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…fear lest some “sin” should cut us off from “ grace” ? By no means. “Be ye goodly therefore: dress ye all in fine apparel t ri foods and drink sweet wines, and wines that foam ! Pat ae ane fill and will of love as ye will, when, where, and with whom ye will! But always unto me.” a : This is the only point to bear in mind, that every act must be a ‘ritual, an act of worship, a sacrament. Live as the kings and princes, crowned and uncrowned, of this world, have always lived, as masters always live; but let it not be self-indulgence; make your sel…
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…r. But there is a further injunction. “Wisdom says: be strong! Then canst thou bear more joy. Be not animal: refine thy rapture! If thou drink, drink by the eight-and-ninety rules of art; if thou love, exceed by delicacy; and if thou do aught joyous, let there be subtlety therein! But exceed! exceed! Strive ever to more! and if thou art truly mine—and doubt it not, and if thou art ever joyous! —death is the crown of all.” Lift yourselves up, my brothers and sisters of the earth! Put beneath your feet all fears, all qualms, all hesitancies! Lift…
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…plendour within you; come unto me!” And thus She ends: < Sing the rapturous love-song unto me! Burn to me per- fumes! Wear to me jewels! Drink to me, for I love you ! TI love you! I am the blue-lidded daughter of Sunset; I am the naked brilliance of the voluptuous night-sky. Tome! Tome !” And with these words “ The Manifestation of Nuit is at an end.” In the next chapter of our Book is given the word of TI] Hadit, who is the complement of Nuit. He is eternal energy, the Infinite Motion of Things, the central core of all being. The manifested Un…