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Page 31 of 731919 · PDF PAGE 263
…hose top is the Stélé of Revealing in reproduction, with four candles on each side of it. Below the stélé is a place for the Book of the Law, with six candles on each side of it. Below this again 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 be- yond the roses, are two great candles. All this is enclosed within a great Veil. 249
1961 · PDF PAGE 161
…s for my Light. Nevertheless heed these my Words, for they shall profit thee, thou being of Age responsible in Judgment, and free in the Law of Thelema. Thus thou mayst read or no, concur or no, as thou wilt. Have I not tutored thee in the way of the Balance, or of Antithesis, shewing thee the art of Contra- diction, whereby thou dost accept no Word save as the Victor in thy mind over its opposites, nay more, as the Child transcendental of a Marriage of Opposites. This Book then shall serve thee but as a Food for thy Meditation, as Wine to exci…
1909 · PDF PAGE 131
2.22. 4.20. 4-55- JOHN ST. JOHN I believe in the Law of Cause and Effect—and I loathe the cant alike of the Superstitionist and the Rationalist. Tlm Confession of SI. judas McCabbagz I believe in Charles Darwin Almighty, maker of Evolution; and in Ernst Haeckel, his only son our Lord Who for us men and for our salvation came down from Germany: who was conceived of Weissmann, born of Buchner, suffered under du Rois-Raymond,was printed, bound, and shelved: who was raised again into English (of sorts),a5cended into the Pantheon of the Literary Gui…
1924 · PDF PAGE 13
…f libel. It is your wealth, in particular, that he relies on when he challenges Mr. Crowley to fill his pockets by means of an action at law. It is your capital, in various kinds, that he uses in order to collect anonymous gossip, purchase slanderous interviews, and give to his calumnies a world-wide publicity. You cannot avoid moral responsibility for his dis- honourable abuse of the power which you have put into his hands. If you could not prevent his infamous libels, you are bound to redress the wrong as soon as it is pointed out to you. In …
1926 · PDF PAGE 11
He, my prophet, hath chosen, knowing the law of the fortress, and the great mystery of the House of God. All these old letters of my Book are aright ; but ï is not the Star. This also is secret; my prophet shall reveal it to the wise. 58. I give unimaginable joys on earth: cer- tainty, not faith, While in life, upon death; peace unalterable, rest, ecstasy; nor do I demand aught in sacrifice. 59. My incense is of resinous woods and gums; and there is no blood therein: because of my hair the trees of Eternity. 60. My number is II, as all their num…
1930 · PDF PAGE 20
…lysis of his mind, and so learn to control it. Uupublished. Liber CGC. Khabs am Tekht. A spécial instruction for the Promulgation of the Law. This is the first and most important duty of every Aspirant of whatever grade. It builds up in him the character and Karma which forms the Spine of Attainment. Equinox III. I., p. 171. Liber CCCXXXIIL The B00k of Lies falsely so-called. Deals with many matters on ail planes of the very highest importance. It is an official publication for Babes of the Abyss, but is recommended even to beginners as highly …
1961 · PDF PAGE 93
…he Obstacles that daunted me are seen to be by the Shadows of Shadows. Grace be unto Lady BABALON. Thus it is written in The Book of the Law: Remember all ye that existence is pure joy; that all the sorrows are but as shadows; they pass & are done; but there is that which remains. Learn then that it is in the contemplation of Division that Sorrow is, for Division is the Formula of Choronzon. It is herefore discreet for thee to unite each element of Sorrow with its Opposite; in whose Triumph of Hymen is Ekstacy, until by Apprehension of the ne…
1961 · PDF PAGE 116
…iquity) F the Black Brothers, o my Son, will I write these Things following. I have told thee already concern- ing Change, how it is the Law, because every Change is an Act of Love under will. So then He that is Adept Exempt, whether in our Holy Order or another, may not remain in the Pillar of Mercy, because it is not balanced, but is unstable. Therefore is the Choice given unto him, whether he will destroy his Temple, and give up his Life, extending it to Universal Life, or whether he will make a Fortress about that Temple, and abide therein,…
1961 · PDF PAGE 134
…be a Division conscious of itself, and hindered from its Way (whose Name is Love) unto its Dissolution. It is written in The Book of the Law that the Pain of Division is as nothing, and the Joy of Dissolution all. Now then here is an Art and Device of Magick that I will declare unto thee, albeit it is a Peril if thou be not fixed in that Truth and in that Beatific Vision whereof I have written in the three Chapters foregoing. And it is this, to create by Artifice a Conflict in thyself, that thou mayst take thy Pleasure in its Resolution. Of thi…
1929 · PDF PAGE 540
540 Economic relations, again, were solved by the Law. Whatever funds we had --- and we experienced all conditions from absolute want of the barest necessities of life to overflowing abundance --- were regarded as means to enable each of us equally to do his or her will. Whatever anyone needed in his work was provided without a moment's grudging. None of us hankered after anything unnecessary to our work. We had found out and fixed in our minds that all such possessions, however delightful as new toys, were in the long run a nuisance. Whatever …
1906 · PDF PAGE 126
… shining sword ! What proven armour may avail Against the vengeance of the Lord? Athena’s favour must withdraw Before the justice of thy law ! Hail to the Lord of glittering spears, The monarch of the mighty name, The Master of ten thousand Fears Whose sword is as a scarlet flame ! Hail to black Ares! Wild and pale The echo answers me: All Hail! EXPLICIT ACTUS QUINTUS.
1944 · PDF PAGE 9
…ing his first Voyage around the earth in search of the Hidden Wisdom. On 8th, 9th and 10th April, 1904 e.v., he received the Book of the Law. Chosen bv the Masters to carry out Their sublime plan, he began to prepare the way for the establishment of the New Aeon, as They instructed him. (See The Equinox of the Gods for a very full and de‐ tailed account of this, the most important event in his career). He accordingly published the previously secret attributions of the Tarot in the Book 777
1954 · PDF PAGE 463
72 Education Cara Soror, Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Education means "leading out" ; this is not the same as "stuffing in." I refuse to enlarge on this theme ; it is all-important. To extract something, you should first know what is there. Here astrology ought to give useful hints ; its indications give the mind something to work on. Experience makes "confirmation strong as Holy Writ" ; but beware of a priori. Do not be dogmatic; do not insist in the face of disappointment. Astrology in education is useful as geology is to …
1954 · PDF PAGE 211
24 Necromancy and Spiritism Cara Soror, Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Really, you make me ashamed of you! To write to ignorant me to wise you up about necromancy, when you have at your elbow the one supreme classic-Levi's Chapter XIII in the Dogme et Rituel! 1 What sublimity of approach! What ingenuity of "considerations"! With what fatally sure steps marches his preparation! With what superb technique does he carry out his energized enthusiasm! And, finally, with what exact judicial righteousness does he sum the results of h…
1929 · PDF PAGE 103
… they create the greatest plague of humanity, officialdom, and encourage underhand conduct on both sides, furtiveness and espionage. Any law which tends to destroy manly qualities is a bad law, however necessary it may seem on the surface. The tendency of most modern legislation is to bind Gulliver with packthread. I have never broken the law myself, because the things I happen to want are so utterly different from those desired by men in general, that no occasion has ever risen. {184} But I observe with regret that humanity is being compelled …
1929 · PDF PAGE 245
…ngy jelly-fish with one greenish luminous spot like a nasty mess. Holastri, an enormous pink bug.) As to this perfume of The Book of the Law, "let it be laid before me, and kept thick with perfumes of your orison: it shall become full of beetles as it were and creeping things sacred unto me." One day, to my amazement, having gone into the bathroom to bathe, I discovered a beetle. As I have said, I take no interest in natural history and know nothing of it. But this beetle attracted my attention at once. I had never seen anything like it before.…
1954 · PDF PAGE 406
…s turn. He came in allover smiles, rubbing his hands, and said: "There's not a drop left, so that's that." Moral-Be English! Love is the law, love under will. Yours fraternally, 666
1907 · PDF PAGE 13
THE STAR AND THE GARTER Little or great, determinate In law from Fate, the Ultimate. If this be meaningless, much more Vacant your speech and sophic skill (My feminine and fair Escobar ! 1) To prove mere circumstance is no bar Against the freedom of the will. However this may be, we are Here and not otherwhere, star to star ! Hence then act thou! Restrain the ‘‘ Damn!” Evoked by ‘‘ I am that I am.” Perpend! (Hark back to Hamlet !) You stand thus poised upon the cliff Freewill—I await that will; (One) laughter ; (Two) the old kiss; (Three) silen…
1954 · PDF PAGE 199
…tter astrologer than ever I was. (This is very cunning of me; in two years we shall all be getting clothes without coupons.) Love is the law, love under will. Yours fraternally, 666
1961 · PDF PAGE 143
…w the Word of thy Will without Error, and to make perfect every Faculty of thy Mind, in right Order and Readiness to impose that Word as Law upon the Universe. So mote it be! t