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1913 · PDF PAGE 107

The Equinox (Volume I, Number X)

…llows up the plains. The voice from below. Father, O father Nu! O father Nu! What miracle is this—tremendous-true? The old ship is grown new! The voice from the shrine. How should a ship grow old Whose virgin timbers hold Mine awful ark of gold? zuLu. Do I hear one speak of ships? CHINESE. Listen, my lord, to these, no lying lips. ARAB. Take us aboard; we sail where hunger grips No more three poor blind beggar men. nu [Aside]. May be These are the assassin three! [Aloud] Have ye the tokens of the true degree? [They cower. cHINESE. Ah, then, hop…

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1913 · PDF PAGE 227

The Equinox (Volume I, Number X)

…ld afresh With my most inner and supernal fire A veil for a soul, a veil of soft, white flesh; Yea! I will mould from out the universe A new blind angel, with a spirit’s curse. (v) The hour of love is passed; we lie asleep Dreaming of love; we wake to love again. Upon my heart you hide your eyes and weep, And so I understand, and share your pain. And when you ask of love I will not speak, But crush your lips for only answering; I feel your hot breath on my neck and cheek, And crush you to my breast, a tender thing.

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1944 · PDF PAGE 254

The Book of Thoth

… Act of Love and Worship. Be every Act the Fiat of a God. Be every Act a Source of radiant Glory. Final decision in respect of the past, new current in respect of the future; always repre‐ sents the taking of a definite step.

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1929 · PDF PAGE 394

Confessions of Aleister Crowley

…ial basis through which the spirit might manifest. Here was a startling innovation in tradition. I wrote, moreover, a ritual on entirely new principles. I retained the Cabbalistic names and formulae, but wrote most of the invocation in poetry. The idea was to work up the magical enthusiasm through the exhilaration induced by music. I obtained a great deal of valuable knowledge from the spirit, but the most interesting item is this: Marston, remembering his official duty, asked "Will nation rise up against nation?", followed by more detailed inq…

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1929 · PDF PAGE 567

Confessions of Aleister Crowley

…deed it has not passed away altogether by that kind of passing away which leaves nothing whatever behind. My third string was to publish new books. Sullivan had suggested my trying Grant Richards, firstly with a plan for marketing the existing stock, and secondly with a proposal to write my memoirs. He promised to put in a good word for me as he knew Grant Richards well and was influential as being a man of sound business and literary judgment. I therefore called {895} and made my proposals. But after some consideration, Grant Richards could no…

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1961 · PDF PAGE 98

Liber Aleph

…is Person, concen- trating upon him and against all else. This Preparation shall continue in all thy daily Life. Mark well, make ready a new Child immediately after every Birth. Fourth, make an especial and direct Invocation at thy Mass, before the Introit, formulating a visible Image of this Child, and offering the Right of Incarnation. Fifth, perform the Mass, not omitting the Epiklesis, and let there be a Golden Wedding Ring at the Marriage of thy Lion with thine Eagle. Sixth, at the Con- sumption of the Eucharist accept this Child, losing t…

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1913 · PDF PAGE 102

Book 4 (Part II)

…ye, Baby Bunting ! Daddy 's gone a-hunting. He 's gone to get a rabbit-skin To wrap my Baby Bunting in. This is a mystical charge to the new-born soul to keep still, to remain steadfast in meditation ; for, in Bye^ Beth is the letter of thought, Yod that of the Hermit. It tells the soul that the Father of All will clothe him about with His own majestical silence. For is not the rabbit he " who lay low and said nuffin ' "? Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man ! Bake me a cake as fast as you can ! Pat it and prick it and mark it with P ! Bake it i…

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1904 · PDF PAGE 93

Snowdrops from a Curate’s Garden

…nnie.” The man rejoicing, went his way Exclaiming “ Thanks beyond expression ” He sought the Strand, and, sooth to say, Began to try his new possession. So, picking up a hoary harlot Who blushed quite scarlet At such immodest words addressed to her, Yet did not blush to ask five pounds, He took her home, and there confessed to her His admiration knew no bounds. And she agreed (vide the sequel) His power was equal. All night he kept his engine going Much to the lady’s satisfaction, Till in the morning, by her showing, His total (after due subtra…

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1905 · PDF PAGE 130

Oracles

…lood In certain bough-wrought shapes of mystic meaning, As if the moon were weaning The king her babe from milk of life and love To milk new-dropped above From her sweet breast in vaporous light Into the willowy night That lay upon the river. So the king Heard a strange chant—the woods began to sing ; The river took the tune ; the willows kept Time ; and the black skies wept Those tears, those blossoms, those pearl drops of milk That the moon shed : and looking up he saw, As if the willows were but robes of silk, The moon’s face stoop and draw

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1909 · PDF PAGE 127

John St. John

… arrived, and tried quite vainly to concentrate. Have risen, written a letter. Will break my fast— cafe croissant—and go a walk with the New Mantra, using my recently invented method of doing Prana— yarna on the march. The weather is again perfect. Breakfast—~eaten Yogin-wise—at an end. The walk begins. The walk over. Kept mantra going well enough. 125

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1912 · PDF PAGE 19

Book 4 (Part I)

…while into the desert. Each of them, perfectly silent up to the time of the dis- appearance, came back and immediately began to preach a new law. This is so curious that it leaves us to inquire whether the histories of other great teachers contradict or confirm. Moses led a quiet lifeuntil his slaying of the Egyptian. He then

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1913 · PDF PAGE 85

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IX)

…the intellectual. Lrper CCXX.—Liber L Vel Legis Sub Figurit CCXX as delivered by LXXVIII unto DCLXVT. This book is the foundation of the New AZon, and thus of the whole of our Work. Liner CCXXXI.—Liber Arcanorum tiv ATV voi TAHVTI QUAS ViIDIT ASAR IN AMENNTI Sub Figuré CCXXXI Liber Carcerorum viv QLIPHOTH cum suis Genits. Adduntur Sigilla et Nomina Eorum. This is an account of the cosmic process so far as it is indicated by the Tarot Trumps. Liper CCCLXX.—Liber A’ASH Vel Capricorni Pneu- matici Sub Figuré CCCLXX. Contains the true secret of all…

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1913 · PDF PAGE 85

The Equinox (Volume I, Number X)

…the intellectual. Lrper CCXX.—Liber L Vel Legis Sub Figurit CCXX as delivered by LXXVIII unto DCLXVT. This book is the foundation of the New AZon, and thus of the whole of our Work. Liner CCXXXI.—Liber Arcanorum tiv ATV voi TAHVTI QUAS ViIDIT ASAR IN AMENNTI Sub Figuré CCXXXI Liber Carcerorum viv QLIPHOTH cum suis Genits. Adduntur Sigilla et Nomina Eorum. This is an account of the cosmic process so far as it is indicated by the Tarot Trumps. Liper CCCLXX.—Liber A’ASH Vel Capricorni Pneu- matici Sub Figuré CCCLXX. Contains the true secret of all…

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1912 · PDF PAGE 423

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

…ndamental Relations ofthe Craft and the High Grades. “II, Development of the High Grades in respect of the Ancient Alliance, I11- Of the New Alliance in Freemasonry, IV; The Masonic orders of Chivalry. V. Of Alchemy in Masonry. VI. Of Magical and Kabalistical Degrees. VII. Of the Mysteries on their Mystical Side, and of this Subject in its relation to Masonry. THE KABBALAH UNVEILED, containing the following Books of the Zohar; (1) The Book of oncealed Mystery; (2) The Greater Holy’ Assembly; G) The Lesser Holy Assembly translated into English f…

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1912 · PDF PAGE 423

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VIII)

…ndamental Relations ofthe Craft and the High Grades. “II, Development of the High Grades in respect of the Ancient Alliance, I11- Of the New Alliance in Freemasonry, IV; The Masonic orders of Chivalry. V. Of Alchemy in Masonry. VI. Of Magical and Kabalistical Degrees. VII. Of the Mysteries on their Mystical Side, and of this Subject in its relation to Masonry. THE KABBALAH UNVEILED, containing the following Books of the Zohar; (1) The Book of oncealed Mystery; (2) The Greater Holy’ Assembly; G) The Lesser Holy Assembly translated into English f…

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1929 · PDF PAGE 552

Confessions of Aleister Crowley

…d himself. Reckless in his ardour for knowledge, he injected himself with forty grains of cocaine. He had never tried it before. All he knew was that half a grain had been known to cause death. The record of his experiment makes interesting reading. He began by trying to set a piece of glass on fire by the force of his will. The next act was plagiarized from Samson. He hung on to a pillar while the Philistines, some half a dozen husky sailor boys, tried to pull him off. They finally managed to sit on his head and control his frantic punches and…

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1899 · PDF PAGE 8

Jephthah and Other Mysteries

…f all time, Triumphant, from her coffin’s leaden prison, Soar into freedom, seek the heights sublime Of self-reliance, from those depths new-risen, Stirred by the passion of thy mighty rhyme: Eagle, and phoenix: shrill, sharp flames bedizen The burning citadel, where crested Man Leaps sword in hand upon the Vatican.

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1929 · PDF PAGE 496

Confessions of Aleister Crowley

…e, the half- suppressed strain of madness in her blood came to the surface. She took to orgies of solitary drunkenness. This was nothing new; in fact, when I met her they were of almost daily occurrence. I succeeded in pulling her together for a time, but she relapsed. When I found this out, I told her the story of my wife and put my foot down. I gave her to understand that if it happened again I was through. She knew me for a man of my word an quit, but a few days later it was as bad as ever. I gave her one more chance, but of course in vain. …

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1961 · PDF PAGE 56

Liber Aleph

…re on thee will I rather impress more carefully the other Part of my Wisdom, namely, the Necessity of extending constantly thy Nature to new Mates upon every Plane of Being, so that thou mayst become the perfect Microcosm, an Image without Flaw of all that is. c

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1919 · PDF PAGE 177

The Equinox (Volume III, Number I)

…Love.1 Afterwards I imagined the dim figure of Nuith overshadowed the Universe. Amen. And now I will go out and wish R. and baby a Happy New Year. A Summary Comment. By Fra O.M. 7°=49 I think you are the real man, and will attain. You work hard and regularly, and keep the record well. And you have the Root of the Matter in you. These are your dangers. (1) You are emotional. This is very bad, and must be got rid of. It’s a form of Egoism, and leads to the Left-hand Path. You say: “I object to my wife being run over by a motor-car,” and think you…

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