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1911 · PDF PAGE 145

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VI)

…odhi—sattva who let the tigress eat him. She always wins ; she cannot lose. As the proverb says : ’ Lucky at play, unlucky in love—and ‘ God is love.’ " " Listen ! he is saying the Black Mass again," cried Ninon, and springing on a table began the Dance of the Postman’s Knock, just then the rage of Montparnasse before the infection spread to Paris and London. A Polish youth jumped on to the table opposite and joined her; in a minute the whole cafe was aflame with it. But Edgar Rolles, his hands thrust deep into his pockets, and the threat of tea…

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1913 · PDF PAGE 345

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IX)

…oy or sequestrate the common wealth is not to possess; it is to steal. I say common wealth, because the true proprietor of all things is God, who wishes all things to belong to everybody. Whatever you may do, at your death you will carry away nothing of this world’s goods. Now, that which must be taken away from you one day is not really yours. It has only been lent to you. As to the usufruct, it is the result of work; but even work is not an assured guarantee of possession, and war may come with devastation and fire to displace property. Make …

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1913 · PDF PAGE 345

The Equinox (Volume I, Number X)

…oy or sequestrate the common wealth is not to possess; it is to steal. I say common wealth, because the true proprietor of all things is God, who wishes all things to belong to everybody. Whatever you may do, at your death you will carry away nothing of this world’s goods. Now, that which must be taken away from you one day is not really yours. It has only been lent to you. As to the usufruct, it is the result of work; but even work is not an assured guarantee of possession, and war may come with devastation and fire to displace property. Make …

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1907 · PDF PAGE 114

The Star in the West

…e : So he Cried out upon me , “ Till this barren staff Take life , and bud , and blossom , and bear fruit , And shed sweet scent-so long God casteth thee Out from His Glory !”! When lo !-in the very moment of his supreme despair , his Genius mysteriously manifests , and “ darting long rugged fingers and deep eyes ” reaches to the sceptre with his word and will : Buds , roses , blossoms ! Lilies of the Light ! Bloom , bloom , the fragrance shed upon the air ! Out flames the miracle of life and love ! Out, out the lights ! Flame , flame , the rus…

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1909 · PDF PAGE 179

The Equinox (Volume I, Number I)

A NOTE ON GENESIS the Great God, and the Material Universe sinketh into Infinity. The first Number, then, is ONE; emblem of the All-Father; the Unmanifest Mind behind all Manifestation: the First Mind. Multiply by It any other Number—for the Multiplica- tion of the Numbers is a Generation, as is the Multiplication of Men and Gods—and behold! the Resultant is a replica of the Number taken. So is One the All-Father, the All- begetter—generating and producing all. The next step is the division into TWO. Thus was manifested the Great Dual Power of …

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1909 · PDF PAGE 179

The Equinox (Volume I, Number II)

A NOTE ON GENESIS the Great God, and the Material Universe sinketh into Infinity. The first Number, then, is ONE; emblem of the All-Father; the Unmanifest Mind behind all Manifestation: the First Mind. Multiply by It any other Number—for the Multiplica- tion of the Numbers is a Generation, as is the Multiplication of Men and Gods—and behold! the Resultant is a replica of the Number taken. So is One the All-Father, the All- begetter—generating and producing all. The next step is the division into TWO. Thus was manifested the Great Dual Power of …

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1911 · PDF PAGE 119

The Equinox (Volume I, Number V)

…f Man ; and glory be to Love and to the Father 01 Love, the secret Unity of things! Glory be to the Shrine within the Temple, and to the God within the Shrine, to the Word and to the Silence that bore it unto Him that is beyond the Silence and the Speech! Also thanksgiving in the Highest for the Gift of all these things, and for the maiden in whom all these things are found, for the holy body and soul 01 man, and for the sun, and for the earth. AMEN. FRANCIS BENDICK.

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1911 · PDF PAGE 119

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VI)

…f Man ; and glory be to Love and to the Father 01 Love, the secret Unity of things! Glory be to the Shrine within the Temple, and to the God within the Shrine, to the Word and to the Silence that bore it unto Him that is beyond the Silence and the Speech! Also thanksgiving in the Highest for the Gift of all these things, and for the maiden in whom all these things are found, for the holy body and soul 01 man, and for the sun, and for the earth. AMEN. FRANCIS BENDICK.

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1913 · PDF PAGE 131

The Book of Lies

…f rich men and sceptics and Sadducees and respectable persons rushed at him and nailed him up like vermin; then people saw that he was a god. He had proved that he was not a common man, for he was murdered. And ever since his creed has proved that it is not a commen hypothesis; for it is hated. ‘Next week I hope to make a fuller study of Mr. Crowley’s interpretation of Buddhism... suffice for the moment to say that if this be indeed a true interpretation of the creed, as it is certainly a capable one, I need go no further than its pages for exa…

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1913 · PDF PAGE 422

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IX)

…ular, while she was already disgusted with existence. They put her to sleep; bade her see; she weeps and struggles. They speak to her of God ; she trembles in every limb. “No,” said she, ‘no; He frightens me ; I will not look at Him.” “Look at Him, I wish it.” She opens her eyes, her pupils expand; she is terrifying. “What do you see?” “T should not know how to say it. . . . Oh for pity’s sake awaken me!” 124

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1913 · PDF PAGE 422

The Equinox (Volume I, Number X)

…ular, while she was already disgusted with existence. They put her to sleep; bade her see; she weeps and struggles. They speak to her of God ; she trembles in every limb. “No,” said she, ‘no; He frightens me ; I will not look at Him.” “Look at Him, I wish it.” She opens her eyes, her pupils expand; she is terrifying. “What do you see?” “T should not know how to say it. . . . Oh for pity’s sake awaken me!” 124

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1929 · PDF PAGE 218

Moonchild

…elightful girl who lived with a brilliant young English journalist [307] on the Boulevard M Marcel. At midnight, serenely confident that God was in his heaven, as asserted by the late Robert Browning, they decided to finish the night at Cyril's studio. Here

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1954 · PDF PAGE 283

Magick Without Tears

…am the Snake that giveth Knowledge & Delight and bright glory, and stir the hearts of men with drunkenness. (22) I am alone: there is no God where I am. (23) I am the secret Serpent coiled about to spring: in my coiling there is joy. If I lift up my head, I and my Nuit are one. If I droop down mine head, and shoot forth venom, then is rapture of the earth, and I and the earth are one. There is great danger in me; for who doth not understand these runes shall make a great miss. He shall fall down into the pit called Because, and there he shall p…

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1909 · PDF PAGE 316

The Equinox (Volume I, Number I)

…n’s Hall. During the axdante of Beetho- ven’s Symphony in C (No. 5) I assume white astral, and fill the entire hall. Then I looked up to God, and impulses of praise and prayer possessed me. Presently I shrink forcibly and re-enter my body.” No. 14. “I draw the circle and recite the ‘ Lesser Banishing Ritual’;* but performed it badly, omitting an important section. “ At first there appeared to me a brightness in the West, and a darkening of the East; and whilst perplexed by this matter, I find I have entered a dirty street, and see near me a you…

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1909 · PDF PAGE 316

The Equinox (Volume I, Number II)

…n’s Hall. During the axdante of Beetho- ven’s Symphony in C (No. 5) I assume white astral, and fill the entire hall. Then I looked up to God, and impulses of praise and prayer possessed me. Presently I shrink forcibly and re-enter my body.” No. 14. “I draw the circle and recite the ‘ Lesser Banishing Ritual’;* but performed it badly, omitting an important section. “ At first there appeared to me a brightness in the West, and a darkening of the East; and whilst perplexed by this matter, I find I have entered a dirty street, and see near me a you…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 22

The World’s Tragedy

…ther and walk out of the house. They sent me to Cambridge. I found myself my own master, and settled down to lead a righteous, sober and godly life ; and to make up for lost time in the matter of education. Outside purely scholastic subjects, they had taught me to fight, to love the truth, to hate oppression, — and by God ! I think they taught me well. On my soul, I should thank them !

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1911 · PDF PAGE 103

The Equinox (Volume I, Number V)

…tokens [She takes the jewelled scorpion from her þraut,] I took it for hate and revenge; wherein I lied, for I loved him, and Ilove him. God has punished mylie, making you—the token of love—the minister of revenge So then—— be he avenged ! [She strihes Με neck of SLIMAN and he fel/'s dead. She 51072415 duþe/$ed. THE CHILD [coming/forward and pickingש%? the scorpion that SLIMAN had in his hand]. I thank thee, lady. My brother is avenged. [She dips Με scorpion in his blaoa' amifes/ehs it in her dress. LAYLAH [shortly]. Your brother lies there dea…

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1911 · PDF PAGE 155

The Equinox (Volume I, Number V)

…ounger man divined the infinite love and wisdom beneath the brusquerie of the Brother. His eyes filled with tears. “ I'll win her, sir, by God I " he said enthusiastically. “Lose yourself to her. Only so. Off now, boy! I am busy. I must twiddle—twiddle—twiddle." Edgar bowed and went. He could not trust himself to speak: the Love that was the whole being of the Brother melted the snow of his soul. He loved. Not Ida, not the world, not anything. It was pure love, love without object, love as love is in itself. He did not love; he was Love. But he s…

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1911 · PDF PAGE 103

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VI)

…tokens [She takes the jewelled scorpion from her þraut,] I took it for hate and revenge; wherein I lied, for I loved him, and Ilove him. God has punished mylie, making you—the token of love—the minister of revenge So then—— be he avenged ! [She strihes Με neck of SLIMAN and he fel/'s dead. She 51072415 duþe/$ed. THE CHILD [coming/forward and pickingש%? the scorpion that SLIMAN had in his hand]. I thank thee, lady. My brother is avenged. [She dips Με scorpion in his blaoa' amifes/ehs it in her dress. LAYLAH [shortly]. Your brother lies there dea…

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1911 · PDF PAGE 155

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VI)

…ounger man divined the infinite love and wisdom beneath the brusquerie of the Brother. His eyes filled with tears. “ I'll win her, sir, by God I " he said enthusiastically. “Lose yourself to her. Only so. Off now, boy! I am busy. I must twiddle—twiddle—twiddle." Edgar bowed and went. He could not trust himself to speak: the Love that was the whole being of the Brother melted the snow of his soul. He loved. Not Ida, not the world, not anything. It was pure love, love without object, love as love is in itself. He did not love; he was Love. But he s…

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