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The Oriflamme, Vol. I, No. I

…IONYSUS I bring ye wine from above From the vats of the storied sun; For every one of ye love. And life for every one. Ye shall dance on hill and level; Ye shall sing in hollow and height In the festal mystical revel, The rapturous Bacchanal rite! The rocks and trees are yours, And the waters under the hill, By the might of that which endures, The holy heaven of will! I kindle a flame like a torrent To rush from star to 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…

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1943 · PDF PAGE 4

The Oriflamme, Vol. I, No. I

…, heaven and all its stars, waken, and do what you will; Break with this demon spawn'd hell-inspired nightmare Bond—Magick lies over the hill." * * * They said I was crazy, ambiguous, lazy, disgusting, fantastic, obscene; So I hied for my sagebrush and cactus and corn mush, to see if the air was still clean. Oh, I height Don Quixote, I live on peyote, marihuana, morphine and cocaine, And may I be twice damned for a bank-clerk or store hand if I visit the city again. —John W. Parsons

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