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Page 36 of 831954 · PDF PAGE 316
Cara Soror, 44 "Serious" Style of A.C. or the Apparent Frivolity of Some of My Remarks Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Far-off indeed those sunny days when life in England was worth living; when one could travel anywhere in Europe-except Russia and Turkey, which spiritually, at least, are in Asia-or America, without a passport; when we complained that closing time was twelve-thirty a.m.; when there was little or no class bitterness, the future seemed secure, and only Nonconformists failed to enjoy the fun that bubbled up on eve…
1961 · PDF PAGE 217
…its Will and its Appurtenance or Ornament. For it is the Child of my Love toward thee, and the Expression through mine Art of my Will so far as that regardeth thee. Now every Child is made of the Essence of his Father, so that every Creation is a Likeness or image of the Creator, but modified by the Mother, that is to say, the Material whereon he begetteth it. So then this Letter is a Projection of mine own Star in a Mirror, to wit, mine Idea in hy Regard; and it shall be unto thee as a clear Vision of thy Father, and of the Word of the Æon tha…
1904 · PDF PAGE 102
…ot growing.” In these unpretending and innocent.words lies hid (for the eye of the wise to discover) the germ of the most stupendous and far-reaching system of philosophy that has 1 The Qabalah.
1907 · PDF PAGE 262
…, Ain , the No - Thing . “ It is so named be cause we do not know , that which there is in this Principle , because it never descends as far as our ignorance , and because it is above Wisdom itself ." 3 “ Not only does the Qabbalah repudiate the adage · Mysteries : Lyrical and Dramatic , vol , i, pp . 104 , 105 . 2 Tannhäuser , vol . i, p . 258 . s Zohar , iii, fol . 2886 ( Meyer ).
1909 · PDF PAGE 67
…ss adjuvant to the process which I have optimis- tically named Scientific Iluminism. But at least for the present we have not arrived so far. In my own case I should know fairly well what to do, well enough to get my little “loosening of the girders of the soul” at a guess twice in five times, perhaps more. Not surely enough to guarantee results to other people without a lengthy series of experiments, still less to recommend them to try for themselves, unless under skilled supervision. My present appeal is to recognised physiologists and psycho…
1909 · PDF PAGE 67
…ss adjuvant to the process which I have optimis- tically named Scientific Iluminism. But at least for the present we have not arrived so far. In my own case I should know fairly well what to do, well enough to get my little “loosening of the girders of the soul” at a guess twice in five times, perhaps more. Not surely enough to guarantee results to other people without a lengthy series of experiments, still less to recommend them to try for themselves, unless under skilled supervision. My present appeal is to recognised physiologists and psycho…
1906 · PDF PAGE 179
…, not two! Thus East and West from A to Z Agree—Alas: so do not you? (It matters nothing—you, I find, Are but a mode of my own mind.) As far as normal reasoning goes, Mind’ssuperior I must admit my concepts close functions. Exactly where my worthy friend, Great Mansel, says they ought to end. But here’s the whole thing in a word: Olympus in a nutshell! | Jdave 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 ot…
1907 · PDF PAGE 289
…ng into the depths of the Darkness , here and there saw some fleeting asteroid ; after them came Huxley , who glooming into the depths , far in the distance , saw the whirling cloud of stars , still beyond him must we go , beyond that trembling cloud which hovers as some tired dove on the horizon of our minds , past nebulæ of stars and molten suns singing " 1 1 The Sword of Song , vol . ii, p . 208 .
1913 · PDF PAGE 139
…a variable with intelligence and conscious volition! The dead weight of the original conditions under which we were born has counted for far more than all our striving. The uncon- scious forces are incomparably greater than those of which we have any knowledge. This is the solidity of our Pantacle, the Karma of our earth that whirls us will he nill he around her axis at the rate of a thousand miles an hour. And a thousand is Aleph, a capital Aleph, the microcosm of all-wandering air, the fool of the Taro, the aimlessness and fatality of things!…
1930 · PDF PAGE 70
…er the Four Great Princes and their servitors. 1 If the magician needs to perform any other operation than this, it is only lawful in so far as it is a necessary preliminary to That One Work. There are, however many shades of grey. It is not every magician who is well armed with theory. Perhaps one such may invoke Jupiter, with the wish to heal others of their physical ills. This sort of thing is harmless,2 or almost so. It is not evil in 1. See the Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage. 2. There is nevertheless the general objection t…
1901 · PDF PAGE 8
…ward ? Let them wait awhile ! Shall I Bow down a loyal head to fate : despair and die ? I hear the sea roll strong and pure that bore me far From Meallfavournie’s scalp, gray moor and lonely scaur ; I hear the waves together mutter in counsel deep ; I hear the thunder the winds utter in broken sleep ; I hear the voices of four rivers crying aloud ; Four Angels trumpet, and earth shivers : the heavens shroud Their faces in blank terror for the sound of them : The mountains are disturbed and roar : the azure hem That laps all lands is broken, las…
1919 · PDF PAGE 16
…unce- ments of the A..A.. and O.T.O. It also publishes such poetry, drama, fiction, and essays, as are sympathetic to this programme, so far as space permits. THE Equinox is so called, firstly, because it is the Com- ment upon the Word of the New Zon, #ednpa, which was given at the Equinox of the Gods, when the Crowned and Conquering Child, Horus, took the place of the Dying God, Osiris. (The Equinox marks a period of a fresh influx of Force from our Father the SUN.) Secondly, in accordance with this, publication takes place at the Equinoxes of…
1919 · PDF PAGE 416
…man at his initial step if he has complied with all the rules? If the disciple were in the condition mentioned, he would be already very far advanced. But of course if we were to take the words “The threshold of the Path” “The foremost gate” “The stream” as equivalent to Srotapatti, the passage would gain in intel- ligibility. But, just as in the noble eight-fold Path, the steps are concurrent, not consecutive, so, like the Comte de Saint Germain, when he was expelled from Berlin, one can go through all the seven Gates at once. 23. Disciples ma…
1919 · PDF PAGE 449
…s of Compassion, raised by their tortures, by their blood cemented, it shields mankind, since man is man, protecting it from further and far greater misery and sorrow. Comment has already been made upon this verse. 87. Withal man sees it not, will not perceive it, nor will he heed the word of wisdom . . . for he knows it not. Here indeed is the only sorrow that could seem, even for a moment, likely to touch the Adept. It is rather annoying that the great prize offered so freely to men is scorned by them. But this is only if the Adept fall for o…
1919 · PDF PAGE 80
…The harper also laid down his Pan-pipe, and with the human voice sang his infinite tunes. 43. Then the faun was enraptured, and followed far; at last the harper was silent, and the faun became Pan in the midst of the primal forest of Eternity. 44. Thou canst not charm the dolphin with silence, O my prophet! 45. Then the adept was rapt away in bliss, and the beyond of bliss, and exceeded the excess of excess. 46. Also his body shook and staggered with the burden of that bliss and that excess and that ultimate nameless. 74
1919 · PDF PAGE 372
…e process of selection and elimination already described. The aspiration must be con- sidered as unaffected by this process except in so far as it becomes brighter and clearer in consequence of it. The last sentence seems again to refer to this question of asceticism. The Adept is not affected by his actions. 27. Both action and inaction may find room in thee; thy body agitated, thy mind tranquil, thy Soul as limpid as a mountain lake. 50
1954 · PDF PAGE 404
… decent of him because it was in direct contradiction with his financial interest. But he was an all-round good man. So I cut him out so far as the masse shot was concerned 371
1904 · PDF PAGE 38
…ot two ! Thus East and West from A to Z Agree—Alas ! so do not you ? (It matters nothing—you, I find, Are but a mode of my own mind.) As far as normal reasoning goes, I must admit my concepts close Exactly where my worthy friend, Great Mansel, says they ought to end. But here’s the whole thing in a word : 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 f…
1909 · PDF PAGE 320
…e light. “ The water was deliciously cool and refreshing, and as I struck out in it, I soon saw that I must have made a mistake, for the far shore was a great distance from me, and on it I could see shining a silvery palace. 3i2
1909 · PDF PAGE 320
…e light. “ The water was deliciously cool and refreshing, and as I struck out in it, I soon saw that I must have made a mistake, for the far shore was a great distance from me, and on it I could see shining a silvery palace. 3i2