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Page 183 of 1961935 · PDF PAGE 9
…ctical secrets alike of initiating and governing His proposed new Universe and the identification of himself with the impersonal idea of Love. Any neophyte of the Order (or, as some say, any person soever) possesses the right to claim the Grade of Master of the Temple by taking the Oath of the Grade. It is hardly necessary to observe that to do so is the most sublime and awful responsibility which it is possible to assume, and an unworthy person who does so incurs the most terrific penalties by his presumption. 7. The Order of the R. C. The Gra…
1996 · PDF PAGE 147
… But we must work without “lust of result,” taking everything as it comes without desire indeed, but with all manner of delight! Let thy Love-Madrigal to Death, thy Mother-Mistress, ripple and swell throughout the years, with all the Starry Heaven for thine Orchestra; but do not imagine that to attain Her is the sole satis faction. It is the yearning itself that is Beatitude. It may seem that in this verse the word “Death” is used in a sense somewhat other than that explained in the previous note. It is forbidden, observe, to “man.” That is, t…
1929 · PDF PAGE 237
…ok her slowly and gently in his arms; and he kissed her. But Lisa did not respond; she understood that this was not the man whom she had loved: this was a man that she had never known, one whom she dared not love. A man set apart, an idea to adore! She knew herself unworthy, and she withdrew herself. "I go," she said, "to seek the Child. Hail and farewell!" "Hail and farewell!" The girl mounted unsteadily into her car. Cyril Grey, his head bowed upon
1930 · PDF PAGE 92
…d even that of his innate conception of the forms and laws of thought. 1 Thus he may find that his Angel consider his “business” or his “love” to be absurd trifles; also that human ideas of “time” are invalid, and human “laws” of logic applicable only to the relations bctween illusions. Now the Angel will make contact with the Adept at any point that is sensitive to His influence. Such a point will naturally be one that is salient in the Adept’s character, and also one that is, in the proper sense of the Word, pure 2. Thus an artist, attuned to…
1996 · PDF PAGE 125
…e Sacra ment of a Second Death, and leaveth the Body of Light. But the Mind, cleaving closely by Right of its Harmony, and Might of its Love, to its Star, resisteth the Ministers of Dis ruption, for a Season, according to its Strength. Now, if this Star be of those that are bound by the Great Oath, incarnat ing without Remission because of Delight in the Cosmic Sacrament, it seeketh a new Vehicle in the Appointed Way, and indwelleth the Foetus of a Child, and quickeneth it. And if at this Time the Mind of its Former Tabernacle yet cling to i…
1929 · PDF PAGE 74
…historian suspect that they were connected; just as a poet's style would be constant in some respects, whether he wrote a war-story or a love- lyric. "You see, of course, by the way, how this theory does away with all the nonsense about 'Are the planets inhabited?' with its implication of idiotic waste if they be not. To us every grain of dust, every jet of hydrogen on the sun's envelope, is the manifestation of a section of some soul: "And here we find ourselves quite suddenly and unexpectedly in line with some of the old Rosicrucian doctrines…
1930 · PDF PAGE 83
… the Qliphoth and the Démon,c Forces It should be his aim to obtain a compréhensive knowledge of the ent.re Astral Plane, with impartial love of truth for ks own sake, just as a child learns the geography of the whole planet, though he may hâve no intention of ever leaving his native land. ^ — 203 —
1905 · PDF PAGE 233
…m both—the mystical abyss Where Mind and Being marry, and are Bliss.” So have I journeyed—likea fool ! Ah, well! Let pass self-scorn, as love of self is past ! But—am I further forward? Who can tell? God is the Complex as the Protoplast : He is the First (not ‘‘ was”), and is the Last (Not ‘‘will be’’), what end? What is the symbol I am set to find? What is that burning heart of blood to spend Caught in a sunset with the night behind, The Grail of God? I would that I were blind ! Then why travel? To I would that I were desolate and dumb, Naked …
1904 · PDF PAGE 41
…at Camel. His Office is to tell of all Things Past, Present, and to Come; and of Treasures Hid, and what they lie in; and to procure the Love of Women both Young and Old. He governeth 26 Legions of Spirits, and his Seal is this, etc. (57.) Ost, or Voso.—The Fifty-seventh Spirit is Oso, Osé, or Voso. He is a Great President, and appeareth like a Leopard at the first, but after a little time he putteth on the Shape of a Man. His Office is to make one cunning in the Liberal Sciences, and to give True Answers of Divine and Secret Things; also to ch…
1905 · PDF PAGE 131
…And all the fury of my weapon rings On armour temperless ; the waters flow Through the dark rent within the side; I leap Back to my dead love; back, desiring so ‘That they had killed me, for [ cannot weep. They killed her, and a mist of blood consumes My sight ; they killed my lover in her sleep. The breeze has freshened, and the water fumes, The vessel races on beneath the sky ; Beneath herjbows the eager billow spumes. I wonder whither, and I wonder why. No ray of light this sea of blood illumes. I wonder whether God will let me die. IN THE W…
1904 · PDF PAGE 37
…r he is commanded, and to destroy Cities and Dignities of Men, and to tell all things, Past, and what Is, and what Will Be; and to cause Love between Friends and Foes. He was of the Order of Thrones. He governeth 30 Legions of Spirits; and his Seal is this, which wear thou as aforesaid. (41.) Focator.—The Forty-first Spirit is Focalor, or Forcalor, or Fur- calor. He isa Mighty Duke and Strong. He appeareth in the Form of a Man with Gryphon’s Wings. His office is to slay Men, and to drown them in the Waters, and to overthrow Ships of War, for he…
1929 · PDF PAGE 143
…on their knees; for this servile position is pleasing to the enemies of mankind. The forces which made man, alone of all animals, erect, love to see him thank Them for that independence by refusing to surrender it. The main plan of Dr. Vesquit's ceremony was simple; it was to invoke the
1905 · PDF PAGE 58
…when their king ! Extends his hand, His awful hand to bless, to curse; or moves Toward the dimmest-den In the thick leaves, not known of loves Or nymphs or men ; (Only the sylph’s frail gossamer may wave Their quiet frondage yet, Only her dewy tears may lave The violet ;) The mighty answer of the shaken sky To his supreme behest ; the call Of ibex that behold on high Night’s funeral, And see the pale moon quiver and depart Far beyond space, the sun ascend And draw earth’s globe unto his heart To make an end; The shriek of startled birds; the so…
1907 · PDF PAGE 113
…MMORTALITY 107 So are their pains the duller. Llell Is managed infinitely well From the peculiar standpoint of A god who says that he is Love. X. That was the poet Crowley’s point. I think 4zs nose is out of joint; He bet on justice being done ; And here—it’s really rather fun !-— The unlucky devil devil-spurred Writes, climbs, does Yoga like a bird ; Just as he was before he ‘‘ died,” The ass is never satisfied. Ife has only been here forty days, And has already writ six plays, Made eight new passes, one new peak, Is bound to do two more this …
1996 · PDF PAGE 29
…o the interplay of the Dyad Nuit and Hadit, these being themselves conceived as complementary, as Two equivalent to Naught, “divided for love’s sake, for the chance of union.” Thus once Europa, Semele and others claimed that Zeus— Air1 2—had enjoyed them in the form of a beast, bird, or what not; 1:29
1905 · PDF PAGE 59
… smitten side. The fragrance of his skin begets Desire of holy things ; Through the dim air a spirit frets His closcly woven wings; Like love, upon my brow he sets The crowns of many kings. (The trembling demons of the sea Before the poet bend ; Ife greets the angels quietly as one who greets a friend ; Ile waiteth, passionless, to be A witness of the end.) I chant in low sweet verses still A mystic song of dread, As one imposing all his will Upon the expectant dead ; And lights dip down, and shadows fill The dreams that haunt myhead. I sing st…
1904 · PDF PAGE 33
things Past, and to Come. If desired he causeth the love both of Friends and of Foes. Hecan makea Man to go Invisible. And he hath under his command 36 Legions of Spirits. His Seal is this, to be, etc. (26.) Bune, or Brut.—The Twenty-sixth Spirit is Buné (or Bim), He is a Strong, Great and Mighty Duke. He appeareth in the form of a Dragon with three heads, one like a Dog, one like a Gryphon, and one like a Man. He speaketh with a high and comely Voice. Hechangeth the Place of the Dead, and causeth the Spirits which be under him to gather togeth…
1907 · PDF PAGE 156
…er lords That sit as for doom, Bright splendour of swords Leaps forth in your gloom ! But stronger my chords Shall lift in your womb The love of your passage and time, imme- morial ages, your tomb. | Ye linger for long, But ye pass and are done: But I, my sweet song Outliveth the sun ! Ye are many and strong; I am stronger, and one ! Come forth! I invoke ye, O years, in my evening orison. THE YEARS. Crowned with Eternity, beyond beginning; Sandalled with wings, Eternity’s ; the end Far beyond sight of striving soul or sinning ; Ourselves see no…
1929 · PDF PAGE 486
…e editor is tacitly boycotted. This and my work with Evangeline Adams kept me going through the summer. I had a glorious time, what with love and sea bathing. I wrote a good deal of poetry; in particular "The Golden Rose", and a set of lyrics, mostly sonnets to Hilarion, who appears later, in "the Urn", as "the Cat Officer". This woman possessed a unique atmosphere. I can only describe it as "sweetness long drawn out". This translated itself in terms of rhythm. I quote a typical sonnet: IN THE RED ROOM OF ROSE CROIX The bleeding gate of God unv…
1929 · PDF PAGE 136
…onciliably opposed to “not-self.” Each élément of oneself is, on the contrary, stérile and without meaning, until it fulfils itself, by “love under will”, in its counterpart in the Macrocosm. To separate oneself from others is to destroy oneself; the way to realize and to extend oneself is to lose that self — its sense of separateness — in the other. Thus: Child plus food: this does not preserve one at the expense of the other; it “destroys” or rather changes both in order to fulfil both in the resuit of the operation — a grown man. It is in fa…