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Page 110 of 1191913 · PDF PAGE 468
THE EQUINOX epic of martyrdom; it was an acceptance and an offering; a prayer for his people, and a pardon for his murderer. The day was falling, and the church was beginning to grow dark. The Archbishop, his arms raised to heaven, lighted by a last ray which penetrated the casements of the nave, stood out upon a dark background, where one could scarcely distinguish a pedestal without a statue, on which were written these two words of the Passion of Christ: Ecce Homo! and farther in the background, an apocalyptic painting representing the four …
1909 · PDF PAGE 268
THE EQUINOX him a solution telling him to pour a few drops on the plate before him. As he does so the solution changes to a blood colour, and the Kerux says: ‘ As this pure, colourless, and limpid fluid is changed into the semblance of blood, so mayest thou change and perish, if thou betrayest thine oath of secrecy of this Order, by word or deed!” The Hierophant then says: “Resume your seat in the N.W., and remember that your admission to this Order gives you no right to initiate any other person without dispensation from the greatly honoured c…
1909 · PDF PAGE 268
THE EQUINOX him a solution telling him to pour a few drops on the plate before him. As he does so the solution changes to a blood colour, and the Kerux says: ‘ As this pure, colourless, and limpid fluid is changed into the semblance of blood, so mayest thou change and perish, if thou betrayest thine oath of secrecy of this Order, by word or deed!” The Hierophant then says: “Resume your seat in the N.W., and remember that your admission to this Order gives you no right to initiate any other person without dispensation from the greatly honoured c…
1919 · PDF PAGE 174
THE EQUINOX Dec. 5th. More and More realization of the One Truth. THOU ART THAT. Got some idea that there was only one ‘plane’ in reality, not many. Dec. 6th, 11.22 A.M. Started Neti, Neti! again. (Very near, not quite. V.I.O.) 10.45 P.M. Oh Thou Ever-present, Eternal Silence, wherein all vanishes and emerges clothed in Bliss. I Invoke Thee. Oh Thou elusive Self of my self, Thou All, wherein all dissolves and be- comes Thy Being. I invoke Thee. Oh Thou Existence of Existences, Thou Knower of Knowledge, wherein knowledge of all else is lost. I I…
1929 · PDF PAGE 54
…f this, the original object of the invocation is stateci. Th us, in the invocation of Thoth which is to be found in the rite of Mercury (Equinox I, VI) and in Liber LXIV, the first part begins with the words “Majesty of Godhead, wisdom- crowned TAHUTI, Thee, Thee I invoke. Oh Thou of the Ibis head, Thee, Thee I invoke”$ and so on. At the conclusion of this a mental image of the God, infinitely vast and infinitely splendid, should be perceived, in just the same sense as a man might see the Sun. The second part begins with the words: '“Behold! I …
1930 · PDF PAGE 34
…ructions of the A.'. A.*. It is characterised by the Attain- ment of the Knowledge and Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel. (See the Equinox, The Temple of Solomon the King:\ The Vision and the Voice 8th Aethyrj also Liber Samekh, etc. etc.) This is the essential work of every man; none other ranks with it either for personal progress or for power to help one’s fel- lows. This unachieved, man is no more than the unhappiest and blindest of animais. He is conscious of his own incompréhensible calamity, and clumsily incapable of repairing it. …
1913 · PDF PAGE 600
…heosophy in Scotland. “Passion and pain, ‘red desire’ and ‘red roses’ are frequent motifs in Mr. V. B. Neuburg’s ‘Triumph of Pan’ (‘ The Equinox’ Office), much of which merits the ambiguous distinction of being unusual. Though by no means deficient in originality, vigour or imaginative power, his verse is too often cumbered with the fantastic symbols of a species of erotic mysticism, into which we feel no desire to probe ; while the lack of reticence consistently displayed constitutes an artistic blemish not lightly to be excused. The author's …
1913 · PDF PAGE 600
…heosophy in Scotland. “Passion and pain, ‘red desire’ and ‘red roses’ are frequent motifs in Mr. V. B. Neuburg’s ‘Triumph of Pan’ (‘ The Equinox’ Office), much of which merits the ambiguous distinction of being unusual. Though by no means deficient in originality, vigour or imaginative power, his verse is too often cumbered with the fantastic symbols of a species of erotic mysticism, into which we feel no desire to probe ; while the lack of reticence consistently displayed constitutes an artistic blemish not lightly to be excused. The author's …
1912 · PDF PAGE 428
…heosophy in Scotland. «Passion and pain, ‘red desire’ and ‘red roses” are frequent motifs in Mr, V. B. Neuburg’s ‘Triumph of Pan’ (‘ The Equinox’ Office), much of which merits the ambiguous distinction of being unusual. Though by no means deficient in originality, vigour or imaginative power, his verse is too often cumbered with the fantastic symbols of a Species of erotic mysticism, into which we feel no desire to probe; while the lack of reticence consistently displayed constitutes an artistic blemish not lightly to be excused. The author’s s…
1912 · PDF PAGE 428
…heosophy in Scotland. «Passion and pain, ‘red desire’ and ‘red roses” are frequent motifs in Mr, V. B. Neuburg’s ‘Triumph of Pan’ (‘ The Equinox’ Office), much of which merits the ambiguous distinction of being unusual. Though by no means deficient in originality, vigour or imaginative power, his verse is too often cumbered with the fantastic symbols of a Species of erotic mysticism, into which we feel no desire to probe; while the lack of reticence consistently displayed constitutes an artistic blemish not lightly to be excused. The author’s s…
1910 · PDF PAGE 194
THE EQUINOX (2) That I consider Hindu methods of meditation as possibly useful to the beginner, and should not therefore recommend them to be discarded at once. With regard to my advancement, the redemption of the Cosmos, etc., etc., I leave for ever the “ Blossom and Fruit” Theory and appear in the character of an Inquirer on strictly scientific lines.* This is unhappily calculated to damp enthusiasm; but as I so carefully of old, for the magical path, excluded from my life all other interests, that life has now no particular meaning, and the …
1910 · PDF PAGE 194
THE EQUINOX (2) That I consider Hindu methods of meditation as possibly useful to the beginner, and should not therefore recommend them to be discarded at once. With regard to my advancement, the redemption of the Cosmos, etc., etc., I leave for ever the “ Blossom and Fruit” Theory and appear in the character of an Inquirer on strictly scientific lines.* This is unhappily calculated to damp enthusiasm; but as I so carefully of old, for the magical path, excluded from my life all other interests, that life has now no particular meaning, and the …
1930 · PDF PAGE 71
…th, while the other values spiritual substance only as enabling him to get better bodily conditions, and a hrmer grip on the dollars. I. Equinox I, VII, 5-9.
1910 · PDF PAGE 350
THE EQUINOX that he must be responsible for some of the oysters in the stew. And where was Sidney Blow? Yes: it’s a silly book; a book elaborately and deliberately silly; even laboriously silly with that silliness which cometh not forth but by prayer and fasting. ... And as I continued to read, it grew monotonously silly. Paul “slipped into the Crack” in several different ways, but there wasn’t much difference in the result. I began to wonder if Mr. Blackwood has been drinking from the wisdom- fount of Ecclesiastes and Don Juan! And oh dear! th…
1910 · PDF PAGE 350
THE EQUINOX that he must be responsible for some of the oysters in the stew. And where was Sidney Blow? Yes: it’s a silly book; a book elaborately and deliberately silly; even laboriously silly with that silliness which cometh not forth but by prayer and fasting. ... And as I continued to read, it grew monotonously silly. Paul “slipped into the Crack” in several different ways, but there wasn’t much difference in the result. I began to wonder if Mr. Blackwood has been drinking from the wisdom- fount of Ecclesiastes and Don Juan! And oh dear! th…
1910 · PDF PAGE 167
…nly realize that the clock has struck a certain hour some considerable time after the event. t+ The Thunderbolt: see Illustration in THE EQUINOX, vol. i, No. 1. t Le, no longer uttering the Mantra, but listening to the Mystic Voice of the Universe saying it. I51
1910 · PDF PAGE 167
…nly realize that the clock has struck a certain hour some considerable time after the event. t+ The Thunderbolt: see Illustration in THE EQUINOX, vol. i, No. 1. t Le, no longer uttering the Mantra, but listening to the Mystic Voice of the Universe saying it. I51
1929 · PDF PAGE 139
…us, even laziness may be used to increase our indifférence to interfering impulses, or envy to counteract carelessness. See Liber CLXXV, Equinox I, VII, P. 37- This is especially true, since the forces are destroyed by the process. That is, one destroys a compiex which in itself is “evil” and puts its éléments to the one right use. 103
1930 · PDF PAGE 84
…ine with regard to Magick. If the reader will turn to the account of his astral journeys in the Second Number of the First Volume of the Equinox, he will find that these experiments were quite capricious. Even when, in Mexico, He got the idea of exploring the 30 Aethyrs systemat- ically, He abandoned the vision after only 2 Aethyrs had been investigated. 1. Reconsideration of these remarks, at the request of a loyal colleague, compels Him to admit that this may not be the case. It is true that He has been granted ail Mystical Attainment that is…
1929 · PDF PAGE 86
…soûl; whence and in what order thou hast corne.” One cannot do one’s True Will intelligently unless one knows what it is. Liber Thisarb, Equinox I, VII, gives instructions for determining this by calculating the résultant of the forces which hâve made one what one is. But this practice is confined to one’s présent incarnation. If one were to wake up in a boat on a strange river, it would be rash to conclude that the direction of the one reach visible was that of the whole stream. It would help very much if one remembered the bearings of previou…