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Page 38 of 831919 · PDF PAGE 332
…, all the reflec- tions he has ever made on time, as also accidental sympa- thetics like Mr. Whistler’s essay; and if he is sufficiently far advanced, all these thoughts in their hundreds and thousands diverging from the one thought, will again converge, and become the resultant of all those thoughts. He will get Sa- madhi upon that original thought, and this will be a terrible enemy to his progress. 4. The Mind is the great Slayer of the Real. In the word “Mind” we should include all phenomena of Mind, including Samadhi itself. Any phenomenon …
1944 · PDF PAGE 96
…ntifying it with Baphomet, the ass‐headed idol of the Knights of the Temple.1 But at this time archaeological research had not gone very far; the na‐ ture of Baphomet was not fully understood. (See Atu 0, above.) At least he succeeded in identi‐ fying the goat portrayed upon the card with Pan. On the Tree of Life, Atu XIII and XV are symmetrically placed; they lead from Tiphareth, the human consciousness, to the spheres in which Thought (on the one hand) and Bliss (on the other) are developed. Between them, Atu XIV leads similarly to the sphere…
1909 · PDF PAGE 68
5.40. 557- 6.30. 7.10. THE EQUINOX But it has done no good as far as energy is concerned. I’m just as bad or worse than I was on the day which I have called the day of Apophis (third day). The only thing to my credit is the way I’ve kept the mantra going. One thing at least is good; if anything does come of this great magical retirement—which I am beginning to doubt—it will not be mixed up with any other enthusiasm, poetic, venereal, or bacchanalian. It will be purely mystici But as it has not happened yet—- and just at present it seems incredi…
1919 · PDF PAGE 420
…h, like the black and soundless wings of midnight bat, between the moonlight of thy Soul and thy great goal that loometh in the distance far away. 98
1930 · PDF PAGE 73
4- Ascertain how far you can walk without once stopping; likewise with dancing, swimming, running, etc. 5. Ascertain for how many hours you can do without sleep. 6. Test your endurance with various gymnastic exercises, club swinging, and so on. 7. Ascertain for how long you can keep silence. 8. Investigate any other capacities and aptitudes which may occur to you. 9. Let ail these things be carefully and conscientiously recordedj for according to your powers will it be demanded of you. VIL A Course of Reading. 1. The object of most of the foreg…
1907 · PDF PAGE 160
…e news of the enemy's approach into the as sembly of Israel : My lords , take heed now , prayer is good to save While yet the foemen are far off ; but now They howl and clamour at our very gates . Which in other words simply means , as long as man does not see or understand he will pray ; when he does , he won't . Another juggle to elude fate is sacrifice . Sacrifice and prayer have ever run in harness together under the whistling of the priestly lash . “ I will brain you if you refuse to render tribute to me , " said the primi tive chief to hi…
1910 · PDF PAGE 55
…to the boiling waters of discontent, but instead, he leapt on board that storm-devouring Argosy of Adepts which was destined to bear him far beyond the crimsoning rays of 43
1910 · PDF PAGE 55
…to the boiling waters of discontent, but instead, he leapt on board that storm-devouring Argosy of Adepts which was destined to bear him far beyond the crimsoning rays of 43
1910 · PDF PAGE 15
… Glascott, with insane taint, told Mr. Champney that he had visited me (12 years old) at my mother’s house during the holidays — true so far, he had — and found me “ lying drunk at the bottom of the stairs ”. My mother was never asked about this ; nor was I told of it. I was put into “ Coventry ” i.e. nor master nor boy might speak to me, or I to them. I was fed on bread and water ; during playhours I worked in the school- room ; during work-hours I walked solitary round and round the playground. I was expected to “ confess ” the crime of which…
1911 · PDF PAGE 168
…ED LIL First, let praise and worship and honour and glory and great thank be given unto the Holy One, who hath permitted us to come thus far, who hath revealed unto us the ineffable mysteries, that they might be disclosed before men. And we humbly beseech His infinite goodness that he will be pleased to manifest unto us even the Mystery of the First Aethyr. (Here followeth the Call of the Aethyr.) The veil of the Aethyr is like the veil of night, dark azure, full of countless stars. And because the veil is infinite, at first one seeth not the w…
1906 · PDF PAGE 17
…another as the flames Of our hell fuse us into one wild soul: ~ Then, one immaculate divinest whole, Plunge, fire, within all fire, dive far to death ; Till, like king Satan’s sympathetic breath, Burn on us as a voicé from far above Strange nameless elements of fire and love ; And we, one mouth to kiss; one soul to.lure, For ever wedded, one, divine, endure
1909 · PDF PAGE 9
…e Providence,” “ Existence is the opposite of Non-Existence,” do not help us much ! The plain Existence is Existence of the Hebrews goes farther. It is the most sceptical of statements, in spite of its form. Existence is just existence, and there’s no more to be said about it; don’t worry! Ah, but there is more to be said about it! Though we search ourselves for a thought to match the word, and fail, yet we have Berkeley’s perfectly convincing argument that (so far as we know it) existence must mean thinking existence or spiritual existence. He…
1919 · PDF PAGE 219
…o the Order, to their intelligence in apprehending the nature of its teaching, to their zeal in spreading the principles of the Order so far as they them- selves understand them, though always with the discretion inseparable from the due guarding of the secrets, and to all 205
1919 · PDF PAGE 374
…ds. Reference is here made to the attainment of the Buddha. It was only after he had abandoned the Ascetic Life that he attained, and so far from manifesting that attainment by non-action, he created a revolution in India by attacking the Caste system, and by preaching his law created a Karma so violent that even to-day its primary force is still active. The present ‘Buddha,’ the Master Therion, is doing a similar, but even greater work, by His proclamation: Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. 32. Sow kindly acts and thou shalt rea…
1922 · PDF PAGE 199
… shrill, cracked voice :— ‘** Her cranial dome is vaulted, Her mad Mongolian eyes Aslant with the ecstasies Of things. immune, exalted . Far beyond stars and skies, Slits of amber and jet——” I heard him across abysses of aching inanity. A thrill of Satanic triumph tingled in my soul, and composed a symphony from its screams. I leapt with lust to recognise myselfin the repulsive Phantasm pictured by the poet. :
1954 · PDF PAGE 133
…la. There is, however, a sense in which the service of humanity is necessary to the completeness of the Adept . He is not to flyaway too far. Some remarks on this course are given in the note to the nex t verse. The student is also advised to take note of the conditions of membership of the A :. A : . . (The Equinox, Vol. III, Supplement p. 57-59.) We come down to the average popular "teacher," the mere humbug. Read this: One day quite soon an entirely different kind of electricity will be discovered which will bring as many profound changes in…
1913 · PDF PAGE 194
…m the lusts of the world, set free From the clutches of flesh? For ever I have lost thee, And I damn thee, for that thou hast seduced me far From the olden way of the gods. O Rose! Rose! Rose Unknown, ah! wherefore hast thou done this thing? The spirit is dead within me, and the flesh Wearies of thee, whom never I have known: For thou art foul to me—a leprous worm Of sticky slime ; a clamorous courtezan With itching sores, thou bidd’st me scratch thee, ease Thine ill with the touches of love. Ah! slimy one, Rose of the world polluted, thou who …
1913 · PDF PAGE 194
…m the lusts of the world, set free From the clutches of flesh? For ever I have lost thee, And I damn thee, for that thou hast seduced me far From the olden way of the gods. O Rose! Rose! Rose Unknown, ah! wherefore hast thou done this thing? The spirit is dead within me, and the flesh Wearies of thee, whom never I have known: For thou art foul to me—a leprous worm Of sticky slime ; a clamorous courtezan With itching sores, thou bidd’st me scratch thee, ease Thine ill with the touches of love. Ah! slimy one, Rose of the world polluted, thou who …
1919 · PDF PAGE 392
…ought. 78. Thus, the first Path is LIBERATION. 79. But Path the second is RENUNCIATION, and therefore called the “Path of Woe.” There is far too much emotionalism in this part of the treatise, though perhaps this is the fault of the language; but the attitude of contemplating the sorrow of the Universe eternally is unmanly and unscientific. In the practical at- tempt to aid suffering, the consciousness of that suffering is lost. With regard to the Doctrine of Karma, argument is nugatory. In one sense Karma cannot be interfered with, even to the…
1909 · PDF PAGE 88
… 86 Thou canst not give up, for I will bring thee through. Yet here I lie, stripped of all magic force, doubting my own peace and faith, farther from Adonai than ever before—and yet—and yet—- Do I not know that every error is a necessary step in the Path? The longest way round is the shortest way home. But it is disgusting! There‘s a grim humour in it, too. The real Devil of the Operation must be sitting with sardonic grin upon his face, enjoying my perplexity For that Dweller-of-the—Threshold-thought was not as dead as I supposed ; as Iwrite h…