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Page 18 of 2571961 · PDF PAGE 167
…ling. It is then the Possession of this Quality which determineth thy Manhood; for without it thou art not im- pelled to Magick, and thy Will is but the Slave's Endurance and Patience under the Lash. For this Cause, the Bull being of Osiris, was it necessary for the Masters of the Aeons to incarnate me as more especially a lion, and my Word is first of all a Word of Enlightenment and of Emancipation of the Will, giving to every Man a Sprint within Himself to determine His Will, that he may do that Will, and no more anothers. Arise therefore, o…
1909 · PDF PAGE 25
…cix., ¢., Ci., cxvii., cxviii., cxxxvii., Cxxxviii., cxxxix., clxxv., clxxvi., clxxvii., clxxxii. When these are committed to memory, he will begin to understand the nature of these correspondences. (See Illus- trations : “ The Temple of Solomon the King,” in this number. Cross-references are given.) 2. If we take an example the use of the table will become clear. Let us suppose that you wish to obtain knowledge of some obscure science. In column xlv., line 12, you will find “ Knowledge of Sciences.” By now looking up line 12 in the other colum…
1909 · PDF PAGE 25
…cix., ¢., Ci., cxvii., cxviii., cxxxvii., Cxxxviii., cxxxix., clxxv., clxxvi., clxxvii., clxxxii. When these are committed to memory, he will begin to understand the nature of these correspondences. (See Illus- trations : “ The Temple of Solomon the King,” in this number. Cross-references are given.) 2. If we take an example the use of the table will become clear. Let us suppose that you wish to obtain knowledge of some obscure science. In column xlv., line 12, you will find “ Knowledge of Sciences.” By now looking up line 12 in the other colum…
1929 · PDF PAGE 142
…nishing has the more important place, and greater pains seem to be taken with it; but as the student advances to Adeptship the banishing will diminish in importance, for it will no longer be so necessary. The Circle of the Magician will hâve been perfected by his habit of Magical work. In the truest sense of that Word, he will never step outside the Circle during his whole life. But the consécration, being the application of a positive force, can always be raised to a doser approximation to perfection. Complété success in banishing is soon atta…
1907 · PDF PAGE 12
No ! not in Fancys palace will I play, Nor in imaginations deep will dip The timid foot ; but rather will I strip Each rag of thought, and leap Into the sunset deep Still glowing with the glamour Of your lifes blood, and ashen gold With floating gossamer your hair, that might enfold A giant god, and strangle him anon With starry serpents like Laocoon, A stoic god that might enamour And draw him with its tendrils into time. VII Y mouth was wet with the delicious crime Of kissing you, one night, when in a vision Your hair was like a forest of …
1954 · PDF PAGE 435
…ainly stated in La maison des hommes vivants; but as to the method of transmission his water was drawn from Wells (H.G.). After that-you will agree that I have written enough. Love is the law, love under will. Fraternally, 666
1913 · PDF PAGE 8
…th writing , but that our language has a capacity and our nation a rather special aptitude for it : and these admissions — if the reader will be good enough to make them before starting upon the poems here collected —will excuse together the authors, the anthologist, and the contributor of this short ' Introduction .' For if good poetry be worth writing , the attempt to write it must be worth making : nor does it need a Socratic dialogue to prove that the more numerous they are who engage in the attempt the fairer will be the prospect of somebo…
1961 · PDF PAGE 45
…i (Of the General Need) NDERSTAND first that the Disturbers of the Peace of Mankind do so by Reason of their Ignorance of their own true Wills. Therefore as this Wisdom of mine increaseth among Mankind, the false Will to Crime must become constantly more rare. Also, the Exercise of our Freedom will cause Men to be born with less and ever less Affliction from that Dis-Ease of Spirit, which breedeth these false Wills. But, in the while of waiting for this Perfection, thou must by Law assure to every Man a Means of satisfying his bodily and his me…
1929 · PDF PAGE 99
…s. 1 There was, however, a further object in this recommendation. Ihe more trouble and difficulty your weapon costs, the more useful you will find it. “If you want a thing well done, do it yourself.” It would be quite useless to take this book to a départ¬ aient store, and instruct them to furnish you a Temple according to spécification. It is really worth the while of the Student who requires a sword to go and dig out iron ore from the earth, to* smelt it himself with charcoal that he has himself prepared, to forge the weapon with his own hand…
1919 · PDF PAGE 249
CONCERNING THE LAW OF THELEMA as any member of the Order wills is handed over to the Great Officers either as a gift, or in trust. In the latter case it is administered in the interest of the donor. Property being thus pooled, immense economies are effected. One lawyer does the work of fifty; house agents let houses instead of merely writing misleading entries in books; the O.T.O. con- trols the company instead of half-a-dozen isolated and impo- tent stockholders. Whatever the O.T.O. findeth to do, it does with all its might; none dare oppose t…
1922 · PDF PAGE 331
… left the table. Athena explained that the theory of meals in the Abbey was that they were deplorable interruptions to work, and that ‘‘ Will ’’ was said before beginning to eat in order to emphasise the fact that the only excuse for eating was that it was necessary to keep one’s body in con- dition to assist one in the performance of the Great Work, whatever that might be in any particular case. When any one had finished he or she got up and went away without ceremony, the interruption being over. Lamus now came out of the house in a flannel s…
1913 · PDF PAGE 351
…, become the children of God: Under- stand and love! God has wiped from your forehead the brand of Cain, and the peoples seeing you pass will no longer say, ‘‘ There go the Jews!” They will cry, “Room for our brethren! Room for our elders in the Faith!” And we shall go every year to eat the passover with you in the city of the New Jerusalem. And we shall take our rest under your vine and under your fig-tree; for you will be once more the friend of the traveller, in memory of Abraham, of Tobias, and of the angels who visited them. And in memory …
1913 · PDF PAGE 351
…, become the children of God: Under- stand and love! God has wiped from your forehead the brand of Cain, and the peoples seeing you pass will no longer say, ‘‘ There go the Jews!” They will cry, “Room for our brethren! Room for our elders in the Faith!” And we shall go every year to eat the passover with you in the city of the New Jerusalem. And we shall take our rest under your vine and under your fig-tree; for you will be once more the friend of the traveller, in memory of Abraham, of Tobias, and of the angels who visited them. And in memory …
1954 · PDF PAGE 59
…w. It is very good hearing that these letters do good, but rather sad to reflect that it is going to make you so unpopular. Your friends will notice at once that glib vacuities fail to impress, and hate you, and tell lies about you. It's worth it. Yes, your brain is quite all right; what is wanted is to acquire the habit of pinning things down instantly. (He says 're-incarnation' -now what exactly does he mean by that? He says "it is natural to suppose . .. ": what is 'natural', and what is implied by supposition?) Practice this style of critic…
1961 · PDF PAGE 198
…ds. Look then first of all, when any Postulant boweth before thee, whether there be not Conflict and Restriction in his Mind, and in his Will. If he deem Good and Evil to be absolute, instead of as relative to the Health of this Body, or the Weal of the Society of which he is a Member, or what not, as it may be, instruct him. Or, if he will say that he will sacrifice all for Initiation, correct him, as it is written: but whoso gives one Particle of Dust shall lose all in that Hour. For it is Conflict if he weigh one Thing with another; and Re…
1929 · PDF PAGE 321
…truth or falsehood of Aiwass, who is not to be altogether distrusted. (I think the opposition is Aiwass's limitation as a servant.) A.'. will give us a sign: F's freedom. (I reply that if this comes about in a miraculous manner, well and good.) (Note: Her husband died quite unexpectedly not long after this time.) April 21st. Sol enters Taurus. Open T.'. with A.'. I.'.. (Possibly ...1 spoilt it all) asking for special aid in --- what follows. F. finds the Nuit ring good; hence probably her hostility yesterday was due to lower self. I.'. of R. H.…
1919 · PDF PAGE 238
… utmost frankness and good faith between Brethren is essential to the easy and harmonious working of our system, and the Executive Power will see to it that these are encouraged by all possible means, and that breach of them is swiftly and silently suppressed. Love is the law, love under will. Our fatherly benediction, and the Blessing of the All- Father in the Outer and the Inner be upon you. BAPHOMET X°® O.T.O. IRELAND, IONA, AND ALL THE BRITAINS. 224
1929 · PDF PAGE 30
Magician. The processes described will enable him to discriminate between what he actually is, and what he has fondly imagined himself to be. 2 He must behold his soûl in ali its awful nakedness, he must not fear to look on that appalling actuality. He must discard the gaudy garments with which his shame has screened him; he must accept the fact that nothing can make him anything but what he is. He may lie to himself, drug himself, hide himself; but he is always there. Magick will teach him that his mind is playing him traitor. It is as if a ma…
1929 · PDF PAGE 214
…tic detectlve in fiction who was on good terms with the police! And you must remember that the artist always represents the subconscious will of the people. The literary hack who panders to the bourgeois, and makes his heroes of millionaires' sons, has never yet created a character, and never will. Well, when the People love a burglar, and hate a judge, there's something wrong with the judges." "But what are you doing here, in a world-crisis?" [300] "I'm over here to buy Italy. Bowling bought Belgium, you know, some time back. He was thick with…
1954 · PDF PAGE 259
226 MAGICK WITHOUT TEARS best, can only keep you from extravagant blunders; it will never get you anywhere. The Book of the Law constantly implies a very different policy: listen to its climax-exhortation: "But exceed! exceed!" (AL, II: 71) Remember that which is written: "Moderate strength rings the bell: great strength returns the penny." It is always the little bit extra that brings home the bacon. It is the last attack that breaks through the enemy position. Water will never boil, however long you keep it at 99 0 C. You may find that a Pran…