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The Oriflamme, Vol. I, No. I

…o star; Your hair as a comet's horrent, Ye shall see things as they are! I lift the mask of matter; I open the heart of man; For I am of force to shatter The cast that hideth—Pan! Your loves shall lap up slaughter, And dabbled with roses of blood, Each desperate darling daughter Shall swim in the fervid flood I bring you laughter and tears The kisses that foam and bleed, The joys of a million years, The flowers that bear no seed. My life is bitter and sterile, Its flame is a wandering star. Ye shall pass in pleasure and peril Across the mystica…

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1943 · PDF PAGE 3

The Oriflamme, Vol. I, No. I

… there is a de- ficiency of "ordered harmony," for it is most apparent that we are still some distance from perfection. It is foolish to force the human animal to conform to laws which violate the inherent nature of the species. And no person or system can long endure in such a course. The fight for freedom, for liberty of the individual, is an old, old battle in which many have fought, many died, many lost. A few won on a few fronts, and these few bought us what freedom we now possess. We still fight, and will continue to fight, to a final fre…

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The Oriflamme, Vol. I, No. I

…verse. Now as by Light ye behold, by Love ye feel. There is an ecstasy of pure Knowledge, and another of pure Love. And this Love is the force that uniteth things diverse, for the contemplation in Light of their Oneness. Know that the Universe is not at rest, but in extreme motion whose sum is Rest. And this understanding that Stability in Change, and Change Stability, the Being is Becoming, and Becoming Being, is the Key to the Golden Palace of this Law. Lastly, by Liberty is the power to direct your course according to your Will. For the exte…

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