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1910 · PDF PAGE 208

The Winged Beetle

… are like madmen, beating out our poor brains upon the walls of the Universe. Is there no Power that might reveal itself ? [Kneels.] Who art Thou before whom all things are equal, being as dust ? Who givest his fame to the poet, his bankruptcy to the rich man ? Who dost distinguish between the just and the unjust ? Thou keeper of all secrets, of this great secret which I seek, and have nowise found ! This secret for whose very shadowing-forth in parable I, who am young, strong, successful, beloved, most enviable of men, would throw it all away …

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1961 · PDF PAGE 71

Liber Aleph

… for in that Vision is all Will fulfilled. Thou seest the Universe as None, and as One, and as many, and the Play thereof; and therewith art thou (who art no longer thou) content. For in one Phase art thou also None, in another One, and in the third an organised and necessary Part of that great Structure, so that there is no more conflict at all in thy whole By-coming. But now will I make Light for thine Eyes in this Matter as thou gropest, asking: but of them that see not this, what sayst thou, o my Father? But in that Vision thou sayst not th…

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1913 · PDF PAGE 232

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IX)

…ng the lights, the dappled waters shine Under them, and the little leaves that quiver Along the dull green waters’ broken line. And thou art there still mirrored; thou art calling Through the trees, and through the clouds, and through the rain; In reverie I wander: oh, enthralling, To see thee mirrored in my poet's pain! O mariner! What wayward, rock-bound stream Is this? Past what immemorable town Of fable flows it? What forgotten dream Evokes this image—rill and moor and down, And a far shore where, under a rainy moon, Are nuptials, and a fea…

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1913 · PDF PAGE 232

The Equinox (Volume I, Number X)

…ng the lights, the dappled waters shine Under them, and the little leaves that quiver Along the dull green waters’ broken line. And thou art there still mirrored; thou art calling Through the trees, and through the clouds, and through the rain; In reverie I wander: oh, enthralling, To see thee mirrored in my poet's pain! O mariner! What wayward, rock-bound stream Is this? Past what immemorable town Of fable flows it? What forgotten dream Evokes this image—rill and moor and down, And a far shore where, under a rainy moon, Are nuptials, and a fea…

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1904 · PDF PAGE 22

The Goetia

he bound up those Spirits, and used them in general things, whereby he obtained great fame. (2) THE SECOND ParT is a Book of Spirits, partly Eviland partly Good, which is named THEURGIA- GoreTiA, all Aérial Spirits, etc. (3) THe Tuirp PaRT is of Spirits governing the Planet- ary Hours, and what Spirits belong to every degree, of the Signs, and Planets in the Signs. Called the PAULINE ART, etc. (4) THE FourtTH ParT of this Book 1s called ALMADEL OF SoLomon, which con- taineth those Spirits which govern the Four Altitudes, or the 360 Degrees of t…

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1907 · PDF PAGE 50

Rodin in Rime

… the bird ’s on the wing! Adonis, awake! Adonis, awake! We are colour and song And form, we are Muses most tender to take Thy life up to Art that was lost over long. Adonis, awake! Adonis, awake! thou hast risen above The fear in the forest, the brute in the brake. | Thou art sacred to shrines that are higher than Love! Adonis, awake! 1 Properly the sequel to Mort d’ Adonis on p. 62. 30

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1907 · PDF PAGE 25

Rodin in Rime

…e of a master-mind, The Egyptian force, the Greek simplicity, The Celtic subtlety. Through suffering free, The calm great courage of new art, refined In nervous majesty, indwells behind The beauty of each radiant harmony. Titan! the little centuries drop back, Back from the contemplation. Stand and span With one great grip his cup, the Zodiac! Distil from all time’s art his wine, the truth! Drink, drink the mighty health—an age’s youth— Salut, Auguste Rodin! Here is a man. 11

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1898 · PDF PAGE 128

White Stains

122 NECROPHILIA NECROPHILIA Void of the ecstasies of Art It were in life to have lain by thee, And felt thy kisses rain on me, And the hot beating of thy heart, When thy warm sweat should leave me cold, And my worn soul find out no bliss In the obscenities I kiss, And the things shameful that I hold. My nostrils sniff the luxury Of flesh decaying, bowels torn Of festive worms, like Venus, born Of entrails foaming like the sea. Yea, thou art dead. Thy buttocks now Are swan-soft, and thou sweatest not ; And hast a strange desire begot In me, to l…

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1919 · PDF PAGE 294

The Equinox (Volume III, Number I)

THE EQUINOX where was no art to cut or polish, so that they look like bits of glass or half-sucked sweetmeats? The art of Russia has always been either without art, or with art derived. Napoleon was probably in an extremely bad temper when he spoke of Saint Basil’s as “that mosque,” but it is a mosque. It is probably the greatest building in the world in its peculiar way, but that way is the way of the mosque, even more so than St. Mark’s or the cathedral at Granada. But the great Russians are not less because they have been compelled to wear c…

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1904 · PDF PAGE 23

The Goetia

sought for by Divine seeking, etc., and are called THEURGIA. (5) THe Firtu Part is a Book of Orations and Prayers that Wise Solomon used upon the Altar in the Temple. The which is called ARs Nova, which was re- vealed unto Solomon by that Holy Angel of God called Mr- CHAEL; and he also received many brief Notes written with the Finger of God, which were declared to him by the said Angel with Claps of Thunder; without which Notes King Solomon had never obtained his great knowledge, for by them in a short time he knew all Arts and Sciences both G…

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1996 · PDF PAGE 133

The Law is for All

…34 The Law is for All 61. There is a light before thine eyes, o prophet, a light undesired, most desirable. 62. I am uplifted in thine heart; and the kisses of the stars rain hard upon thy body. Commentary: “uplifted in thine heart”:—compare “The Book of the Heart Girt with a Serpent.”1 1 [“Liber Cordis Cincti Serpente sub figura LXV.”] See Equinox III(l) [(1919), and The Holy Books ofThelema (Equinox 111(9)) (1983).] 63. Thou art exhaust in the voluptuous fullness of the inspiration; the expiration is sweeter than death, more rapid and laughte…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 26

The Equinox (Volume I, Number III)

… that of the other, the common ground being the necessities of life.* Of thine own ingenium devise others. 2. On each occasion that thou art betrayed into thinking that thou art sworn to avoid, cut thyself sharply upon the wrist or forearm with a razor; even as thou shouldst beat a disobedient dog. Feareth not the Ox the Goad of the Ploughman? 3. Thine arm then serveth thee both for a warning and for a record. Thou shalt write down thy daily progress in these practices, until thou art perfectly vigilant at all times over the least thought that …

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1910 · PDF PAGE 26

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IV)

… that of the other, the common ground being the necessities of life.* Of thine own ingenium devise others. 2. On each occasion that thou art betrayed into thinking that thou art sworn to avoid, cut thyself sharply upon the wrist or forearm with a razor; even as thou shouldst beat a disobedient dog. Feareth not the Ox the Goad of the Ploughman? 3. Thine arm then serveth thee both for a warning and for a record. Thou shalt write down thy daily progress in these practices, until thou art perfectly vigilant at all times over the least thought that …

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1930 · PDF PAGE 62

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 3)

…sticalJy determined and paraphrased in English. Section A. The Oath. 1. Thee I invoke, the Bornless One. 2. Thee, that didst create the Earth and the Heavens. 3* Thee, that didst create the Night and the Day. T Thee, that didst create the darkness and the Light. 5. Thou art ASAR UN-NEFER (aMyself made Perfect”) : Whom no man hath seen at any time. 6. Thou art IA-BESZ (“the Truth in Matter”). 7. Thou art IA-APOPHRASZ (athe Truth in Motion”). 8. Thou hast distinguished between the Just and the Unjust. 9. Thou didst make the Female and the Male. 1…

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1930 · PDF PAGE 129

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 4)

…that of the other, the common ground being the necessities of life. 1 Of thine own Ingenium devise others. 2. On each occasion that thou art betrayed into thinking that thou art sworn to avoid, eut thyself sharply upon the wrist or forearm with a razor ; even as thou shouldst beat a disobedient dog. Feareth not the Ox the Goad of the Floughman ? 3. Thine arm then serveth thee both for a warning and for a record. Thou shalt Write down thy claily progress in these practices, until thou art perfectly vigilant at ail times over the least thought th…

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1906 · PDF PAGE 99

Collected Works (Vol. II)

…al when—— These ship- ARGUS. The proper treatment is Kindness—like lions whom Demeter tamed. THESEUS. I promise thee, the next time thou art wroth, A second kindness from Alcides’ hand. ARGUS. Spare me that, King, and take, thyself, a club. JASON. King Theseus, thou art far reputed wise. Hast thou not learnt a lesson from the hap Of Heracles supreme in—shipbuilding? I by my meekness will abash thy strength. Good Argus, thou art unsurpassed in art To curve the rougher timbers, to make smooth The joints and girders, and to plane and work The iron…

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1907 · PDF PAGE 75

Rodin in Rime

…and purity his won reward ? Sweet blush of blood, pale blossom lightly folded, To thee did he carve his way by right of sword ? Thou who art all delight to all of us, Hast thou no special intimate caress For him whose bloody sweat stood murderous On the writhen brow, the bosom of distress ? Ay! for his anguish thou art gain enough— One thought, worth all Earth’s fame, and gold, and love! 47

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1913 · PDF PAGE 180

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IX)

…loat: From thee! the secret word, the note On the lips of a dying god, pierced through By the spear of Dawn. Is Dawn still new, Now thou art faded in the gloom ? Now thou art lost in death and doom? I know not yet; nor shall I know Till thou art faded quite, and snow

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1913 · PDF PAGE 180

The Equinox (Volume I, Number X)

…loat: From thee! the secret word, the note On the lips of a dying god, pierced through By the spear of Dawn. Is Dawn still new, Now thou art faded in the gloom ? Now thou art lost in death and doom? I know not yet; nor shall I know Till thou art faded quite, and snow

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1919 · PDF PAGE 91

The Equinox (Volume III, Number I)

LIBER CORDIS CINCTI SERPENTE 22. Yea, O my master, thou art the beloved of the Beloved One; the Bennu Bird is set up in Philze not in vain. 23. I who was the priestess of Ahathoor rejoice in your love. Arise, O Nile-God, and devour the holy place of the Cow of Heaven! Let the milk of the stars be drunk up by Sebek the dweller of Nile! 24. Arise, O serpent Apep, Thou art Adonai the beloved one! Thou art my darling and my lord, and Thy poison is sweeter than the kisses of Isis the mother of the Gods! 25. For Thou art He! Yea, Thou shalt swallow u…

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