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1910 · PDF PAGE 55

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IV)

…canum that pupil and master are one! He had become a 6°=5), and it now rested with him, and him alone, to climb yet another ridge of the Great Mountain and become a 7°=4°, an Exempt Adept in the Second Order, Master over the Ruach and King over the Seven Worlds. By destroying those who had usurped control of the Order of the Golden Dawn, he not only broke a link with the darken- ing past, but forged so mighty an one with the gleaming future, that soon he was destined to weld it to the all encirc- ling chain of the Great Brotherhood. The Golden …

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1929 · PDF PAGE 50

Moonchild

…her of the Duke of Flint, his race probably Norman in the main: but he gave the impression of a Roman Emperor. Haughtiness was here, and great good-nature; the intellect was evidently developed to the highest possible pitch of which man as man is capable; and one could read the judicial habit on his deep wide brows. Against this one could see the huge force of the man's soul, the passionate desire for knowledge which burnt in that great brain. One could conceive him capable of monstrous deeds, for he would let no man, no prejudice of men, stand…

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1907 · PDF PAGE 102

The Star in the West

… : There you make me laugh ! Remember-I have known such . But besides You ask hot snow and leaden feather - flights ! 1 Which contains a great truth , namely , that platonic love is no love at all . An affection it may be , but love it cannot be if it dare not see its form mirrored in the eyes of a loving woman . Its failure in the end is a certainty ; certain ascetics may compel their wills to conquer their natures , but men as a whole cannot . Certain maniacs such as Origen may emasculate themselves for the Kingdom of God , but the great huma…

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1913 · PDF PAGE 22

The Book of Lies

…of Hallucinations has Law and Reason; but in Truth there is no bond between the Toys of the Gods. This Reason and Law is the Bond of the Great Lie. Truth! Truth! Truth! crieth the Lord of the Abyss of Hallucinations. There is no Silence in that Abyss: for all that men call Silence is Its Speech. This Abyss is also called ‘ Hell,’ and ‘The Many.’ Its name is ‘Consciousness,’ and ‘The Universe,’ among men. But THAT which neither is silent, nor speaks, rejoices therein.

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1911 · PDF PAGE 119

The Equinox (Volume I, Number V)

…urity and strength are even as Earth’s, chosen before the foundation of Time. Lioness with lion, may we walk by night among the ruins 01 great cities, when, weary with happiness too great even 101 our immortality, we turn from the fragrance and fertility 01 Earth. And at the sunrise return where the peopled valleys call us; where, bronzed and buoyant, our children sing aloud as they drive home the spade. Glory be to the Earth and to the Sun and to the holy body and soul of Man ; and glory be to Love and to the Father 01 Love, the secret Unity o…

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1911 · PDF PAGE 119

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VI)

…urity and strength are even as Earth’s, chosen before the foundation of Time. Lioness with lion, may we walk by night among the ruins 01 great cities, when, weary with happiness too great even 101 our immortality, we turn from the fragrance and fertility 01 Earth. And at the sunrise return where the peopled valleys call us; where, bronzed and buoyant, our children sing aloud as they drive home the spade. Glory be to the Earth and to the Sun and to the holy body and soul of Man ; and glory be to Love and to the Father 01 Love, the secret Unity o…

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1954 · PDF PAGE 283

Magick Without Tears

…d 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 perish with the dogs of Reason. (26-27) Dost thou fail? Art thou sorry? Is fear in thine heart? Where I am these are not.

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1916 · PDF PAGE 14

A Prophet In His Own Country

… of even the smallest degree of foresight should be concentrated on this fact. It is emphasized clearly enough in these letters. And the great merit of Mr. Stuart’s vision is that he saw these things in their entirety long before any other man had even begun to think about them. Another difficulty which arises in connection with prophets is that, although they may see as clearly as never was, and even express themselves in language suited to the understanding of the common people, or even to that (immeasurably inferior) of the so-called educate…

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1919 · PDF PAGE 228

The Equinox (Volume III, Number I)

THE EQUINOX great tact and courtesy are to be employed in dealing with them. 17. They, on their part, will render willing and intelligent service. 18. While in Lodge, and on special occasions, they are to be treated as Brothers, with perfect equality; such beha- viour is undesirable during the hours of service, and famili- arity, subversive as it is of all discipline and order, is to be avoided by adopting a complete and marked change of man- ner and address. 19. This applies to all persons in subordinate positions, but not to the Brethren Serv…

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1904 · PDF PAGE 43

The Argonauts

… Three Worlds flicker and falter, And life and her love be dead! In mysterious joy Awake—and destroy! JASON. It is enough! HERACLES. Too great for a god’s strength! THESEUS. Speak! CASTOR. Change! Not to be borne! POLLUX. But this is death! ORPHEUS, Let the light fade. The oracle is past. JASON. The Voice is past. We are alive again. ORPHEUS. What spake That Silence? HERACLES. “This is not a quest Where strength availeth aught.” I shall not go. JASON. Nay, brother. The voice was: “The end is sorrow!”

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1913 · PDF PAGE 16

John Yarker – In Memoriam

at Adyar and do the work of Assistant Correspondence Secretary of the Esoteric Section. The plaintiff had at the time very great respect and veneration for the defendant, whom he regarded as his spiritual preceptress and whom he credited with more than human attributes, and he agreed to serve her as the Assistant Correspondence Secretary with— out receiving from her any remuneration whatever. The plaintiff accordingly took up his abode at Adyar along with his second and third sons, J. Krishnamurti and J. Nityananda, who are respectively aged 17…

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1909 · PDF PAGE 404

The Equinox (Volume I, Number I)

…ve all the artifice—and perhaps the worst artifice ever invented—but no art, no humanity. As a mountaineer (I have seen very many of the greatest mountains of the earth) I must admit that “ : . . phantom fair Was Monte Rosa, hanging there, A thousand shadowy-pencilled valleys And dewy dells in a golden air” is a very decent word-picture of the great mountain. But a Man would have felt his muscles tighten; and the lust to match his force against the stern splendour of those glittering ridges would have sent him hot-foot after rope and axe. A gre…

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1909 · PDF PAGE 404

The Equinox (Volume I, Number II)

…ve all the artifice—and perhaps the worst artifice ever invented—but no art, no humanity. As a mountaineer (I have seen very many of the greatest mountains of the earth) I must admit that “ : . . phantom fair Was Monte Rosa, hanging there, A thousand shadowy-pencilled valleys And dewy dells in a golden air” is a very decent word-picture of the great mountain. But a Man would have felt his muscles tighten; and the lust to match his force against the stern splendour of those glittering ridges would have sent him hot-foot after rope and axe. A gre…

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1913 · PDF PAGE 9

Manifesto of the M.M.M.

… Gnana Yoga, Raja Yoga, Bhakta Yoga and Hatha Yoga, and all other branches of the secret Wisdom of the Ancients. In its bosom repose the Great Mysteries 5 its brain has resolved all the problems of philosophy and of Ii Te possesses the secret of the Stone of the Wise, of the Elixir of Immortality, and of the Universal Medicine. Moreover, it possesses a Secret capable of realizing the world-old dream of the Brotherhood of Man. It also possesses in every important centre of popula- tion a hidden Retreat (Collegium ad Spiritum Sanctum) where membe…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 427

The Equinox (Volume I, Number III)

…ley: he forsakes The fond idea (every bone In all his body burns and aches) By speed to attain the dear Unknown, By force to achieve the great Beyond. Yet from that brain may spring full-grown Another folly just as fond. 51

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1910 · PDF PAGE 427

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IV)

…ley: he forsakes The fond idea (every bone In all his body burns and aches) By speed to attain the dear Unknown, By force to achieve the great Beyond. Yet from that brain may spring full-grown Another folly just as fond. 51

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1907 · PDF PAGE 64

Konx Om Pax

… as the Ruach does. [MRS. BONES, without, sereaming, “My spoons! My silver spoons! Where are my spoons?” Bones. Then what becomes of our Great Work? Bowley. Ignore the fool and his silly questions is as good a formula as yours. But hushl Who comes here? Enter the MYSTERIOUS MATHERS, but, failing to borrow the necessary properties, is unable to give his performance, and exit. Bones. This action does interrupt the dialogue. Bowley. Go to! Do you think I’ve studied British Drama for years for naught? [Voices without, complaining in material loss. …

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1909 · PDF PAGE 192

The Equinox (Volume I, Number I)

…ymbolic tint was Pink : as it were the first pink blush of Dawn in the Macrocosmic Sky: Herald of the Rising Sun of the Worlds, when the Great Night of Brahma was over and done. The next word is the Great Name of God the Vast One: onyx. Let us meditate upon its Mystery! Herein behold 182

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1909 · PDF PAGE 192

The Equinox (Volume I, Number II)

…ymbolic tint was Pink : as it were the first pink blush of Dawn in the Macrocosmic Sky: Herald of the Rising Sun of the Worlds, when the Great Night of Brahma was over and done. The next word is the Great Name of God the Vast One: onyx. Let us meditate upon its Mystery! Herein behold 182

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1930 · PDF PAGE 45

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 4)

…is the Holy Graal, with roses on each side of it. There is room in front of the Cup for the Paten. On each side beyond the roses are two great candies. Ail this is enclosed within a great veil. Forming the apex of an équilatéral triangle whose base is a line drawn between the pillars, is a small black square altar, of two super-imposed cubes. Taking this altar as the middle of the base of a similar and equal triangle, at the apex of this second triangle is a small circular font. Repeating, the apex of a third triangle is an upright tomb. — 345

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