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Page 1 of 51954 · PDF PAGE 203
…e it to you when you next visit me.) The Cup. There are plenty of chalices to be bought. It should be of silver. If ornamented, the best form is that of the apple. I have seen suitable cups in many shops. The Sword. The ideal form is shown in the Ace of Swords in the Tarot . At all events, let the blade be straight , and the hilt a simple cross. (The 32 0 Masonic Sword is not too bad; Kenning or Spencer in Great Queen Street, W.C.2, stock them-or used to do.) The Disk. This ought to be of pure gold, with your own Pantacle , designed by yourself…
1954 · PDF PAGE 207
…rength, leaping laughter and delicious languor, force and fire, are of us. This chapter returns over and over again to this theme in one form or another. 1. "Peace": the glow of satisfaction at achievement. It is not "eternal," rather, it whets the appetite for another adventure. (Peace, = 180 = 7 x 9 x 13 = the Venusian plus Lunar form of Unity.)
1954 · PDF PAGE 45
… exactly what you want. "The creative Force of the Universe" is quite ready-made. Pyramis,' a pyramid , is that force in its geometrical form ; in its biological form it is Phallus ,' the Yang or Lingam. Both words have the same numerical value, 831. These two words can therefore serve you as the secret object of your Work. How then can you construct the number 83l? The letter Kaph,2 Jupiter (Jehovah) the Wheel of Fortune in the Tarot - the Atu X is a picture of the Universe built up and revolving by virtue of those Three Principles , Sulphur ,…
1954 · PDF PAGE 30
…enon that is current today . Groups of young people are breaking away from the mainstream of society or the so-called establishment , to form little communes which they hope will be free from the disease which they see attacking society. They want none of it. They have high ideals, believing it possible to form utopias of one kind or another where corruption, hypocrisy and deceit will be unable to flourish. There are hundreds of such communes all over the country-all searching for a utopia. "I have no patience whatever with Utopia-mongers," wro…
1954 · PDF PAGE 451
… can challenge its ignoble absurdity. Rotten with sex-perversion, it is a noisome blend of sadism and masochism based on the most abject form of fear. The only argument for it is that it ever did exist; but it does not exist for wholesome minds.
1954 · PDF PAGE 11
… Master asking questions, the kind of problem that naturally comes into the mind of any sensible enquirer, and getting his answer in the form of a letter. "What is it?" "Why should I bother my head about it?" "What are its principles?" "What use is it?" "How do I begin?" and the like. This plan has been put into action; the idea has been to cover the subjects from every possible angle. The style has been colloquial and fluent technical terms have either been carefully avoided or most carefully explained; and the letter has not been admitted to …
1954 · PDF PAGE 125
…this Authority, this Understanding, this Wisdom-Will? (I go up from Geburah to Chokmah.) Of the passive side it is comparatively easy to form some idea; for the qualities essential are mainly extensions of those that all of us possess in some degree. And whether Understanding-Wisdom is "right" or "wrong" must be largely a matter of opinion; often Time only can decide such points. But for the active side it is necessary to postulate the existence of a form of Energy at their disposal which is able "to cause change to occur in conformity with the…
1954 · PDF PAGE 5
… Ordo Temple Orientis All rights reserved. No part of this book, in part or in whole, may be reproduced, transmitted or utilized, in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher, except for brief quotations in critical articles, books and reviews. International Standard Book Number: D-941404-17-X Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 82-083310 First Edition, 1973 Second Printing, 1973 Third Printing, …
1954 · PDF PAGE 178
…, mountain goat and serpent; and you instantly jump to the idea that this is one of the rare beings which the Greeks called Chimaera. So formidable is his appearance that you consider it prudent to assume an appropriate god-form. But who is the appropriate god? You may perhaps consider it best, in view of your complete ignorance as to who he is and where you are, to assume the god-form of Harpocrates, as being good defence in any case; but of course this will not take you very far. If you are sufficiently curious and bold,
1954 · PDF PAGE 269
…emains." There is some thing inherent in the nature of consciousness, reason, perception, sensation, and of the universe of which they inform us, which is responsible for the fact that we observe these phenomena and not others; that we reflect upon them as we do, and not otherwise. But, even deeper than this, part of the reality of the inscrutable energy which determined the form of our experience, consists in determining that experience should take place at all. It should be clear that this has nothing to do with any of the Platonic conception…
1954 · PDF PAGE 268
…the Tao. Tao is neither 'being' nor 'not being' in any sense which Europe could understand. It is neither existence , nor a condition or form of existence . Equally, TO MH ON gives no idea of Tao. Tao is altogether alien to all that class of thought. From its connection with "that principle which necessarily underlies the fact that events occur" one might suppose that the "Becoming" of Heraclitus might assist us to describe the Tao. But the Tao is not a principle at all of that kind. To understand it requires an altogether different state of mi…
1954 · PDF PAGE 313
…per to Venus. We may then expect the head or headdress of the spirit to be in some way characteristic of the Sign of Pisces. The general form of the body will be indicated by the Daleth, the letter of Venus, and the lower part (or perhaps the quality) will be determined by the watery Mem-the termination Aleph Lamed is usually taken to indicate appropriate symbols. For instance, the Aleph might show a golden aura, and the Lamed a pair of balances. Some further detail might be indicated by taking the letters Daleth and Mem together , for Dam is t…
1954 · PDF PAGE 224
…a curious quality of-sympathy? I doubt if that be the word, but can think of none better-which enables them to assume at times the human form. No. I-and the rest are also rans-is the seal. There is a whole body of literature about this. Then come wolves, hyc:enas, large dogs of the hunting type; occasionally leopards. Tales of cats and serpents are usually the other way round; it is the human (nearly always female) that assumes these shapes by witchcraft . But in ancient Egypt they literally doted on this sort of thing. The papyri are full of f…
1954 · PDF PAGE 81
…Universe is a mathematical expression. Sir James Jeans might have said this, only his banker advised him to cash in on God. The simplest form of this expression is 0=2, elsewhere expounded at great length. This 2 might itself be expressed in an indefinitely great number of ways. Every prime number, including some not in the series of "natural numbers," is an individual. The other numbers with perhaps a few exceptions (e.g. 418) are composed of their primes. Each of these ideas may be explained, investigated, understood, by means very various. F…
1954 · PDF PAGE 486
…e world in general-say "Weltpolitik "? Because your letters on the History of Magick do imply (2); and yet the A :. A :. discourages any form of group working. Is it that the Masters (8° = 3D Magistri TempliJ having been admitted to the Third Order-the A :. A :. proper; below this are R.R. et A. C and G :. D :. -are no longer liable to the dangers which make group activity in lower grades undesirable. Or do they still work as Individuals. yet. because they are initiates, appear to act as a corporate body? You have often expressed yourself as if…
1954 · PDF PAGE 528
… I should devote so of my valuable time to subjects like Magick and Yoga. That is all very well. But you ask me to put it in syllogistic form. I have no doubt this can be done, though the task seems somewhat complicated. I think I will leave it to you to construct your series of syllogisms yourself from the arguments of this letter. In your main question the operative word is "valuable." Why, I ask, in my turn, should you consider your time valuable? It certainly is not valuable unless the universe has a meaning, and what is more, unless you kn…
1954 · PDF PAGE 85
…e are aware. B. We cannot doubt the existence (whether "real" or "illusory" makes no difference) of something, because doubt itself is a form of awareness. C. We lump together all that of which we are aware under 1. See Oowley, Collected Works. 52
1954 · PDF PAGE 255
… make a corresponding bulge in another, as we often see a beautiful Lady, unhappy about her waist-line, adopt drastic measures, and transform herself into the semblance of a Pouter Puffin! In theory, I am particularly pleased about this Method, because it goes for everybody, requires no knowledge, no technical training, "no nuffin." All the same, it won't do for me, except in a much modified form, and in very special cases; because no course of action (or inaction) is conceivable that would do great violence to my nature. So let me worry along,…
1954 · PDF PAGE 156
…the O.T.O., the object of the ceremonies being the Initiafion of the Candidate, it is he whose Path in Eternity is displayed in dramatic form. What is the Path? l. The Ego is attracted to the Solar System. 2. The Child experiences Birth. 3. The Man experiences Life. 4. He experiences Death . 5. He experiences the World beyond Death. 6. This entire cycle of Point-Events is withdrawn into Annihilation . In the O.T.O. these successive stages are represented as follows : l. 0° 2. 1° 3. W 4. IW 5. IV 6. P.1. (Minerval) (Initiation) (Consecration) (D…
1954 · PDF PAGE 97
…Gerard Aumont's promised essay;! it was originally called The Three Schools of Magick. (Don't be cross, please, because it is not in the form of a personal letter!) There is to-day much misunderstanding of the meaning of the term 'Magick'. Many attempts have been made to deftne it, but perhaps the best for our present purpose of historical-ideological exposition will be this-Magick is the Science of the Incommensurables. This is one of the many restricted uses of the word; one suited to the present purpose. It is particularly to be noted that M…