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Page 41 of 841913 · PDF PAGE 355
…nquered the West, and the soft rays of the sun of Asia have touched the icicles of the North. Stirred by this unknown heat, ant-heaps of new men have spread over a worn-out world; the souls of dead people have shone upon rejuvenated races, and enlarged in them the spirit of life. There is in the world a nation which calls itself frankness and freedom, for these two words are synonymous with the name of France. This nation has always been in some ways more Catholic than the Pope, and more Protestant than Luther. The France of the Crusades, the F…
1913 · PDF PAGE 355
…nquered the West, and the soft rays of the sun of Asia have touched the icicles of the North. Stirred by this unknown heat, ant-heaps of new men have spread over a worn-out world; the souls of dead people have shone upon rejuvenated races, and enlarged in them the spirit of life. There is in the world a nation which calls itself frankness and freedom, for these two words are synonymous with the name of France. This nation has always been in some ways more Catholic than the Pope, and more Protestant than Luther. The France of the Crusades, the F…
1919 · PDF PAGE 194
…of the sign Leo, and the Moon in 25° 39’ 11” of the sign Libra, from the House of the Juggler, that is by Lake Pasquaney in the State of New Hampshire. 182
1922 · PDF PAGE 189
…streaming seaweed. Oh, yes, my quarrel with Cockie. He said we mustn’t risk being absolutely short of the suit ; and I must go and get a new supply from Mabel before we ran clean out. I can’t help seeing that Cockie is degenerating morally. He ought to be ashamed of himself. He ought to have made proper arrangements for a regular supply instead of relying on me. He lies there all the time perfectly useless. He hasn’t washed or shaved in a month, and he knows perfectly well that I detest dirt and untidiness. One 175
1961 · PDF PAGE 195
…the Profit of mine Intoxication of this Holy Herb, the Grass of the Arab, that it has shewed me this Mystery (with many others) not as a new Light, for I had that aforetime, but by its swift Synthesis and Manifestation of a Long Sequence of Events in a Moment, I had Wit to analyse this Method, and to discover its Essential Law, which before had escaped the Focus of the Lens of mine Understanding. Yea, o my Son, there is no true Path of Light, save that which I have formerly made plain; yet in every Path is Profit, if thou be cunning to perceive…
1909 · PDF PAGE 134
…-gilt; blades of exquisite fineness; the cipher of a princely house of France shone in tiny diamonds upon the pommels. “The thought sent new courage and determination thrill- ing through me. I had saved a princess from shame and torture; I loved her! She loved me, for I had saved her— ah! but I had not yet saved her. That was to do. “But how to act? I had plenty of time. Jean would not return to the house, in all probability. But the markets were stirring; the weapons and my blood would arouse curiosity. Well, how to act? “The positive certitud…
1909 · PDF PAGE 134
…-gilt; blades of exquisite fineness; the cipher of a princely house of France shone in tiny diamonds upon the pommels. “The thought sent new courage and determination thrill- ing through me. I had saved a princess from shame and torture; I loved her! She loved me, for I had saved her— ah! but I had not yet saved her. That was to do. “But how to act? I had plenty of time. Jean would not return to the house, in all probability. But the markets were stirring; the weapons and my blood would arouse curiosity. Well, how to act? “The positive certitud…
1910 · PDF PAGE 40
…esolate shore. So to the mine of that crystalline ore Golden, the electric spark of man is drawn Deep in the bosom of the world, to soar New-fledged, an eagle to the dazzling dawn With lidless eyes undazzled, to arise, Song of the morning, to the Southern skies ; And fling its wild chant higher at the fall Of eve, and of bright Hyperion ; To mix its fire with dew, to call The spirit of the limitless air, made one In the amazing essence of all light Limitless, emanation of the might Of the great Light above all gods, the fire Of our supreme desi…
1912 · PDF PAGE 80
THE EQUINOX Oct. 9. Tested new ritual and behold it was very good! Thanked gods and sacrificed for—— In the “thanksgivingand sacrifice for. . I did get rid of everything but the Holy Exalted One, and must have held Him for a minute or two. I did. I am sure I did. Such is the fragmentary account of what was then the greatest event in Fra. P.’s career. Yet this is an account of the highest of the trances—of Shivadarshana itself, as we know from other sources. The “vision,” to use still the name become totally inadequate, appears to have had three m…
1912 · PDF PAGE 80
THE EQUINOX Oct. 9. Tested new ritual and behold it was very good! Thanked gods and sacrificed for—— In the “thanksgivingand sacrifice for. . I did get rid of everything but the Holy Exalted One, and must have held Him for a minute or two. I did. I am sure I did. Such is the fragmentary account of what was then the greatest event in Fra. P.’s career. Yet this is an account of the highest of the trances—of Shivadarshana itself, as we know from other sources. The “vision,” to use still the name become totally inadequate, appears to have had three m…
1913 · PDF PAGE 438
…ced anxiety with regard to the state of your health... .” “Oh, no doubt; they have said, and say still, that I am mad. But it is nothing new that believers must undergo the folly of the cross. I am exalted, sir, because you yourself would be so in my place, because it is impossible to remain calm in the presence of prodigies. . . .” “Oh, oh, you speak of prodigies, thatinterests me. Come, between ourselves, and in all good faith, of what prodigies are you speaking ?” “Eh, what prodigies should they be but those of the great prophet Elias, retur…
1913 · PDF PAGE 438
…ced anxiety with regard to the state of your health... .” “Oh, no doubt; they have said, and say still, that I am mad. But it is nothing new that believers must undergo the folly of the cross. I am exalted, sir, because you yourself would be so in my place, because it is impossible to remain calm in the presence of prodigies. . . .” “Oh, oh, you speak of prodigies, thatinterests me. Come, between ourselves, and in all good faith, of what prodigies are you speaking ?” “Eh, what prodigies should they be but those of the great prophet Elias, retur…
1916 · PDF PAGE 15
…ay Company out of bankruptcy, and reorganized the Port of Champerico. He has also been general counselor for Spanish-American affairs in New York City. But it is not only the able administration of such matters that proves the capacity of a man. Many a muddler has gone through public life on the shoulders of competent subordinates without too great a loss of reputation. But there is one sterling and indubitable proof of the administrator. If he orders his own house well, it is certain that what reputation he may have made in public affairs is a…
1919 · PDF PAGE 353
…y changes and develops with progress. The beginner can only see a certain distance. Just so with our first telescopes we discovered many new stars, and with each improvement in the instrument we have discovered more. The second and more obvious meaning in the verse preaches the practice of Yama, Niyama, before serious practice is started, and this in actual life means, map out your career as well as you can. Decide to do so many hours’ work a day in such conditions as may be possible. It does not mean that you should set up neuroses and hysteri…
1907 · PDF PAGE 238
THE NEW WINE 231 tion of straight which has no reference to size , but only to quality , by defining “ a straight line is the shortest between two points ” (which is certainly untrue :? “ Two straight lines cannot enclose a space ,' is better ; for in the definition which he gives , Kant does not seem to have grasped the true conception of “ straight." ] Hume , Kant states , severed pure mathe matics from synthetic judgements à priori , and herein made a great mistake , as all mathematical judgements he asserts are synthetic . [ But is his dogm…
1907 · PDF PAGE 254
THE NEW WINE 247 Are hairs upon my body. Rivers roll To make one tear in my superb caresses , When on myself myself begets a child , A system of a thousand planets piled ! I wheel in wingless flight Through lampless space, the starless wildernesses ! Beyond the universal bounds that roll , There is the shrine and image of my soul. ' Many of the believers in the Qabalah , as those in the Vedas , will give an almost endless antiquity to the ideas contained in their books . In one degree at least they are right, for the mysticism as contained in t…
1907 · PDF PAGE 334
THE NEW WINE 327 (Locke , Hume ), or a mass of consciousness (Berkeley and Fichte ) , all is unity , controversy is verbal , dispute the mere beating of the winds with a tattered fan . Religion is bankrupt , philosophy is bankrupt , science is bankrupt , none will be discharged , we must fend for ourselves . .. Hark ! . We are the poets ! We are the children of wood and stream , of mist and mountain , of sun and wind ! We adore the moon and the stars , and go into the London streets at midnight seeking Their kisses as our birthright . We are th…
1909 · PDF PAGE 199
…is passion clove her with white-hot steel; her life rushed headlong down the steeps of annihilation. Yet in her rose the awful dawn of a new life, vast and 189
1909 · PDF PAGE 199
…is passion clove her with white-hot steel; her life rushed headlong down the steeps of annihilation. Yet in her rose the awful dawn of a new life, vast and 189
1910 · PDF PAGE 368
…trousers of thee, O St. Pancras Pulchinello—this little red-coated person that doth mouth and dance upon the kakophonous barrel-organ of New Thought fakirs and Modernity mountebanks. Speak to this parasite—itself unspeakably verminous— of the long-haired brigade, who has “got on” for that it had neither sufficient talent to excite envy, nor manhood enough to excite apprehension, but wit well to comprehend the sycophancy of the self-styled court and the tittle-tattle of the servants’ hall. It is an Editor—dear Lord my God! it is an Editor; but h…