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Page 131 of 1591929 · PDF PAGE 139
…quiry “What is the Great Work?” and answer appropriately, when it seems useful to specify the nature of the Operation in progress at the time. The point is to seize every occasion of bringing every available force to bear upon the objective of the assault. It does not matter what the force is (by any standard of judgment) so long as it plays its proper part in securing the success of the general purpose. Thus, even laziness may be used to increase our indifférence to interfering impulses, or envy to counteract carelessness. See Liber CLXXV, Equ…
1907 · PDF PAGE 79
…tanding, for such I am convinced it is, must go no further. I am a stranger here— ALAIN. Well, well, you'll get to know the old place in time. Blanche
1909 · PDF PAGE 285
…Darkness of the Dark- ness ; are not the Countenances of Dark- ness fallen with the kings that were? Do Ww nN » the Sons of the Night of Time endure for j ever? Not yet are they passed away. ob ES8 “ Before all things are the waters; and the Darkness and the Gates of the land Bopad |_| of Night. Barnet tose. “And the Chaos cried aloud for the wl | VV unity of Form, and the Face of the Eternal | temp. aa fe} arose, prereaw ey Wate” “ EEN, incense © And before the Glory of That Coun- Om Gen MeAY tenance the Night rolled back, and the ||Geay| WP |…
1909 · PDF PAGE 285
…Darkness of the Dark- ness ; are not the Countenances of Dark- ness fallen with the kings that were? Do Ww nN » the Sons of the Night of Time endure for j ever? Not yet are they passed away. ob ES8 “ Before all things are the waters; and the Darkness and the Gates of the land Bopad |_| of Night. Barnet tose. “And the Chaos cried aloud for the wl | VV unity of Form, and the Face of the Eternal | temp. aa fe} arose, prereaw ey Wate” “ EEN, incense © And before the Glory of That Coun- Om Gen MeAY tenance the Night rolled back, and the ||Geay| WP |…
1930 · PDF PAGE 41
…be wary in his use of his powers; he must make every act not only accord with his Will, but with the pro¬ priétés of his position at the time. It might be my will to reach — 34i
1996 · PDF PAGE 79
…ntroduction to Mathematical Philosophy, where the above position is thoroughly justified, as also certain positions which follow. At the time I had not read this book; and I regard it as a striking proof of the value of mystical attainment, that its results should have led a mind such as mine, whose mathematical training was of the most elementary character, to the immediate consciousness of some of the most profound and important mathematical
1912 · PDF PAGE 424
…dices. Vellum, green ties, with portraits, £3 3s.; white buckram, without portraits, £2 25. This edition contains ‘ Qabalistic Dogma,” ‘ Time,” ‘The Excluded Middle,” “ Eleusis,” and other matters of the highest occult importance which are not printed elsewhere. AMBERGRIS. Medium 8vo, pp. 200, 3s. 6¢. net. (Elkin Mathews.) A selection of lyrics, containing some of great mystical beauty.
1912 · PDF PAGE 424
…dices. Vellum, green ties, with portraits, £3 3s.; white buckram, without portraits, £2 25. This edition contains ‘ Qabalistic Dogma,” ‘ Time,” ‘The Excluded Middle,” “ Eleusis,” and other matters of the highest occult importance which are not printed elsewhere. AMBERGRIS. Medium 8vo, pp. 200, 3s. 6¢. net. (Elkin Mathews.) A selection of lyrics, containing some of great mystical beauty.
1929 · PDF PAGE 23
…es worth considering, Mrs. Piper, who never did anything very striking, anyhow, and Eusapia Palladino." "She was exposed in America some time ago," said the girl, "but I think it was only in the Hearst newspapers." "Hearst is the American Northcliffe," explained Cyril for the benefit of the Pasha. "And so is Northcliffe," he added musingly and unblushingly! "I'm afraid I don't know who Northeliffe is," said Akbar. "Northcliffe was Harmsworth." Cyril's voice was caressing, like one soothing a fractious child. "But who was Harmsworth?" asked the …
1913 · PDF PAGE 596
…dices. Vellum, green ties, with portraits, £3 3s.; white buckram, without portraits, £2 25. This edition contains ‘¢ Qabalistic Dogma,” “Time,” ‘‘The Excluded Middle,” ‘“ Eleusis,” and other matters of the highest occult importance which are not printed elsewhere. AMBERGRIS. Medium 8vo, pp. 200, 38. 6d. net. (Elkin Mathews.) A selection of lyrics, containing some of great mystical beauty.
1913 · PDF PAGE 596
…dices. Vellum, green ties, with portraits, £3 3s.; white buckram, without portraits, £2 25. This edition contains ‘¢ Qabalistic Dogma,” “Time,” ‘‘The Excluded Middle,” ‘“ Eleusis,” and other matters of the highest occult importance which are not printed elsewhere. AMBERGRIS. Medium 8vo, pp. 200, 38. 6d. net. (Elkin Mathews.) A selection of lyrics, containing some of great mystical beauty.
1929 · PDF PAGE 66
…— among a group of phenomena. He is that “nothing” whose consciousness is in one sense the universe considered as a single phenomenon in time and space, and in another sense is the négation of that consciousness. The body and mind of the man are only important (if at ail) as the telescope of the astronomer to him. If the telescope were destroyed it would make no appréciable différence to the Universe which that telescope reveals. It will now be understood that this formula of I A O is a formula of Tiphareth. The magician who employa it is consc…
1929 · PDF PAGE 148
such law does apply. So it is for everything. You cannot produce a thunderstorm unless tlie materials exist in the air at the time, and a Magician who could make rain in Cumberland might fail lament- ably in the Sahara. One might make a talisman to win the love of a shop-girl and find it work, yet be baffled in the case of a countess; or vice versa. One might impose one’s Will on a farm, and be crushed by that of a city; or vice versa. The Master Therion himself, with ail his successes in every kind of Magick, sometimes appears utterly impotent…
1929 · PDF PAGE 149
…minds of men were moved in a mysterious manner. The second blow was struck by the re-publication of the Book in September 1913, and this time the might of this Magick burst out and caused a catastrophe to civilization. At this hour, the Master Therion is concealed, collecting his forces for a final blow. When the Book of the Law and its Comment is published, with the forces of His whole Will in perfect obedience to the instructions which hâve up to now been misunderstood or neglected, the resuit will be incalculably effective. The event will es…
1929 · PDF PAGE 89
…; instead, it increased it. The signalman at Fontainebleau was amazed to see the rapide rush through the station, eight minutes ahead of time, against the signals. He saw the driver grappling with the fireman, who was thrown from the foot-plate a moment after, but escaped with a broken leg. "My mate went suddenly mad," the injured man explained later. "He held up a five-franc piece which some old gentleman had given him, and swore that the devil had promised him another if he made Dijon in two hours. (And, as you know, it is five, what horror!)…
1906 · PDF PAGE 113
…ou knowest that their kiss is death ! JASON. Perhaps. It were their kiss. MEDEA. Are not my kisses sweet? JASON. Listen, they sing. This time the words ring true, Sailing across that blue abyss between. Like young birds winging their bright flight the notes Glimmer across the sea. MEDEA. They sing, they sing ! PARTHENOPE. O mortal, tossed on life’s unceasing ocean, Whose waves of joy and sorrow never cease, Eternal change—one changeless thing, commotion ! Even in death no hint of calm and peace !—
1909 · PDF PAGE 275
…aid: ‘I am the synthesis of the Elemental Forces: I am also the symbol of man: I am Life: and I am Death: I am the Child of the Night of Time.’” Hierophant : «The priest with the mask of Osiris spake and said: ‘Thou canst nN not pass the gate of the Eastern Heaven : except thou canst tell me my name.’” Tablet Kerux, for Zelator: “Thou art Nu: oes P The Goddess of the Firmament of Air, Thou love art Harmakhis, Lord of the Eastern Sun.” das Martecty Hierophant : “ In what sign and symbol CH for, dost thou come ?” Kervx,for Zelator: “Inthe letter …
1909 · PDF PAGE 275
…aid: ‘I am the synthesis of the Elemental Forces: I am also the symbol of man: I am Life: and I am Death: I am the Child of the Night of Time.’” Hierophant : «The priest with the mask of Osiris spake and said: ‘Thou canst nN not pass the gate of the Eastern Heaven : except thou canst tell me my name.’” Tablet Kerux, for Zelator: “Thou art Nu: oes P The Goddess of the Firmament of Air, Thou love art Harmakhis, Lord of the Eastern Sun.” das Martecty Hierophant : “ In what sign and symbol CH for, dost thou come ?” Kervx,for Zelator: “Inthe letter …
1929 · PDF PAGE 86
… the normal illiterate peasant.) A large proportion of mankind to-day is composed of “soûls’ who are living the human life for the fîrst time. Note especially the incredible spread of congénital homosexuality and other sexual deficiencies in many forms. These are the people who hâve not understood, accepted, and used even the Formula of Osiris. Kin to them are the ‘once-born’ of William James, who are incapable of philosophy, magick, or even religion, but seek instinctively a refuge from the horror of contemplating Nature, which they do not com…
1930 · PDF PAGE 81
… strongly that any amouni of mystical success whatever is 110 compensation for slackness with regard to the technique. There may corne a time when Samadhi itself is no part of the business of the mystic. But the character developed by the original training re¬ mains an asset. In other words, the person who has made himself a first-class brain capable of elasticity is competent to 1. Some few forms of exercise are exempt from these strictures. Rock- climbing, in particular, trains every muscle in an endless variety of ways. It moreover compels t…