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1919 · PDF PAGE 280

The Equinox (Volume III, Number I)

THE EQUINOX Appear, most awful and most mild, As it is lawful, to thy child! Tue Corvus. For of the Father and the Son The Holy Spirit is the norm; Male-female, quintessential, one, Man-being veiled in woman-form. Glory and worship in the highest, Thou Dove, mankind that deifiest, Being that race, most royally run To spring sunshine through winter storm. Glory and worship be to Thee, Sap of the world-ash, wonder-tree! First SeMicHorus. Men. Glory to thee from gilded tomb! SECOND SEMICHoRUS. WoMEN. Glory to thee from wait- ing womb! Men. Glory t…

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1905 · PDF PAGE 164

Collected Works (Vol. I)

…ne reticence I think my long-drawn agony may earn. For I will do without a mother’s name If only I may keep a son’s love still ! [ Axed. SPIRIT OF TRAGEDY (wth sarcaslic verve). She will not break an oath so wisely sworn, Unlock her secret to disdain. Wisdom is hers—what angel need to warn? Since angels only seek to gain That wisdom of the unprofane. All future happiness I surely see. I am the Soul of Tragedy ! Enter ULRIC ‘musing, with love-light an Ais eyes). [Az his entrance, SPIRIT OF TRAGEDY changes lo a shape of wncarnate llorror, and con…

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1907 · PDF PAGE 169

Collected Works (Vol. III)

… made sevenfold of the sevenfold days All the vast scheme evolving into man, And upward, onward, through Olympian haze Into the crowning spiritual mist, Where spirit in the spirit may subsist, Evolve itself in the amazing plan Through many planes, as shining amethyst Melts to the sapphire’s sombre indigo, And lifts, still sapphire, to the ocean glow ; Thence into emerald and the golden light, Till ruby crowns the river’s living flow And glory of colour in the sun’s own flame— Beyond, to colours without sense or name, Impossible to man, whose vi…

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1904 · PDF PAGE 91

Snowdrops from a Curate’s Garden

…umped for a club. But by the time he arrived a change had arisen. The old snake-skin dropped and Satan stood in his own shape, a radiant spirit. “ You bit me,” said Adam, embarrassed. “ For your own good ! God doomed you to death. My bite has filled your blood with a poison that will take away Death’s terrors, that will make him welcome even ! ” “ What is this poison called ? ” said Eve. And Satan replied “ Syphilis ! ” As he went away he laughed. God did not like to hear him. [91]

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1912 · PDF PAGE 143

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

…ns of Angels of that tablet, but not at all with other 4 tablets. 2 : Used as an invocation of Angels e h n b representing governance of Spirit in the tablet of Union : also precedes, in the secundþlzzæ, all invocations of Keytablet Angels. Not used in invocations of 4 other tablets» 3, 4, 5, 6: Used in invocations of Angels of Tablet of Union, also of angels of 4 terrestrial tablets, thus—— 3: Used to invoke Angels of the letters of the line e x a r p. For those of Tablet ORO as a whole and for the lesser angle of this tablet, which is that of…

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1912 · PDF PAGE 143

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VIII)

…ns of Angels of that tablet, but not at all with other 4 tablets. 2 : Used as an invocation of Angels e h n b representing governance of Spirit in the tablet of Union : also precedes, in the secundþlzzæ, all invocations of Keytablet Angels. Not used in invocations of 4 other tablets» 3, 4, 5, 6: Used in invocations of Angels of Tablet of Union, also of angels of 4 terrestrial tablets, thus—— 3: Used to invoke Angels of the letters of the line e x a r p. For those of Tablet ORO as a whole and for the lesser angle of this tablet, which is that of…

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1904 · PDF PAGE 20

Why Jesus Wept

…ar dead chief. Long, long he wept, nor brought with tears relief. He knew the loss, the old head wise and grey Well to assoil him of his spirit’s grief, The twilight dangers of a boy’s dim way, His dragons to confront, his minotaurs to slay. Yet, when he knew himself the baronet, He took good order for the house, and bore Him as beseemed the master ; none may fret All are as well bestowed as aye before. His father’s eighty was with him fourscore. His father’s old advisers well he groups Into a closer company ; their lore He ardently acquires — …

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1905 · PDF PAGE 24

Oracles

…w, belovèd brethren, with every prayer that this adaptation may prove of lasting blessing to You all, bringing forth “ the fruits of the Spirit ” (Gal. v. 22), especially “ faith, hope and charity.” “ But the greatest of these is charity ” (1 Cor. xiii. I3). “ ONWARD, PLYMOUTH BRETHREN.” Chorus Onward, Plymouth Brethren, marching as to war, With the cross of jesus trampled on the floor ; Kelly, Lowe or Jewell lead against the foe, Forward into battle, see their followers go. Onward, Plymouth Brethren, marching as to war, With the cross of jesus…

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1901 · PDF PAGE 78

The Soul of Osiris

… : she was too wise. Her presence was too gracious to endure. “ She did not bid me go and chain me to her,” I cried, comparing. Then, my spirit knew her For One beyond all song—my poor heart turned : Then, ’tis no wonder. And my passion burned Mightier yet than ever. To renew her Venom from those pure eyes ? And yet I yearned. Still, I stepped onward. Credit me so far ! The harlot had my soul : my will, the star ! Thus I went onward, as a man goes blind, Into a torrent crowd of mine own kind ;

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1928 · PDF PAGE 29

Little Poems in Prose

…ss, and impelled, it seemed to me, to do something big, a brilliant action; and I opened the window. Alas! (Observe, I beg you, that the spirit of mys- tification which, with some people, is not the result of a preconceived plan but of a chance inspiration, participates very much, though it were but through the intensity of its desire, in this humour which doctors call hysteric, and which those who have a little more sense than doctors call Satanic, which compels us unre- sisting towards a crowd of dangerous or incon- venient actions.) The firs…

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1907 · PDF PAGE 115

The Star in the West

… wept ! O mystery of Love ! Clasping my hands upon the scarlet rose That flamed upon my bosom , the keen thorns Pierced me and slew ! My spirit was withdrawn Into Her godhead , and my soul made One With the Great Sorrow of the Universe, The Love of Isis ! Then I fell away Into some old mysterious abyss Rolling between the heights of starry space ; Flaming above , beyond the Tomb of Time , Blending the darkness into the profound Chasms of matter-so I fell away Through many strange eternities of Space , Limitless fields of Time .. Such is the ecs…

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1909 · PDF PAGE 34

Clouds Without Water

… room —— a voyage as far As the astronomer’s who turns his glass On faintest star-webs past the farthest star And travels thither in the spirit. So It seems impossible to me that ever The sands of our ill luck should run so low That splendidly success should match endeavour; Yet it must be, and very soon must be: For I believe in you, and you in me.

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1910 · PDF PAGE 134

The Winged Beetle

…Then, let us make a child ! Shall he not be A flame of fire, a ringless ocean, a wind All-penetrating, a ten-branching tree, A height of spirit, an abyss of mind ? Shall we not veil our eyes, lest he should see The extreme secret in their soul confined And die ? Then let us also cease from seeing And wake the lusty whirlwind of our being !

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1911 · PDF PAGE 188

The Equinox (Volume I, Number V)

THE RITES OF ELEUSIS Even as the wicked eye Seeks the mysteries to spy, So the blindness of the gods takes his spirit: he shall die. Even as the evil priest, Poisoned by the sacred feast, Changes by its seven powers to the misbegotten beast: Even as the powers of ill, Broken by the wanded will, shriek about the holy place, vain and vague and terrible: Even as the lords of hell, Chained in fires before the spell, Strain upon the sightless steel, break not fetters nor compel : So be distant, Ο profane! Children of the hurricane! Lest the sword of …

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1911 · PDF PAGE 279

The Equinox (Volume I, Number V)

…d, Yet life exude; And Wisdom and the Word of Him Drench the mute mind grown dim With quietude! Fix thy sharp lightnings in my night! My spirit free! Mix with my breath and life and name thy mood And self of Thee. [SOR. GEMINI plays meow’z'nglyf [A short fame. FR. GEMINI. Master, be it thy pleasure to perform the In- vocation of Mercury. [All PROBATIONERS rise and/27in the four others m from of the alta;/.] MERCURY. [Lem/es throne] Majesty of the Godhead, Wisdom-crowned Thoth, Lord of the Gates of the Universe: Thee, Thee we invoke! 0 Thou of t…

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1911 · PDF PAGE 188

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VI)

THE RITES OF ELEUSIS Even as the wicked eye Seeks the mysteries to spy, So the blindness of the gods takes his spirit: he shall die. Even as the evil priest, Poisoned by the sacred feast, Changes by its seven powers to the misbegotten beast: Even as the powers of ill, Broken by the wanded will, shriek about the holy place, vain and vague and terrible: Even as the lords of hell, Chained in fires before the spell, Strain upon the sightless steel, break not fetters nor compel : So be distant, Ο profane! Children of the hurricane! Lest the sword of …

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1911 · PDF PAGE 279

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VI)

…d, Yet life exude; And Wisdom and the Word of Him Drench the mute mind grown dim With quietude! Fix thy sharp lightnings in my night! My spirit free! Mix with my breath and life and name thy mood And self of Thee. [SOR. GEMINI plays meow’z'nglyf [A short fame. FR. GEMINI. Master, be it thy pleasure to perform the In- vocation of Mercury. [All PROBATIONERS rise and/27in the four others m from of the alta;/.] MERCURY. [Lem/es throne] Majesty of the Godhead, Wisdom-crowned Thoth, Lord of the Gates of the Universe: Thee, Thee we invoke! 0 Thou of t…

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1912 · PDF PAGE 27

Mortadello

…She has heaven’s voice whose silence drowns earth’s crazy cries— MORTADELLO. You are nervous, sweetheart, MAGDALENA. When she frowns, my spirit dies. MORTADELLO. Then, before God, I swear it, she shall drink of steel ! I go now to give order. Be at peace. MAGDALENA. I will. And so good night. My hand is yours to bend and kiss. Let its blood pulse what breast allures to burning bliss. I would—I would—I know not what I would. But you Divine it. MORTADELLO. Ah ! MAGDALENA. The night is hot, no wind beats through The hushed canals. So is my heart—f…

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1912 · PDF PAGE 119

Mortadello

…n and my good sword ! Seal up her smiles, and thrust it in her bosom, Lord ! White cursed moons ! bewitch, betray you shall no more : My spirit swoons with lust to slay the spatulous whore. [THE LEGATE, attended, comes out of the church. Pss ! Pss ! here comes the snake, the black sly snake of Rome ! Once let my thumbs sink in his neck ! O damned dome

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1913 · PDF PAGE 398

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IX)

… ruled. This rule is the expression of supreme Wisdom. The absolute in intelligence, the supreme regulator of forms, the living ideal of spirits, is God.” “In its identity with the ideal, being is truth,” says science. “In its identity with the ideal, truth is God,” replies faith. “Tn its identity with my demonstrations, being is reality,” says science. “In its identity with my legitimate aspirations, reality is my dogma,” says faith. “In its identity with the Word, being is reason,” says science. “In its identity with the spirit of charity, th…

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