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Page 112 of 1541907 · PDF PAGE 87
…te had found at last a woman's love for him ; hopelessly he turns away and sinks the dream of his soul in despair and “ Kindled a corpse light and proclaimed ' The day '!” Thither I fled , busied myself with these ; When - lo ! I saw her shadow following ! In every cosmic season - tide of spring She rose , being the spring : in utter peace She was with me and in me : thus I saw Ours was not love , but destiny , and law .? | Alice , an Adultery , vol . ii, p . 64 . Ibid . vol . ii, p . 65 .
1909 · PDF PAGE 17
…t, the Judge’s daughter is the Agnostic, and Matthew Penry the Scientific Illuminist. If the little girl had been able to “follow up the light,” she might there have seen Penry standing, his head and his feet white like wool, and his eyes a flaming fire | This, then, in one language or another, is our philosophical position. But for those who are not content with this, let it be said that there is something more behind and beyond. Among us are those who have experienced things of a nature so exalted that no words ever penned could even adumbrat…
1909 · PDF PAGE 17
…t, the Judge’s daughter is the Agnostic, and Matthew Penry the Scientific Illuminist. If the little girl had been able to “follow up the light,” she might there have seen Penry standing, his head and his feet white like wool, and his eyes a flaming fire | This, then, in one language or another, is our philosophical position. But for those who are not content with this, let it be said that there is something more behind and beyond. Among us are those who have experienced things of a nature so exalted that no words ever penned could even adumbrat…
1911 · PDF PAGE 53
… deities; in both cases a magic formula of tremendous power is concealed.) As to the Holy Table itself, I cannot see it for the blaze of light; but Iam given to understand that it appears in another Aethyr, of which it forms practically the whole content. And I am bidden to study the Holy Table very intently so as to be able to concentrate on it when it appears. I have grown greater, so that Iam as great as the Angel. And we are standing, as if crucified, face to face, our hands and lips and -reasts and knees and feet together, and her eyes pie…
1904 · PDF PAGE 30
…ernesses Where he found wisdom, and long hands Gentle, pale olive ’gainst the sand’s Amber and gold. At sight, I knew him ; Swifter than light I flashed, ran to him, And at his holy feet prostrated My head ; then, all my being sated With love, cried “Master ! I must know. Already I can love.” E’en so. The sage saluted me ram, ram,9 lmba p'av kI b'I dam , janI yh sb se m zikl kam hE, vah zavaz , t mhar nam istarae< me< sIne se iloa hE , hmare pas Aap cele , hm dva$ icÄa ke vaSte de<ge . ha< , said I : “I’m game to work through all eternity, Your…
1907 · PDF PAGE 211
…Didst snatch the unborn babe from Olympian fire : that In thine own thigh most holy That ofispring melancholy Didst hide, didst feed, on light, ambrosia, and moly.
1907 · PDF PAGE 170
…Gadarean swine , too foul to fling Into the waters that abound and spring ! Back , to your mother filth ! With hope , and youth , Love , light , and power , and mastery of truth Armed , we reject you ; the bright scourge we ply , Your howling spirits stumble to your sty : The worm that was your lie- our heel its head Bruises , that bruised us once ; the snake is dead . So , passionate and pure , the strong chant rolls , Queen of the mystic unity of souls ; So from eternity its glory springs King of the magical brotherhood of kings ; The absolut…
1913 · PDF PAGE 133
…any of the Brethren of the Rosy Cross towards the Limbus, that outer, unknown world encircling so many a universe.” — The New Age. **The light wherein he writes is the L.U.X. of that, which first mastering and then transcending the reason, illumines all the darkness caused by the interference of the opposite waves of thought. Itis one of the most suggestive definitions of KONX—the L.U.X. of the Brethren of the Rosy Cross—that it transcends all the possible pairs of opposites. Nor does this sound nonsensical to those who are acquainted with that…
1913 · PDF PAGE 539
…contra- dictions help it to grow. When a sun bursts forth in space it creates worlds or attracts them to itself. A single spark of fixed light promises a universe to space. All magic is in a word, and that word pronounced qabal- istically is stronger than all the powers of Heaven, Earth and Hell. With the name of Jod hé vau hé, one commands Nature : kingdoms are conquered in the name of Adonai, and the occult forces which compose the empire of Hermes are one and all obedient to him who knows how to pronounce duly the incommunicable name of Agla…
1913 · PDF PAGE 539
…contra- dictions help it to grow. When a sun bursts forth in space it creates worlds or attracts them to itself. A single spark of fixed light promises a universe to space. All magic is in a word, and that word pronounced qabal- istically is stronger than all the powers of Heaven, Earth and Hell. With the name of Jod hé vau hé, one commands Nature : kingdoms are conquered in the name of Adonai, and the occult forces which compose the empire of Hermes are one and all obedient to him who knows how to pronounce duly the incommunicable name of Agla…
1907 · PDF PAGE 210
…stic pleasure Grasp the solitary treasure ! Laughs the untiring ecstasy ! Sisters ! Sisters ! Raise your voices In the inspired divine delight ! Now the sun sets; now the choice is Who rebels or who rejoices, Murmuring to the mystic night. Io! Evoe! Circle splendid ! Dance, ye maids serene and subtle ! Clotho’s task is fairly ended. Atropos, thy power is rended ! Ho, Lachesis! ply thy shuttle! Weave the human dance together With the life of rocks and trees ! Let the blue delirious weather Bind all spirits in one tether, Overwhelming ecstasies !…
1907 · PDF PAGE 70
…tale is nearly ended , the lovers wend their way through the joyous throng midst song and chorus , then from the lips of Archais rises : Light and dark are wed together Into golden weather : Sun and moon have kissed , and built Palaces star -gilt Whence a crystal stream of joy, love's eternal wine , is spilt. ' Such is one of the most pleasing of Aleister Crowley's poems ; touched by the genuine breath of adoration for the beautiful , a jewel set in fiery gold , a crimson sash embroidered with the pearls of the glowing orient ; Archais is one o…
1911 · PDF PAGE 141
…s. That was “a half-formed face” that I said then. All images are useless. Blackness, blackness intolerable, before the beginning of the light. This is the first verse of Genesis. Holy art thou, Chaos, Chaos, Eternity, all contradictions in terms! Oh, blue! blue! blue! whose reflection in the Abyss is called the Great One of the Night of Time; between ye vibrat- eth the Lord of the Forces of Matter. O Nox, Nox, qui celas infamiam infandi nefandi, Deo solo sit laus qui dedit signum non scribendum. Laus virgini cuius stuprum tradit salutem. O Nig…
1913 · PDF PAGE 509
…is traced there by undeniable signs. Thus, among hands, some are laborious, some are idle, some square and heavy, others insinuating and light. Hard and dry hands are made for strife and toil, soft and damp hands ask only for pleasure. Pointed fingers are inquisitive and mystical, square fingers mathematical, spatulated fingers obstinate and ambitious. The thumb, pollex, the finger of force and power, corre- sponds in the qabalistic symbolism to the first letter of the name of Jehovah. This finger is then a synthesis of the hand: if it is stron…
1913 · PDF PAGE 561
…ated themselves on pur- pose; and those who hallucinate themselves on purpose may be fatally led to become great criminals. Our personal light specialized, brought forth, determined by our own over- mastering affection, is the germ of our paradise or of our Hell. Each one of us (in a sense) conceives, bears, and nourishes his good or evil angel. The conception of truth gives birth in us to the good genius; intentional untruth hatches and brings up nightmares and phantoms. Everyone must nourish his children; and our life consumes itself for the …
1913 · PDF PAGE 509
…is traced there by undeniable signs. Thus, among hands, some are laborious, some are idle, some square and heavy, others insinuating and light. Hard and dry hands are made for strife and toil, soft and damp hands ask only for pleasure. Pointed fingers are inquisitive and mystical, square fingers mathematical, spatulated fingers obstinate and ambitious. The thumb, pollex, the finger of force and power, corre- sponds in the qabalistic symbolism to the first letter of the name of Jehovah. This finger is then a synthesis of the hand: if it is stron…
1913 · PDF PAGE 561
…ated themselves on pur- pose; and those who hallucinate themselves on purpose may be fatally led to become great criminals. Our personal light specialized, brought forth, determined by our own over- mastering affection, is the germ of our paradise or of our Hell. Each one of us (in a sense) conceives, bears, and nourishes his good or evil angel. The conception of truth gives birth in us to the good genius; intentional untruth hatches and brings up nightmares and phantoms. Everyone must nourish his children; and our life consumes itself for the …
1919 · PDF PAGE 425
…d in the works of Mr. Aleister Crowley. A real identification of the Self with the Not-Self is neces- sary. 40. For, on Path fourth, the lightest breeze of passion or desire will stir the steady light upon the pure white walls of Soul. The smallest wave of longing or regret for Maya's gifts illusive, along Antakarana—the path that lies be- tween thy Spirit and thy Self, the highway of sensations, the rude arousers of AhankGra (the faculty that makes the illu- sion called the Ego)—a thought as fleeting as the lightning flash will make thee thy t…
1954 · PDF PAGE 221
188 MAGICK WITHOUT TEARS disturbed that I looked up to the ceiling to see what caused the light, but could only see the candles. Then the chair on which he sat seemed to rise; it was like a throne, and he seemed to be either dead or sleeping; but it was certainly no longer Fra. P. This frightened me, and I tried to understand by looking round the room; when I looked back the chair was raised, and he was still the same. I realized I was alone; and thinking he was dead or gone-or some other terrible thing-I lost consciousness. This discourse has …
1903 · PDF PAGE 21
…ill himself assure you. True, Hegel says: “ Pure being is pure nothing!” and it is true that the infinite heat and cold, joy and sorrow, light and darkness, and all the other pairs of opposites * cancel one another out: yet I feel rather afraid of this Absolute! Maybe its joy and sorrow are represented in phases, just as 0° and finity are phases of an identical expression, and I have an even chance only of being on the right side of the fence| The Buddhist leaves no chances of this kind; in all his categories he is infinitely unextended; though…