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1961 · PDF PAGE 188

Liber Aleph

…, for the End is wrapped about with a Veil, as the Face of a Virgin. But do thou meditate strictly upon these Things, distinguishing the right Property, Order, and Use of the one and the other in the Relative, even as thou makest them All-One, that is None, in the Absolute. m

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1904 · PDF PAGE 58

The Sword of Song

… SECOND PRECEPT The Second Precept is directed against theft. Theft is the appropriation to one’s own use of that to which another has a right. Let us see therefore whether or no the Buddha was a thief. The answ er is of course in the affirmative. For to issue a command is to attempt to deprive another of his most precious possession—the right to do as he will; that is, unless, with the predestinarians, we hold that action is determined absolutely, in which case, of course, a command is as absurd as it is unavoidable. Excluding this folly, ther…

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1909 · PDF PAGE 128

John St. John

…well on the Pantacle, thinking of Adonai. Of course we are now reduced to a “low anthropo- morphic conception ”—but what odds ? Once the Right Thought comes it will transcend any and all conceptions. The objection is as silly as the objection to illustrating Geometry by Diagrams, on the ground that printed lines are thick—and so on. This is the imbecility of the “ Protestant " objection to images. What fools these mortals be! The Greeks, too, after exhausting all their sublimest thoughts of Zeus and Hades and Poseidon, found that they could not…

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1912 · PDF PAGE 60

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

…illI draw nigh "? And, as I have proved, the help of A is already given as if the Op. were successfully brought to an end. Only can this right be forfeited by slackness toward the obligation. From this, then, Ο Holy Exalted One, preserve me I (The invocation had to wait till the 20th.) A rather better. A above average; but little convincing. A about the same: very tired. Studying Liber Legis. A much better; will go to sleep in vision. (The result curious : Iwoke up several times, and though I cannot at all remember, I know it was thinking of A …

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1912 · PDF PAGE 60

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VIII)

…illI draw nigh "? And, as I have proved, the help of A is already given as if the Op. were successfully brought to an end. Only can this right be forfeited by slackness toward the obligation. From this, then, Ο Holy Exalted One, preserve me I (The invocation had to wait till the 20th.) A rather better. A above average; but little convincing. A about the same: very tired. Studying Liber Legis. A much better; will go to sleep in vision. (The result curious : Iwoke up several times, and though I cannot at all remember, I know it was thinking of A …

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1944 · PDF PAGE 155

The Book of Thoth

…at power; Libra going over into Scorpio is of tre‐ mendous, active, critical energy and weight. To such people good will, sincerity, and right mat‐ ing are the essentials of success; their danger is overweening ambition.

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1961 · PDF PAGE 172

Liber Aleph

… of Form between the Sides, as it is in thy Sphinx, for these are wholly One, save in Direction. Thou art then an Harmony of the Four by Right of thy Attainment of Adeptship, the Crown of thy Manhood, but not an Identity, as in Godhead. Therefore may it be said from one Point of Sight that thine Achievement is but a Preparation, an Adornment of the Bride for the Temple of Hymen, and his Rite. Verily, o my Son, I deem in my Wisdom that this whole Work of thy Development to Sphinxhood cometh before the Work of Theurgy, for the Lord descendeth not…

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1922 · PDF PAGE 89

Diary of a Drug Fiend

…n change the current in any important respect. My consciousness had something of the quality of a fixed star proceeding through space by right of its eternal destiny. And the stream carried me on from one set of thoughts to another, slowly and without stress; it was like a hushed symphony. It included all possible memories, changing imperceptibly from one to another without the faintest hint of jarring. I was aware of the flight of time, because a church clock struck somewhere far off at immense incalculable intervals. I knew, therefore, that I…

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1929 · PDF PAGE 234

Confessions of Aleister Crowley

234 direction and suddenly dodged and passed on the right. The end man fired. There was a howl. I, having turned to watch the bird, saw the accident clearly. A native had risen from the ground at the moment of the shot. My friend swore that he had not seen him, and I had not seen him myself until I heard him. There was no cover. It seems incredible that my friend at least should not have seen him, for he must have only just missed walking over him, the man being slightly behind our line when the shot was fired. And he was so close to the gun th…

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1929 · PDF PAGE 522

Confessions of Aleister Crowley

… to fret about the future, as to protest against the present. I took everything as it came almost without comment, confident that at the right moment I should find myself in the right position to do what was right. Having witnessed the bedevilment of New Orleans, I was sent to Titusville, Florida, to complete my contemplation of the unspeakable degradation of humanity which is constantly being wrought by Christianity and commerce. I saw my cousin Lawrence, as decent a lad as one could wish to see, spiritually stunted and corrupted in every way …

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1924 · PDF PAGE 4

An Open Letter to Lord Beaverbook

…ond precedent. A lie so base and hurtful must be withdrawn at once, frankly and fully, with all possible publicity. To deny the absolute right of truth and justice to be instantly vindicated in the matter must be repugnant to your sense of honour. Not only has Mr. Crowley not served a prison sentence in America as a white slaver, but he has never been even accused of any crime before any court in any country in the world. The statement made in the Sunday Express is thus an absolute lie ; your editor knows that it is a lie ; and you, my Lord, ar…

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1912 · PDF PAGE 54

Mortadello

…evil at your command. MONICA. Put up your sword ! Now, gentles all, we reconcile each warring thought, End all our quarrel with a smile, right richly wrought. Farewell, Count Mortadello ! Go your lordly ways, Followed by faith and overflow of high-pitched praise. [To ALESSANDRO.] For you sir, since you erred, repair your fault I lay This penance ; to attend me where I go to pray. MORTADELLO. [Still shaken by the brawl.] Farewell, prin- cess. I thank your kindly aid. [He goes off, R. ALL. Farewell ! We’ll follow Mortadello blind to heaven or hel…

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1912 · PDF PAGE 333

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

…ionescon- iugum fiunt Resemblance, likeness?ושכר Cherubic Signsin'L replaced?ץהטו by 'r' To embrace?קנה At the end of the days ; the?ןימי right hand A sign, flag, standard?סנ Angel of 6 νν.?לאטים Kinsman?םע The Number of AbrarMelinServitors of ο. P. AA Σ }146 x 6((+6, o Red. [Vide Gen. xxv. 25]?אנומרא A name of GODדחא אוה ?םיהלא A thousand; Aleph?ףלא Ruin, destruction, sudden death?;םא AUM?םעא Thick darkness?לפא ?”בראmn'?רוי ללוהמ לאיכנ הלועCommon holocaust; an ascent? הילעA Duke of Edom? Passwords of ...... Mad Angel of Θ no 17 Title of Kam. (Mi…

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1912 · PDF PAGE 333

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VIII)

…ionescon- iugum fiunt Resemblance, likeness?ושכר Cherubic Signsin'L replaced?ץהטו by 'r' To embrace?קנה At the end of the days ; the?ןימי right hand A sign, flag, standard?סנ Angel of 6 νν.?לאטים Kinsman?םע The Number of AbrarMelinServitors of ο. P. AA Σ }146 x 6((+6, o Red. [Vide Gen. xxv. 25]?אנומרא A name of GODדחא אוה ?םיהלא A thousand; Aleph?ףלא Ruin, destruction, sudden death?;םא AUM?םעא Thick darkness?לפא ?”בראmn'?רוי ללוהמ לאיכנ הלועCommon holocaust; an ascent? הילעA Duke of Edom? Passwords of ...... Mad Angel of Θ no 17 Title of Kam. (Mi…

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1913 · PDF PAGE 542

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IX)

…re imbecile and cowardly. The battle of life is like a civil war; those who remain neutral betray both parties alike, and re- nounce the right to be numbered among the children of the fatherland. We all of us breathe in the life of others, and we breathe upon them in some sort a part of our own existence. Good and intelligent men are, unknown to themselves, the doctors of humanity; foolish and wicked men are public poisoners. There are people in whose company one feels refreshed. Look at that young society woman! She chatters, she laughs, she d…

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1913 · PDF PAGE 542

The Equinox (Volume I, Number X)

…re imbecile and cowardly. The battle of life is like a civil war; those who remain neutral betray both parties alike, and re- nounce the right to be numbered among the children of the fatherland. We all of us breathe in the life of others, and we breathe upon them in some sort a part of our own existence. Good and intelligent men are, unknown to themselves, the doctors of humanity; foolish and wicked men are public poisoners. There are people in whose company one feels refreshed. Look at that young society woman! She chatters, she laughs, she d…

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1929 · PDF PAGE 115

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 1)

…ean officer to offer his sword in token of surrender. A Tibetan would, however, squat, put out his tongue* and place his hand behind his right ear. Purely artificial gestures comprehend in their class the majority of definitely magick signs, though some of these simulate a natural action — e.g. the sign of the Rending of the Veil. But the sign of Auramoth (see Equinox I, II, Illustration “The Signs of the Grades”) merely imitâtes a hieroglyph which has only a remote connection with any fact in nature. Ail signs must of course be studied with in…

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1907 · PDF PAGE 303

The Star in the West

…N THE WEST primary by order and degree , sometimes obviously , some times obscurely , perhaps even untraceably , so that we have no real right to predicate their connection . ' Dhâranâ is mentioned at some length in “ Pente cost " : Olympus in a nutshell ! I Have a superior faculty To reasoning , which makes absurd , Unthinkable and wicked too , A great deal that I know is true ! In short , the mind is capable , Besides mere ratiocination , Of twenty other things as well , The first of which is concentration ! Bloom , Concentration's midnight f…

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1939 · PDF PAGE 8

Temperance: A Tract for the Times

THE MORALIST. For AUGUSTUS “Il faut être toujours sâoul” Charles Baudelaire. Delaying to do the thing that’s right Is as bad as having a funk on; Then why should we wait till Saturday night To get all kinds of a drunk on? With brandy a century old in sight, Why should we wait till Saturday night? If I haven’t a house on the Grand Parade, I’ll build me a hut of wattle. The corkscrew seems to have got mislaid? Then smash the neck of the bottle! Courage and will and a whack will aid, Though the corkscrew seem to have got mislaid. Anatomists say th…

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1907 · PDF PAGE 105

Konx Om Pax

… doctor, said Basil, your Italian Prince! THE DISAPPOINTED ARTIST SHALL we sit here? Aflovely night !— \Vhat you were saying, though, is right: Man scorns repulsion and attraction; Woman is wholly reflex action.— I’ll tell you of a splendid joke I had once. Have another smoke? No? Well. I wanted to determine Rightly the nature of the vermin. (A pity scientific study Makes the hands poisonous and bloody!) You see yon finger chaste and cool That moonlight flings across the pool?

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