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Page 39 of 841909 · PDF PAGE 61
9. 50. 11.30. 11.50. 125. JOHN ST. JOHN time. Say three and a half hours! Well, if it doesn’t count as Tapas, and Jap, and Yama, and Niyama, and all the rest of it, allI can say is that Ithink They don’t play fair. Iwill now go and get something to eat, and (God willing) on my return settle down to real work, for I need daylight to copy my Ritual. A sandwich and two coffees at the Versailles and a citron pressé at the Dome, some little chatter with M—e, Β e, H s, and others. In fact, I’m a lazy unconcentrated hound. I started Mantra again, thou…
1913 · PDF PAGE 390
…her. FAITH. What do you call absurdities? sciENCcE. I call absurdities propositions contrary to my demonstrations; as, for example, that three make one, that a 92
1913 · PDF PAGE 390
…her. FAITH. What do you call absurdities? sciENCcE. I call absurdities propositions contrary to my demonstrations; as, for example, that three make one, that a 92
1954 · PDF PAGE 501
… say that I have advanced an invulnerable theory of the Universe in philosophical and mathematical language, and you suppose (underlined three times with two question marks) that one could, with a great effort, deduce therefrom perfectly good reasons for an unswerving contemplation of one's umbilicus, or the performance of strange dances and the vibration of mysterious names. But what are you to say (you enquire) to the ordinary Bloke-on-the-Boulevard, to the man of the world who has acquired a shrewd knowledge of Nature, but finds no rational …
1929 · PDF PAGE 398
…he importance of the dramatic elements; the dialogue and action were little more than a setting for the soloists. These were principally three; myself, reciting appropriate lyrics --- this involved, by the way, my learning by heart many hundreds of lines of verse every week --- Leila Waddell, violinist, and Neuburg, dancer. I sometimes suspect that he was the best of the three. He possessed extraordinary powers. He gave the impression that he did not touch the ground at all, and he would go round the circle at a pace so great that one constantl…
1910 · PDF PAGE 42
…s made love to; discovered the joys of Nature, the pleasures kept in reserve for man by Isis, and the superiority of the numbers two and three over the unity. He found, to his surprise, that women could take interest in him. His shyness was apparent, but tempted them. In his eyes they met an eager hungry expression, a longing infinite for all things human, which tickled their desires. He seemed to be ever staring at an invisible goal. The goal was the Tree of the 30
1910 · PDF PAGE 42
…s made love to; discovered the joys of Nature, the pleasures kept in reserve for man by Isis, and the superiority of the numbers two and three over the unity. He found, to his surprise, that women could take interest in him. His shyness was apparent, but tempted them. In his eyes they met an eager hungry expression, a longing infinite for all things human, which tickled their desires. He seemed to be ever staring at an invisible goal. The goal was the Tree of the 30
1929 · PDF PAGE 142
…uccess in banishing is soon attained; but there can be no completeness in the advance to holiness. I. The general conception is that the three active éléments co-operate to affect earth; but earth itself may be employed as an instrument. Its function is solidification. The use of the Pentacle is indeed very necessary in somc types of operation, especially those whose object involves mani¬ festation in matter, and the fixation in (more or less) permanent form of the subtle forces of Nature.
1909 · PDF PAGE 87
…make; for I’ve made it! I started to attempt to awaken the Kundalini—the magical serpent that sleeps at the base of the spine; coiled in three coils and a half around the Sushumna; and instead of pumping the Prana up and down the Sushumna until Siva was united with Sakti in the Sahasrara-Cakkram, I tried—God knows why; I'm stupider than an ass or H . . . C . . . .—-to work the whole operation in Muladhara—with the obvious result. There are only two more idiocies to perform—one, to take a big dose of Hashish and record the ravings as if they wer…
1912 · PDF PAGE 25
…-?!ששחש1, “ St. Leger’s Eve”; Part II, “ Moral Certainty”; Part III, " The Great Oath " ; Part IV, “ First Paces on the Path "; Part V, “Three spheres of Gold” ; ?311 VI, “The Initiate‘s Pledge "; Part VII, “ Beneath the Seat " ; PartVIII, “The Maker of the Book”; Part IX, ”Some Sixty—fold"; Part X, “The Bier”; Part XI, “ The Bier” (cmlz'nued); Part XII, “The Bier" (mniz'nued); Part XIII, “Blue Robes”; Part XIV, “The Dark Night”; Part XV, “Before the Accusers"; Part XVI, “The Assessor "; Part XVII, “Forte bobor tendas"; Part XVIII, “Aum sweet A…
1912 · PDF PAGE 25
…-?!ששחש1, “ St. Leger’s Eve”; Part II, “ Moral Certainty”; Part III, " The Great Oath " ; Part IV, “ First Paces on the Path "; Part V, “Three spheres of Gold” ; ?311 VI, “The Initiate‘s Pledge "; Part VII, “ Beneath the Seat " ; PartVIII, “The Maker of the Book”; Part IX, ”Some Sixty—fold"; Part X, “The Bier”; Part XI, “ The Bier” (cmlz'nued); Part XII, “The Bier" (mniz'nued); Part XIII, “Blue Robes”; Part XIV, “The Dark Night”; Part XV, “Before the Accusers"; Part XVI, “The Assessor "; Part XVII, “Forte bobor tendas"; Part XVIII, “Aum sweet A…
1913 · PDF PAGE 62
… in the determinist argument similar to the fallacy which is the root of all " systems " of gambling at Roulette. The odds are just over three to one against red coming up twice running; but after red has come up once the conditions are changed. It would be useless to insist on such a point were it not for the fact that many people confuse Philosophy with Magick. Philosophy is the enemy of Magick. Philosophy assures us that after all nothing matters, and that che sara sara. In practical life, and Magick is the most practical of the Arts of life…
1913 · PDF PAGE 152
…ot superseded by the new AZon, but made subsidiary to it, and easier to employ in virtue of it. It is indeed abundantly clear that these three paths are one. The best and greatest of the antinomies, that between Magick and Mysticism, is transcended in the Method of the New 2on. But to return to the effect upon Fra. P. of the Finding of the Lost Book. There is no longer any hesitation or dissipation ; as an Arrow from the Bow he flies to the mark of his high calling. We now find him, therefore, attempting to carry out the work, and finding it as…
1913 · PDF PAGE 152
…ot superseded by the new AZon, but made subsidiary to it, and easier to employ in virtue of it. It is indeed abundantly clear that these three paths are one. The best and greatest of the antinomies, that between Magick and Mysticism, is transcended in the Method of the New 2on. But to return to the effect upon Fra. P. of the Finding of the Lost Book. There is no longer any hesitation or dissipation ; as an Arrow from the Bow he flies to the mark of his high calling. We now find him, therefore, attempting to carry out the work, and finding it as…
1913 · PDF PAGE 82
… the Hindu system of Physiology referred to in the chapter on Dharana.^ 1 These Lotuses are all situated in the spinal column, which has three channels, Sushumna in the middle, Ida and Pingala on either side {cf. the Tree of Life). The central channel is compressed at the base by Kundalini, the magical power, a sleeping serpent. Awake her: she darts up the spine, and the Prana flows through the Sushumna. See "Raja- Yoga" for more details.
1913 · PDF PAGE 3
…nder the seal and by the authority of V.V.V.V.V., ordains that every person wishing to become a Probationer of A... A.*. must first pass three months as a student of the Mysteries. He must possess the following books :— THE Egurnox, from No. 1 to the current number. “ Raja Yoga,” by Swami Vivekananda. “The Shiva Sanhita,” or “The Hathayoga Pradipika.” “ Konx Om Pax.” “The Spiritual Guide,” by Miguel de Molinos. “Rituel et Dogme de la haute Magie,” par Eliphaz Levi, or its translation, by A. E. Waite. “The Goetia of the Lemegeton of Solomon the …
1913 · PDF PAGE 3
…nder the seal and by the authority of V.V.V.V.V., ordains that every person wishing to become a Probationer of A... A.*. must first pass three months as a student of the Mysteries. He must possess the following books :— THE Egurnox, from No. 1 to the current number. “ Raja Yoga,” by Swami Vivekananda. “The Shiva Sanhita,” or “The Hathayoga Pradipika.” “ Konx Om Pax.” “The Spiritual Guide,” by Miguel de Molinos. “Rituel et Dogme de la haute Magie,” par Eliphaz Levi, or its translation, by A. E. Waite. “The Goetia of the Lemegeton of Solomon the …
1930 · PDF PAGE 70
…come black magic. Any otlier operation is black magic. In the True Operation the Exaltation is equilibrated by an expansion in the other three arms of the Cross. Hence the Angel immediately gives the Adept power over 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 wi…
1904 · PDF PAGE 94
…thus plainly to y ou. M ark well that y e read me aright ! Our Father (blessed be his name !) en tered the Path on this wise. He cut off three from ten : 2 thus he left seven. He cut and left three: he cut and left one : he cut and became. Thus fourfold. Eightfold.3 He opened his ey es : he cleansed his hear t: he chained his tongue : he fixed 1 Achad, unity, adds to thirteen. Ther e follow attributions of the “ thirteen times table.” 2 These are the Buddhist “paths of enlightment.” 3 The eightfold path. The rest is very obscure. Somnium Auri P…
1909 · PDF PAGE 129
…hes to the Pantacle, am ready to go to lunch. Arrived at Pantheon, with mantra. Rumpsteak aux pommes soufflées, poire, £2- Evian, and the three Cs. Was meditating on asceticism. John Tweed once told me that Swami Vivekananda, towards the end of his life, wrote a most pathetic letter deploring that his sanctity forbade his “ going on the bust.” What a farce is such sanctity! How much wiser for the man to behave as a man, the God as a God ! This is my real bed-rock objection to the Eastern systems. They decry all manly virtue as dangerous , and wi…