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Page 105 of 2251929 · PDF PAGE 124
…one. There was some difficult rock climbing on the wall which led to the ridge. But once there, the summit was easily reached. There are many magnificent teeth, which I climbed conscientiously; a most exhilarating exercise. I traversed some distance till I found a gap on the other ridge from which I could run down to the crater. We went down to the plateau the same day and returned to the city. On this excursion we met a man who said he had seen with his own eyes the famous phantom city. This yarn has for me a peculiar fascination. I am not sur…
1929 · PDF PAGE 449
449 worth saving, and rebuilding the Temple of the Holy Ghost on plans, and with material and workmanship, which shall be free from the errors of the former, lies with the O.T.O. {710} 73 In the early part of 1913, my work had apparently settled down to a regular routine. Everything went very well but nothing startling occurred. On March 3rd, the "Ragged Ragtime Girls" opened at the Old Tivoli. It was an immediate success and relieved my mind of all preoccupations with worldly affairs. Most of my time was devoted to developing the work of the O…
1929 · PDF PAGE 465
…matters noticeably. My first glimmer of hope was supplied by the "candle and the flame" of George Sylvester Viereck. Here at least was a man with a mind of his own, a worthy aspiration and an excellent technique, even though the actual achievement was nothing to leave home for. His prose was better. The Confessions of a Barbarian which purport to describe Europe are excellent. Europe is the stalking horse from behind which he shoots his wit. Every shot tells, and all are aimed at America. No better study of the United States has ever been writt…
1929 · PDF PAGE 95
… centuries had forgotten. Lisa realized that it was a haven of calm — and in a sense she resented the fact. Her highly-coloured nature demanded constant stimulus. She was an emotion-fiend, if one may construct the term by analogy with another branch of pathology. The lovers turned to the left through the village; in a few minutes the road opened, and they saw the villa before them. It stood on a spur of rock, separated from the main hill by a sharply-cut chasm. This was spanned by an old stone bridge, a flying arch set steeply from the road to …
1901 · PDF PAGE 54
…ible word, | Higher than all words spoken; for He said: ‘‘ Death is made change, and only change is dead.” For the most holy spirit of a man Burns through the limit of the wheels that ran Through all the unrelenting skies When Icarus died, And leaps, the flight of wise omnipotent eyes, When Deedalus espied
1901 · PDF PAGE 114
100 THE GROWTH OF GOD Thus, till the monster-birth of serpent-man Linked in corruption with the serpent-woman, Slavering in lust and pain—creation’s ban. The horrible beginning of the human. The savage monkey leaping on his mate; The upright posture for sure murder taken ; The gibberings modified to spit out hate. Struggle to manhood—surely God-forsaken. The bestial cause of Morals—fear and hate. At last the anguish-vomit of despair, The growth of reason—and its pangs abate No whit: the knife replaces the arm bare. Fear grows, and torment; and …
1905 · PDF PAGE 175
…lders and chills, To me it is granted to worship the haunted Delight of the hills. To me all the blossoms are seedless, Yet big with all manner of fruit : And a voice in the waste is needless Since my soul in its splendour is mute. Though the height of the hill be deserted, The soul of a man has its mate ; With the wide sky skirted his heart is reverted To commune with Fate. Far flings out the spur to the sunset ; Its help to the hope of the sun That all be unfolded if one set, That none be apart from the One ; And the sweep of the wings of the…
1907 · PDF PAGE 94
74 KONX OM PAX Where witches whirl their flapping teats Still shrieking to the drum that beats Its monstrous call to flesh of man Hissing and bubbling in the pan— “ Hua is God” it spelt to me; “ There is none other God than He.” He conjures up the seas that swell Before the hosts of Gabriel Between the Lights in Ibis flight Who whirls the Sword and Scales of Right. The tall ship strikes: the rending roar 0f death devours the horrid war Where men dash women to the deck, Leave children wailing on the wreck. . . . Behold the lightning-‘5 jagged flash …
1910 · PDF PAGE 24
THE EQUINOX I o. The Unicorn is speech. Man, rule thy Speech! How else shalt thou master the Son, and answer the Magician at the Right Hand Gateway of the Crown? 1. Here are practices. Each may last for a week or more. a. Avoid using some common word, such as “and” or “the” or “but”; use a paraphrase. &. Avoid using some letter of the alphabet, such as “t” or ” or “m”; use a paraphrase. y. Avoid using the pronouns and adjectives of the first person; use a paraphrase. Of thine own ingenium devise others. 2. On each occasion that thou art betraye…
1910 · PDF PAGE 24
THE EQUINOX I o. The Unicorn is speech. Man, rule thy Speech! How else shalt thou master the Son, and answer the Magician at the Right Hand Gateway of the Crown? 1. Here are practices. Each may last for a week or more. a. Avoid using some common word, such as “and” or “the” or “but”; use a paraphrase. &. Avoid using some letter of the alphabet, such as “t” or ” or “m”; use a paraphrase. y. Avoid using the pronouns and adjectives of the first person; use a paraphrase. Of thine own ingenium devise others. 2. On each occasion that thou art betraye…
1912 · PDF PAGE 22
4 MORTADELLO ALESSANDRO. A womans whim ? For doubtless every one says his wife poisoned him. LUCREZIA. And Mortadello rules in everything but name. ALESSANDRO. This comedy of fools ! He weds the widowed dame ? LUCREZIA. Why, yes ! Youre shrewd as shrewd ! Lorenzo you are dumb ! ALESSANDRO. Yes, but hes lewd as lewd ! Its all you need, in sum ! LUCREZIA. And youre as rude as rude ! ALESSANDRO. Im sorry ; those things come Like lightning. Is there none makes head against him still ? LUCREZIA. Of course, there is the one. ALESSANDRO. That gi…
1913 · PDF PAGE 407
…ther, or the etheric light. In the stars which it magnetizes, it becomes astral light. In organized beings, light, or magnetic fluid. In man it forms the astral body, or the plastic medium. The will of intelligent beings acts directly on this light, and by means of it on all that part of Nature which is submitted to the modifications of intelligence. This light is the common mirror of all thoughts and all forms; it preserves the images of everything that has been, the reflections of past worlds, and, by analogy, the sketches of worlds to come. …
1913 · PDF PAGE 407
…ther, or the etheric light. In the stars which it magnetizes, it becomes astral light. In organized beings, light, or magnetic fluid. In man it forms the astral body, or the plastic medium. The will of intelligent beings acts directly on this light, and by means of it on all that part of Nature which is submitted to the modifications of intelligence. This light is the common mirror of all thoughts and all forms; it preserves the images of everything that has been, the reflections of past worlds, and, by analogy, the sketches of worlds to come. …
1919 · PDF PAGE 3
…en Eye, And the token erect of thorny thigh, And the word of madaess and mystery, j © Pan! Io Pan! To Pan! Io Pan Pan! Pan Pan! Pan, Tamaman: Do as thou wilt, as a great god can, Pan! Io Pan! To Pan! Io Pan Pan! Iam awake In the grip of the snake. ‘The eagle slashes with beak and claw; The gods withdraw: ‘The great beasts come, Io Pan! I am borne To death on the horn Of the Unicorn. Tam Pan! IoPan! Jo Pan Pan! Pan! Tam thy mate, I am thy man, Goat of thy flock, I am gold, I am god, Flesh to thy bone; flower to thy rod. a With hoofs of steel I r…
1961 · PDF PAGE 24
…g: Vestimenta Horroris. (Of Dreams. III: clothed with Horrors) OW then if in a Dream the Will be always triumphant, how cometh it that a Man may be ridden of the Nightmare? And of this the true Explanation is that in such a case the Will is in Danger, having been attacked and wounded or corrupted by the Violence of some Repression. Thus the Consciousness of the Will is directed to the sore Spot, as in Pain, and seeketh comfort in an Externalisation, or shew, of that Antagonism. And because the Will is sacred, such dreams excite an Ecstacy or Ph…
1996 · PDF PAGE 198
1. Had! The manifestation of Nuit. 2. The unveiling of the company of heaven. 3. Every man and every woman is a star. 4. Every number is infinite; there is no difference. 5. Help me, o warrior lord of Thebes, in my unveiling before the Children of men! 6. Be thou Hadit, my secret centre, my heart & my tongue! 7. Behold! it is revealed by Aiwass the minister of Hoor-paar- kraat. 8. The Khabs is in the Khu, not the Khu in the Khabs. 9. Worship then the Khabs, and behold my light shed over you! 10. Let my servants be few & secret: they shall rule …
1929 · PDF PAGE 89
89 out on board and every man died by Paley, who sailed the schooner, singlehanded, seven days back to Sydney. On another occasion he found himself at Lima during the battle; if you can call it a battle when everyone thought it the best bet to shoot anyone he saw as a mater of general principle. Paley, being a man of peace, took up a position on a remote wall with the idea of shooting anyone that approached in case of his proving unfriendly. However, the first person that arrived was obviously an Englishman. They recognized each other and proce…
1929 · PDF PAGE 240
…ded by that of Horus. The Magical Formula of the Aeon being no longer that of the Dying god but that o the Crowned and Conquering Child, mankind is to govern itself accordingly. A "righteous" act may be defined as one which fulfils the existing Magical Formula. The motives which were valid in the Aeon of Osiris are sheer superstition today. What were those motives and on what basis did they rest? The old conception was that man was born to die; that eternal life had to be gained by a magical act, exactly as the sun had to be brought to life eve…
1905 · PDF PAGE 43
38 ODE TO VENUS CALLIPYGE Who like thyself shall command our ways ? Who has such pleasures and pains for hire ? Who can awake such a mortal fire In the veins of a man, that deathly days Have robbed of the masteries of desire ? Who can give garlands of fadeless bays Unto the sorrow and pain we praise ? Yea, we must praise, though the deadly shade Fall on the morrow, though fires of hell Harrow our vitals ; a miracle Springs at thy kisses, for thou hast made Anguish and sorrow desirable ; Torment of hell as the leaves that fade Quickly forgotten,…
1910 · PDF PAGE 18
…as a lamp extinct With blood-red tinct, Went out. So lonely in mysterious night A wild, strange light Flickers around the sacred head of man, And bids him scan The scroll of heaven, and see if there be not, Black with no blot Of cloud, but golden lettered on the blue That mothers dew,