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Page 102 of 1281910 · PDF PAGE 143
…: but to be had by 135 him who casts away all other desires. 1. Cf. Canticles ; and Matthew, “ What shall a man give in exchange for his soul ? ” 2. Refers to the Ghazi, still a terror to our Fron- tier officials in N.W. India. The method of manu- facture is interesting. A poor and despairing man is selected and watched. One night, as he slinks through some deserted beggar’s haunt, he is se- cretly drugged and conveyed to a palatial house with gardens and fountains. He awakes to find himself robed in fine linen and purple, surrounded by rich wi…
1912 · PDF PAGE 18
…her. The confidence which is required will also be of little service if it is only of a short duration. The way of the development 01 the soul, which leads to the awakening of the inner senses, is slow, and without patience and fortitude nothing will be accomplished. From all this it follows as a matter of course that the next requisite is obedience. The purpose of the disciple is to obtain the mastery over his own lower self, and for this reason he must not submit himself to the will of his lower nature, but follow the will of that higher natur…
1912 · PDF PAGE 18
…her. The confidence which is required will also be of little service if it is only of a short duration. The way of the development 01 the soul, which leads to the awakening of the inner senses, is slow, and without patience and fortitude nothing will be accomplished. From all this it follows as a matter of course that the next requisite is obedience. The purpose of the disciple is to obtain the mastery over his own lower self, and for this reason he must not submit himself to the will of his lower nature, but follow the will of that higher natur…
1913 · PDF PAGE 12
…er. The confidence which is required will also be of little service if it is only of a short duration. The way of the development of the soul, which leads to the awakening of the inner senses, is slow, and without patience and fortitude nothing will be accomplished. From all this it follows as a matter of course that the next requisite is obedience. The purpose of the disciple is to obtain the mastery over his own lower self, and for this reason he must not submit himself to the will of his lower nature, but follow the will of that higher natur…
1913 · PDF PAGE 12
…er. The confidence which is required will also be of little service if it is only of a short duration. The way of the development of the soul, which leads to the awakening of the inner senses, is slow, and without patience and fortitude nothing will be accomplished. From all this it follows as a matter of course that the next requisite is obedience. The purpose of the disciple is to obtain the mastery over his own lower self, and for this reason he must not submit himself to the will of his lower nature, but follow the will of that higher natur…
1922 · PDF PAGE 213
…d, ‘and don’t come back without it. I know where you can get it. Andrew McCall is the man’s name. I know him to the bottom of his rotten soul.” He gave me the address. It was a magnificent house near Sloane Square. He had married a rich old woman, and lived on the fat of the land. I had met him once myself in society. He was a self-made Scot, and thought evening dress de nigeur in Paradise. Peter sent me off with a sly snigger. There was some insane idea at the back of his mind. Well, what did I care? ... Dr. McCall was a man of fifty or so, ve…
1944 · PDF PAGE 74
… wings, and is blindfolded. From this, it may appear that he represents the intelligent (and, at the same time, unconscious) will of the soul to unite itself with all and sundry, as has been explained in the general formula with regard to the agony of separateness. No very special importance is attached to Cupid in alchemical figures. Yet, in one sense, he is the source of all action; the libido to express Zero as Two. From another point of view, he may be regarded as the intellectual aspect of the influence of Binah upon Tiphareth, for (in one…
1929 · PDF PAGE 328
…ehind the ego. The very next day the enemy struck home below the belt, as described in the previous chapter. The blow could not shake my soul. For over three weeks I bore the stigmata of my Operation physically. I visibly radiated light. People used to turn in the street to look at me; they did not know what it was, but the impression must have been irresistible. No sooner had this worn off than the enemy struck again at my health. I was obliged to put myself once more in the doctor's hands and go to Bournemouth. I was now thoroughly prepared t…
1907 · PDF PAGE 331
…l . Was Luther's Picture of the Devil less a Reality , whether it were formed within the bodily eye , or without it? In every the wisest Soul lies a whole world of internal Madness , an authentic Demon - Empire ; out of which , indeed , his world of Wisdom has been creatively built together , and now rests there , as on its dark foundations does a habitable flowery Earth rind .” - Sartor Resartus .
1909 · PDF PAGE 387
…passions, as if I were really the man whom I knew tobe no more. I took the skull in my hands, and suddenly a light broke its way into my soul. How could I be deluded this time? I had arms and hands; I “SAW” them. I saw the women, I saw the coffin. It was not the feeling ofa plain piece of brown wood. I went almost mad over the discovery. What was the meaning of all this? I then opened the book again, but scarcely had I time to glance at the white page before a large band of negroes came again to me; and this time I could not keep them at a dis-…
1909 · PDF PAGE 387
…passions, as if I were really the man whom I knew tobe no more. I took the skull in my hands, and suddenly a light broke its way into my soul. How could I be deluded this time? I had arms and hands; I “SAW” them. I saw the women, I saw the coffin. It was not the feeling ofa plain piece of brown wood. I went almost mad over the discovery. What was the meaning of all this? I then opened the book again, but scarcely had I time to glance at the white page before a large band of negroes came again to me; and this time I could not keep them at a dis-…
1910 · PDF PAGE 274
… worse presences. By my side there gradually emerged from the sulphurous twilight which bathed the room the most horrible form which the soul could look upon unshattered—a fiend also of iron, white-hot and dazzling with the glory of the nether penetralia. A face that was the ferreous incarnation of all imaginations of malice and irony looked on me with a glare withering from its intense heat, but still more from the un- conceived degree of inner wickedness which it symbolised. I realised whose laughter I had heard, and instantly I heard it agai…
1910 · PDF PAGE 274
… worse presences. By my side there gradually emerged from the sulphurous twilight which bathed the room the most horrible form which the soul could look upon unshattered—a fiend also of iron, white-hot and dazzling with the glory of the nether penetralia. A face that was the ferreous incarnation of all imaginations of malice and irony looked on me with a glare withering from its intense heat, but still more from the un- conceived degree of inner wickedness which it symbolised. I realised whose laughter I had heard, and instantly I heard it agai…
1913 · PDF PAGE 540
…th proves itself and constitutes itself. But the man armed with such a faith will be able to move mountains. The most fatal enemy of our souls is idleness. Inertia intoxicates us and sends us to sleep; but the sleep of inertia is corruption and death. The faculties of the human soul are like the waves of the ocean. To keep them sweet, they need the salt and bitterness of tears: they need the whirlwinds of Heaven : they need to be shaken by the storm. When, instead of marching upon the path of progress, we wish to have ourselves carried, we are …
1913 · PDF PAGE 540
…th proves itself and constitutes itself. But the man armed with such a faith will be able to move mountains. The most fatal enemy of our souls is idleness. Inertia intoxicates us and sends us to sleep; but the sleep of inertia is corruption and death. The faculties of the human soul are like the waves of the ocean. To keep them sweet, they need the salt and bitterness of tears: they need the whirlwinds of Heaven : they need to be shaken by the storm. When, instead of marching upon the path of progress, we wish to have ourselves carried, we are …
1904 · PDF PAGE 9
…d hall and meeting-room, Venus’ Bower and Osiris’ Tomb,2 And left the devil in the lurch, While God3 got lost in the crowd of gods,4 And soul went down5 in the turbid tide Of the metaphysical lotus-eyed,6 And I was—anyhow, what’s the odds ? The life to live ? The thought to think ? Shall I take refuge In a tower like once Childe Roland‡ found, blind, deaf, huge, Or in that forest of two hundred thousand Trees,8 fit alike to shelter man and mouse, and— Shall I say God? Be patient, your Reverence,9 I warrant you’ll journey a wiser man ever hence …
1905 · PDF PAGE 168
…the momentous horror of thy birth ! [A pause. ULRIC. I would not urge my suit against that plea, But—I have known you, and your own pure soul Should cast no doubt against me—you have said ‘* Rather we love such as the child of love; And pity—he is not unpitiful In this vile system ; and respect him too-- He stands alone, the evidence of Strength !” You move your purpose with no bastardy ! Only you claim to speak the generous thought : For you | wait, for you, to offer love! VOL. [. CORA. All is too true—my own philosophy Mars my world’s wisdom.…
1929 · PDF PAGE 34
…t he would always be a pal — just as if she were a man. And here was the pang: was he sure to return to the mood that her whole body and soul were even at that moment crying out for? The story of his "Judgment of Paris," as they called it, came into her mind. Some years before, he had had three women in love with him at once. It seemed to each that she was the only one. But they discovered the arrangement — he never took pains to hide such things — and they agreed to confront him. They called at his studio together, and [51] told him that he mu…
1907 · PDF PAGE 307
…xpress itself in the mind which is generous to give it persistent attention , under symbols which become more and more intense until the soul , all absorbed in them , is sub limely hallucinated , and returns to itself full of eloquence , enthusiasm , and courage . ? Thus Crowley again writes of this exalted state : 1 Time , vol . ii, pp . 280-281 . a The Bases of the Mystic Knowledge , p . 249 .
1909 · PDF PAGE 376
…e utmost importance; and here I touch on the first difficulty which I encountered. The destiny of man being precarious and unsettled, my soul was often wandering at large in its anxiety to provide for the future of the lofty thoughts of my late tormentor. I had banished all hatred and bitterness from my heart and forgiven my enemy. He had done mea great wrong, dragging me pitilessly away from the peaceful occupations of my life, cutting and planing my worthy form in order that I should fit his coffin. He had driven me to his ship, and was the c…