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The Oriflamme, Vol. I, No. I

… seed. My life is bitter and sterile, Its flame is a wandering star. Ye shall pass in pleasure and peril Across the mystical bar That is set for wrath and weeping Against the children of earth; But ye in singing and sleeping Shall pass in measure and mirth! I lift my wand and wave you Through hill to hill of delight: My rosy rivers lave you In innermost lustral light. I lead you, lord of the maze, In the darkness free of the sun; In spite of the spite that is day's We are wed, we are wild, we are one! —Aleister Crowley

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1943 · PDF PAGE 4

The Oriflamme, Vol. I, No. I

…nds in police courts hold sway; The mountains are palaces, women are chalices meant to be supped and not sold, The desert a banquet hall set for a festival, ripe for the free and the bold; The wind and the sky are ours, 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 Quixo…

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1943 · PDF PAGE 6

The Oriflamme, Vol. I, No. I

…pretation to fit the Aeon of Horus. This is a most meticulous and arduous work, entailing the designing and engraving of an entirely new set of Cards, as well as an accom- panying Book of Tarot which gives their history, their mystic and symbolic significance. It is essential, therefore, that we wholeheartedly contribute toward this Work to make possible its achievement. Personal necessities are also needed, which we should count it a privilege to supply. Contributions should be made for these purposes, and sent regularly, to the Treasurer, P. …

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