thou art ever joyous !—death is the crown of all. 73. Ah! Ah! Death! Death! thou shalt long for death. Death is f…
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…ld forge steel! 33. Be ready to fly or smite !, 34. But your holy place shall be untouched throughout the centuries: though with fire and sword it be burnt down and shattered, yet an invisible house there standeth, and shall stand until the fall of the Great Equinox; when Hrumachis shall arise and the double— wanded one assume my throne and place. Another prophet shall arise, and bring fresh fever from the skies; another woman shall awake the lust and worship of the Snake; another soul of God and beast shall mingle in the globéd priest; another s…
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61. There is an end of the word of the God enthroned in Ra’s seat, lightening the girders of the soul. 62. To Me do ye reverence; to me come ye through tribulation of ordeal, which is bliss. 63. The fool readeth this Book of the Law, and its comment; and he understandeth it not. 64. Let him come through the first ordeal and it will be to him as silver. 65. Through the second gold. 66. Through the third, stones of precious water. 67. Through the fourth, ultimate sparks of the intimate fire. 68. Yet to all it shall seem beautiful. Its enemies who s…
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… 18. Burn upon their brows, 0 splendrous serpent! 19. O azure-lidded woman, bend upon them ! 20. The key of the rituals is in the Secret word which I have given unto him. 4
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…ne can he fall from it. 48. Now this mystery of the letters is done, and I want to go on to the holier place. 49. I am a secret fourfold word, the blas- phemy against all gods of men. 50. Curse them! Curse them! Curse them! 51. With my Hawk’s head I peek at the eyes of Jesus as he hangs upon the cross. 52. I flap my wings in the face of Mohammed and blind him. 53. With my claws I tear out the flesh of the Indian and the Buddhist, Mongol and Din. 54. Bahlasti! Ompehda! I spit on your crapulous creeds. 55. Let Mary inviolate be torn upon Wheels: fo…
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…Hoor-Khuit! 39. All this and a book to say how thou didst come hither and a reproduction of this ink and paper for ever—for in it is the word secret and not only in the English—and thy comment upon this the Book of the Law shall be printed beautifully in red ink and black upon beautiful paper made by hand; and to each man and woman that thou meetest, were it but to dine or to drink at them, it is the Law to give. Then they shall chance to abide in this bliss or no; it is no odds. Do this quickly! 40. But the work of the comment? That is easy; a…
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… and any other thing; for thereby there cometh hurt. 23. But Whoso availeth in this, let him be the chief of all ! 24. I am Nuit, and my word is six and fifty. 25. Divide, add, multiply, and understand. 26. Then said the prophet and slave of the beauteous one: Who am I, and what shall be the sign? So she answered him, bending down, a lambent flame of blue, all-touching, all- penetrant, her lovely hands upon the black earth, and her lithe body arched for love, and her soft feet not hurting the little flowers: Thou knowest! And the sign shall be my …
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Isa, the sufferer; Hoor in his secret name and splendour is the Lord initiating. 50. There is a word to say about the Hierophantic task. Behold! there are three ordeals in one, and it may be given in three ways. The gross must pass through fire; let the fine be tried in intellect, and the lofty chosen ones in the highest! Thus ye have star and star, system and system: let not one know well the other! 51. There are four gates to one palace; the floor of that palace is of silver and gold; lapis—lazuli and jasper are there; and all rare scents; jasmi…