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Page 14 of 2571910 · PDF PAGE 202
…subdued, the subconscious thoughts slain; it stretches before us like some unspotted canvas upon which we may write or paint whatever we will. We can produce entrancing sounds at will, beautiful sights at will, subtle tastes and delicious perfumes; and after a time actual forms, living creatures, men and women and elementals. We smite the rock, and the waters flow at our blow; we cry unto the heavens, and fire rushes down and consumes our sacrifice; we become Magicians, begetters of illusion, and then, if we allow ourselves to become obsessed b…
1912 · PDF PAGE 12
Crassus. ‘What will you then? Aurcta. No gift from men. Of my own free will I give you wit, (O man so sorely in need of it!) And happiness; and the flame that hath dwindled On this dull hearth shall be rekindled. But this you must swear: To will, and to dare, To seck the spirit and slay the sense; And for this hour To give me power To lead you in silent obedience, ‘Though I bade you fall on your sword. . . . Crassus. Enough! I give my life as I gave my love. Aucu. 1! love you have not understood. ‘You have not guessed its secret food. ‘You have…
1996 · PDF PAGE 76
…agi”; see Works Cited.] The “equation” is the representation of Truth by Word. 57. Invoke me under my stars! Love is the law, love under will. Nor let the fools mistake love; for there are love and love. There is the dove, and there is the serpent. Choose ye well! He, my prophet, hath chosen, knowing the law of the fortress, and the great mystery of the House of God. All these old letters of my Book are aright; but li is not the Star. This also is secret: my prophet shall reveal it to the wise. Commentary: “Love is the law, love under will” is …
1904 · PDF PAGE 22
…ncre on the gland, I see Oh, yes ! From a water closet, certainly look at this ulcer on my leg, I got it from a cathedral ! and we will break- fast with my boys, the goat, and the learned pig ; after that we will go and see the camel fed over a cigar, after which I will run through my days business you shall have a couple of whores to amuse you while you wait or you can watch my butler putting cream in the tea his only amusement, poor fellow, I sucked him dry years ago ! and then we will sit down to a real morn- ings work over m…
1904 · PDF PAGE 20
…assailable ground Of Ace, King, Queen, Knave—verbum sap— “ Hi, mister, your wheel’s goin’ round !” L’ENVOI I doubt if the verse I distil Will be by th’ Academy crowned, I don’t care a bit if it will, As long as the voices are shrill ;— “ Hi, mister, your wheel’s goin’ round!”
1961 · PDF PAGE 141
THE BOOK OF WISDOM OR FOLLY 129 Dy De Vitiis Voluntatis Secretæ (Of Defects of the Hidden Will) EARN moreover concerning this Hell, or hidden Wisdom, that is within thee, that it is modified, little by little, through the Experience of the conscious Mind, which feedeth it. For that Wisdom is the Expression, or rather Symbol and Hieroglyph, of the true Adjustment of thy being to its Environment. Now, then, this Environment being eroded by Time, this Wisdom is no more perfect, for it is not absolute, but standeth in relation to the Universe. So t…
1904 · PDF PAGE 108
… grasps Jason in embrace Worthy of Heracles. ALCESTIS. Thanks, thanks, dear queen ! We go, we go! MEDEA. The Goddess be your speed! Thus will the danger pass! That vicious fool Shall cease his plots against my best beloved. No taint of fell complicity shall touch My honour in this matter. I will sleep Through the delicious hours of breezy noon, Lulled by sweet voices of my singing maids ; Secure at least that no one will attempt To wreck my virtue or—restore my youth! CHORUS. O sleep of lazy love, be near In dreams to lift the veil, And silence…
1910 · PDF PAGE 148
…ught me, and held me, and bound me, In the lands where no flower may grow His voice is a spell, Hath enchanted me well ! I am his, and I will it or no. But I will it, I will it, I will it ! His speck of a soul in its cars Shall lift up immensity ! fill it With light of his lyrical bars. His soul shall concentre All space ; he shall enter The beautiful land of the stars. He shall know me eternally wedded To the splendid and subtle of mind ; For thee pious, the arrogant-headed, He shall know they nor seek me nor find. O afloat in me curled ! Cry …
1913 · PDF PAGE 423
… always fall back.” “Very well then, look into hell.” Here the sleep-waker became convulsively agitated. “No, no!” she cried sobbing; ‘I will not! I shall be giddy; I should fall! Oh, hold me back! Hold me back!” “No, descend.” “Where do you want me to descend ?” “ Into hell.” “ But it is horrible! No! No! I will not go there!” “Go there.” “ Mercy!” “Go there. It is my will.” The features of the sleep-waker become terrible to behold ; her hair stands on end; her wide-opened eyes show only the white; her breast heaves, and a sort of death-rattle…
1913 · PDF PAGE 423
… always fall back.” “Very well then, look into hell.” Here the sleep-waker became convulsively agitated. “No, no!” she cried sobbing; ‘I will not! I shall be giddy; I should fall! Oh, hold me back! Hold me back!” “No, descend.” “Where do you want me to descend ?” “ Into hell.” “ But it is horrible! No! No! I will not go there!” “Go there.” “ Mercy!” “Go there. It is my will.” The features of the sleep-waker become terrible to behold ; her hair stands on end; her wide-opened eyes show only the white; her breast heaves, and a sort of death-rattle…
1944 · PDF PAGE 238
…is completely expended and results in death. Mercury rules this card in Virgo; and this may imply that the acquired wealth, being inert, will be dissi‐ pated unless put to further use by devoting its power to objects other than mere accumula‐ tion. The disks, or (as they have now become) coins, are arranged on the Tree of Life, but the Tenth coin is much larger than the rest; the image indicates the futility of material gain. These disks are inscribed with various symbols of mercurial character, except that the coin in the place of Hod (Mercury…
1961 · PDF PAGE 144
LIBER ALEPH VEL CXI 132 Eb De Ratione quæ sine Voluntate est Fons Maniæ (Of Reason, which without a Will is a Fount of Madness) S it not a Marvel how he that worketh with his Will and is in constant Touch with the Reality external, maketh his Mind to serve him? How eagerly runneth it and returneth, gathering, arranging, clarifying, classifying, organizing, comparing, setting in Array, with Skill and Might and Energy that faileth never! Nay, my Son, in this way thou canst be pitiless with thy Mind, and it will not rebel against thee, or neglect …
1913 · PDF PAGE 87
…he best this water ' is but a reflection, how tremendously important it becomes that it should be still ! If the cup is shaken the light will be broken up. Therefore the Cup is placed upon the Altar, which is foursquare, will multiplied by will, the confirmation of the will in the Magical Oath, its fi.xation in Law. ' The water in this Cup (the latter is also a heart, as shown by the transition from the ancient to the modern Tarot ; the suit " Hearts" in old packs of cards, and even in modern Spanish and Italian cards, is called " Cups ") is th…
1913 · PDF PAGE 71
…! Let her be loud and adulterous! Let her be covered with jewels, and rich garments, and let her be shame- less before all men! 45. Then will I lift her to pinnacles of power: then will I breed from her a child mightier than all the kings of the earth. I will fill her with joy: with my force shall she see & strike at the worship of Nu: she shall achieve Hadit. 46. I am the warrior Lord of the Forties: the Eighties cower before me, & are abased. I will bring you to victory & joy: I will be at your arms in battle & ye shall delight to slay. Succe…
1913 · PDF PAGE 71
…! Let her be loud and adulterous! Let her be covered with jewels, and rich garments, and let her be shame- less before all men! 45. Then will I lift her to pinnacles of power: then will I breed from her a child mightier than all the kings of the earth. I will fill her with joy: with my force shall she see & strike at the worship of Nu: she shall achieve Hadit. 46. I am the warrior Lord of the Forties: the Eighties cower before me, & are abased. I will bring you to victory & joy: I will be at your arms in battle & ye shall delight to slay. Succe…
1913 · PDF PAGE 58
…nly one of hitting. To avoid eating beef is easy; to eat nothing but pork is very diffi- cult. Levi recommends that at times the Magical Will itself should be cut off, on the same principle as one can always work better after a " com- plete change." Levi is doubtless right, but he must be understood as saying this " for the hardness of men's hearts." The turbine is more efficient than a reciprocating engine ; and his counsel is only good for the beginner. Ultimately the Magical Will so identifies itself with the man's whole being that it become…
1930 · PDF PAGE 76
… and finally the methods which follow in Chapter V. “Viator in Regnis Arboris” and in Chapter VI “Sagitta trans Lunam.” (In another book will be treated of the Expansion and Contrac¬ tion of Consciousness ; progress by slaying the Cakkrâms; progress by slaying the Pairs of Opposites; the methods of Sabhapaty Swami, etc., etc.) IL 1. The student must first obtain a thorough knowledge of Book 777, especially of the columns printed elsewhere in this Book. When these are committed to memory, he will begin to under- stand the nature of these corresp…
1913 · PDF PAGE 45
EDITORIAL Tue Organ of the O. T. O.—the OrtFLammeE, will now pass under the Editorship of Brother Crowley. In future it will appear regularly on the rst of every month, beginning in January 1914. It will also be the official organ of the Antient and Primitive Rite of Freemasonry, which includes the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, the Rite of Memphis, and the Oriental Rite of Misraim. Further particulars will be announced in due course. With regard to the article No. 9, “ Energized Enthusiasm,” a circumstance of exceptional interest has aris…
1913 · PDF PAGE 45
EDITORIAL Tue Organ of the O. T. O.—the OrtFLammeE, will now pass under the Editorship of Brother Crowley. In future it will appear regularly on the rst of every month, beginning in January 1914. It will also be the official organ of the Antient and Primitive Rite of Freemasonry, which includes the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, the Rite of Memphis, and the Oriental Rite of Misraim. Further particulars will be announced in due course. With regard to the article No. 9, “ Energized Enthusiasm,” a circumstance of exceptional interest has aris…
1928 · PDF PAGE 28
…re as eas- ily as people generally say, Ten times running the experiment failed, but at the eleventh it succeeded much too well. Another will light a cigar close to a barrel of gunpowder in order to see, to know, to tempt Fate, to force himself to give proof of his en- ergy; to ape the gamester, to know the pleas- ures of anxiety; and this incited by caprice, by idleness, by nothing at all. This kind of energy springs from boredom and reverie, and those in whom it so obsti- nately appears are in general, as I have said, the most indolent and dr…