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Page 127 of 1591930 · PDF PAGE 28
…ditional safe- gnard to perform the whole operation m a properïy con- secrated circle. Proceed with great caution, then, but proceed. In time your Body of Light will be as strong against the spirits as your other body against the winds of Heaven. Ail dépends upon the develop¬ ment of that Body of Light. It must be furnished with an organism as ramified and balanced as its shadowy brother, the material body. To recapitulate once more, then, the first task is to develop your own Body of Light within your own circle with out reference to any other…
1930 · PDF PAGE 40
…aration of a treatise on the subject, but the labour involved is so great that He cannot pledge Himself to hâve it ready at any definite time. The ôtudent must theiefoie make his own investigations mto the mean- ing of the 64 hexagrams as best he can. The Yi King is mathematical and philosophical in form. lîs structure is cognate with that of the Qahalah $ the identity is so intimate that the existence of two such superficially different Systems is transcendent testimony to the truth of hoth. It is in some ways the most perfect hieroglyph ever …
1930 · PDF PAGE 50
…ll, and that AngePs nature, were such that the Crux of their Formula was Lyrical Exaltation! Apart from the regular tests —- made at the time — of the integrity of any spirit, the Magician must make a careful record of every vision, omitting no detail ; he must then make sure that it tallies in every point with the correspondences in Book 777 and in Liber D. Should he find (for instance) that, having invoked Mercury, his vision contains names whose numbers are Martial, or éléments proper to Pisces, let him set himself most earnestly to discover…
1930 · PDF PAGE 118
…he Exempt Adept should concentrate his efforts upon obtaining a perfect picture of five minutes backwards rather than upon extending the time covered by his méditation. For this preliminary training of the brain is the Pons Asinorum of the whole process. 17. This five minutes5 exercise being satisfactory, the Exempt Adept may extend the same at his discrétion to cover an hour, a — 418 —
1996 · PDF PAGE 141
…eill.1 1 [William Blake (1757-1827), “Proverbs of Hell,” The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (c. 1790-93). A theory was current in Crowley’s time that Blake was an Irishman of the O’Neill family.] Progress, as its very etymology declares, means A Step Ahead. It is the Genius, the Eccentric, the Man Who Goes One Better than his fellows, that is the Saviour of the Race. And while it is unwise possibly (in some senses) to exceed in certain respects, we may be sure that he who exceeds in no respect is a mediocrity. The key of Evolution is Right Variati…
1906 · PDF PAGE 289
…n lights grow tender, and the hard sounds hush and cease. In the wheel of heaven revolving, mysteries of death and birth, In the womb of time dissolving, shape anew a heaven and earth Ever changing, ever growing, ever dwind- ling, ever dear, Ever worth the passion glowing to distil a doubtful tear. These are with me, these are of me, these approve me, these obey, Choose me, move me, fear me, love me, master of the night and day. These are real, these illusion: I am of them, false or frail, True or lasting, all is fusion in the spirit’s shadow-v…
1929 · PDF PAGE 183
… a fire, my dear; we are always trying, and never succeeding — in this country." [258] "And how long have you been trying?" "There is no time — in this country." Iliel was half hypnotized by the reiteration of that negation, and that final phrase. She began to play a game. "Well, Old Lady, I've something round, and something red, and something ripe to make your fire with. I'll give it to you if you can guess what it is." The Old Lady shook her head. "There's nothing round, and there's nothing red, and nothing ripe — in this country." "Well, I'l…
1929 · PDF PAGE 57
…nowledge and understanding of those facts increase, so should we endeavour to adjust our idea of what we mean by any symbol. At the same time let us reflect that there is a certain definite consensus of expérience as to the corrélation of the various beings of the hierarchy with the observed facts of Magick. In the simple matter of astral vision, for example, one striking case may be quoted. Without telling him what it was, the Master Therion once recited as an invocation Sappho’s “Ode to Venus” before a Proba- tioner of the A.-. A.\ who was ig…
1929 · PDF PAGE 78
…rs of the Temple, that it is here hinted at in order to blind the presumptuous who may, unworthy, seek to lift the veil, and at the same time to lighten the darkness of such as may be requiring only one ray of the Sun in order to spring into life and light. Il Abrahadabra is a Word to be studied in Equinox I, V., aThe Temple of Solomon the King”. It represents the Great Work complété, and it is therefore an archétype of ail lesser magical operations. It is in a way too perfect to be applied in 1. Chaos is a general name for the totality of the …
1930 · PDF PAGE 91
…8. Concerning the feriod of dévotion, and the hours thereof: — Let a fixed period be set for the worship ; and it is said that the least time is nine days by seven, and the greatest seven years by nine. And concerning the hours, let the Ceremony be performed 391
1929 · PDF PAGE 52
… foamed at the mouth on every opportunity. Meals were a poisoned whirlwind. She was constantly reduced to tears and perhaps the happiest time she had was when she was actually being beaten. I ought to have conducted my intrigues with greater patience, no doubt, but it got on my nerves too much. One morning at breakfast I said about a millionth part of what I thought and the family started screaming. It was as if they had been attacked by collective mania. Everything was thrown at me; they went for me with claws and fists. They were too blind wi…
1922 · PDF PAGE 297
… the mark. So I went to bed, meaning to get up early and go to the Turker in the morning. But as it happened, we both slept late. By the time we were dressed we were getting hungry for lunch. I was annoyed at this. I had wanted to get out of the house and change my ideas as completely as possible. The Hot Room is an excellent place for the purpose. While I’m there, I find I can’t think of anything at all but the immediate effects of the temperature. I was annoyed, too, to find Lou comparatively cheerful. I decided I would go out after all and h…
1930 · PDF PAGE 119
… of his whole life will not prove so difficult as the perfecting of the five minutes. 18. This practice should be repeated at least four times daily, and progress is shown firstly by the ever easier running of the brain, secondly by the added memories which arise. 19. It is useful to reflect during this practice, which in time becomes almost mechanical, upon the way in which effects spring from causes. This aids the mind to link its memories, and préparés the adept for the preliminary practice of the second method. 20. Having allowed the mind t…
1929 · PDF PAGE 522
…of the ability of the Secret Chiefs to arrange the conditions of an initiation that such an experience was possible for me; for, by this time, I was pretty well-known in the city in very varied sets, and as it happened, I had under my hand as good a means of making myself not only prosperous but popular, as any man could possibly wish for. During my retirement by Lake Pasquaney I had, according to my custom when in solitude and in need of relaxation, passed the time by dealing myself hands in such games as skat, piquet and bridge. I was led to …
1922 · PDF PAGE 99
… game for all we’re worth and a bit more, and when we come out, we'll have J. D. Rockefeller as flat as a pancake.” “ Well,” said I, ‘no time like the present. I don’t want to buttin, but if I could be any use to you about this deal of yours——”’ Feccles shook his head. _ “No,” he said, ‘‘ this isn’t the sort of thing at all I’m putting my last bob into the deal; but it’s a risky business at the best, and I wouldn’t take a chance on your dropping five thou’ on the very first bet. Of course, it is rather a good thing if it comes off——” . “* Let’s…
1996 · PDF PAGE 92
… Hadit brings motion and position. The wheel moves; manifesta tion now is possible. Its perception implies three-dimensional space, and time. But note that the Mover is himself not moved. The “cube in the circle” emphasizes this question of dimensions. The cube is rectilinear (therefore phallic no less than the axle); its unity suggests perfection projected as a “solid” for human percep tion; its square faces affirm balance, equity, and limitation; its six- sidedness sets it among the solar symbols. It is thus like the Sun in the Zodiac, whic…
1930 · PDF PAGE 93
…that he useth to the service of that particular Deity, and not profane the same to any other use. 16. Continuation. Next, concerning his time if it be short. Let him labour mentally with his Invocation, concentrating it, and let him perform this Invocation in his heart whenever he hath the leisure. And let him seize eagerly upon every opportunity for this. 17. Continuation. — Third, even if he hâve leisure and pré¬ paration, let him seek ever to bring inward the symbols, so that even in his well ordered shrine the whole ceremony revolve inwardl…
1904 · PDF PAGE 127
…rn lights grow tender, and the hard sounds hus and cease. In the wheel of heaven revolving, mysteries of death and birth, In the womb of time dissolving, shape anew a heaven and earth. Ever changing, ever growing, ever dwind- ling, ever dear, Ever worth the passion growing to distil a doubtful tear. These are with m e, these are of m e, these approve me, these obey, Choose me, move me, fear me, love me, master of the night and day. These are real, these illusion: I am of them, false or frail, True or lasting, all is fusion in the spirit’s shado…
1906 · PDF PAGE 111
…l were it to beguile our weariness With song. MEDEA. And here is the sole king of song.| ORPHEUS. My song breaks baffled on the rocks of time If thy bewitching beauty be the theme. MEDEA. Sing me thy song, sweet poet, of the sea, That song of swimming when thy love lost sense Before the passion of the Infinite. JASON. The more so as my master warns me oft Of late how near that island is, where dwell The alluring daughters of Melpomene. 1 The ‘‘ fable" is Crowley's own, ORPHEUS.! Light shed from seaward over breakers bend- ing Kiss-wise to the e…
1907 · PDF PAGE 321
…erfume which no breezes waft away : there food is always savoured and never eaten : there are embraces which never ask to end . . . Some times , O God , you create a state of soul in me so extra ordinary , and you fill me with so intimate a joy , that , if it lasted , all life would be different ... Who shall under stand , who shall express God ? What is it that comes thus by moments to shine into the eyes of my soul and make my heart beat with fear and love ? It is something quite other than myself , and for this reason I am frozen with terror…