Thelema ScholarTHE ALEISTER CROWLEY COLLECTION
FOLLOW A WORD THROUGH THE COLLECTION

Search the corpus.

Phrase search ignores case and repeated whitespace. All-words search finds whole words anywhere on the same page. OCR errors can affect results.

1,555 matching pages

Page 35 of 78
1944 · PDF PAGE 160

The Book of Thoth

…ul and unreliable; in this way, very dangerous, on account of the superficial beauty and attractiveness which distinguish her. In the Yî King, the watery part of Air is represented by the 28th hexagram, Tâ Kwo. The Shape suggests a weak beam.

original embedded textRead original & transcription →
1961 · PDF PAGE 136

Liber Aleph

…d from Toil to cultivate Wisdom, and this was first provided by the Selection of a caste Pontifical. By this Device came the Alliance of King and Priest, Strength and Cunning fortifying each the other through the Division of Labour. i

original embedded textRead original & transcription →
1905 · PDF PAGE 81

Collected Works (Vol. I)

…d time To gather fugitives, and make them men, And straggling herdsmen for our arma- ment !—(a/oud) We send thee, herald, to the furious king Who lies with all his power encamped some- where Hence southward toward Mahanaim. Say Unto the king of Ammon: Thus. saith Jephthah : Why hast thou come with bloody hands against us? Our holy God, that bound the iron sea With pale frail limits of white sand, and said : Thus far, and not one billowy step beyond ! Saith unto thee in like commandment: Thou Who hast destroyed my people from the land So far, sh…

original embedded textRead original & transcription →
1912 · PDF PAGE 339

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

… iv. 15] The front part ob wi8r Vicious, faulty nop 182 Deus Zelotes NIP ON Outcry, clamour Mpyt Layer of snares, supplanter; apy’ Jacob King of the Gods smSxm bp Passive [as opposed to bpp Sapna = active]

original embedded textRead original & transcription →
1912 · PDF PAGE 339

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VIII)

… iv. 15] The front part ob wi8r Vicious, faulty nop 182 Deus Zelotes NIP ON Outcry, clamour Mpyt Layer of snares, supplanter; apy’ Jacob King of the Gods smSxm bp Passive [as opposed to bpp Sapna = active]

original embedded textRead original & transcription →
1913 · PDF PAGE 568

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IX)

…E BATH OF MEDEA—MAGIC OVERCOME BY ITS OWN WEAPONS—THE GREAT ARCANUM OF THE JESUITS AND THE SECRET OF THEIR POWER Tue Bible tells us that King Nebuchadnezzar, at the highest point of his power and his pride, was suddenly changed into a beast. He fled into savage places, began to eat grass, let his beard and hair grow, as well as his nails, and remained in this state for seven years. In our Dogme et rituel de la haute magie, we have said what we think of the mysteries of lycanthropy, or the meta- morphosis of men into werewolves. Everyone knows t…

original embedded textRead original & transcription →
1913 · PDF PAGE 568

The Equinox (Volume I, Number X)

…E BATH OF MEDEA—MAGIC OVERCOME BY ITS OWN WEAPONS—THE GREAT ARCANUM OF THE JESUITS AND THE SECRET OF THEIR POWER Tue Bible tells us that King Nebuchadnezzar, at the highest point of his power and his pride, was suddenly changed into a beast. He fled into savage places, began to eat grass, let his beard and hair grow, as well as his nails, and remained in this state for seven years. In our Dogme et rituel de la haute magie, we have said what we think of the mysteries of lycanthropy, or the meta- morphosis of men into werewolves. Everyone knows t…

original embedded textRead original & transcription →
1905 · PDF PAGE 106

Collected Works (Vol. I)

… love would bring My thirsty lips to the one perfect spring— My iron soul upon my trembling hands Tad its harsh will ; my bitterness was king. So verily long time I rode afar. My course was lighted by some gloomy star That boded evil, that I would not shun, But rather welcome, as the storm the sun, Lowering and red, a hurtful avatar, Whose fatal forehead like itself is dun It was no wonder when the second day Showed me a city on the desert way, Whose brazen gates were open, where within I saw a statue for a sign of sin, And saw the people come …

original embedded textRead original & transcription →
1898 · PDF PAGE 7

Jezebel

…r glories fiercely flame ; To those white courts, by princes trod, Where Ahab sat, and mocked at God. Where Ahab sat :—but lo ! I saw No king, no tyrant to be curst ; But she, who filled me with blind awe, She, for whose blood my thin veins thirst ; The blossom of a painted mouth And bare breasts tinctured with the south. For lo ! the harlot Jezebel ! Her hands dropped perfume, and her tongue (A flame from the dark heart of hell, The ivory-barred mouth, that stung With unimaginable pangs) Shot out at me, and Hell fixed gangs. Her purple robes, …

original embedded textRead original & transcription →
1912 · PDF PAGE 59

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

THE TEMPLE OF SOLOMON THE KING The same remarks apply to the next three sections in the other quarters. At the great invocation following he extends the Shivalingam to infinite height, each letter of each word representing an exaltation of it by geometrical progression. Having seen this satisfactorily, he prostrates himself in adoration. When consciousness begins to return, he uses the final formula to raise that consciousness in the Shivalingam, springing to his feet at the moment of uniting himself with it, and lastly uttering that supreme song…

original embedded textRead original & transcription →
1912 · PDF PAGE 59

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VIII)

THE TEMPLE OF SOLOMON THE KING The same remarks apply to the next three sections in the other quarters. At the great invocation following he extends the Shivalingam to infinite height, each letter of each word representing an exaltation of it by geometrical progression. Having seen this satisfactorily, he prostrates himself in adoration. When consciousness begins to return, he uses the final formula to raise that consciousness in the Shivalingam, springing to his feet at the moment of uniting himself with it, and lastly uttering that supreme song…

original embedded textRead original & transcription →
1919 · PDF PAGE 268

The Equinox (Volume III, Number I)

…n. A phrase of triumphant music. The PRIEST takes the Priestess by her right hand with his left, keeping the Lance raised. I, PRIEST and KING, take thee, Virgin pure without 254

original embedded textRead original & transcription →
1898 · PDF PAGE 6

Jezebel

… sands, With fervour filled, to say God’s doom To Ahab of the bloody hands, The spoiler of his father’s tomb, The slayer of the vineyard king. God’s judgment, and his fate, I bring. The city gleams afar ; I see Samarina’s white walls on high ; The mountains echo back to me The vengeful murmur of the sky ; All heaven and earth on me attend To prophesy the tyrant’s end. The gates are close because of night Whose heavy breath infects the air ; The dog-star gleams, a devilish light : I thought I saw behind me glare The eyes of fiends. I thought I h…

original embedded textRead original & transcription →
1901 · PDF PAGE 74

The Soul of Osiris

…eper than heaven, tameless as the fire. All catch the fear—the fear of Her—as well, And dare not—even afraid, I must aspire. A spirit walking in a dream, I went To the high throne—they shook the firmament With foolish cheers. I knelt before the queen And wept in silence. Then, as it had been An angel’s voice and touch, her face she bent, Lifted and kissed me—oh ! her lips were keen ! Her voice was softer than a virgin’s eyes : “ Go ! my true knight : for thither, thither lies The only road for thee ; thou hast a prayer Wafted each hour—my spiri…

original embedded textRead original & transcription →
1912 · PDF PAGE 7

Sir Palamedes

… perceiveth Naught. Even this is, however, not the Beast. xii. Returning to Camelot to announce his failure, he maketh entrance into the King’s hall, whence he started out upon the quest. The Beast cometh nestling to him, All the knights attain the quest. The voice of Christ is heard: “Well done.” He sayeth that each failure is a step in the Path, The poet prayeth success therein for himself and his readers, viii

original embedded textRead original & transcription →
1912 · PDF PAGE 57

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

THE TEMPLE OF SOLOMON THE KING March 19. A mediocre (train). VIII 20. A a bit better. (He arrived at I—Iai-Phong.) 21. A about the same. 22. A bad (sleepy—sea-sick). (He was now on a tramp steamer packed three—deep with pigs.) 23. A better. (Magnificent Fata Morgana. Ship— ping, etc., upside down in air above itself. Qy. A sign {or me ?( (This question suggests that he is getting through the Abyss to that great obligation of a Master of the Temple, “I will interpret every phenomenon as a particular dealing of God with my soul”) (A night of shock…

original embedded textRead original & transcription →
1912 · PDF PAGE 159

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

…ur Vials: for that the time is such as requireth Comfort. The Angle 01 Δ 01 A in the tablet 01 A. The Lord of the Winds and Breezes; the King 01 the Spirits 01 Air. THE TENTH KEY CORAxo cahisa eoremepe, od belanusa Lucala azodiazodore paebe Soba iisononu cahisa uix-equo 0/56 copehanu od racalire maasi bajile caosagi ; das yalaponu dosiji od basajime; od ox ‘ v.). “ Upon their hands are marble sleeves.” 117

original embedded textRead original & transcription →
1912 · PDF PAGE 57

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VIII)

THE TEMPLE OF SOLOMON THE KING March 19. A mediocre (train). VIII 20. A a bit better. (He arrived at I—Iai-Phong.) 21. A about the same. 22. A bad (sleepy—sea-sick). (He was now on a tramp steamer packed three—deep with pigs.) 23. A better. (Magnificent Fata Morgana. Ship— ping, etc., upside down in air above itself. Qy. A sign {or me ?( (This question suggests that he is getting through the Abyss to that great obligation of a Master of the Temple, “I will interpret every phenomenon as a particular dealing of God with my soul”) (A night of shock…

original embedded textRead original & transcription →
1912 · PDF PAGE 159

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VIII)

…ur Vials: for that the time is such as requireth Comfort. The Angle 01 Δ 01 A in the tablet 01 A. The Lord of the Winds and Breezes; the King 01 the Spirits 01 Air. THE TENTH KEY CORAxo cahisa eoremepe, od belanusa Lucala azodiazodore paebe Soba iisononu cahisa uix-equo 0/56 copehanu od racalire maasi bajile caosagi ; das yalaponu dosiji od basajime; od ox ‘ v.). “ Upon their hands are marble sleeves.” 117

original embedded textRead original & transcription →
1944 · PDF PAGE 80

The Book of Thoth

… of Binah, in whom he gestates. In his hand he holds a Lamp whose centre is the Sun, portrayed in the likeness of the Sigil of the great King of Fire (Yod is the secret Fire). It seems that he is contemplating—in a certain sense, adoring—the Orphic egg (greenish in colour) because it is conterminous with the Universe, while the snake which surrounds it is many‐coloured to signify the iridescence of Mercury. For he is not only creative, but is the fluidic essence of Light, which is the life of the Universe.

original embedded textRead original & transcription →