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1961 · PDF PAGE 87

Liber Aleph

…Bf De se ipso, TWI MEGALWI QHRIWNOI, toi Logwi 'Aionoj cuius Verbum est QELHMA (Of Himself, The Great Beast, the Logos of the Æon, whose Word is THELEMA) MY son! me seemeth in certain Hours that I am myself fallen on a Time even more fearful and fatal than did Mohammed, peace be upon Him! But I read clearly the Word of the Aeon, that is ABRA- HADABRA, wherein is the whole Mystery of the great Work, as thou knowest. And I have The Book of the Law, that was given unto me by Him thou wottest of; and it is the Interpretation of the Secret Will of M…

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1909 · PDF PAGE 99

The Equinox (Volume I, Number I)

…unsound ; but you will never, never, never find a woman or a degenerate who is capable of any trance of type higher than Vedana. Take my word for it! No! take my word for nothing: try all things ; hold fast that which is good ! MaprIp, August 1908, 0.8. 89

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1909 · PDF PAGE 99

The Equinox (Volume I, Number II)

…unsound ; but you will never, never, never find a woman or a degenerate who is capable of any trance of type higher than Vedana. Take my word for it! No! take my word for nothing: try all things ; hold fast that which is good ! MaprIp, August 1908, 0.8. 89

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1902 · PDF PAGE 127

Tannhäuser

Tannhauser. Sent ? And the purpose of your coming here ? You must wield power to keep them silent so, When the first word had culminated else In twice the tempest echoed to the last! The Unknown Minstrel. It was most necessary for yourself To formulate your thought in word. Enough — The thought transmuted in the very act. Tannhauser. You know ? You know ! The new illusion gone ! Bitter, O bitter will it be to say ! The Unknown Minstrel. Due grace and courage will be found for you. Farewell, Tannhauser ! Tannhauser. Shall we meet again .'' & The…

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1909 · PDF PAGE 54

The Holy Books

…t of His Kingdom, I, Adonai, Who speak unto my servant V. V. V. V. V. did rule and govern in His place. 11. Yet also did I formulate the word of double power in the Voice of the Master, even the word 418. 12. And all these things deceived me not, for I expanded them by my subtlety into the Twelve Rays of the Crown. 13. And these twelve rays were One.

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1913 · PDF PAGE 200

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IX)

…usk; The day is dim... . Hawthorn and musk. . . . The seraphim Play on the breeze : The ponds are stirred By the mysteries Of the secret Word. The lost Word floats Over the dunes In silver notes And golden tunes, And mystic runes. O secret Rose! O secret Flame! The west wind blows The secret Name Into the ears Of the wandering lights That love their fears In the summer nights, And in autumn rejoice By the haunted meres, Hearing the voice Of the seven spheres, Who are merged in the sun, Whom the moonlight frees, And whose orison The soft night-b…

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1913 · PDF PAGE 200

The Equinox (Volume I, Number X)

…usk; The day is dim... . Hawthorn and musk. . . . The seraphim Play on the breeze : The ponds are stirred By the mysteries Of the secret Word. The lost Word floats Over the dunes In silver notes And golden tunes, And mystic runes. O secret Rose! O secret Flame! The west wind blows The secret Name Into the ears Of the wandering lights That love their fears In the summer nights, And in autumn rejoice By the haunted meres, Hearing the voice Of the seven spheres, Who are merged in the sun, Whom the moonlight frees, And whose orison The soft night-b…

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1911 · PDF PAGE 119

The Vision and the Voice

… open the door by trying many keys. And they are none of any avail. And the same voice saith: ‘‘The five and the six are balanced in the word Abrahadabra, and therein is the mystery disclosed. But the key unto this gate is the balance of the seven and the four; and of this thou hast not even the first letter. Now there is a word of four letters that containeth in itself all the mystery of the Tetragrammaton, and there is a word of seven letters which it concealeth, and that again concealeth the holy word that is the key of the abyss.* And this …

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1930 · PDF PAGE 94

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 3)

…t aspire, and also of the power of Magick by virtue whereof he must work. He then that is as yet ignorant of that Name, let him repeat a Word worthy of this particular Ritual. Such are Abrahadabra, the Word of the Aeon, which signifieth aThe Great Work accom- plished”; and Aumgn interpreted in Part III of Book 4 1-y and the name of THE BEAST, for that His number showeth forth this Union with the Angel, and His Work is no other than to make ail men partakers of this Mystery of the Mysteries of Magick. So then saying this Word or that, let the Ad…

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1911 · PDF PAGE 46

The Vision and the Voice

…aven sulphur.) Now the lamb grows small again, there is again nothing but the wheel, and the hand that whirleth it. And I said: “ By the word of power, double in the voice of the Master; by the word that is seven, and one in seven; and by the great and terrible word 210, I beseech thee, O my Lord, to grant me the vision of thy glory.” And all the rays of the wheel stream out at me, and I am blasted and blinded with the light. Iam caught up into the wheel. I am one with the wheel. Iam greater than the wheel. In the midst of a myriad lightnings I…

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1961 · PDF PAGE 143

Liber Aleph

…ispositions of the Enemy, and to order his own Forces rightly, according to that Information; but he hath no will, only Obedience to the Word of his King to outwit and to overcome the Opposite. Nor doth that King make War by his own Whim, if he be wise and true, but solely because of the Necessity of his Country, and its Nature, whereof he is but Executive Officer and Interpreter, its Voice as the Marshal is its Arm. Thus then do thou understand thyself, not giving Place to thy Mind to dispute thy Will, nor through Ignorance and Carelessness al…

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1913 · PDF PAGE 540

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IX)

…h a complete intelligence, with a will that nothing checks, an activity that nothing daunts. In magic, to have said is to have done; the word begins with letters, it ends with acts. One does not really will a thing unless one wills it with all one’s heart, to the point of breaking for it one’s dearest affections ; and with all one’s forces, to the point of risking one’s health, one’s fortune, and one’s life. It is by absolute devotion that faith proves itself and constitutes itself. But the man armed with such a faith will be able to move mount…

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1913 · PDF PAGE 540

The Equinox (Volume I, Number X)

…h a complete intelligence, with a will that nothing checks, an activity that nothing daunts. In magic, to have said is to have done; the word begins with letters, it ends with acts. One does not really will a thing unless one wills it with all one’s heart, to the point of breaking for it one’s dearest affections ; and with all one’s forces, to the point of risking one’s health, one’s fortune, and one’s life. It is by absolute devotion that faith proves itself and constitutes itself. But the man armed with such a faith will be able to move mount…

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1903 · PDF PAGE 17

The Star and the Garter

…s split in three. A lesson in anatomy, A sketch of sociology, A tale of love to end. But see! What stirs the electric flame of eyes? One word—that word. Be destiny’s Inviolate fiat rolled athwart The clouds and cobwebs of our speech, And image, integrate of thought, This ebony anthem, each to each :-— To lie, invulnerable, alone, Valkyrie and hero, in the zone, Shielded by lightnings of our wit, Guarded by fires of intellect Far on the mountain-top, elect Of all the hills divinely lit By rays of moonrise! O the moon! O the interminable tune Of …

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1919 · PDF PAGE 47

The Equinox (Volume III, Number I)

…iber Legis—The Book of the Law.—Ep.] “Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.” “There is no Law beyond Do what thou wilt.” “The word of the law is @ednpa.” 6eXnpa—Thelema—means Will. The Key to this Message is this word—Will. The first obvious meaning of this Law is confirmed by antithesis: “The word of Sin is Restriction.” Again: “Thou hast no right but to do thy will. Do that and no other shall say nay. For pure will, unassuaged of purpose, delivered from the lust of result, is every way per- fect.” Take this carefully; it seems to i…

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1904 · PDF PAGE 106

In Residence

…hing that begins with sh, except hush—and that is Irish, after all. Of one thing only do I warn you: from start to finish there is not a word or a gesture that could shock the most innocent maiden, or bring a gleam to the eye of the least hardened roué, or the most expert member of the Vigilance Society. ‘ This, in a French theatre, is as rare as it is delightful ; 4 and though it is conditioned, like all phenomena, by space, time, and causality, it is none the less refreshing.? VLADIMIR SVAREFF, P.L.A.L. 1 The MS. is almost illegible ; the wor…

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1929 · PDF PAGE 446

Confessions of Aleister Crowley

… the solution sprang like sunlight in my spirit. I remained all that night in an ecstasy of awe and adoration. I had discovered the lost Word! The obvious line of criticism is this: How can you be sure that the Word which you have discovered is really the lost Word after all? This may be made clear by an illustration. On the apron of the 18° I find HB:Heh HB:Resh HB:Shin HB:Heh HB:Yod in Hebrew characters. I find that this word means nothing; the context suggests that it may be an error for HB:Heh HB:Vau HB:Shin HB:Heh HB:Yod , Yeheshuah or Jes…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 218

The Equinox (Volume I, Number III)

…k I constrain; I am he that is sworn to endure; make thy music again! Iam Lord of the Star and the Seal; I am Lord of the Snake and the Sword; Reveal us the riddle, reveal! Bring us the word of the Lord! As the flame of the sun, as the roar of the sea, as the storm of the air, As the quake of the earth—let it soar for a boon, for a bane, for a snare, For a lure, for a light, for a kiss, for a rod, for a scourge, for a sword— Bring us thy burden of bliss—Bring us the word of the Lord! PERDURABO. 200

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1910 · PDF PAGE 218

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IV)

…k I constrain; I am he that is sworn to endure; make thy music again! Iam Lord of the Star and the Seal; I am Lord of the Snake and the Sword; Reveal us the riddle, reveal! Bring us the word of the Lord! As the flame of the sun, as the roar of the sea, as the storm of the air, As the quake of the earth—let it soar for a boon, for a bane, for a snare, For a lure, for a light, for a kiss, for a rod, for a scourge, for a sword— Bring us thy burden of bliss—Bring us the word of the Lord! PERDURABO. 200

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1909 · PDF PAGE 42

John St. John

…t a little. I will be coquettish as a Spanish catamite. I. Death summons Life and clears away all other forces. 2. The Invocation of the Word. Death consecrates Life, who in her whirling dance invokes that Word. 3. They salute the Word. The Signs and M M must be a Chorus, if anything. 4. The Miraculous appearance of Iacchus, un- invoked.

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