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1911 · PDF PAGE 143

The Equinox (Volume I, Number V)

…the Luxem- bourg Gallery, regarding a too faithful portrait of an orator addressing his constituents. She spoke over her shoulder to the long negro, Joe Marie. His eyes rolled, and his hands twitched, and his thick mouth grinned. He seemed to sniff her hair. A pitiable creature—a tamed leopard. All smiles and yes ! yes! to a discourse of whose purport he had noidea. “ Realism l” she went on. " We want truth, but we want beauty too. We don't want what our silly eyes call truth. We want the beauty that is seen by artists’ souls. A photo- graph is…

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1911 · PDF PAGE 143

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VI)

…the Luxem- bourg Gallery, regarding a too faithful portrait of an orator addressing his constituents. She spoke over her shoulder to the long negro, Joe Marie. His eyes rolled, and his hands twitched, and his thick mouth grinned. He seemed to sniff her hair. A pitiable creature—a tamed leopard. All smiles and yes ! yes! to a discourse of whose purport he had noidea. “ Realism l” she went on. " We want truth, but we want beauty too. We don't want what our silly eyes call truth. We want the beauty that is seen by artists’ souls. A photo- graph is…

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1912 · PDF PAGE 49

Book 4 (Part I)

…ble to assist the faculty of attention. The best mantras are of medium length, so far as the beginner is concerned. If the mantra is too long, one is apt to forget it, unless one practises very hard for a great length of time. On the other hand, mantras of a single syllable, such as Aumf are rather jerky; the rhythmical idea is lost. Here are a few useful mantras: ᾿See Part II. 2 However, in saying a mantra containing the word Azmz, one sometimes forgets the other words, and remains concentrated, repeating the ΑΜ]; at intervals; but this is the…

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1912 · PDF PAGE 75

Book 4 (Part I)

…. Zsz'rdly, there is a class of breaks partaking of the nature of reverie or “ day-dreams.” These are very insidious-one may go on for a long time without realizing that one has wandered at all. Fowl/21y, we get a very high class of break, which is a sort of aberration of the control itself. You think, “ How well I am doing it! ” or perhaps that it would be rather a good idea if you were on a desert

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1912 · PDF PAGE 158

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

…of 26 Hyacinthine Pillars, in whom the Elders are become strong, which I have prepared for mine own Righteousness, saith the Lord: whose long continuance 511311 be as bucklers to the Stooping Dragon, and like unto the harvest 01 3 Widow, How many are there which remain in the Glory 01 the Earth, which are, and shall not see Death until the House 1311 and the Dragon sink? Come awayl 101 the Thunders )01 increase) have spoken. Come awayl for the Crowns of the Temple and the Robe of Him that is, was, and shall be, crowned, are dividedl Come forth!…

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1912 · PDF PAGE 158

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VIII)

…of 26 Hyacinthine Pillars, in whom the Elders are become strong, which I have prepared for mine own Righteousness, saith the Lord: whose long continuance 511311 be as bucklers to the Stooping Dragon, and like unto the harvest 01 3 Widow, How many are there which remain in the Glory 01 the Earth, which are, and shall not see Death until the House 1311 and the Dragon sink? Come awayl 101 the Thunders )01 increase) have spoken. Come awayl for the Crowns of the Temple and the Robe of Him that is, was, and shall be, crowned, are dividedl Come forth!…

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1913 · PDF PAGE 71

Book 4 (Part II)

…rst. Now any one idea which is not The Idea must be treated in this fashion. When you have killed the snake you can use its skin, but as long as it is alive and free, you are in danger. And unfortunately the ego-idea, which is the real snake, can throw itself into a multitude of forms, each clothed in the most brilliant dress. Thus the devil is said to be able to disguise himself as an angel of light. Under the strain of a magical vow this is too terribly the case. No normal human being understands or can understand the temptations of the saint…

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1928 · PDF PAGE 118

Little Poems in Prose

…e them, and do and say the same things and speak with the same voice . . .” One of the four children, who for some sec- onds past was no longer listening to his talk, but with a startling fixity had fastened his gaze upon I knew not what point of heaven, said suddenly, “Look, look there; do you see Him? He is sitting on that little lonely cloud, that lit- tle fire-coloured cloud that moves so softly, and He too—one would say that He was look- ing at us.” “But who then?” asked the others. “God,” he replied, with an accent of perfect conviction. …

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1928 · PDF PAGE 162

Little Poems in Prose

…who bears the blackness of his soul upon his face’ just because he did not agree with him. How one laughed at that in the Medical School long ago!—You will remem- ber? Ah, there is K——, who denounced to the Government the rebels who were in his care at the hospital. It was when the riots were on. How is it possible that so handsome a man should have had so mean a soul? And here now is W——, a famous English doctor. I picked him up while he was in Paris. He looks just like a young lady, doesn’t he?” And as I touched a packet tied up with string t…

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1907 · PDF PAGE 303

The Star in the West

…ell , The first of which is concentration ! Bloom , Concentration's midnight flower ! After much practice to this end I gain at last the long -sought power (Which you believe you have this hour, But certainly have not , my friend !), Of keeping close the mind to one Thing at a time - suppose , the Sun. I gain this (Reverence to Ganesh '!) And at that instant comprehend (That past and future tenses vanish ) What Fichte comprehends. Division , Thought , wisdom , drop away . I see The absolute identity Of the beholder and the vision.? Then we come…

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1909 · PDF PAGE 68

Clouds Without Water

… Take pity! Mutely moans Your mouth in little sobs and calls and cries And catches of the breath, whose bliss atones In once for all the long-drawn agonies. Now that the pain swings over into pleasure, Now that the union which is death is done, The wine of bliss roils out in brimming measure. The moon is dead — all glory to the Sun! Now, now! Oh no! Oh no! I penetrate — I pierce. Enough. God! God! how Thou art great! —- TIE —

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1910 · PDF PAGE 68

The Scented Garden

…ware, sayeth El Qahar, lest thou bring forth a litter of pigs !6 1. Ka’abah — the “ Holy Place ” at Mecca. See Burton’s Pilgrimage for a long description of this and of the black stone. 2. Hujjaj — plural of Haji, a pilgrim to Mecca. 3. Omar — See Burton’s Pilgrimage for facts about this caliph, highly honoured by the orthodox

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1912 · PDF PAGE 58

Book 4 (Part I)

…pset for weeks if any one gave him a coconut: but the average Euro— pean takes things as they come by the time that he has been put into long trousers.

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1912 · PDF PAGE 355

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

…?ךהבםול Dea SL, that was rising at the birth of FRATER PER- nummo Moses the Initiator?השימ Elevatus?אשב 3 5 7 The Exalted Lightךיא ?הלעמ Long of Nose; herךרא ?םיפא NIerCiful; a title of the supreme GOD Lightning?םוכרכ An approach?!ברק "'353 Goshen?!שב The fifth nil/DH The Secret ofרוס הוהי ?ויאריל TETRAGRAMMATON is to His?;»םש [Ps. »₪, ω] Delight, joy?החמש 354 Grew fat; anointed?}שר Heptaeteris intermissoria?הממש 355 Thought; idea?הבשחמ Year?הנש 356 The Cedars of Lebanonיזרא ?ןונבל Expiationes. [Vide κυ.?םירופב װ]6.<.ק1.0,1 SΕΡΗ I ROT Η A young …

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1912 · PDF PAGE 355

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VIII)

…?ךהבםול Dea SL, that was rising at the birth of FRATER PER- nummo Moses the Initiator?השימ Elevatus?אשב 3 5 7 The Exalted Lightךיא ?הלעמ Long of Nose; herךרא ?םיפא NIerCiful; a title of the supreme GOD Lightning?םוכרכ An approach?!ברק "'353 Goshen?!שב The fifth nil/DH The Secret ofרוס הוהי ?ויאריל TETRAGRAMMATON is to His?;»םש [Ps. »₪, ω] Delight, joy?החמש 354 Grew fat; anointed?}שר Heptaeteris intermissoria?הממש 355 Thought; idea?הבשחמ Year?הנש 356 The Cedars of Lebanonיזרא ?ןונבל Expiationes. [Vide κυ.?םירופב װ]6.<.ק1.0,1 SΕΡΗ I ROT Η A young …

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1913 · PDF PAGE 319

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IX)

…ing garment. They will gaze the one upon the other with inexpressible tenderness and a smile that is ineffable because they have wept so long. IV THE QUATERNARY Tue Quaternary is the number of force. It is the ternary completed by its product, the rebellious unity reconciled to the sovereign trinity. In the first fury of life, man, having forgotten his mother, no longer understood God but as an inflexible and jealous father. The sombre Saturn, armed with his parricidal scythe, set himself to devour his children. Jupiter had eyebrows which shook…

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1913 · PDF PAGE 319

The Equinox (Volume I, Number X)

…ing garment. They will gaze the one upon the other with inexpressible tenderness and a smile that is ineffable because they have wept so long. IV THE QUATERNARY Tue Quaternary is the number of force. It is the ternary completed by its product, the rebellious unity reconciled to the sovereign trinity. In the first fury of life, man, having forgotten his mother, no longer understood God but as an inflexible and jealous father. The sombre Saturn, armed with his parricidal scythe, set himself to devour his children. Jupiter had eyebrows which shook…

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1905 · PDF PAGE 19

Collected Works (Vol. I)

…blood with poisonous vials of death, Or dooms them tu the tooth and venomous breath Of foul black worms; and on the earth to dwell For a long space, and there (most terrible !) To change her shape at times, and on her take The fierce presentment of a loathly snake To wander curst and lonely through the dire black brake. And this thing is my mother, whose foul tomb Is a black serpent, spotted with the gloom Of venomous red flecks, and poisonous sweat, While on her flat lewd head the mark is set Of utter loathsomeness ; and I, her child Born of i…

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1909 · PDF PAGE 385

The Equinox (Volume I, Number I)

…eproduce here an infinitesimal part of the numberless thoughts which came to my mind in that moment. However—for this should prove a too long narrative— IT soon ceased ruminating upon the future, for the women began singing a sort of cheerless lay. ‘“ How, fah, fah, how, loh, hew, hew,” it went on, and I could foresee no end to the romance. In the meantime the maidens advanced towards me, and while their thoughts gave way to the noise referred to already, their hands soon began gently scratching my head, as if to prey upon my hair. I have alway…

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The Equinox (Volume I, Number II)

…eproduce here an infinitesimal part of the numberless thoughts which came to my mind in that moment. However—for this should prove a too long narrative— IT soon ceased ruminating upon the future, for the women began singing a sort of cheerless lay. ‘“ How, fah, fah, how, loh, hew, hew,” it went on, and I could foresee no end to the romance. In the meantime the maidens advanced towards me, and while their thoughts gave way to the noise referred to already, their hands soon began gently scratching my head, as if to prey upon my hair. I have alway…

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