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Page 121 of 1731911 · PDF PAGE 312
To be obtained of THE EQUINOX, 3 Great James St., W.C. Crown 8v0, Scarlet Buckram, pp. 64 PRICE 10s. net Less than 100 copies remain. The price will shortly be raised to one guinea net A.*.A.*. PUBLICATION IN CLASS B 777 “THUS book contains in concise tabulated form a. comparative view of all the symbols of the great religions of the world ; the perfect attributions of the Taro, so long kept secret by the Rosicrucians, are now for the first time published; also the complete secret magical correspondences of the G.-. D .*. and R.R. et A. C.__ It…
1929 · PDF PAGE 174
…rn something about its etiology. As in the case of cancer, many attempt have been made to generalize from insufficient facts. One of the great arguments about goitre involves the Lötschenthal, where the people at the bottom of the valley could marry strangers from the Rhone valley, and those at the top go over {297} the Petersgrat and do their courting in Lauterbrunnen. Those in the middle were more inbred. It was accordingly observed that that goitre was more common among them. The Bralduh Nala completely upset any such theory, for while there…
1929 · PDF PAGE 147
…ay, it surprises me that there should be minds {253} which are unable to accept any impression equably and critically. I have heard many great orators. The effect has nearly always been to make me wonder how they have the nerve to put forward such flimsy falsehoods. The excursion to the buried cities was an education in itself. The first impression was of the shocking callousness with which the coach horses were treated. There was not a single one along the whole route which was even moderately sound. I began to set its right value upon the fir…
1907 · PDF PAGE 30
…set up on a desolate heath. It was midnight, and the Devil came down and sat in the midst; but my Fairy Prince whispered: “Hush! it is a great secret, but his name is Yeheswah, and he is the Saviour of the World.” And that was very A."
1909 · PDF PAGE 356
…eit of metempsychosis which they can whisper when a seal comes near them. Was not Pharaoh’s army turned into a school of seals? And that great white seal, which the fishermen have seen, and whose track is like the wash of an ocean steamer, is that not Pharaoh himself? So the stories spread, and the passer-by may take his fill of them, but I, for one, like best of all the tale of Gioga’s son. And if just one passer-by on hearing it is held from firing just one shot, the tale has not been told in vain. 348
1909 · PDF PAGE 356
…eit of metempsychosis which they can whisper when a seal comes near them. Was not Pharaoh’s army turned into a school of seals? And that great white seal, which the fishermen have seen, and whose track is like the wash of an ocean steamer, is that not Pharaoh himself? So the stories spread, and the passer-by may take his fill of them, but I, for one, like best of all the tale of Gioga’s son. And if just one passer-by on hearing it is held from firing just one shot, the tale has not been told in vain. 348
1910 · PDF PAGE 210
THE EQUINOX not only methods of great use as a sedative before commencing a Magical Operation, but methods of inordinate importance to such aspirants, who, having discarded the Shibboleths of sect, have adopted the fatuities of reason. For it is more difficult for one who has no natural magical aptitude, and one who perhaps has only just broken away from faith and corrupted ritual, to carry out an operation of Western Magic, than it is for him to sit down and perform a rational exercise, such as the Prandydma exercises of Yoga, which carry with…
1910 · PDF PAGE 210
THE EQUINOX not only methods of great use as a sedative before commencing a Magical Operation, but methods of inordinate importance to such aspirants, who, having discarded the Shibboleths of sect, have adopted the fatuities of reason. For it is more difficult for one who has no natural magical aptitude, and one who perhaps has only just broken away from faith and corrupted ritual, to carry out an operation of Western Magic, than it is for him to sit down and perform a rational exercise, such as the Prandydma exercises of Yoga, which carry with…
1930 · PDF PAGE 75
…ns of the hand or brain of the Magician. Such works are accordingly most dangerous, to be used only by advanced magicians, and then with great care. 4. Works of fascination, such as operations of invisibility, and transformations of the apparent form of the person or thing concerned. This consists almost altogether in distracting the attention, or disturbing the judgment, of the person whom it is wished to deceive. There are, however, “real” transformations of the adept himself which are very useful. See the Book of the Dead for methods. The as…
1943 · PDF PAGE 7
…............................................................. .25 A brief extract from Magick, outlining the structure and system of the great White Brotherhood. Little Essays Towards Truth ............................................................................. 4.00 Illuminated comments of the Oracles of Zoroaster. Creed of the Thelemites ..................................................................................... .05 Message of the Master Therion, pamphlet ...................................................... .25
1954 · PDF PAGE 159
…ish and Egyptian Rites), I resolved to cut the cackle and come to the 'osses in the most drastic manner of which I was capable. It was a great success. But then we had a candidate who was stone deaf. (Not "a little hard of hearing"; his tympana were burst.) Obviously, one could show him slips of paper, as one did in talking to him. But then in much of the ceremony the candidate must be hoodwinked! Nothing for it but to communicate by the deaf and dumb alphabet on his fIngers. This I did-and found that I could cut out on the spur of the moment a…
1954 · PDF PAGE 484
…er, as it is not likely to come your way. But, since others may read these letters- Some, and these the men of highest promise, often of great achievement , are tempted by Treason. They acquire a "Judas-complex," think how splendid it would be if they were to destroy the Order-or, at the very least, unhorse the Master. This is, of course , absurd in itself, because if they had crossed . the Abyss, they would understand why it is impossible. It would be like "destroying Electricity ," or
1929 · PDF PAGE 51
…of course, careful to arrange my routes, so as to avoid having to cross snow- covered glaciers after sunrise. I noticed, however, that a great deal of care was necessary to avoid accidents; and this made for slowness. There were also many other occasions on which {103} a second man would be a safeguard, and some when he might be of active assistance. The question of a third man is quite different. He diminishes the mobility of the party; the middle man is deprived almost completely of any freedom of action. Whenever the ground is so difficult t…
1929 · PDF PAGE 81
…Why "starting from all sorts of positions"? The idea was that one might conceivably fall on to a snow slope or have to jump to it from a great height, and it was therefore necessary to know how to deal with such situations1. {151} 1 See The Diary of a Drug Fiend, pp. 159-60. The combination was ideal. Eckenstein had all the civilized qualities and I all the savage ones. He was a finished athlete; his right arm, in particular, was so strong that he had only to get a couple of fingers on to a sloping ledge of an overhanging rock above his head an…
1907 · PDF PAGE 69
…be) to feel sure that I was there; but how is an outsider to judge? Bowley. True; Buddha, Christ, Mohammed, all try to describe it-_ how great is the contradiction of their teaching! E
1909 · PDF PAGE 180
…ther of All Things perfect, and delivered them over unto the Second Mind; whom all Races of Men call First.”) Behold, then, in these two great Numbers 1 and 2 the Father and the Mother of the Worlds and of Numbers. Now these twain being Conjoined and manifest in ONE, produce the Number 3; asitis written : ‘‘ For the Mind of the Father said that ‘ All Things should be cut into Three,’ Whose Will * assenting All Things were so divided. For the Mind of the Father said /uto three, governing All Things by Mind. And there appeared in it the Triad, Vi…
1909 · PDF PAGE 180
…ther of All Things perfect, and delivered them over unto the Second Mind; whom all Races of Men call First.”) Behold, then, in these two great Numbers 1 and 2 the Father and the Mother of the Worlds and of Numbers. Now these twain being Conjoined and manifest in ONE, produce the Number 3; asitis written : ‘‘ For the Mind of the Father said that ‘ All Things should be cut into Three,’ Whose Will * assenting All Things were so divided. For the Mind of the Father said /uto three, governing All Things by Mind. And there appeared in it the Triad, Vi…
1910 · PDF PAGE 185
…, Decadence, and Slime. In the first the Adepts rise as artists, philosophers, and men of science, who are sooner or later recognized as great men; in the second the adepts as adepts appear, but seem as fools and knaves; and in the third, that of Slime, vanish altogether, and are invisible. Then the chain starts again. Thus Crowley writes: “Decadence marks the period when the adepts, nearing their earthly perfec- tion, become true adepts, not mere men of genius. They disappear, harvested by heaven: and perfect darkness (apparent death) ensues u…
1910 · PDF PAGE 185
…, Decadence, and Slime. In the first the Adepts rise as artists, philosophers, and men of science, who are sooner or later recognized as great men; in the second the adepts as adepts appear, but seem as fools and knaves; and in the third, that of Slime, vanish altogether, and are invisible. Then the chain starts again. Thus Crowley writes: “Decadence marks the period when the adepts, nearing their earthly perfec- tion, become true adepts, not mere men of genius. They disappear, harvested by heaven: and perfect darkness (apparent death) ensues u…
1910 · PDF PAGE 14
…e. She is Isis and Mary, Istar and Bhavani, Artemis and Diana. But Artemis is still barren of hope until the spirit of the Infinite All, great Pan, tears asunder the veil and displays the hope of humanity, the Crowned Child of the Future. All this is symbolized in the holy rites which we have recovered from the darkness of history, and now in the fullness of time disclose that the world may be redeemed. For the corruptible shall put on incorruptibility, the mortal shall put on immortality ; my adepts shall walk crowned in the Gardens of the Wor…