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career on earth is his kingdom, that even the Master Therion is no more than a fellow man in another valley, and that he must explore and exploit his own inheritance with his own eyes and hands. The Magician must not accept the Master Therion’s account of the Astral Plane, His Qabalistic discoveries, His instructions in Magick. They may be correct in the main for most men; yet they cannot be wholly true for any save Him, even as no two artists can make identical pictures of the same subject. More, even in fundamentals, though these things be Tr…
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…serene that gleàm On lifefs calm lake. That shall end never that began. Ail things endure hecause they are. Do what thon wilt, for every man And every woman is a star. Pan is not dead; he liveth, Pan ! Break down the bar ! To man I corne, the number of A man my number, Lion of Light; I am The Beast whose Law is Love. Love under will, bis royal right — Behold within, and not above, One star in sight ! ONE STAR IN SIGHT. A glimpse of the structure and System of the Great White Brotherhood. Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. i. The O…
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antinomies in ail spheresj and the Original Perfection with the Manifest Imperfection of Things. Again “Do what thou wilt”, the most sublimely austere ethical precept ever uttered, despite its apparent licence, is seen on analysis to be indeed “the whole of the Law”, the sole and sufficient warrant for human action, the self-evident Code of Righteousness, the identification of Fate with Freewill, and the end of the Civil War in Man’s nature by appointing the Canon of Truth, the conformity of things with themselves, to détermine his every act. “…
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Line 2 Line 3 Section B the meanings and correspondences of 9, 15, 24, 45, 300, 345-) 45 is moreover A D M, man. “Mosheh” is thus the name cf man as a God-concealing Form. But in the Ritual let the Adept replace this “Mosheh” by his own motto as Adeptus Minor. For “Ish- rael” let him prefer his own Magical Race, according to the obligations of his Oaths to Our Holy Order! (The Beast 666 Himself used “Ankh-f-n-khonsu” and aKhem” in this section.) The Adept reminds his Angel that He has created That One Substance of which Hermes hath written in t…
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… of ail the experiencees passed through by the Master Therion in his attainment of this grade of Initiation, the highest possible to any manifested Man. Unpublished. Liber LXXVIIL A complété treatise on the Tarot giving the correct designs of the cards with their attributions and symbolic meanings on ail the planes. Part-published in Equinox VII, p. 143. Liber LXXXI. The Butterfly Net. An account of a magical operation, particularly concerning the planet Luna, written in the form of a novel. Published under the title “Moon-child” by the Man¬ dr…
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is impossible to lay down précisé rules by which a man may attain to the knowledge and conversation of His Holy Guardian Angel ; for that is the particular secret of each one of us; a secret not to be told or even divined by any other, whatever his grade. It is the Holy of Holies, whereof each man is his own High Priest, and none knoweth the Name of his brother’s God, or the Rite that invokes Him. The Masters of the A A .*. hâve therefore made no attempt to institute any regular ritual for this central Work of their Order, save the generalised …
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APPENDÏX III Notes on the nature of the “Astral Plane” \ i) What are “Astral” and “Spiritual” Beings? Man is one: it is a case of any consciousness assuming a sensible form. Microcosms and elementals. Maybe an elemental (e.g. a dog) has a cosmic conception in which he is a microcosm and man incomplète. No means of deciding same, as in case of kinds of space. 1 2 Similarly, our gross matter may appear unreal to Beings clad in fine matter. Thus, science thinks vulgar perceptions “error”. We cannot perceive at ail except within our gamut; as, conc…
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…inter- vais of some centuries ; accounts of historical Magi, and their Words, are given in Liber Aleph. This does not mean that only one man can attain this Grade in any one Aeon, so far as the Order is concerned. A man can make Personal progress équivalent to that of a “Word of an Aeon”; but he will identify himself with the current word, and exert his will to establish it, lest he conflict with the work of the Magus who uttered the Word of the Aeon in which He is living. The Magus is pre-eminently the Master of Magick, that is, his will is en…
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…bjectively, it is not true for him, because not useful for him. (Said we not a while ago that Truth was no more than the Most Convenient Manner of Statement?) . ^ may intoxicate and exalt the Seer, it may inspire and fortify him in every way, it may throw light upon most holy mysteries, yet withal be no more than an interprétation of the individual to himself, the formula not of Abraham but of Onan. These plastic "Portraits of the Artist as a Young Man” are well enough for those who hâve heard “Know Thyself”. They are necessary, even, to assist…
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APPENDIX IL ONE STAR IN SIGHT. Thy feet in mire, thine head in murk, O man, how piteous thy plight, The doubts that daunt, the ills that irk, Thon hast nor wit nor will to fight — How hope in heart, or worth in work ? No star in siglit ! Thy G ods proved puppets of the priest. “Truth ? All’s relation !” science sighed. In bondaae with thy brother beast, Love tortured thee, as Love’s hope died And Love’s faith rotted. Life no least Dim star descried. Thy cringing carrion cowered and crawled To find itself a chance-cast clod Whose Pain was purpos…
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psychical phenomena to the intention of “Astral” Beings, without committing ourselves to any theory. Cohérence is the sole quality demanded of us. 6) Magick enables us to receive sensible impressions of worlds other than the “physical” universe (as generally understood by profane science). These worlds hâve their own laws; their inhabitants are often of quasi-human intelligence ; there is a definite set of relations between certain “ideas” of ours, and their expressions, and certain types of phenomena. (Thus, symbols, the Qabalah, etc. enable u…
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…tiative in such a way as to allow no dispute or complainte he must employ to this end the formula called “The Beast conjoined with the Woman” which establishes a new incarnation of deity ; as in the legends of Leda, Semele, Miriam, Pasiphae, and others. He must set up this idéal for the orders which he rules, so that they may possess a not too abstract rallying-point suited to their unde- veloped States. 10. The Grade of Adeptus Minor is the main thème of the instructions of the A.'. A.*. It is characterised by the Attain- ment of the Knowledge…
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torn asunder by the Maenads of his insensate impulses ; he hath no safety save he himself be Bacchus! Bacchus, divine and human! Bacchus, begotten on Semelé of Zeus, the adulterous Lord of 1 hunder ravishing, brutally, his virginal victim ! Bacchus, babe hidden from hâte in the most holy of holies, the secret of thy sire, in the Channel of the Star-Spate, Whereof one Serpent is thy Soûl! Bacchus, twy-formed, man-woman, Bacchus, whose inno¬ cence tames the Figer, while yet thy horns drip blood upon thy mouth, and sharpen the merriment of wine to…
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numerical value. This is an Encyclopædia of the Holy Qabalah, which is a Map of the Universe, and enables man to attain Perfect Understanding. Equinox VIII, Spécial Supplément. Liber DXXXVI. A complété Treatise on Astrology. This is the only text book on astrology composed on scientific lines by classifying observed facts instead of deducting from a priori théories. Unpublished. Liber DXXXVI. B ATP AXOfcPENOBOOKOEMOM AXIA. An instruction in expansion of the field of the mind. Equinox X, p. 35. Liber DLV. Liber HAD. An instruction for attaining …
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and to keep Silence for ever as he accomplishes the act of annihila¬ tion. From the Abyss cornes No Man forth, but a Star startles the Earth, and our Order rejoices above that Abyss that the Beast hath begotten one more Babe in the Womb of Our Lady, His Concubine, the Scarlet Woman, Babalon. There is no need to instruct a Babe thus born, for in the Abyss it was purified of every poison of personality; its ascent to the highest is assured, in its season, and it hath no need of seasons for it is conscious that ail conditions are no more than form…
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…o the stanzas of Dzyan in another System. Unpublished. Liber XXX. Liber Libræ. An elementary course of morality suitable for the average man. Equinox 1, p. 17. Liber XXXIII. An account of A A .-. first written in the Language of his
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… Therion. Unpublished. Liber CLXV. A Master of the Temple, being an account of the attainment of Frater Unus In Omnibus. The record of a man who actually attained by the System taught by the A . *. A . *. Part-published in Equinox III. I., p. 127. Liber CLXXV. A star te vel Liber Berylli. An instruction in attainment by the method of dévotion, or Bhakta-Yogi. Equinox VII, p. 37. Liber CLXXXV. Liber Collegii Sancti. Being the tasks of the Grades and their Oaths proper to Liber XIII. This is the official paper of the various grades. It includes t…
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…the Night and the Day. T Thee, that didst create the darkness and the Light. 5. Thou art ASAR UN-NEFER (aMyself made Perfect”) : Whom no man hath seen at any time. 6. Thou art IA-BESZ (“the Truth in Matter”). 7. Thou art IA-APOPHRASZ (athe Truth in Motion”). 8. Thou hast distinguished between the Just and the Unjust. 9. Thou didst make the Female and the Male. 10. Thou didst produce the Seeds and the Fruit. 11. Thou didst form Men to love one another, and to hâte one another. Section Aa. 1. I am ANKH - F - N - KHONSU thy Prophet, unto Whom Thou…
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…r and Karma which forms the Spine of Attainment. Equinox III. I., p. 171. Liber CCCXXXIIL The B00k of Lies falsely so-called. Deals with many matters on ail planes of the very highest importance. It is an official publication for Babes of the Abyss, but is recommended even to beginners as highly suggestive. Published. Liber CCCXXXV. Adonis. An account in poetic language of the struggle of the human and divine éléments in the consciousness of man, giving their harmony following on the victory of the latter. Equinox VII, p. 117. Liber CCCLXI. Lib…
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AD-ON-A-I1 EDE EDU “My Lord! My secret self beyond self, Hadith, Ail Father! Hail, ON, thou Sun, thou Life of Man, thou Fivefold Sword of Flame! Thou Goat exalted upon Earth in Lust, thou Snake ex- tended upon Earth in Life! Spirit most hoiy! Seed most Wise! Inno¬ cent Babe. Inviolate Maid! Begetter of Being! Soûl of ail Soûls! Word of ail Words, Corne forth, most hidden Light!” “Devour thou me!” “Thou dost devour Me!” ANGELOS TON ThEON “Thou Angel of the Gods!” ANLALA “Arise thou in Me, free flowing, Thou who art Naught, who art Naught, and ut…