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Page 48 of 1001910 · PDF PAGE 297
…ilm of dew upon a glass, or rust clinging to an airy garment; and all was stained hideously with black. “My Remenu!” she said. “After so long!” He whispered in her ear. The light behind her flickered and went out. The spirit laid her violin and bow upon the ground. The music went on—a panting, hot melody like mad eagles in death struggle with mountain goats, like serpents caught in jungle fires, like scorpions tormented by Arab girls. And in the dark she sobbed and screamed in unison. She had not expected this: she had dreamt of love more pas- …
1910 · PDF PAGE 297
…ilm of dew upon a glass, or rust clinging to an airy garment; and all was stained hideously with black. “My Remenu!” she said. “After so long!” He whispered in her ear. The light behind her flickered and went out. The spirit laid her violin and bow upon the ground. The music went on—a panting, hot melody like mad eagles in death struggle with mountain goats, like serpents caught in jungle fires, like scorpions tormented by Arab girls. And in the dark she sobbed and screamed in unison. She had not expected this: she had dreamt of love more pas- …
1906 · PDF PAGE 235
… CHARACTERISTICS 229 British Government, when he was a baby Nat. ‘“The Queen of Heaven and the Lord of the Gods chewed betel for quite a long time, conversed of the weather, the crops: the affaire Humbert, and the law in relation to motor-cars, with ease and affability. But far was it from Indra’s pious mind to flirt with his distinguished guest! Rather, he thought of the hollow nature of the Safe, the change of money and of position; the sorrow of the too confiding bankers, and above all the absence of an Ego in the Brothers Crawford. ‘While h…
1907 · PDF PAGE 29
… was, none dare disturb his grief. And for his grief was strong, they loved and praised him For son’s devotion to their dear dead chief. Long, long he wept, nor bought 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 wa…
1910 · PDF PAGE 325
…e her, almost out of his mind, sharing her excitement. She took his hand, drew him to her and kissed his fore- head. Then she wept for a long time. Finally, she sat down by him and told him of her new sensations. VI But they were unsatisfactory. The sky she saw was, in spite of the Stars, inferior to the beauty she had endowed it with. The sweet face of her little friend even was less sweet to behold than it had been to her childish fancy. And, gently, with an extraordinary delicacy, she spoke of her disappoint- ment. “Oh! it was more beautiful…
1910 · PDF PAGE 325
…e her, almost out of his mind, sharing her excitement. She took his hand, drew him to her and kissed his fore- head. Then she wept for a long time. Finally, she sat down by him and told him of her new sensations. VI But they were unsatisfactory. The sky she saw was, in spite of the Stars, inferior to the beauty she had endowed it with. The sweet face of her little friend even was less sweet to behold than it had been to her childish fancy. And, gently, with an extraordinary delicacy, she spoke of her disappoint- ment. “Oh! it was more beautiful…
1910 · PDF PAGE 42
… of the anus will act as a pleasing lubricant, when the next round of preliminaries is over. 4. This has been already anticipated in the long note above. Ed. 5. I would suggest allopath, homaeopath, and ec- lectic as a fitting classification of humanity. 6. A little obscure. I suppose the author means : a scientific whist player need not pity a gambler more than he does a drunkard ; a father of twelve pity the raper more than the brawler ; or the polo enthusiast pity the man who thinks he is a horse more than him who fancies himself a tea- pot.…
1913 · PDF PAGE 162
… and you will have to write the terrible word "failure." And yet there is no page of this Book on which this word is not written; but so long as it is immediately followed by a new affirmation, all is not lost; and as in this Book the word "failure"' is thus made of little account, so also must the word "success " never be employed, for it is the last word that may be wTitten therein, and it is followed by a full stop. This full stop may never be written anywhere else; for the wTiting of the Book goes on eternally; there is no way of closing th…
1996 · PDF PAGE 6
…ary. He made numerous attempts over the years, only the first of which was published in his lifetime.1 The rest, including the “new” or “long” commentary that comprises the present book — remained unedited in typescript. He produced the first draft of the “new commentary” in 1919 E.v. and more than doubled its length dur ing 1921-22; he later added the occasional note. 1 A historical survey of the writing of the various commentaries to The Book of the Law may be found in the Editor’s Introduction to Crow ley’s Magick (Book 4, Parts I-IV), rev…
1944 · PDF PAGE 111
…ince the end must beget the beginning, the symbolism will follow; hence, blackness is also attributed to the sun, according to a certain long‐ hidden tradition. One of the shocks for candidates in the “Mysteries” was the revelation “Osiris is a black god”. Saturn, therefore, is masculine; he is the old god, the god of fertility) the sun in the south; but equally the Great Sea, the great Mother; and the letter Tau upon the Tree of Life ap‐ pears as an emanation from the moon of Yesod, the foundation of the Tree and representative of the reproduc…
1904 · PDF PAGE 48
… so idly clatter ? I do not care one jot for matter, One jot for spirit, while you say One is pure ether, one pure clay. I’ve talked too long : you’re very good— I only hope you’ve understood ! Remember that “conversion” lurks Nowhere behind my words and works. Go home and think ! my talk refined To the sheer needs of your own mind. You cannot bring God in the compass Of human thought ? Up stick and thump ass ! Let human thought itself expand— Bright Sun of Knowledge, in me rise ! Lead me to these exalted skies To live and love and understand !…
1907 · PDF PAGE 151
…ths of æonial infinity , she who was promised has at length been revealed ; she who will crush the head of that old serpent , who has so long bruised the heel of the children of men who were born in the knowledge of good and of evil . I Rosa Mundi , vol. iii, pp . 51-55 .
1910 · PDF PAGE 125
…n the holy influence shed by the Sufi upon his fellow man — and so on. Mahbub was perfectly willing to explain every phrase in the book along these lines ; reasonable people will agree that a single sample is enough. But see the note 1 on XXXVIIIth Ghazal. 4. Aristu — Aristotle. Most sensible men will heartily agree with these sentiments. El Qahar is more than mystic and sodomite ; he is a practical person. But perhaps the unusual word huqqa is a pun on hukm (command) and the phrase means, “ As long as I obey God’s law, I care nothing for phi- …
1911 · PDF PAGE 155
…erself but once—go and look at the mark on her throat! " Rolles reeled back, stunned by the bludgeon truth. “ Ι am a Fool ! " “ Not by a long chalk! Keep your end up, and you’ll be a Magus in this life yet, though In the meantime—oh, be a Devil!" The younger man divined the infinite love and wisdom beneath the brusquerie of the Brother. His eyes filled with tears. “ I'll win her, sir, by God I " he said enthusiastically. “Lose yourself to her. Only so. Off now, boy! I am busy. I must twiddle—twiddle—twiddle." Edgar bowed and went. He could not tr…
1911 · PDF PAGE 155
…erself but once—go and look at the mark on her throat! " Rolles reeled back, stunned by the bludgeon truth. “ Ι am a Fool ! " “ Not by a long chalk! Keep your end up, and you’ll be a Magus in this life yet, though In the meantime—oh, be a Devil!" The younger man divined the infinite love and wisdom beneath the brusquerie of the Brother. His eyes filled with tears. “ I'll win her, sir, by God I " he said enthusiastically. “Lose yourself to her. Only so. Off now, boy! I am busy. I must twiddle—twiddle—twiddle." Edgar bowed and went. He could not tr…
1911 · PDF PAGE 105
… Accurstd Tenth Aethyr, he hath held converse with Choronzon. And unexpectedly did he obtain the information that he sought after having long refused to answer the demon’s speeches. Choronzon is dispersion; and such is his fear of concentra- tion that he will obey rather than be subjected to it, or even behold it in another. The account of the further dealings of Choronzon with the Scribe will be found in the Record of Omnia Vincam. THE Cry OF THE 9TH AETHYR, WHICH IS CALLED ZIP. (The terrible Curse that is the Call of the Thirty Aethyrs sounds…
1916 · PDF PAGE 14
… is emphasized clearly enough in these letters. And the great merit of Mr. Stuarts vision is that he saw these things in their entirety long before any other man had even begun to think about them. Another difficulty which arises in connection with prophets is that, although they may see as clearly as never was, and even express themselves in language suited to the understanding of the common people, or even to that (immeasurably inferior) of the so-called educated man, there is yet a question as to whether their word can be carried into effec…
1907 · PDF PAGE 242
… mere Zill U'llah - The Shadow of God .] " ... Seeing it is quite impossible to get free of this conflict of the Reason with itself , so long as the objects of the sense - world are taken for things in themselves , and not for what they are in reality ,
1909 · PDF PAGE 12
…W. J. (RW. J. ee ee rd oe wet Pra ra Laetitia : : oe : : ae ard Life, &c. 1 | Good | Med. | Med. | Evil | Med. | Med. | Med. | Good land long} Money, &c, 2 \Increase| Evil Med. | Med. | Good | Evil Med. Med. Rank, &c. 3 Good | Med. | Med. | Good | Good | Evil | Med. | Med. dignity Property 4| Good | Med. | Med. | Good | Good | Evil | Med. Evil Wife, &c. 5| Good | Med. Med, Evil Good Evil Med. | Good Sex of Child 6] Son Dau. Dau. 5 Son 5 Son 5 Sickness 7 | Health} x1 Asc. | Danger-| Health} Health} Health 5 ous Prison 8 |Late out} Come | Come | …
1909 · PDF PAGE 386
…et them have the mystical roses. As soon as I perceived their intentions I felt the most intense impulse to murder them. We talked for a long time without being able to gather much of each other’s thoughts. At last I turned to the books in the coffin, and in the book containing “ Advice to Mankind for a better use of their faculties” I saw, traced by an invisible hand, the following advice : “ Be careful of womanly traps.” “Let the roses be planted; they are meant for that purpose.” “ A cover cannot fall in love except with boards and planks. B…