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Page 12 of 1241913 · PDF PAGE 209
…f space and time, thou subject god !|— Master of space and time! From the Underworld I speed upon the Way! Ho! Jupiter! Iam Mercury, the little light-heeled god, The summoner of the stars at choiring-time, When they sing thine earth, thine earth, thy sun-child. Yea! From out the deep is sung the song of joy, And the branches of all the trees in all the world Are shaken, and the twilight pools are stirred From slumber by the softly spoken word. And Iam thine! Sunk in the heart of Time Is the memory of thee! Ah! deep! deep! deep In the core of th…
1913 · PDF PAGE 209
…f space and time, thou subject god !|— Master of space and time! From the Underworld I speed upon the Way! Ho! Jupiter! Iam Mercury, the little light-heeled god, The summoner of the stars at choiring-time, When they sing thine earth, thine earth, thy sun-child. Yea! From out the deep is sung the song of joy, And the branches of all the trees in all the world Are shaken, and the twilight pools are stirred From slumber by the softly spoken word. And Iam thine! Sunk in the heart of Time Is the memory of thee! Ah! deep! deep! deep In the core of th…
1909 · PDF PAGE 370
…ns all that I know for for a better use of their faculties.” certain.” No name of author was to be seen. In the fourth compartment was a little framed picture, and though I examined it very closely I was not able at first to realise what the subject of the picture was. From a shallow little boat a gigantic snake was seen to emerge, fiercely staring, and on the opposite corner wasa round black spot. As, when a child throws a stone in a river, the waves extend farther and farther, shunning the bruises which the child has inflicted.upon them, in a…
1909 · PDF PAGE 370
…ns all that I know for for a better use of their faculties.” certain.” No name of author was to be seen. In the fourth compartment was a little framed picture, and though I examined it very closely I was not able at first to realise what the subject of the picture was. From a shallow little boat a gigantic snake was seen to emerge, fiercely staring, and on the opposite corner wasa round black spot. As, when a child throws a stone in a river, the waves extend farther and farther, shunning the bruises which the child has inflicted.upon them, in a…
1913 · PDF PAGE 569
…tincts stronger than those. In order to dominate sheep, the dog plays upon their fear of wolves. If you are a dog, and you want a pretty little cat to love you, you have only one means to take: to metamorphose yourself into a cat. But how? By observation, imitation and imagination. We think that our figurative language will be understood for once, and we recommend this revelation to all who wish to magnetize : it is the deepest of all the secrets of their art. Here is the formula in technical terms: “To polarize one’s own animal light, in equil…
1913 · PDF PAGE 569
…tincts stronger than those. In order to dominate sheep, the dog plays upon their fear of wolves. If you are a dog, and you want a pretty little cat to love you, you have only one means to take: to metamorphose yourself into a cat. But how? By observation, imitation and imagination. We think that our figurative language will be understood for once, and we recommend this revelation to all who wish to magnetize : it is the deepest of all the secrets of their art. Here is the formula in technical terms: “To polarize one’s own animal light, in equil…
1954 · PDF PAGE 174
…ory than the practice of the Holy Qabalah. The whole mechanism of memory depends on joining up independent data. You must go on adding a little to little, always joining the simple impressions by referring them to others which are more general; and so on until the whole of your universe is arranged like the brain and the nervous system. This system in fact, becomes the Universe. When you have got everything properly correlated, your central consciousness understands and controls every tiniest detail. But you must begin at the beginning-you go o…
1911 · PDF PAGE 133
…nder than shorn Samson ! . . . Well, I‘m in charge of Delilah at present, and here’s the House where we don't admit Philistinesl Get up, little girll ” He lifted her gently from the fiacre and paid the driver. “Stamp!" said he, “stamp like Dr Johnson! The ground is firm.” " Ε pur si muove," murmured she, and clung (O illogical sex !) still closer to his arm. 125
1911 · PDF PAGE 133
…nder than shorn Samson ! . . . Well, I‘m in charge of Delilah at present, and here’s the House where we don't admit Philistinesl Get up, little girll ” He lifted her gently from the fiacre and paid the driver. “Stamp!" said he, “stamp like Dr Johnson! The ground is firm.” " Ε pur si muove," murmured she, and clung (O illogical sex !) still closer to his arm. 125
1909 · PDF PAGE 47
…At home again and robed. Am both tired and oppressed, even in my peace ; for the day has been, and the evening is, close and hot, with a little fog; and, one may suspect, the air is overcharged with electricity. I will rest quietly with my mantra as Hanged Man, and perhaps sleep for a little. . No sleep—no rest for the wicked! ’Tis curious how totally independent is mantra-yoga of reverie. I can say my mantra vigorously while my thought wanders all over the world; yetI cannot write the simplest sentence without stopping it, unless with a very g…
1909 · PDF PAGE 52
…o cannot even make sensible “ considerations ” for a Ritual of Adeptus Major. The only thing to do in short is to go steadily on, with a little extra courage and energy—no harm in that !— on the same old lines. The Winding of the Way must necessarily lead me just where it may happen to go. Why deliberately go off to Geburah? Why not aspire direct by the Path of the Moon—Ray unto the Ineffable Crown? Modesty is misplaced here! Very good. Then how aspire? Who is it that standeth in the Moon-Ray? The Holy Guardian Angel. Aye! Ο my Lord Adonai, Tho…
1913 · PDF PAGE 212
…side, Gazing upon themselves ; but I was blind, Blinder than wood, more silent than the moon. And so thou camest to me, O my darling! My little rose-lipped darling! Fountain-cool Thy hands, and thine eyes warm with celestial fire Drawn from the world’s heart! Oh! my little one, 174
1913 · PDF PAGE 212
…side, Gazing upon themselves ; but I was blind, Blinder than wood, more silent than the moon. And so thou camest to me, O my darling! My little rose-lipped darling! Fountain-cool Thy hands, and thine eyes warm with celestial fire Drawn from the world’s heart! Oh! my little one, 174
1906 · PDF PAGE 28
…ird calls its mate—and I? Come to my tent this night of May, and cuddle close and crown me king! Drink, drink our fill of love at last—a little while and we shall die, O kissable Tarshitering! Droop the long lashes: close the eyes with eyelids like a beetle’s wing! Light the slow smile, ephemeral as ever a painted butterfly, Certain to close into a kiss, certain to fasten on me and sting! 20
1954 · PDF PAGE 234
… in the ordinary sense of the word; such would be wholly unintelligible. I leave the rest to your imagination; doesn't it sound to you a little like some of the accounts of "The Dweller on the Threshold?" Love is the law, love under will. Fraternally, 666
1909 · PDF PAGE 13
…ith the new month the Operation was duly begun. Oct. 1. The First Day At Eight o’clock I rose from sleep and putting on my Robe, began a little to meditate. For several reasons— the journey and business of the day before, etc. etc., I did not feel fresh. But forcing myself a little I rose II
1909 · PDF PAGE 27
…lesh stilled by sheer might to a movement closed upon itself in the con- trolled fury of Her love—nay, beyond all these Images art thou (little brother!) who art passed from I and Thou, and He unto That which hath no Name, no Image. . . . Little brother, give me thy hand; for the first step is hard. ALEISTER CROWLEY. 135
1912 · PDF PAGE 48
32 The best way to time the breathing, once some little skill has been acquired, with a watch to bear witness, is by the use of a mantra. The mantra acts on the thoughts very much as Pranayama does upon the breath. The thought is bound down to a recurring cycle; any intruding thoughts are thrown off by the mantra, just as pieces of putty would be from a fly-wheel; and the swifter the wheel the more difficult would it be for anything to stick. This is the proper way to practise a mantra. Utter it as loudly and slowly as possible ten times, then no…
1907 · PDF PAGE 86
…ine we however have , as the poet says “ leprous entanglements of sense " ; here is a magnificent pas sage heated with passion and not a little lust : Breast to great breast and thigh to thigh , We look , and strain , and laugh , and die . I see the head hovering above To swoop for cruelty or love ; I feel the swollen veins below The knotted throat , the ebb and flow Of blood , not milk , in breasts of fire ; Of deaths , not fluctuants , of desire ; Of molten lava that abides Deep in the vast volcanic sides ; Deep scars where kisses once bit in…
1909 · PDF PAGE 61
… to real work, for I need daylight to copy my Ritual. A sandwich and two coffees at the Versailles and a citron pressé at the Dome, some little chatter with M—e, Β e, H s, and others. In fact, I’m a lazy unconcentrated hound. I started Mantra again, though ; of course it goes quite easily. Undressed, and the mantra going, and the Will toward Adonai less unapparent. To—day I began ill, full of spiritual pride—look at the records of my early hours! One might have thought me a great master of magic 10fti1y condescending to explain a few elementary…