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Page 47 of 841913 · PDF PAGE 582
…, all of their existence leaks away. Soon their moral soul will be naked, and in order to hide its shame by making itself at all costs a new veil, it will be obliged to drag itself into the outer darkness, and pass slowly through the dead sea, the slumbering waters of ancient chaos. These wounded souls are the larvze of the second formation of the embryo; they nourish their airy bodies with a vapour of shed blood, and they fear the point of the sword. Frequently they attach themselves to vicious men and live upon their lives, as the embryo live…
1913 · PDF PAGE 582
…, all of their existence leaks away. Soon their moral soul will be naked, and in order to hide its shame by making itself at all costs a new veil, it will be obliged to drag itself into the outer darkness, and pass slowly through the dead sea, the slumbering waters of ancient chaos. These wounded souls are the larvze of the second formation of the embryo; they nourish their airy bodies with a vapour of shed blood, and they fear the point of the sword. Frequently they attach themselves to vicious men and live upon their lives, as the embryo live…
1907 · PDF PAGE 227
… esserce in the Iirst Matter of the Work; and we could» commend many of them, notably St. Ignatius and even the rationalising Mansel and Newman, if they would only concentrate upon spiritual truth, instead of insisting on the truth of things, material and therefore immaterial, which only need the touch of a scholar’s wand to crumble into the base dust from which their bloodstained towers arose. Whoso has been crucified with Christ can but laugh when it is proved that Christ was never crucified. The historian understands nothing of what we mean,…
1907 · PDF PAGE 171
…Haggard and weary , through the palace courts And through the temple , lusting for strange loves And horrible things , and thirsting for new steam Of thickening blood upon her altar steps . | Tannhäuser , vol . i, p . 260 . 2 Sword of Song , vol . ii, p. 154 . + The Argonauts , vol . ii, p . 119 . 3 Ibid . vol . ii, p . 141 .
1907 · PDF PAGE 216
THE NEW WINE 209 “ The Ultimate Voyage ,” when the Voice of God the voice of the Soul that is—says : “ The last and greatest is within you now . " Then fire too subtle and omniscient Devoured our substance, and we moved again Not down , nor up , but inwards mystically Involving self in self, and light in light . And this was not a pain , but peaceable Like young -eyed love , reviving ; it consumed And consecrated and made savour sweet To our changed senses . And the dual self Of love grew less distinct and I began To feel her heart in mine , he…
1907 · PDF PAGE 256
THE NEW WINE 249 say “ Hoc Est Corpus over some bread and wine , and the devout suppliant becomes filled with religious fervour . As in physics there is a kinetic force, so in metaphysics there is a kinetic ideation . To the Qabal ist , the Qabalah unlocks as a key the corridor of the soul , and the pent - up sense rushes forth as some prisoner released from his dungeon , a mingled mass of emotion and reality . To the sceptic no change takes place , for his mind is sterile and unable to conceive , but his ignorance in no way proves that the Qab…
1907 · PDF PAGE 330
THE NEW WINE 323 " 1 lingering farewell , and kisses upon kisses ! ” “ Let the sparks fly upward , and the embers glow ! We will back to our old Gods again .” There is an idol in my house By whom the sandal always steams . Alone , I make a black carouse With her to dominate my dreams . With skulls and knives she keeps control ( O Mother Kali !) of my soul .” Crowley's interpretation of Ceremonial Magic , the getting back to the old gods , so to say , is lucidly described , under the terms of a rational system , in his introduction to the “ Goet…
1909 · PDF PAGE 240
…r, was of but short duration; yet, though he was dragged back to the prison from which he had escaped, he had learnt his own strength, a new life had flowed like a great sea dancing with foam upon him, and had intoxi- cated him with the red wine of Freedom and Revolt—his gauntlet of youth had been cast down, henceforth he would battle for his manhood, ay! and for the manhood of the World! Then the trumpet-blast resounded; the battle had indeed begun! Struggling to his feet, he tore from him the shroud of a corrupted faith as if it had been the …
1909 · PDF PAGE 240
…r, was of but short duration; yet, though he was dragged back to the prison from which he had escaped, he had learnt his own strength, a new life had flowed like a great sea dancing with foam upon him, and had intoxi- cated him with the red wine of Freedom and Revolt—his gauntlet of youth had been cast down, henceforth he would battle for his manhood, ay! and for the manhood of the World! Then the trumpet-blast resounded; the battle had indeed begun! Struggling to his feet, he tore from him the shroud of a corrupted faith as if it had been the …
1911 · PDF PAGE 18
… and she is blowing opalescent silvery rings on to the Rose; and each ring as it touches the water bursts into flame, and the Rose takes new colours. And now she lifts her head, and raises her hands to heaven, and cries: O Mother, wilt thou never have compassion on the children of earth? Was it not enough that the Rose should be red with the blood of thine heart, and that its petals should be by 7 and by 7? 16
1912 · PDF PAGE 17
…r of capable members than a great many useless ones. From the above it will be clear that the first and most necessary acquirement of the new disciple is that he will keep silent in regard to all that concerns the society to which he is admitted. Not that there is anything in that Society which needs to be afraid of being known to the virtuous and good ; but it is not necessary that things which are elevated and xn
1912 · PDF PAGE 17
…r of capable members than a great many useless ones. From the above it will be clear that the first and most necessary acquirement of the new disciple is that he will keep silent in regard to all that concerns the society to which he is admitted. Not that there is anything in that Society which needs to be afraid of being known to the virtuous and good ; but it is not necessary that things which are elevated and xn
1913 · PDF PAGE 133
…sailin the Company of the Brethren of the Rosy Cross towards the Limbus, that outer, unknown world encircling so many a universe.” — The New Age. **The light wherein he writes is the L.U.X. of that, which first mastering and then transcending the reason, illumines all the darkness caused by the interference of the opposite waves of thought. Itis one of the most suggestive definitions of KONX—the L.U.X. of the Brethren of the Rosy Cross—that it transcends all the possible pairs of opposites. Nor does this sound nonsensical to those who are acqua…
1913 · PDF PAGE 11
… of capable members than a great many useless ones. From the above it will be clear that the first and most necessary acquirement of the new disciple is that he will keep silent in regard to all that concerns the society to which he is admitted. Not that there is anything in that society which needs to be afraid of being known to the virtuous and good ; but it is not necessary that things which are elevated and xi
1913 · PDF PAGE 11
… of capable members than a great many useless ones. From the above it will be clear that the first and most necessary acquirement of the new disciple is that he will keep silent in regard to all that concerns the society to which he is admitted. Not that there is anything in that society which needs to be afraid of being known to the virtuous and good ; but it is not necessary that things which are elevated and xi
1929 · PDF PAGE 511
…us able to undertake a Great Magical Retirement in June. For this purpose I went to live in a cottage on the shores of Lake Pasquaney in New Hampshire. My initiation now took on a more strictly magical character. I was able to enter into direct communication with the realities of existence instead of conducting them by means of symbolic gestures. My very first experience was the announcement of the birth of my "son", as above mentioned. I did not understand the matter in that light but in this: that by means of my system of training, a man had …
1913 · PDF PAGE 428
…Mr. Home hastened to salute and withdraw. This terror of miracle-mongers in the presence of the veritable initiates of science, is not a new fact in the annals of occultism. You may read in Philostratus the history of the Lamia who trembles on hearing the approach of Apollonius of Tyana. Our admirable story-teller Alexander Dumas dramatized this magical anecdote in the magnificent epitome of all legends which forms the prologue to his great epic novel, The Wandering Jew.‘ The scene takes place at Corinth; it is an old-time wedding with its beau…
1913 · PDF PAGE 428
…Mr. Home hastened to salute and withdraw. This terror of miracle-mongers in the presence of the veritable initiates of science, is not a new fact in the annals of occultism. You may read in Philostratus the history of the Lamia who trembles on hearing the approach of Apollonius of Tyana. Our admirable story-teller Alexander Dumas dramatized this magical anecdote in the magnificent epitome of all legends which forms the prologue to his great epic novel, The Wandering Jew.‘ The scene takes place at Corinth; it is an old-time wedding with its beau…
1906 · PDF PAGE 164
…a fire, a thirst for these ; A harp-resounding heaven for those ! And though you claim Salvation sure For all the heathen ®—-there again New Christians give the lie to plain Scripture, those words which must endure ! (The Vedas say the same !) and though His mercy widens ever so, I never met a man (this shocks, What I now press) so heterodox, Anglican, Roman, Methodist, Peculiar Person--- all the list !— I never met a man who called Himself a Christian, but appalled Shrank when I dared suggest the hope God’s mercy could expand its scope, Extend…
1907 · PDF PAGE 146
…aming crown of glory twined and interwoven with roses both white and red . This mingling of the passionate and the chaste we find is the new ideal that Crowley flashes before our dazzled sight. Away with Mary, immaculate Mother of Christ : away with Messalina , incestuous prophetess of Lust . Away ! Away ! To the West , to the East , till they meet in some flaming region of equatorial fury, and flashing interfuse and interblend . Once again must a prophet of the Lord arise and wed a wife of whoredoms, who hath committed great whoredom , departi…