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1910 · PDF PAGE 67

The World’s Tragedy

I4 THE WORLD’S TRAGEDY. EROTION Now the drowsy Lord unloose All his store of poppy-juice ! To the murmurous bell-clear fret Of the tremulous rivulet Let us lisp the lullaby Of Arcady — in Arcady ! Me ye know, the dazzling dream Of the swimmer in the stream. Boy to girl and maid to man, Mine are all joys of Pan. Chrysis seeks the darling dove, Gets the eagle to her love. Hylas, trembling towards the pine, Finds the soft voluptuous vine. RHODOPE Curl ye close ! Curl ye close ! Fold your petals like the rose ! All the satyr’s lust of limb ; All th…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 92

The World’s Tragedy

… sweep Of startling light All that man holdeth dear. From the sun’s high steep to the great deep Of unimaginable night To dive — I dive. Lord, now ! Pan ! Pan ! Accept the supreme vow ! The man Shall be no more a man — Stay ! who are these ?

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1909 · PDF PAGE 32

777

…ing most of Leo Minor The Queen of the Thrones of Flame. 20° }{ to | Left Upper Point, 5 . s, 23 20° ‘/’, includes part of Andromeda The Lord of the Flame and the Lightning. The | Right Lower Point,5 .|... > 31 King of the Spirits of Fire. Rules 20° Mato 20° t , including part of Hercules The Princess of the Shining Flame. The Rose | Left Lower Point, 5 . 'S 32 bis of the Palace of Fire. Rules one Quadrant of - Heavens round N. Pole ; The Root of the Powers of Fire (Ace) . Topmost Point, 5. 31 bis LXXVI. LXXV. LXXIV. The Five The Five Elements …

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1996 · PDF PAGE 187

The Law is for All

…relessly, as if a quite unimportant point had been forgotten, and now mentioned as a concession to my weakness. 70. I am the Hawk-Headed Lord of Silence & of Strength; my nemyss shrouds the night-blue sky. 71. Hail! ye twin warriors about the pillars of the world! for your time is nigh at hand. Commentary: This seemed a clear statement as to the War which was to come, and did come, in 1914 E.v. Later I thought that “the pillars of the world” meant “the Pillars of Hercules”—about the Straits of Gibraltar—and that the really big war would start t…

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1905 · PDF PAGE 88

Oracles

HYMN TO APOLLO Written in the Temple of Apollo, Scotland. GOD of the golden face and fiery forehead ! Lord of the Lion’s house of strength, exalted In the Ram’s horns ! O ruler of the vaulted Heavenly hollow ! Send out thy rays majestic, and the torrid Light of thy song ! thy countenance most splendid Bend to the suppliant on his face extended ! Hear me, Apollo ! Let thy fierce fingers sweep the lyre forgotten ! Recall the ancient glory of thy chanted Music that thrilled the hearts of men, and haunted Life to adore thee ! Cleanse thou our marke…

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1904 · PDF PAGE 74

Why Jesus Wept

…JESUS WEPT. I am to do some business—aha ! some rather pleasant business. There ! there ! (Enter Molly Tyson.) MOLLY. O ! Sir Percy ! My lord, could you not have told me of this ? GLENSTRAE. Now, your condition ! MOLLY. Sir Percy, do you, can you love me ? You promised to love me for ever. SIR PERCY. Who is this woman ? I am weary of these women. MOLLY. Sir, sir, acknowledge me. You know not what hangs on it — my honour even ! GLENSTRAE. A speech of this breed is not in the bond — but let it pass. There ! there ! MOLLY. Sir, I beseech you — for…

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1908 · PDF PAGE 57

Amphora

…HORA VI Good Friday T the foot of the Cross is the Mother of God, And Her tears are like rain to enliven the sod, While the Blood of the LORD from His Body that runs Is the heat of the summer, the fire of its suns. In the darkness and fear of the torturing hours, The Mother brings life in the strength of Her showers ; The Son with the fire of His Passion withdrawn Enkindles the night to the life of the Dawn. In the cup of the world, as pure water and wine, His sorrow is mingled and mixed into Thine, For a liquor to heal us the children of night…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 166

The World’s Tragedy

…d the needle’s eye’. ISSA Agreed, then ! Now if Brothers Louse and Bug Will let me be, I’ll settle slack and snug Till noon. JOHN I too, Lord, I would sleep with Thee.

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1919 · PDF PAGE 101

The Equinox (Volume III, Number I)

…eap thorns among the flowers, that we may take our pain thereupon. Let the pleasure and pain be mingled in one supreme offering unto the Lord Adonai! 48. Also I heard the voice of Adonai the Lord the de- sirable one concerning that which is beyond. 49. Let not the dwellers in Thebai and the temples thereof prate ever of the Pillars of Hercules and the Ocean of the West. Is not the Nile a beautiful water? 50. Let not the priest of Isis uncover the nakedness of Nuit, for every step is a death and a birth. The priest of Isis lifted the veil of Isi…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 382

The Equinox (Volume I, Number III)

II Bexoip! Arabia’s burning shore Rings to the hoofs of many a steed. Lord of a legion rides to war The indomitable Palamede. The Paynim fly ; his troops delight In murder of many a myriad men, Following exultant into fight Sir Palamede the Saracen. Now when a year and day are done Sir Palamedes is aware Of blue pavilions in the sun, And bannerets fluttering in the air. Forward he spurs; his armour gleams; Then on his haunches rears the steed; Above the lordly silk there streams The pennon of Sir Palamede! Aflame, a bridegroom to his spouse, He…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 382

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IV)

II Bexoip! Arabia’s burning shore Rings to the hoofs of many a steed. Lord of a legion rides to war The indomitable Palamede. The Paynim fly ; his troops delight In murder of many a myriad men, Following exultant into fight Sir Palamede the Saracen. Now when a year and day are done Sir Palamedes is aware Of blue pavilions in the sun, And bannerets fluttering in the air. Forward he spurs; his armour gleams; Then on his haunches rears the steed; Above the lordly silk there streams The pennon of Sir Palamede! Aflame, a bridegroom to his spouse, He…

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1911 · PDF PAGE 57

Hail Mary

…HORA VI Good Friday T the foot of the Cross is the Mother of God, And Her tears are like rain to enliven the sod, While the Blood of the LORD from His Body that runs Is the heat of the summer, the fire of its suns. In the darkness and fear of the torturing hours, The Mother brings life in the strength of Her showers ; The Son with the fire of His Passion withdrawn Enkindles the night to the life of the Dawn. In the cup of the world, as pure water and wine, His sorrow is mingled and mixed into Thine, For a liquor to heal us the children of night…

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1939 · PDF PAGE 43

Eight Lectures on Yoga

…alled Ad. This name came down unchanged to Egypt, as you see in the Book of the Law. The word 'Adhi' in Sanskrit was usually translated 'Lord.' In the Syrian form we get it duplicated Hadad. You remember Ben Hadad, King of Syria. The Hebrew word for 'Lord' is Adon or Adonai. Adonai, my Lord, is constantly used in the Bible to replace the name Jehovah where that was too sacred to be mentioned, or for other reasons improper to write down. Adonai has also come to mean, through the Rosicrucian tradition, the Holy Guardian Angel, and thus the object…

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1906 · PDF PAGE 71

Gargoyles

…bon eunuchs swing the sword So swift, so curved,—let voiceless awe Sit on the palace dome, to draw Some god’s destruction on its smiling lord! May many a maiden comely clad Revolve in convoluted curls, Till from each pliant pose I had (By virtue of her wondrous whirls) The illusion of a thousand dancing-girls! Let harlots robed in gold and green Sit slowly waving ivory plumes And wings of palm; the while their queen Lurks in some horror-house unseen, Damned to be smothered in divine perfumes! 63

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1913 · PDF PAGE 116

Cambridge Poets 1900–1913

…o make old blessings new . A thousand fire- flies star His way , A thousand candle - lights ; Earth lit by other every day Can light her Lord at nights . Tall palms rear stately heads to grace The coming of the King , Incense to smoke before his face A thousand flowers bring . And all the world , as Eden was , Is hushed in holy fear , Only small creatures shrill because God holds them very dear . For earth 's an altar ; Golgotha Forbids to flee the name ; And sad man wandering very far Finds still the Cross the same .

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1919 · PDF PAGE 320

The Equinox (Volume III, Number I)

THE EQUINOX A Boox or Preraces. By H. L. Mencken. Alfred A. Knopf. $2.00. Praise ye the Lord. Sing unto the Lord a new song, and his praise in the con- gregation of saints. Beuteve me, I had hardly hoped to live to see this day when a book of criticism like this comes into my hand. Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King. There are plenty of brains in America, and plenty of educated brains, but it is extremely rare to find these two combined in one being. Let them praise his name in the dance: l…

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1902 · PDF PAGE 104

Tannhäuser

…ng in your turn you may. Love is the theme, not imbecility ! Wolfram. That is the subject next his heart, no doubt ! \^Laughter. Herald. Lord Bertram ! Bertram. I shall sing in other key. \Sings. He is the equal of the gods, my queen. He crowned and chosen out of men, Who sits beside thee, sees Love's laughing ecstasies Flame in thy face, and alter then To the low light of passion dimly seen In shaded woods and dells, Love's wide demesne. I02

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1902 · PDF PAGE 132

Tannhäuser

… .-' Yes ! But to love thee otherwise than that ? Elizabeth. This one thing clearly do I understand : We shall not marry. It is well, my lord. Tannhauser. Miserable, miserable me ! I bring Hate and disruption and unhappiness Unto all purity I chance to touch. I have no hope but I am fallen now ; So journey, in this purpose of despair, To Lilith and the Venusberg.

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1944 · PDF PAGE 36

The Book of Thoth

…fiery sign Aries, which is ruled by Mars; this, then, gives the idea of a violent and aggressive force. The card is therefore called the Lord of Dominion. This progressive degradation of the idea of Fife goes on increasing through the suit. Each successive card becomes less ideal and more actual, increasingly so until, with the number 6 which corresponds to the Sun, the centre of the whole system, the fiery idea re‐ surges, balanced; hence pure, although complex. Beyond this, the force is beginning to expend itself, or to spiritualise itself, i…

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1930 · PDF PAGE 86

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 3)

…s, and Mighty among Magicians! Now this word SAB AF, being by number Three score and Ten,1 is a name of Ayin, the Eye, and the Devil our Lord, and the Goat of Mendes. He is the Lord of the Sabbath of the Adepts, and is Satan, therefore also the Sun, whose number of Magick is 666, the seal of His servant the BEAST. But again SA is 61, AIN, the Naught of Nuith; BA means go, for HADIT ; and F is their Son the Sun who is Ra — Hoor — Khuit. So then let the Adept set his sigil upon ail the words he hath writ in the Book of the Works of his WilL i. Th…

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