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…m its nostrils; and the one in the South was as an eagle plucking forth the entrails of a Nubian slave; and the one in the West was as a man swallowing the ocean. “And whilst I watched these suns rising around me, behold, though I knew it not, a fifth sun had arisen beneath where I was standing, and it was as agreat wheel of revolving lightnings. And gazing at the Wonder that flamed at my feet, I partook of its glory and became brilliantly golden, and great wings of flame descended upon me, and as they enrolled me I grew thirty cubits in height…
1898 · PDF PAGE 40
…, As the string of a harp that intenses The note that its fire may not find. For here in the tumult and labour And blindness of cowering man, _ The spirit has God for a neighbour, And the wheels unreturning that ran Return to the heart of the roses, And curl in the new blossom now, As the holiest fire that encloses Gray flame on the holiest brow. So midnight with magic reposes, And slumbers to visions bow. For the soul of man, being free, shall pass the gates of God, And the spirit find the Sea by the feet of Him untrod, | And the flesh, a life…
1898 · PDF PAGE 71
…h that cold flame, Calm and eager purpose yet to reach the goal That high hopes have sternly set before my soul, To know, will, dare for man’s sake if man may, Grasp the secret of the plans that rule the way Of stars and suns, that shape the tiniest blade Of Grass whose frailties ’scape the passing maid, Whose light foot brushes fern and moss ? But Love Comes a thief to men who turn toward things above 61
1906 · PDF PAGE 20
…and burn! Be brothers to the law of life! Things as they are—their nature know! Act! Nor for faith nor folly turn! The hour is nigh when man and wife, Knowing, shall worship face to face, Beget and bear the royal race. 12
1909 · PDF PAGE 377
THE MAN-COVER discarded the two pigeons and the dog. I had only to choose between the three sailors and the man-whose-nose-sings-at- will. As the latter was of great help to us, and kept the negroes amused for hours with the harmonious though plain- tive accords springing at will from his nasal organ, there remained only the sailors. The natives were, of course, totally unfit for such a fate. They could find no inner delectation in the perpetual sufferings occasioned by so dreadful an ordeal— or doom ! Of the three sailors, one was much too sho…
1909 · PDF PAGE 377
THE MAN-COVER discarded the two pigeons and the dog. I had only to choose between the three sailors and the man-whose-nose-sings-at- will. As the latter was of great help to us, and kept the negroes amused for hours with the harmonious though plain- tive accords springing at will from his nasal organ, there remained only the sailors. The natives were, of course, totally unfit for such a fate. They could find no inner delectation in the perpetual sufferings occasioned by so dreadful an ordeal— or doom ! Of the three sailors, one was much too sho…
1911 · PDF PAGE 155
…flicts in the course of redemption). And their dwelling places, let them forget their names. (This is, the arising of Nemo.) The work of man and his pomp, let them be defaced. (That is, in the Great Work man must lose his personality.) His building, let it be a cave for the Beast of the Field. (“ His building ” means the Vault of the Adepts, and the ‘‘ Cave” is the Cave of the Mountain of Abiegnus, and the “ Beast” is he upon whom BABALON rideth, and the “ Field” is the supernal Eden.) Confound her understanding with darkness. (This sentence is…
1961 · PDF PAGE 62
…by Combustion, and giveth Heat and Motion to the Air about it by the Operation of physical Laws, and exciteth thought and Emotion in the Man whom it reacheth through his Organs of Perception. Consider (even though it were but Legend) the Fall of the apple of Isaac Newton, its Effect upon the Spiritual Destinies of Man! Consider also that no Force cometh ever to the end of its work! The Air that is moved by my Breath is a Disturbance or Change of Equilibrium that cannot be fully compensated and brought to naught, though the Æons be endless. Who …
1907 · PDF PAGE 98
…by want of food and surfeit of marriage ; for it is to these two that their existence as such is chiefly due . If wives were a success , man would not want to go neighing after other women ; if food were not so ex pensive , women would not sell their bodies for offal . Vaughan says to him , pointing to a prostitute , “ Do you find beauty in her ? ” to which Percy answers : “ No , but I see in her history a poem , to which I trust that God will write an end !” And so the God , who is eternal Love , at present does — in the Lock Hospital or over …
1922 · PDF PAGE 151
…come highly suspicious. They were itching to arrest me on the spot. The clerk argued with them garrulously for an interminable time. The manager seemed the most uncomfortable man in Capri. He protested silently roheaven—there being nobody on earth to listen to The situation was set going again by the reappearance of Lou on the arm of a chambermaid, followed by the doctor, who wore the air of a man who has once more met the King of Terrors in open combat, and knocked the stuffing out of him. Lou was exceedingly shaky, paling and flushing by turn…
1902 · PDF PAGE 42
Because no soul of man has ever crossed Again that River—the old fable's wrong ; .(Eneas came never to the ghostly side ! Was not the boat weighed with his body still ? Felt he the keen emotions of the dead ? Could he, the mortal and the warrior, Converse with Them, and understand ? Believe ! No soul has crossed in utter sympathy And yet returned ; because of this decree : No man can look upon the face of God ! Yet Moses looked upon His hinder parts. And I —yes, goddess ! in this passionate Life in our secret mountain, well I know Thy beauty, a…
1912 · PDF PAGE 27
Us marsh-lights to forget the sun? There is one man of mortal men Worthy to win this benison, Sir Palamede the Saracen.” Then went the applauding murmur round : Sir Lancelot girt him there and then To ride to that enchanted ground Where amid timeless snows the den Of Palamedes might be found. 21
1899 · PDF PAGE 58
…, As the string of a harp that intenses The note that its fire may not find. For here in the tumult and labour And blindness of cowering man, _ The spirit has God for a neighbour, And the wheels unreturning that ran Return to the heart of the roses, And curl in the new blossom now, As the holiest fire that encloses Gray flame on the holiest brow. So midnight with magic reposes, And slumbers to visions bow. For the soul of man, being free, shall pass the gates of God, And the spirit find the Sea by the feet of Him untrod, | And the flesh, a life…
1905 · PDF PAGE 120
Is not some justice somewhere? Where is he Hateful to God and man, a misery To his own vileness by exceeding it, Who crawls God-cursed throughout eternity? Nay! sure he lives, and licks his slavered lips, Laughing to think how the sweet morsel slips, The breast-flower of my bride; the dainty bit Fit for—ah God! the pearl-smooth blossom drips Poisonous blood that will not poison me, Though I drink deep its fierce intensity. My lips closed silent on her bosom’s light, The stung blood springs—like pearls beneath the sea Whose moony glimmer hath a …
1919 · PDF PAGE 15
…world needs religion. Religion must represent Truth, and celebrate it. This truth is of two orders: one, concerning Nature ex- ternal to Man; two, concerning Nature internal to Man. Existing religions, especially Christianity, are based on primitive ignorance of the facts, particularly of external Nature. Celebrations must conform to the custom and nature of the people. Christianity has destroyed the joyful celebrations, char- acterized by music, dancing, feasting, and making love; and has kept only the melancholy. The Law of Thelema offers a r…
1922 · PDF PAGE 25
… observation enough which I am going to make. I hope at least it will help to clear any one’s mind of any idea that I may be an abnormal man. As a matter of fact, every man is ultimately abnormal, because he is unique. But we can class man in a few series without bothering ourselves much about what _ each one of them is in himself. I hope, then, that it will be clearly understood that I am very much like a hundred thousand other young men of my age. I also make the remark, because the essential bearing of it is practically the whole story of th…
1907 · PDF PAGE 108
102 GARGOYLES LE JOUR DES MORTS. AT Paris upon Dead Man’s Day I danced into the cemetery. The air was cool ; the sun was gay 3 The scent of the revolving clay Made me most wondrous merry. Earth, after an agonising bout, Had swallowed up a widow clean. The issue hung for long in doubt :-— —Oh! anybody can make out The mystery I mean. The dead were dancing with the worms ; The live were laughing with their lemans ; The dead-alive were making terms With God, and notaries, and germs, With house-agents and demons. All Paris keeping sacrament Of musi…
1922 · PDF PAGE 173
Short Commons 159 “It’s the essence of your teaching, surely, Mr. Lamus, that every man should be absolute master of his own destiny.” “‘ Well, well,” admitted the Teacher with an exag- gerated sigh, “I expected to be beaten in argument. I always am. But I, too, am the master of mine. ‘If Power asks Why, then is Power weakness,’ as we readin the Book of the Law; and it’s not my destiny to give you any drugs this morning.” “ But you're interfering with my Will,” protested Cockie, almost vivaciously. “It would take too long to explain,” returned …
1899 · PDF PAGE 15
…he strange breath Of an incarnate hatred. Darkness fell And chaos, from prodigious gulphs of hell. Life, that rejoiced to travail with a man, Looked where the cohorts of destruction ran, Saw darkness visible, and was afraid, Seeing. There grew like Death a monster shade, Blind as the coffin, as the covering sod Damp, as the corpse obscene, the Christian God. So to the agony dirges of despair Man cleft the womb, and shook the icy air With bitter cries for light and life and love. But these, begotten of the world above, Withdrew their glory, and …
1898 · PDF PAGE 73
…ortal honey sips From thy ripe kisses, and sucks nectar rare When each the shrine of God Priapus clips In hot mouth passionate more than man may bear, Boy of red lips !