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MR. CROWLEY AND THE CREEDS (BY G. K. CHESTERTON) Mr. Aleister Crowley publishes a work, “ The Sword of Song : Called by Christians ‘ The Book of the Beast,’ ” and called, I am ashamed to say, “ Ye Sword of Song ” on the cover, by some singularly uneducated man. Mr. Aleister Crowley has always been, in my opinion, a good poet ; his “ Soul of Osiris,” written during an Egyptian mood, was better poetry than this Browningesque rhapsody in a Buddhist mood ; but this also, though very affected, is very interesting. But the main fact about it is that …
1904 · PDF PAGE 1
MR. CROWLEY AND THE CREEDS AND THE CREED OF MR. CHESTERTON WITH A POSTSCRIPT ENTITLED A CHILD OF EPHRAIM* CHESTERTON’S COLOSSAL COLLAPSE * The Children of Ephraim, being armed, and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle.
1904 · PDF PAGE 3
… And ever since his creed has proved that it is not a common hypothesis, for it is hated. Next week I hope to make a fuller study of Mr. Crowley’s interpretation of Buddhism, for I have not room for it in this column today. Suffice it for the moment to say that if this be indeed a true interpretation of the creed, as it is certainly a capable one, I need go no further than its pages for examples of how a change of abstract belief might break a civilisation to pieces. Under the influ- ence of this book earnest modern philosophers may, I think, b…
1904 · PDF PAGE 7
…stion of pace, and I really cannot give my cavalry as much work as Our Brer Rabbit would require. On the appearance of his article “ Mr. Crowley and the creeds ” I signified my intention to reply. It aborted his attack on me, and he has not since been heard of. In the midst of the words he was trying to say, In the midst of his laughter and glee, He has softly and suddenly vanished away— I supposed I always was a bit of a Boojum !
1904 · PDF PAGE 6
— 7 — dust on the horizon which may mark its position. “ Does Mr. Crowley suppose that the Buddhists do not feel the poetical nature of the books of religion ? ” I take this to mean : “ You have no business to take the Bible literally ! ” I have dealt with this contention at some length in the “ Sword of Song ” itself (Ascension Day, lines 216 to 247) : but here I will simply observe that a poem which authorises the Archbishop of Canterbury to convey Dr. Clifford’s pet trowels, and makes possible the Gilbertian (in the old sense of pertaining t…