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Page 21 of 711930 · PDF PAGE 56
…dds to 93. AIWAZ itself adds to 93.1 This was ail strange to the scribe; yet years later he discovered the “Lest Word” of one of his own Orders; it was 93 also. The Word of His most holy Order proved equally to count up not entirely beyond possibility. This theory is telepathy. One may postulate that the solution of his problem existed in the subconscious minci of the Master Therion or in that of His seer, and that this solution was telepathi- cally impressed upon the consciousness of the Assyrian so forcibly as to impel him to communicate it t…
1913 · PDF PAGE 11
…lican and Eagle.) Member of the Senate of Knight Hermetic Philosophers Knights of the Red Eagle. VI? Illustrious Knight (Templar) of the Order of Kadosch, and Companion of the Holy Graal. Grand Inquisitor Commander, Member of the Grand Tribunal, Prince of the Royal Secret. VII? Very Illustrious Sovereign Grand Inspector General. Member of the Supreme Grand Council, VIII? Perfect Pontiff of the Illuminati. IX° Initiate of the Sanctuary of the Gnosis. X° Rex Summus Sanctissimus (Supreme and Most Holy King). to, Every man or woman that is of full …
1919 · PDF PAGE 216
…Pelican and Eagle.) Member of the Senate of Knight Hermetic Phi- losophers Knights of the Red Eagle. Illustrious Knight (Templar) of the Order of Kadosch, and Companion of the Holy Graal. Grand Inquisitor Commander, Member of the Grand Tribunal. Prince of the Royal Secret. Very Illustrious Sovereign Grand Inspector General. Member of the Supreme Grand Council. Perfect Pontiff of the Illuminati. Initiate of the Sanctuary of the Gnosis. Rex Summus Sanctissimus (Supreme and Most Holy King). g. Every man or woman that is of full age, free, and of g…
1961 · PDF PAGE 48
… which we must first of all preserve. Now Sentinel to this Fortress standeth a certain Paradox of general Application, and in this large Order I will declare it, so that its particular Sense may enlighten thee hereafter. And this is the Paradox, that there are Bonds which lead to Slavery, and Bonds which lead to Freedom. All we are bound in many Fetters by Environment, and it is for ourselves in great Part to determine whether they shall enslave us or emancipate us. And I will make clear this Thesis to thee by the Way of Illustration. o
1913 · PDF PAGE 308
…artin continued to exasperate the Ithacans. Martin said he had nothing to do with persecutors. In wrath the Emperor let him go, and gave orders to the Tribunes to depart to Spain and carry out a rigorous Inquisition. Then Martin returned to Maximus and bargained. Let this order be revoked, and he would receive Communion with the Ithacans next day at the election of the new Archbishop. The order was revoked, and Martin kept his word. But when he knew the cause of Humanity safe, he departed, and on his way back to Tours experienced a great agony.…
1913 · PDF PAGE 308
…artin continued to exasperate the Ithacans. Martin said he had nothing to do with persecutors. In wrath the Emperor let him go, and gave orders to the Tribunes to depart to Spain and carry out a rigorous Inquisition. Then Martin returned to Maximus and bargained. Let this order be revoked, and he would receive Communion with the Ithacans next day at the election of the new Archbishop. The order was revoked, and Martin kept his word. But when he knew the cause of Humanity safe, he departed, and on his way back to Tours experienced a great agony.…
1929 · PDF PAGE 442
…ts of the Holy Ghost and so on, in nine degrees, with a tenth of an honorary character to distinguish the "Supreme and Holy King" of the Order in each country where it was established. Chief of these kings is the O.H.O. (Outer Head of the Order, or Frater Superior), who is an absolute autocrat. This position was at this time occupied by Theodor Reuss, the Supreme and Holy King of Germany, who resigned the office in 1922 in my favour. The O.H.O. put the rituals of this Order at my disposal. I found them of the utmost value as to the central secr…
1912 · PDF PAGE 195
…OF THE CARDS OF THE TAROT The Descriptions of the Seventy-eight Symbols of this Book ; together with their meanings OF THE ACES FIRST in order and importance are the Four Aces, repre- senting the Force of the Spirit, acting in, and binding together, the Four Scales of each Element: and answering to the Dominion of the Letters of the Name in the Kether of each. They represent the Radical Forces. The Four Aces are said to be placed on the North Pole of the Universe wherein they revolve, governing its revolution; and ruling as the connecting link …
1912 · PDF PAGE 195
…OF THE CARDS OF THE TAROT The Descriptions of the Seventy-eight Symbols of this Book ; together with their meanings OF THE ACES FIRST in order and importance are the Four Aces, repre- senting the Force of the Spirit, acting in, and binding together, the Four Scales of each Element: and answering to the Dominion of the Letters of the Name in the Kether of each. They represent the Radical Forces. The Four Aces are said to be placed on the North Pole of the Universe wherein they revolve, governing its revolution; and ruling as the connecting link …
1930 · PDF PAGE 3
…ster, meet fitting acceptance ? Each captions disputive boy has his quirk. An cuique credendum sit ? Well the Church kept ans In order till Fust set his engine at work ! What trash will come flying from Jew, Moor and Turk. When, goosequill, thy reign oer the world is abolished ? Gooseominous name ! With a goose woe began : Quoth Husswhich means goose in his idiom un- polished Ye burn now a Goose: there succeeds mea Swan Ye shall find quench your fire ! Fust. I forsee such a man. (Browning.)
1929 · PDF PAGE 325
… not, however, wish to represent the Operation of Abra-Melin which I was now performing as a retrogression; but I had to undertake it in order to fulfil completely the formulae of adeptship. It was necessary to complete the work of he Second Order before I could adequately take up my work in the Third. Again, the mission, in order to carry out which I had incarnated, was a mission to mankind; and this must explain why, pari passu with my personal {529} progress, I walked continually in the way of the world. My spiritual life itself was now ther…
1929 · PDF PAGE 464
…e of moral unity is creating class conflict. The problems of politics are too vast and varied for even genius to grasp; the apparatus of order, both moral and physical, is showing signs of an imminent breakdown. The interests of the five principal sections of the country become more obviously incompatible. Any serious setback might cause disaster in a dozen different directions. They talk of the melting pot. The metaphor is not bad. For the last sixty years they have pitched into it indiscriminately everything that came along. They protest pass…
1929 · PDF PAGE 322
…nd it back with a charming compliment. This is the lesson of the Book of Job. I quote the entry in full, concealing only the name of the Order. At Kobe. A.'. fair only; though I invoked all these powers of mine. Yet after, by a strong effort of will, I banished my sore throat and my surroundings, and went up in my Body of Light. Reached a room in which a cruciform table was spread, a naked man being nailed thereto. Many venerable men sat around, feasting on his living flesh and quaffing his hot blood. These (I was told) were the adepts, whom I …
1912 · PDF PAGE 237
… Radiating Angelic Hands, as before, issuing from clouds right and left of the card and clasped in the centre with the grip of the First Order, holding four wands or torches crossed. Flames issue from the point of junction. Above and below are two small flaming wands, with the symbols of se and?זrepresenting the Decan. Perfection or completion of a thing built up with trouble N 2 195
1912 · PDF PAGE 237
… Radiating Angelic Hands, as before, issuing from clouds right and left of the card and clasped in the centre with the grip of the First Order, holding four wands or torches crossed. Flames issue from the point of junction. Above and below are two small flaming wands, with the symbols of se and?זrepresenting the Decan. Perfection or completion of a thing built up with trouble N 2 195
1929 · PDF PAGE 98
…en a similar resolution. There is no question of vows, which imply self-distrust — fear of weakness and of vacillation; the women of our order execute their own wills, with no need of external pressure. Go thou and do likewise!" Suddenly he had become stern and gloomy; and she felt how terrible would be his anger or contempt. The morning broke brilliant; and Lisa found, not for the first time, that the most bracing influence resulted from the routine peculiar to the Profess- houses. To rise before dawn; to make a ceremonial ablution with the in…
1905 · PDF PAGE 84
…Father and our friend, This is our life, lead winged or footed golden : We pass, and each of other is unbeholden. Ranged in dim spectral order and procession, We span man’s thought, we limit him in time ; None of the souls of earth have had possession Of larger loves or passions more sublime. Where the night-caverns hide our solemn session The summoning word lifts up our holy rhyme. Even as a mighty river, bend to bend, We rise in turn and look toward the end. Also, the Gods arisen from the living Lights of the sky, half hidden in the night, Va…
1961 · PDF PAGE 89
…n of Battle in every Act; for every Act is Conflict. There Victory leapeth shining before us; for who may thwart true Will, which is the Order of Nature Herself? . . . thou hast no right but to do thy will. Do that, and no other shall say nay. For if that Will be true, its Fulfilment is of a Surety as Daylight following Sunrise. It is as certain as the Operation of any other Law of Nature; it is Destiny. Then, if that Will be obscured, if thou turn from it to Wills diseased or perverse, how canst thou hope? Fool! Even thy Turns and Twists are…
1904 · PDF PAGE 30
…Beleth causeth all the love that may be, both of Men and of Women, until the Master Exorcist hath had his desire fulfilled. He is of the Order of Powers, and he governeth 85 Legions of Spirits. His Noble Seal is this, which is to be worn before thee at working. (14.) Leraje, or LErarkHA.—The Fourteenth Spirit is called Leraje (or Leraie). He is a Marquis Great in Power, showing himself in the like- ness of an Archer clad in Green, and carrying a Bow and Quiver. He causeth all great Battles and Contests; and maketh wounds to putrefry that are ma…
1924 · PDF PAGE 14
…as singled out from among his colleagues three ladies who have been noble and unselfish enough to renounce their professional careers in order to help in his work. These ladies are not British subjects, but your editor has identified them quite clearly to their professional, family, and private circles in England and America. He has been vile enough to accuse them, without one conceivable atom of justification, of practising public prostitution in foreign cities. Whenever he needs money, and can- not get it from fresh victims, he sends them on…