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1909 · PDF PAGE 70

The Equinox (Volume I, Number II)

…wards.”—ZOROASTER. Nama-Rupa.—Purely material, and therefore shadowy and meaningless, are the innumerable shapes which haunt the mind of man. In one sense we must here include all purely sensory phenomena, and the images which memory presents to the mind which is endeavouring to concentrate itself upon a single thought. In other systems of mysticism we must include all astral phantoms, divine or demonic, which are merely seen or heard without further reflection upon them. To obtain these it is sufficient to perform the following experiment: 60

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1910 · PDF PAGE 141

The Equinox (Volume I, Number III)

… fully saw that by Silence alone could the world be saved, and that by the denial of the Unknowable of the uninitiate, the Kether, the Atman, the First Cause, the God of the unenlightened, could he ever hope to draw man- kind to that great illimitable LVX, from which he had * The world of unrest and transiency, of birth and death. + The Great Attainment of Buddhism. Our terminology now degenerates into the disgusting vulgarity of the Pali dialect. } The Mahay4na Buddhists’ Boundless Light. Compared;with the canonical Nibbana it bears a very sim…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 316

The Equinox (Volume I, Number III)

…ir beauty for her. There were two large cavities under her eye- lids. The force within the nutshells had drawn the eyes out of them. The Man ran away, carrying a treasured little box, and no more was ever heard of him in those parts. IV “What boots it to tell of the long, awful days of darkness through which poor little Ljubov lived before she grew accustomed to her blindness? I am not a medical philosopher; I like home and comfort far too much. If I journey, I must needs travel in state, and my staff includes both a medical 298

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1910 · PDF PAGE 141

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IV)

… fully saw that by Silence alone could the world be saved, and that by the denial of the Unknowable of the uninitiate, the Kether, the Atman, the First Cause, the God of the unenlightened, could he ever hope to draw man- kind to that great illimitable LVX, from which he had * The world of unrest and transiency, of birth and death. + The Great Attainment of Buddhism. Our terminology now degenerates into the disgusting vulgarity of the Pali dialect. } The Mahay4na Buddhists’ Boundless Light. Compared;with the canonical Nibbana it bears a very sim…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 316

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IV)

…ir beauty for her. There were two large cavities under her eye- lids. The force within the nutshells had drawn the eyes out of them. The Man ran away, carrying a treasured little box, and no more was ever heard of him in those parts. IV “What boots it to tell of the long, awful days of darkness through which poor little Ljubov lived before she grew accustomed to her blindness? I am not a medical philosopher; I like home and comfort far too much. If I journey, I must needs travel in state, and my staff includes both a medical 298

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1930 · PDF PAGE 55

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 4)

…at in us may be health and wealth and strength and divine pleasure according to the Law of Liberty; let each pursue his Will as a strong man that rejoiceth in his way, as the course of a Star that blazeth for ever among the joyous company of Heaven. The PEOPLE. So mote it be. (BIRTH) The DEACON. Be the hour auspicious, and the gâte of life open in peace and in well being, so that she that beareth children may rejoice, and the babe catch life with both hands. The PEOPLE. So mote it be. (MARRIAGE) The DEACON. Upon ail that this day unité with lov…

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1961 · PDF PAGE 215

Liber Aleph

…s and One Petal, subtle and perverse, that thou mightest fulfil his Work of a Magus which I cam to accomplish, robing myself in Flesh of man, as was my Nature and the Will of my Nature, the Name of my Star that flameth in the Body of Nuith our Lady. m

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1906 · PDF PAGE 272

Collected Works (Vol. II)

…ave breadth, for it need not lie in one plane.! M. True. | 5S. Hence we may conclude that the line of demarcation between A and zot-A is many and not one. Now an universe is that which turns to one,” when truly considered. Our line does the reverse of this, for it appeared one at first, and split up on examination. M. Exactly ; but that is where I have you in a corner. S. Dollar wheat ! wheat ! AZ. It is the ‘reverse’ which does you.? If you turn a man _ fourth-dimensionally round, his hemispherical ganglia will prove interchangeable ? S. No do…

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1906 · PDF PAGE 232

Collected Works (Vol. II)

…rit could perceive it not. ‘Avaunt?’ he shrieked, ‘false soul of darkness!’ And the crystal flashed up red, the swarthy red of hate in a man’s cheek, and darkened utterly. ‘Foaming at the mouth the wretched Jeh- jaour clutched at air and fell prone. Hil. ‘‘To what God should he appeal? own, Hanuman, was silent. Sacrifice, prayer, all were in vain. So Jehjaour gnashed his teeth, and his whole force went out ina mighty current of hate towards his former friend. His 1 Allan MacGregor Bennett (whose motto in the ‘‘ Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn…

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1929 · PDF PAGE 238

Confessions of Aleister Crowley

…nce of The Book of the Law. But there is no a priori reason for doubting the existence of such beings. We have long been acquainted with many discarnate forces. Especially in the last few years science has been chiefly occupied with the reactions, not {397} merely of things which cannot be directly perceived by sense, but of forces which do not possess being at all in the old sense of the word. Yet the average man of science still denies the existence of the elementals of the Rosicrucian, the angels of the Cabbalist, the Nats, Pisachas and Deva…

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1904 · PDF PAGE 19

Snowdrops from a Curate’s Garden

…ds, and violently rubbed it in a direction perpendicular to its length, increasing both pace and pressure as the excitement of the gentleman grew more intense. But in spite of all she could do he soon ejected a small but stringy morsel of veri- table sperm, which she deftly caught in her left nostril, and sniffed up, with the relish of an old buck of the Regency helping himself to snuff. The tongue of the Archbishop had not been idle during this time ; but the thoughts of his see ever interfered with his more spiritual duties, and he waxed remi…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 248

The Equinox (Volume I, Number III)

… you, perhaps, but the fact is, I’ve a good sound business proposi- tion which I must put before some one, and I believe you're the very man to help me. Now. (Topp takes him by the shoulder and whispers in his ear. Why, really, that is good of you—damned good of you! Why, damme, sir! you’re a public benefactor. Come, let us arrange the preliminaries-—— [They go out, ossory clinging tightly to Topv’s arm, Enter MRS. ossory and carr, dressedfor walking. MRS. OsSORY. She cut me! You saw it! She cut me absolutely dead ! carr. Possibly she didn’t se…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 248

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IV)

… you, perhaps, but the fact is, I’ve a good sound business proposi- tion which I must put before some one, and I believe you're the very man to help me. Now. (Topp takes him by the shoulder and whispers in his ear. Why, really, that is good of you—damned good of you! Why, damme, sir! you’re a public benefactor. Come, let us arrange the preliminaries-—— [They go out, ossory clinging tightly to Topv’s arm, Enter MRS. ossory and carr, dressedfor walking. MRS. OsSORY. She cut me! You saw it! She cut me absolutely dead ! carr. Possibly she didn’t se…

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1954 · PDF PAGE 282

Magick Without Tears

WOMAN 249 ... the Law is for all. (34) I give unimaginable joys on earth: certainty, not faith, while in life, upon death; peace unutterable, rest, ecstasy, nor do I demand aught in sacrifice. My incense is of resinous woods & gums; & there is no blood therein: because of my hair the trees of Rternity. My number is 11 as all their numbers who are of us. The Five Pointed Star, with a Circle in the Middle, & the circle is Red. My color is black to the blind, but the blue & gold are seen of the seeing. Also I have a secret glory for them that love…

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1929 · PDF PAGE 487

Confessions of Aleister Crowley

…he slightest allusion to or analogy with current events, his protest showed how dire a reign of terror had been established by the megalomaniac in the White House and his brutal and thick- headed bravo, Burleson. On October 6th, I left New York for a trip round the coast. I wanted to see the San Francisco exhibition, and I wanted to get first-hand facts about the attitude of the people, outside the Wall Street machine, to the war. With this I combined a honeymoon with Hilarion; though the sky was cloudy and windy, she popped in and out all the …

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1904 · PDF PAGE 29

Snowdrops from a Curate’s Garden

[27] CAPITULUM II My son, continued the venerable man, before I continue my affecting narrative, let me introduce you to the learned pig. This animal was trained by my old friend Lord B . . . and is probably the choic- est gem in my collection. Approach ! We ap- proached, and the brute, contrary to all expecta- tion, presented his rump for my inspection. After a moment’s hesitation he gave a loud snort of dissat- isfaction and walked to the table, from which he selected a card labelled “ Kiss my arse.” I drew back abashed. The engaging animal, …

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1904 · PDF PAGE 42

The Sword of Song

…me our minds ! So mote it be ! I find some folks think me (for one) So great a fool that I disclaim Indeed Jehovah’s hate for shame That man to-day should not be weaned Of worshipping so foul a fiend In presence of the living Sun, And yet replace him oiled and cleaned By the Egyptian Pantheon, The same thing by another name. Thus when of late Egyptian Gods Evoked ecstatic periods In verse of mine, you thought I praised Or worshipped them—I stand amazed. I merely wished to chant in verse Some aspects of the Universe, Summed up these subtle force…

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1906 · PDF PAGE 183

Collected Works (Vol. II)

…iume our minds! So mote it be! I find some folks think me (for one) So great a fool that I disclaim Indeed Jehovah’s hate for shame That man to-day should not be weaned Of worshipping so foul a fiend In presence of the living Sun, And yet replace him oiled and cleaned By the Egyptian Pantheon, The same thing by another name. Thus when oflate Egyptian Gods Evoked ecstatic periods In verse of mine, you thought I praised Or worshipped them—I stand amazed. I merely wished to chant in verse Some aspects of the Universe, Summed up these subtle forces…

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1907 · PDF PAGE 125

The Star in the West

…f our veins . The two great ideals of our country , as Geoffrey Mortimer rightly says , are the commercial , and the voluptuous .? Every man striving against his brother , struggling and elbowing his way through the seething crowds of human life to satisfy his own personal lusts . Gentility has become the lowest plane of mental degradation , and so as the monde sinks in this social earthquake does the demi - monde rise . Phryne trips lightly to - day down Piccadilly , bringing with her no little of the beauties of Praxiteles , and the craft of …

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1907 · PDF PAGE 227

The Star in the West

220 THE STAR IN THE WEST HUME Hume , at heart a thoroughgoing agnostic and man of the world , saw the practical falsity of abstruse philosophy , the conclusions of which were at once dissipated by the “ feelings of our heart,” which re duced “ the profound philosopher to a mere plebeian .' He forcibly asserts , that ideas of primary qualities are attained by abstraction— " an opinion which if we examine it accurately , we shall find to be unintelligible , and even absurd .” He further agrees with Berkeley in stating that : “ An extension that i…

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