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1910 · PDF PAGE 137

The Equinox (Volume I, Number III)

…d. 25th. 26th. 27th. 28th, 29th. 30th. at each colour separately, or lighting each one by one, it is not bad; but taken altogether is no good. Thoth. 1om. Rather poor. Cross. 15m. Not very good. Golden Dawn 1om. Not good. Symbol. [My thought seems terribly wandering nowadays.] Isis. 19m. Not so bad. Winged-Globe. 12m. Bad, sleepy. Triangle of Fire 15m. Very wandering. with Cross in centre, Abrahadabra 17m. Pretty good,though perhaps the whole pantacle. was hardly ever absolutely clear. Tried Physical Astral Projection twice. In the first one th…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 245

The Equinox (Volume I, Number III)

…e out with your mother. He'll come by-and-by, no doubt. Run and fetch Nurse, Charley ! [CHARLEY runs off. Oh dear! I wish I could find a good doctor. Nobody seems to do me any good. It’s pain, pain all the time. Nurse! can’t you tell me of a good doctor? For oh! for oh! [Ae looks about him fearfully; his voice sinks to a thrilled whisper] I am so afraid—afraid to die! Is there nobody——. [Enter tovp, and stands by his chair, layinghis hand on the old man’s shoulder. He looks up. I wish you were a doctor, Mr. Todd. You have such a soothing touch.…

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The Equinox (Volume I, Number III)

(Fra — after one week avoiding the first person. His fidelity is good ; his vigilance bad. Not nearly good enough to pass).

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The Equinox (Volume I, Number III)

…a moment MRS. ossory [very fiously|. Without a warning. Ah well, we must hope that [Her voice becomes a mumble. DELHOMME. I will bid you good morning ; I am sure you will not wish strangers to intrude upon your grief. If there is anything that I can do MR. OssorY [conventionally]. Pray do not leave us yet, Monsieur Delhomme. Lunch is just ready. DELHOMME. I really think that I should go. [He shakes hands. MRS. ossory. Good morning. We are so grateful for your sympathy and kindness. [He turns to the old man.] Grand- father is asleep. [DELHOMME s…

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The Equinox (Volume I, Number III)

…i- linda” NAgasena lays down that he who escapes rebirth does so through Wisdom (Pafifia) and Reasoning (Yonisomanasikara) and by other “Good Qualities.” The Reason grasps the object and Wisdom cuts it off, whilst the good qualities seem to be the united action of these two, thus we get Good Con- duct (Silam), Faith (Saddha), Perseverance (Viriyam), Mind- fulness (Sati) and Meditation (Samadhi), all of which rather than being separate states are but qualities of the one state of Meditation at various stages in that state of Samadhi which NAgase…

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The Equinox (Volume I, Number III)

92 SIR PALAMEDES, THE SARACEN KNIGHT How weak Sir Palamedes grows! We hear no more of bouts and blows! His weapons are his ten good toes! He that was Arthur's peer, good knight Proven in many a foughten fight, Flees like a felon in the night! Ay! this thy quest is past the ken Of thee and of all mortal men, Sir Palamede the Saracen !

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1910 · PDF PAGE 196

The Equinox (Volume I, Number III)

…I’m doing it.” Seem quite to have forgotten what very long times I used to do. White tri- 10 m. 20 breaks. angle [This about harmonic of good; 20 m. 10 breaks is a good per- formance,] Apas-Akasa [Very difficult: slightest noise is utterly disturbing.] 10.55am. Intam. RedCross 6m. 7 breaks. [But it is to be observed that a break may be of varying length. I doubt if this was as good as White Triangle supra.] 11.44am. 11.56am. Whitetri- 12m. 10 breaks, angle [Above observation perhaps unimportant, as limit of variability is more or less constant …

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The Equinox (Volume I, Number III)

100 THE HIGH HISTORY OF GOOD Thief of my arms, my crest, my quest, My name, now meetest thou thy shame. See, with this whip I lash thee back, Back to the kennel whence there came So false a hound.” ‘Good knight, in sooth,” Answered Sir Palamede, “not I Presume to assert the idlest truth ; And here, by this good ear and eye, I grant thou art Sir Palamede. But—try the first and final test If thou or I be he. Take heed!” He backed his horse, covered his breast, Drove his spurs home, and rode upon That knight. His lance-head fairly struck The barre…

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The Equinox (Volume I, Number III)

THE EQUINOX OBJECT MEDITATED UPON. TIME, REMARKS, Pendulum* (E).t ry Good as regards plane kept by the pendulum; but thoughts wandered. Winged-Globe. ry The result was pretty good. Tejas-Vayu (E): >, Fair. Ankh ¢ (a green). ry Not bad. Pentagram (E). ry Rather good. The L. I. L§ (E). ry Burning till extinct. Rather good, but oil level descended very irre- gularly,|| Cross. ry Result fair. Cross. 10m. 15s, Three breaks, Isis1 (E). 18 m. 30s. Five breaks. A very difficult prac- tice, as Isis behaved like a living object.** Winged-Globe. 29 m. Sev…

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The Equinox (Volume I, Number III)

…s. Warren; what do you mean by “plumping down” before me this “little bit of fluff”? Now don’t be too bored or too serious, Joseph, be a good fellow even towards those who are unlike you, for a good heart is worth a dozen good heads and heaven only knows how many bad ones. Eat your “scoff” and enjoy it; give the girl a kiss—even if among the boats; and shake hands with the Chaplain— after all he probably agreed with you over the Boulter Case. Here surely is a link between you! Drop the “insufferable” and the “Christmas-card-curate” description …

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The Equinox (Volume I, Number III)

…ear not for money.* Go and work, as thou hast intended.” JZ go. July 14th. Triangle of Fire. 1om. Middling to bad. Winged-Globe. 6m. Not good. RR. et A.C. ? Fairly good. [Somewhere on this journey (Yokohama to Hong-Kong) BECAME the GREAT PEACE. 15th. R.R. et A.C. 16m. An improvement. 16th. Svastika. 6m. Very poor. RR. et A.C. 4m. Very bad. HLP.KAt iom. Better. Pentagram. 16m. Not at all bad. 18th. Calvary Cross. 15m. Bad, but I was very sleepy. H.P.K. on lotus. 16m. Ten breaks; very strictly counted. R.R. et A.C. 8m. One break. Got very sleepy;…

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The Equinox (Volume I, Number III)

…rt! [They kiss, furtively, as if hearing Sootsteps.| So.long! [She retreats into the room, and blows him a kiss. CARR [outside, loudly). Good morning, Miss Ossory! EUPHEMIA [sinking into a chair, faintly|. Good-bye— no, no! Till—when? [She is almost crying, but sets her teeth and rises. THOMAS [opening the door|. Mr. Delomm. [Enter DELHOMME. DELHOMME. I am a thousand times sorry to intrude upon your grief, Miss Ossory, but EUPHEMIA. Uncle Henry was nothing to me. DELHOMME. In any case, I should not have spoken to you, but my Embassy has suddenl…

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THE HIGH HISTORY OF GOOD SIR PALAMEDES THE SARACEN KNIGHT; AND OF HIS FOLLOWING OF THE QUESTING BEAST

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The Equinox (Volume I, Number III)

…ted at ossory’s vulgarity, which mistakes argot for chic]. Well, sir, as soon as I can find a favourable opportunity: ossory. Grief is a good mood to catch them in, my boy. Iknow! I know! I've been a bit of a dog in my time. [Shakes hands as they go out. DELHOMME [vefurning]. One word in your ear, sir, if I may. It’s purely instinctive—but—but—well, sir, I mistrust that man Todd! ossory. Thanks: I believe you may be right. DELHOMME. Good-bye, sir! ossory. Good-bye. mrs. ossory [rising]. Alfred, that man is a devil! ossory. What, little Delhomme…

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The Equinox (Volume I, Number III)

…lamede ! For twinned with Earthquake laughs her brother The Questing Beast. As Goddes reed Sweats blood for sin, so now the heart Of the good knight begins to bleed. Of all the ruinous shafts that dart Within his liver, this hath plied The most intolerable smart. “ By Goddes wounds!” the good knight cried, “What is this quest, grown daily dafter, Where nothing—nothing—may abide ? Westward!” They fly, but rolling after Echoes the Beast’s unsatisfied And inextinguishable laughter!

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The Equinox (Volume I, Number III)

…ble with or without an Atman. But, in spite of his having denied the latter, he had to account for Causality and the transmission of his Good and Evil (Karma) by some means or another. Now, according to Nagasena, the Blessed One refused to answer any such questions as “Is the universe everlasting?” “Is it not everlasting?” ‘‘Has it an end?” “Has it not an end?” “Is it both ending and unending?” “Is it neither the one nor the other?” And further all such questions as “Are the soul and the body the same thing?” “Is the soul distinct from the body…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 248

The Equinox (Volume I, Number III)

…. Todd. The fact is, I’m damnably worried over pay-day. I really don’t know you well enough to ask you, perhaps, but the fact is, I’ve a good sound business proposi- tion which I must put before some one, and I believe you're the very man to help me. Now. (Topp takes him by the shoulder and whispers in his ear. Why, really, that is good of you—damned good of you! Why, damme, sir! you’re a public benefactor. Come, let us arrange the preliminaries-—— [They go out, ossory clinging tightly to Topv’s arm, Enter MRS. ossory and carr, dressedfor walki…

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The Equinox (Volume I, Number III)

… it!” To which His Holiness roared out: “You sheep are!... 1 no want sheep! ... tigers I make... tigers tear up sheep, go away! . . . no good, get intellect... get English! . . . no more!!” The three then departed, and I was left alone with the Blessed One. Neither of us spoke for about ten minutes, then at length, after a go or two at his snuff-box, he gave a loud grunt, to which I replied in a solemn voice: “O Mahatma, what is Truth?” “No Truth! All illusion,” he answered, “ I am the Master, you become my disciple; I show you all things; I le…

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MR. TODD ossory. That’s it! they won’t trust, those dogs! To put it short—{fa spasm of agony crosses his face|—Good Lord alive, /’m short! If I can’t find a couple of hundred thousand before the twelfth I’ll be hammered. EUPHEMIA. And so ? ossory. Very decent young fellow, little Delhomme. I can borrow half a million from him if I want it; but I don’t care to unless—unless things—unless you EUPHEMIA. I’m the goods, am I? You old bear! ossory. I know, Phemie, I know. It’s those damned bulls on Wall Street! How could I foresee—— EUPHEMIA. At leas…

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The Equinox (Volume I, Number III)

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT THE HIGH HISTORY OF GOOD SIR PALAMEDES THE SARACEN KNIGHT AND OF HIS FOLLOWING OF THE QUESTING BEAST BY ALEISTER CROWLEY RIGHTLY SET FORTH IN RIME

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