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Page 42 of 1071912 · PDF PAGE 47
…e experiments would have convinced any other man of the reality of his experiences, and induced him to devote his life absolutely to the work enjoined ; but Fra. P. was not made of common clay. He issued acareless manifesto, calling upon the Universe to adore, and nothing particular coming of this, he lost interest. It is what he calls “The way of the Tao” to do everything by doing nothing. Take no trouble or care about a matter; it will come to pass. It seems to us a sort of happy fatalism; to him it is the highest of magical formulae. The ups…
1919 · PDF PAGE 36
… Vet Lecis Sub Figura CCXX. as delivered by XCIII. unto DCLXVI. This book is the foundation of the New Zon, and thus of the whole of our Work. 30
1929 · PDF PAGE 418
…hop". A silly Frenchman and his mistress are wandering through the forest. He fantastically exhorts the woodcutter to make an art of his work, while the girl amuses herself by trying to excite the old man's passions. That night there is a thunderstorm; and an English girl, who has lost her way, takes refuge in his hut. He combines the element of his thought during sleep, chops her to pieces, stacks her limbs neatly by the hut, and goes off to his regular work. A rescue party discovers him. The story ends, "They told him of a widow lady in Paris…
1911 · PDF PAGE 281
…itteth upon my lips! My word is accomplished each day, and the desire of my heart realises itself, like that of Ptah when he creates his works. I am Eternal; therefore everything acts according-to my designs, and everything obeys my words. Therefore I say unto Thee: come forth unto me from thine abode in the Silence, unutterable Wisdom, All—light, All—power! Thoth, Hermes, Mercury, Odin, by whatever name I call Thee, Thou art still un-named and nameless to Eternity] Come thou forth, I say, and aid and guard me in this Work of Art. Thou, Star of…
1911 · PDF PAGE 281
…itteth upon my lips! My word is accomplished each day, and the desire of my heart realises itself, like that of Ptah when he creates his works. I am Eternal; therefore everything acts according-to my designs, and everything obeys my words. Therefore I say unto Thee: come forth unto me from thine abode in the Silence, unutterable Wisdom, All—light, All—power! Thoth, Hermes, Mercury, Odin, by whatever name I call Thee, Thou art still un-named and nameless to Eternity] Come thou forth, I say, and aid and guard me in this Work of Art. Thou, Star of…
1913 · PDF PAGE 58
…rk is very diffi- cult. Levi recommends that at times the Magical Will itself should be cut off, on the same principle as one can always work better after a " com- plete change." Levi is doubtless right, but he must be understood as saying this " for the hardness of men's hearts." The turbine is more efficient than a reciprocating engine ; and his counsel is only good for the beginner. Ultimately the Magical Will so identifies itself with the man's whole being that it becomes unconscious, and is as constant a force as gravitation. One may even …
1961 · PDF PAGE 112
… Warning. How then consider deeply in thyself if I were rightly governed in this Action, according to the Tao. For we that are Magicians work without Fear or Haste, being omnipotent in Eternity, and each Star must go his Way; and who am I that should save this People? Wilt thou smite me as thou smotest the Egyptian yesterday? Yes, although mine were the Might to save these Ten, I reached not forth mine Arm against Iniquity, I spake and I was silent; and that which was appointed came to pass. As it is written, the Pregnant Goddess hath let dow…
1919 · PDF PAGE 459
…sioned words. We are struck’ by the wealth and. boldness of the imagery, and the facility of mechanical execution. . . ft" is brilliant ‘work ... . one is bound to admire the cleverness of it all.” Literary Guide. “...In the author of the present collection of poems... we have a veritable twentieth-century mystic’ and apostle of ecstasy who, according to his dedication, gives his songs “By the sign that is black and forbidden, By the word that is uttered no more.’ “ ‘The Triumph of Pan,’ from which the book borrows its title, is a remarkable se…
1944 · PDF PAGE 90
…d grill of small squares; these are the Elemental Tablets which exhibit the names and sigilla of all the energies of Nature. Through his Work a Child is begotten, as shewn by the Serpent stirring in the Darkness of the Abyss below him. Yet the card in itself is essentially a glyph of Water; Mem is one of the three great Mother Letters, and its value is 40, the might of Tetragrammaton fully developed by Malkuth, the symbol of the Universe under the Demiourgos. Moreover, Water is peculiarly the Mother Letter, for both Shin and Aleph (the other tw…
1913 · PDF PAGE 520
…he opposite kind. One knows how closely connected with the brain are the organs charged by Nature with the accomplishment of her noblest work: those whose object is the reproduction of being. One does not violate with impunity the sanctuary of Nature. Without risking his own life, no one lifts the veil of the great Isis. Nature is chaste, and it is to chastity that she gives the key of life. To give oneself up to impure loves is to plight one’s troth to death. Liberty, which is the life of the soul, is only preserved in the order of Nature. Eve…
1913 · PDF PAGE 520
…he opposite kind. One knows how closely connected with the brain are the organs charged by Nature with the accomplishment of her noblest work: those whose object is the reproduction of being. One does not violate with impunity the sanctuary of Nature. Without risking his own life, no one lifts the veil of the great Isis. Nature is chaste, and it is to chastity that she gives the key of life. To give oneself up to impure loves is to plight one’s troth to death. Liberty, which is the life of the soul, is only preserved in the order of Nature. Eve…
1919 · PDF PAGE 40
…ex Lecis Sub Figura CCXX. as delivered by XCIII. unto DCLXVI. This book is the foun- dation of the New Zon, and thus of the whole of our Work. Liser XXVII. Liper TricRAMMATON, being a book of Trigrams of the Mutations of the Tao with the Yin and the Yang. An account of the cosmic process: corresponding to the Stanzas of Dzyan in another system. Liper CCXXXI. Lrser ArcanoruM 7év ATV rod TAHVTI QVAS VIDIT ASAR IN AMENNTI Sub Figura CCXXXI. Liber Carcerorum 76» QLIPHOTH cum suis Geniis. Adduntur Sigilla et Nomina Eorum. This is an account of the c…
1939 · PDF PAGE 26
…eive his whole consciousness through the senses alone. And they hit us hardest because they interfere directly with the technique of our work; we are constantly gaining new powers, despite ourselves, and every time this happens we have to invent a new method for bringing their malice to naught. But, as before, the remedy is of the same stuff as the disease; it is the unswerving purity of aspiration that enables us to surmount all these difficulties. The Moon is the sheet- anchor of our work. It is the Knowledge and Conversation of the Holy Guar…
1912 · PDF PAGE 14
… and raised in Masonry. The KEY to this knowledge can, however, be placed within the reach of all those who unselfishly desire, study and work for its possession. The Symbols of Ancient Masonry, the Sacred Art 01 the Ancient Chemi (Egyptians), and Homer’s Golden Chain are but different aspects of the One Great Mystery. They represent but different degrees 01 initiation. By the Right Use of the “ Key” alone the " Master Word ᾿᾽can be found. In order to afford genuine seekers after Hermetic Truth some information on the aims of the Ancient Order o…
1912 · PDF PAGE 14
… and raised in Masonry. The KEY to this knowledge can, however, be placed within the reach of all those who unselfishly desire, study and work for its possession. The Symbols of Ancient Masonry, the Sacred Art 01 the Ancient Chemi (Egyptians), and Homer’s Golden Chain are but different aspects of the One Great Mystery. They represent but different degrees 01 initiation. By the Right Use of the “ Key” alone the " Master Word ᾿᾽can be found. In order to afford genuine seekers after Hermetic Truth some information on the aims of the Ancient Order o…
1913 · PDF PAGE 145
…st, Smiling a sunlit smile within the rift Of sombre leaf -surged beeches , or of pines Stern -trunked and straight as spears of ancient work , Sky-piercing , grown to trees by long disuse . And trunks half- fallen told in deathless speech The tale of lightning , ev'n as riven scars Upon the face of warriors grim and old Tell tales of fierce blows given in ancient wars . And , by their side shimmering their silken leaves , The birches smiled in founts of laughing light , Whispering to winds who caught them in their arms Then fled , because they…
1913 · PDF PAGE 8
…and raised in Masonry. The KEY to this knowledge can, however, be placed within the reach of all those who unselfishly desire, study and work for its possession. The Symbols of Ancient Masonry, the Sacred Art of the Ancient Chemi (Egyptians), and Homer’s Golden Chain are but different aspects of the One Great Mystery. They represent but different degrees of initiation. By the Right Use of the “Key” alone the ‘“ Master Word ” can be found. In order to afford genuine seekers after Hermetic Truth some information on the aims of the Ancient Order o…
1913 · PDF PAGE 8
…and raised in Masonry. The KEY to this knowledge can, however, be placed within the reach of all those who unselfishly desire, study and work for its possession. The Symbols of Ancient Masonry, the Sacred Art of the Ancient Chemi (Egyptians), and Homer’s Golden Chain are but different aspects of the One Great Mystery. They represent but different degrees of initiation. By the Right Use of the “Key” alone the ‘“ Master Word ” can be found. In order to afford genuine seekers after Hermetic Truth some information on the aims of the Ancient Order o…
1924 · PDF PAGE 7
…han a column, the full history and record of this sinister author. Throughout the course of these attacks, and afterwards, Mr. Crowley worked steadily, writing 600,000 words, in circumstances of extreme difficulty and hardship, and completed the first draft of his autobiography in September 1923. It is Mr. Crowleys magnum opus, and one of the most human and illuminating records ever written. It is that independent statement of positive truth which Newman rightly declared to be the only possible and proper defence against a vast mass of irres…
1928 · PDF PAGE 115
…nd dearand she took possession of the nail and the cord. At last, at last, all was over. There was nothing more to do but to go back to work even more eagerly than was my custom, so as to drive away, little by little, this tiny corpse which haunted the halls of my brain, and whose phantom with its great fixed eyes wore me out. But the next day I received a packet of letters, some from the tenants in my own house, some from next door; one from the first floor, another from the second, another from the third, and so on; some of them written in a…