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1913 · PDF PAGE 41

The Book of Lies

KE®AAH KZ THE SORCERER A Sorcerer by the power of his magick had subdued all things to himself. Would he travel? He could fly through space more swiftly than the stars. Would he eat, drink, and take his pleasure?

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1913 · PDF PAGE 97

The Book of Lies

…No. Hail! all ye spavined, gelded, hamstrung horses! Ye shall surpass the planets in their courses. How? Not by speed, nor strength, nor power to stay, But by the Silence that succeeds the Neigh!

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1913 · PDF PAGE 36

The Book of Lies

…n-itiate. Get out. But thou canst not get out by the way thou camest in. The Way out is THE WAY. Get out. For OUT is Love and Wisdom and Power. '? Get OUT. If thou hast T already, first get UT.1° Then get O. And so at last get OUT.

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1913 · PDF PAGE 126

The Book of Lies

… tragedy; ‘The Five Kisses’ comprises a series of lyrics of impassioned character, skilful technique, and real poetic frenzy. . From the power and earnestness of the book before us, we are inclined to favour his chances of the future.. He has shown at least the foot of Hercules. ”__Birming ham Gazette. The Mother’s Tragedy, etc. 55. ‘‘ He endeavours to grapple with the dark prob- lems which exercised theimagination of John Ford. He views the sexual problem from the standpoint of the unconventional student of human nature. The principal poem in …

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1913 · PDF PAGE 90

The Book of Lies

…g tongue of grace; the Blue Triangle is the ascending tongue of prayer. This Interchange, the Double Gift of Tongues, the Word of Double Power—ABRAHA- DABRA!—is the sign of the GREAT WORK, for the GREAT WORK is ac- complished in Silence. And behold is not that Word equal to Cheth, that is Cancer, whose Sigil is 3? 86

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1913 · PDF PAGE 125

The Book of Lies

… University of Cambridge’ wields a wonderful pen, much of his workis exceed- ingly beautiful... . In conclusion, as far as descrip- tive power and. beauty of thought are concerned, we consider that the author of‘The Tale of Archais’ holds the first place among the latter-day poets.” — Cambridge Magazine. Songs of the Spirit. 35. 6d. Delicate lyrics, illustrating the vague, yet holy aspirations of adolescence. s¢. . . We have read with admiration for its in- tense spirituality, as well as for its technical super- iorities, . .. this volume,in wh…

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1913 · PDF PAGE 127

The Book of Lies

…se poems are un- mistakable, as are the frequent richness and vision- ary splendour of the imagery and the aptness and the transfiguring power of the rhythms.”—New York Nation. Mr. G. K. Chesterton also writes a_column and a quarter in praise of this book in the Daily News; we quote the following: ‘“To the side of a mind concerned with idle merriment [sic!] there is certainly something a little funny in Mr. Crowley’s passionate devotion to deities who bear such names as Mout, and Nuit, and Ra, and Shu, and Hormakhou. They do not seem to the Eng…

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1913 · PDF PAGE 133

The Book of Lies

…ose’s perfume: you have set them free from all that is material whilst preserving all thatis sensual. - You who hold more skill and more power than your great English predecessor, Robertus de Fluctibus, you have not feared to reveal ‘the Arcana which are in the Adytum of God-nourished Silence’ to those who, abandoning nothing, will sailin the Company of the Brethren of the Rosy Cross towards the Limbus, that outer, unknown world encircling so many a universe.” — The New Age. **The light wherein he writes is the L.U.X. of that, which first maste…

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1913 · PDF PAGE 130

The Book of Lies

…wley obviously does not appeal) no other feeling than one of sheer bewilder- ment. Sometimes an oasis of beauty will reveal the author’s power to charm, the good-humoured egotism will tickle the fancy, the quaint allusive- ness of his notes will raise the eyelid of wonder.... With regard to the prose portions of the volume, the essay on ‘Science and Buddhism’ reveals some penetrating touches; but we have to confess that the discourse on ‘ Ontology’ baffles our comprehen- sion. The poetical epilogue is beautiful and con- tenting.” —Litevary Guid…

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