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Page 1 of 61954 · PDF PAGE 48
…oke Mercury. As soon as I got into the appropriate frame of mind, it naturally occurred to me, with a sort of joy, "But I am Mercury." I put it into Latin-Mercurius sum, and suddenly something struck me, a sort of nameless reaction, which said: "That's not quite right." Like a flash it came to me to put it into Greek, which gave me Hermes Eimi, and adding that up rapidly, I got the number 418, with all the marvellous correspondences which had been so abundantly useful to me in the past. (See Equinox of the Gods, p. 138.) My troubles disappeared…
1954 · PDF PAGE 77
…? Why all this elaborate symbolism? Why not say straight out what you mean? Surely the subject is difficult enough in any case- must you put on a mask to make it clear? I know you well enough by now to be sure that you will not fob me off with any Holy-Willie nonsense about the Ineffable, about human language being inadequate to reveal such Mysteries, about the necessity of constructing a new language to explain a new system of thought; of course I know that this had to be done in the case of chemistry, of higher mathematics, indeed of almost a…
1954 · PDF PAGE 161
…" with due reference to the positive injunctions given in The Book of the Law. Still, for the purpose of these letters, I should like to put the whole matter in a nutshell . The Tree of Life, as usual, affords a convenient means of classification. 1. To the physical side of it physiological laws apply. "Don't monkey with the buzz-saw!" as John Wesley might have put it, though I doubt whether he did. 2. The 'moral' side. As in the case of the voltage of a 128
1954 · PDF PAGE 424
… heart Magick, Chapter XIV (pp. 106-122) and never forget one detail. More failure comes from neglect of this than from all other causes put together. Most of the qualities that you need are inborn; all the material is to your hand ; and to develop them is a natural process, equally your birthright. But the making of the Link is an intellectual, even mechanical, task; success depends on purely objective considerations . That granted, there are perhaps a few hints. Firstly, while of course the Magical Theory supposes a kind of omnipotence, pleas…
1954 · PDF PAGE 195
…all, by which the basic possibilities of a figure are set to work. (Just as a car with engine running will not start until the clutch is put in.) I will conclude by announcing a rather remarkable position. 1. I see no objection at all to postulating that certain "rays," or other means of transmitting some peculiar form or forms of energy, may reach us from the other parts of the solar system; for we can in fact point to perfectly analogous phenomena in the discoveries of the last hundred years or so. But that is no more than a postulate. 2. The…
1954 · PDF PAGE 519
…ediately practical than digging up our Corpora Quadragemina and planting them in a Monkey's Medulla just to see what will come of it. So put down that bread-knife! Love is the law, love under will. Yours fraternally, 666
1954 · PDF PAGE 176
ASTRAL JOURNEY 143 I haven't got a copy. I must find one, and put them in here. Yes: p. 22.) o thou that settest out upon the Path, false is the Phantom that thou seekest. When thou hast it thou shalt know all bitterness, thy teeth fixed in the Sodom-Apple. Thus hast thou been lured along that Path, whose terror else had driven thee far away. o thou that stridest upon the middle of the Path, no phantoms mock thee. For the stride's sake thou stridest. Thus art thou lured along that Path, whose fascination else had driven thee far away. o thou th…
1954 · PDF PAGE 487
454 MAGICK WITHOUT TEARS My dear child, that is all very sensibly put; and the answer is that Convenience would decide. Then you go on, after a digression: Then how are They acting at present? What impact has the new Word, Thelema,made upon the planet? What are we to expect as a result? And can we poor benighted outsiders help Them in any way? I know it's "cheek" to ask. Then turn the other cheek, and repeat the question! I will do my best to make it all clear. But do not forget that I am myself completely in the dark with regard to the special…
1954 · PDF PAGE 459
…value. Cannot I ever get you to understand the difference between an honest and dishonest teacher? I have always made it a rule never to put forward any statement of which I cannot produce proof; when I venture a personal opinion it is always Marked in Plain Figures to that effect. (I refer you to Magick p. 368; p. 375, paragraphs 1 and 2; and p. 415, paragraphs 000 and 00. We insist from the beginning on the individual character of the work , and upon the necessity of maintaining the objective and sceptical standpoint. You are explicitly warne…
1954 · PDF PAGE 375
342 MAGICK WITHOUT TEARS droPt'ed like vitriol from his lips: "You - young - fool! You go and put the most tender part of your body where I wouldn't put my umbrella!" It is the magical formula of a man to push outwards, of a woman to close upon from without. This is commonly seen as the possessive instinct ; it may often be masked as "protective" but its essential truth is the impulse to devour. Hence the death-like idea of "home ," where she can digest her victims in security and at leisure. Hence, as even Jung saw in his very first book , and…
1954 · PDF PAGE 232
…d he demonstrated, that the history of any animal throughout the course of its evolution is repeated in the stages of the individual. To put it crudely, the growth of a child from the fertilized ovum to the adult repeats the adventures of its species. This doctrine is tremendously important, and I feel that I do not know how to emphasize it as it deserves. I want to be exceptionally accurate; yet the use of his meticulous scientific terms, with an armoury of quotations, would almost certainly result in your missing the point, "unable to see the…
1954 · PDF PAGE 334
… adept has military genius or much knowledge of Greek. How do these attainments help his purpose, or the purpose of the Brothers? He was put to death by Calvin or stoned by Hezekiah; as a snake he was killed by a villager, or as an elephant slain in battle under Hamilcar. How do such memories help him? Until he have thoroughly mastered the reason for every incident in his past, and found a purpose for every item of his present equipment,2 he cannot truly answer even those Three Questions that were first put to him, even the Three Questions of t…
1954 · PDF PAGE 441
…tself; and the Angel (e.g., of a Church, see Revelations I, II) was merely the Secretary. I wanted to go right back, before letters were put together to make words at all. This is, I believe, almost wholly original work, though I'm not sure that Fabre d'Olivet didn't skate round the edges. I put to myself this question: when I pronounce the letter so-and-so, what thought or class of thought tends to arise in my mind? (If you practise this in public, people may wonder!) With the vowels, one does seem to find a natural correspondence. (I wrote a …
1954 · PDF PAGE 330
REINCARNATION 297 case; we do not trouble to find "authority"; we put our shirts on Experience. Now as to (1) what is evidence for me is hearsay for you; so forget it! But there is a clear method of obtaining these memories for yourself. See Liber Thisharb (Magick, pp. 415-422); and go to it!! As to (2) it seems to me fairly obvious. The doctrine of Karma is plain common sense; and although a terrestrial set of causes might conceivably have their effects in other spheres of action, as of course they do, it seems less trouble for them to remain …
1954 · PDF PAGE 193
… though he does not say so, I believe that I do my stuff in very much the same way as he did. Here is my system in a Number 000 Ampoule. Put up the figure at birth: study it, make notes of the aspects and dignities, concentrate - and turn on the Magical Tap! Occasionally, when I began, I set up the "progressed figure" to see how the patient was doing this week, but it never seemed to help enough to compensate for the distraction caused by the complication. What I do observe to examine the situation of to-day is Transits. These I have found very…
1954 · PDF PAGE 249
…ucidity, simplicity . . . Is this the fault of my own sophistication? I asked myself. Tell you what! I'll trot round to my masseuse, and put it up to her. She is a simple country soul, by no means over-educated, but intelligent; capable of a firm grasp of the principles of her job; a steady church-goer on what she considers worthwhile occasions; dislikes the rector, but praises his policy of keeping his discourse within bounds. She has done quite a lot of thinking for herself ; distrusts and despises the Press and the Radio , has no use for rea…
1954 · PDF PAGE 286
… thing; for thereby there cometh hurt. But whoso availeth in this, let him be the chief of all!" (AL,I: 22-23) Whoso availeth (i.e., can put to practical service) is of "presidential timber," so to speak, because he is able to understand the Being behind the Function, and is accordingly not liable to be deceived by the facet that happens to be presented to him in his Function corresponding. The case is not wholly unlike that of a man on a mountain who should see two other peaks ju tting up from a paten of cloud. Those tips give little indicatio…
1954 · PDF PAGE 247
… of-aIl-Truth class does not (as one is apt to think at first sight) deepen the gulfs which separate mind from mind, but on the contrary put us in a position to ignore them. Our acts of "love under will," which express our devotion to Nuit, which multiply the fulfilments of our possibilities, become continually more efficacious, and more closely bound up with our Formula of Initiation; and we progressively become aware of deeper and vaster Images of the of-alI-Truth class, which reconcile, by including within themselves, all apparent antimonies…
1954 · PDF PAGE 259
…. Water will never boil, however long you keep it at 99 0 C. You may find that a Pranayama cycle of 10-20-30 brings no result in months; put it up to 10-20-40, and Dhyana comes instantly . When in doubt, push just a little bit harder. You have no means of finding out what are exactly the right conditions for success in any practice; but all practices are alike in one respect; the desired result is in the nature of orgasm. I guess that's about what I think. Love is the law, love under will. Yours fraternally, 666
1954 · PDF PAGE 134
… that it was any new kind of electricity. I think it was the passage itself that has given me neuralgia. It disgusts me beyond words. To put the matter in a nutshell, tersely, concisely, succinctly, the world is being corrupted by all this- Asthmatic Thinking Torpid Thinking Nauseous Thinking Bovine T. Uncertain T. Old-maidish T. Chaw bacon T. Venomous T. Purgative T. Diffuse T. Whelp T. Querulous T. Excretory T. Yahoo T. Rat-riddled T. Fog-bound T. Zig-zag T. Superficial T. Gossiping T. Ambivalent T. Tinsel T. Higgledy-piggledy T. Broken T. Un…